Jim McLoughlin
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Louis McLoughlin | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | New York Arrows (indoor) | 37 | (4) |
| 1979 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | 0 | (0) |
| 1979 | Toronto Emerald | ||
| 1979–1980 | Rochester Lancers | 23 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Philadelphia (indoor) | 24 | (4) |
| 1981 | Hamilton Steelers | ||
| International career | |||
| 1976–1979 | Canada U23 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jim McLoughlin (born February 5, 1957) is an English-born Canadian soccer player who played as a defender.
McLoughlin played in the Major Indoor Soccer League with the New York Arrows.[1] In 1979 he signed with Toronto Metros-Croatia in the North American Soccer League.[2] After failing to make an appearance for Toronto he played at the amateur level with Toronto Emerald.[3] He later returned to the North American Soccer League to play with the Rochester Lancers.[3] In the winter of 1980, he joined indoor rivals the Philadelphia Fever.[4]
In 1981, he played in the National Soccer League with Hamilton Steelers where he assisted in securing the double (NSL Championship & regular season title) for Hamilton.[5] He retired from professional soccer the following season due to knee injuries.[6] In 1995, he was inducted into the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame.[7]
