Joe McLauchlan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph James Simpson McLauchlan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 6 January 1971 (aged 79)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Leith, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Linlithgow Rose | |||
| 1910–1911 | Bathgate | ||
| 1911–1913 | Woolwich Arsenal | 16 | (1) |
| 1912–1916 | Watford | 20 | (8) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joseph James McLauchlan (5 February 1891 – 6 January 1971) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Woolwich Arsenal.[2]
Personal life
McLauchlan began his service in during the First World War as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.[3][4] While serving on the Western Front as a private in the Suffolk Regiment in June 1916,[4] he suffered shrapnel wounds to the leg.[1] McLauchlan was discharged from the army in 1917.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1911–12[5] | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 1912–13[5] | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Watford | 1913–14[6] | Southern League First Division | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| 1914–15[6] | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||
| Total | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | ||
| Career Total | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Southern Professional Charity Cup
References
- ^ a b c d "Players – McHugh to Moran" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. p. 4. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 191. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Joseph James Simpson McLauchlan | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "The Great War 100 Years Ago 1914 – 2014". Waford Football Club v Milllwall – First World War Commemorative Issue. 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Joseph James Simpson McLauchlan". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Seasons – 1910/11 to 1919/20" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
