Hugh McLaughlin, Sr.

Hugh McLaughlin
Personal information
Date of birth	16 July 1909
Date of death	4 February 1977 (aged 67)
Original team(s)	Duldin
Height/Weight	179 cm / 80 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1929–1934 1935–1937 Total	South Melbourne Footscray	096 (0) 033 (0) 129 (0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937 season.
Career highlights
1933 Premiership player Victorian representative

Hugh McLaughlin (16 July 1909 – 4 February 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s.

McLaughlin was a gutsy half back flanker and was a key premiership player with South Melbourne in the 1933 side. He played 96 games with South Melbourne as well as representing Victoria at interstate football. In 1935 he was requested a clearance to Footscray as he lived in the area.^[1]

His namesake son Hugh McLaughlin, Jr. also played over 100 games for South Melbourne and represented Victoria at interstate level.

References

1. "Footscray Stronger: McLaughlin Seeks Clearance". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 22 April 1935. p. 11. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

External links

• Hugh McLaughlin, Sr.'s statistics from AFL Tables
• Hugh McLaughlin, Sr.'s profile from AustralianFootball.com