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John Laidlaw
Personal information
Full name John Laidlaw[1]
Date of birth (1936-07-05) 5 July 1936 (age 88)[1]
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.

Career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Southampton 4–2 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  3. ^ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51–1989/90 & 1992/93–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 1–1 Southampton". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 1–1 Grimsby Town". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.