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Real name	Brian McLaughlin _______________
Height	5.04
Weight	8.07
Date of birth	14-05-1974
Place of birth	Bellshill
Position	Forward
Nationality	Scotland

Trivia

• Nicknamed in humour by the support as "Eddie Munster" (from "The Munsters" sitcom) by some due to his hairstyle!

Biography

Diminutive winger Brian McLaughlin was a home grown talent who came through the Parkhead ranks to make his Celtic debut on November 6th 1993 as a substitute in a 3-0 home league win against Partick Thistle. When he first stepped onto the pitch, everyone thought he was the ball boy, that's who small he was. On the annual Hogmany "Only an Excuse" show they joked about that his shirt only needed one hoop he was so short!

Anyhow, with skill in abundance Bellshill-born McLaughlin was a traditional old-fashioned winger who loved to have the ball at his feet, running at the opposition. At his best he was an exciting talent but too often there was not enoughproduct to his game. His crossing ability was poor and a lack of penetration and directness to his play meant that for all his dribbling skills he was mostly an ineffective player, which was a shame as we persevered with him in hope that he could build on his undoubted talent.

His tiny stature was not compensated for by bulk, and consequently McLaughlin was too frequently easily knocked off the ball by opponents which nullified any positives he was able to bring to the team.

Despite early promise his Celtic career proved to be fleeting and he left Glasgow for Dundee United in 1999 on a free transfer after 75 appearances and five goals.

His greatest moment as a Celtic game in 1995 when he was part of the team that defeated Airdrie 1-0 to lift the Scottish Cup.

Club	From	To	Fee	League		FA Cup _______		League cup		Other _______
Stenh'semuir	01-Aug-06	31-May-08	Signed	30 (15)	1	0 (1)	0	2 (1)	0	0 (0)	0
Queen of Sth	01-Jul-04	01-Aug-06	Free	35 (10)	3	0 (3)	0	1 (0)	0	2 (1)	1
St Johnstone	31-May-03	01-Jul-04	Free	23 (6)	3	1 (0)	0	3 (0)	1	1 (0)	0
Queen of Sth	05-Jul-02	31-May-03	Signed	20 (12)	1	2 (0)	0	1 (0)	0	1 (4)	0
Ayr	17-Aug-01	05-Jul-02	Free	8 (11)	1	0 (2)	0	1 (3)	0	0 (0)	0
Wigan	23-Jun-99	17-Aug-01	Free	13 (5)	0	1 (1)	0	4 (1)	0	2 (0)	1
Dundee Utd	01-Apr-99	23-Jun-99	Free	1 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0
Airdrie (old)	31-Mar-98		Loan	-
Celtic	07-Jul-92	01-Apr-99	Signed	48 (27)	5	2 (4)	0	1 (2)	0	1 (2)	0
Giffnock North AFC	01-Aug-91	07-Jul-92		-
Totals			0	178 (86)	14	6 (11)	0	13 (7)	1	7 (7)	2
			goals / game	0.05		0		0.05		0.14
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