Former Shrewsbury Town, Swansea and Northern Ireland international and Derry City manager Jim McLaughlin has died at the age of 83.
A striker in his playing days, he spent almost his whole playing career in England and Wales – but scored six goals in 12 appearances for Northertn Ireland, after making his international debut against Scotland in 1961.
After spending two years as an apprentice with Birmingham City, he joined Shrewsbury in 1960 – the first of two spells with the Shopshire club.
He then moved on in 1963 to Swansea Town, for whom he is most fondly remembered for scoring a famous goal in their FA Cup quarter-final win over Liverpool in 1964, to reach the semis, in which they lost to Preston North End.
McLaughlin then returned to Shrewsbury for a second time in 1967, before a second two-year spell back in West Wales, with Swansea City, as they had now become, as player-coach in 1972.
His first managerial job in the League of Ireland came in 1974 with Dundalk and he would go on to win the title eight times at four different clubs.
As manager of his hometown club Derry City, he led the Candystripes to an unprecedented treble in 1989.
His Derry side remain the only side to complete the treble of League of Ireland Premier Division, FAI Cup and League Cup.
