Emmet McLoughlin played in the forward line for the Irish football team at the 1948 London Olympic Games, earning specific praise for 'clever dribbling and shrewd passing' in Ireland's 3-1 defeat to the Netherlands at Fratton Park, Portsmouth on 26 July 1948 - a match that eliminated Ireland before the Opening Ceremony.
Emmett McLaughlin was from County Donegal on the Inishowen Peninsula, where he first played football in the local district leagues. He debuted in the Football League of Ireland for Bohemians FC in the 1943-44 season, and also played with St. James's Gate and Dundalk FC. While in Dublin, McLaughlin attended university and medical school at University College Dublin, during which time he was a member of the 1948 Irish Olympic team along with fellow Bohemians teammates Brendan O'Kelly, Bobby Smith and Paddy Kavanagh. After graduating from medical school in the mid-1950s, McLaughlin emigrated to London where he practiced until his death in 1988.
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