Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Laidlaw [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 5 July 1936||
Place of birth | Aldershot, England [1] | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Easthouses Lily | |||
1959–1960 | Colchester United | 41 | (1) |
Clacton Town | |||
Total | 41 | (1) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Laidlaw (born 5 July 1936) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a full-back for Colchester United.
Laidlaw, born in Aldershot, began his playing career in Scotland with Easthouses Lily before being signed by Colchester United in the Football League in September 1959. [1] He made his debut for the club on 5 September in a 4–2 Third Division defeat to Southampton. [2] Laidlaw scored once in 41 league appearances for the U's, [3] scoring in the reverse fixture with Southampton at Layer Road, a game which resulted in a 1–1 draw. [4] He played his final game for Colchester on 22 August 1960 when he suffered a knee cartilage injury during a 1–1 home draw with Grimsby Town. [5] Laidlaw never played professionally again. After his release from Colchester, he played for Clacton Town. [1]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | John Laidlaw [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 5 July 1936||
Place of birth | Aldershot, England [1] | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Easthouses Lily | |||
1959–1960 | Colchester United | 41 | (1) |
Clacton Town | |||
Total | 41 | (1) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Laidlaw (born 5 July 1936) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a full-back for Colchester United.
Laidlaw, born in Aldershot, began his playing career in Scotland with Easthouses Lily before being signed by Colchester United in the Football League in September 1959. [1] He made his debut for the club on 5 September in a 4–2 Third Division defeat to Southampton. [2] Laidlaw scored once in 41 league appearances for the U's, [3] scoring in the reverse fixture with Southampton at Layer Road, a game which resulted in a 1–1 draw. [4] He played his final game for Colchester on 22 August 1960 when he suffered a knee cartilage injury during a 1–1 home draw with Grimsby Town. [5] Laidlaw never played professionally again. After his release from Colchester, he played for Clacton Town. [1]