Mick Loughton

Michael George Loughton (born 8 December 1942) is an English former professional footballer who played in The Football League as a defender.

Club career Born in Colchester, Loughton appeared for local-Colchester based feeder clubs Eastern Gas and Colchester Casuals, before signing professional forms with hometown club Colchester United in August 1961, after being signed to Colchester United by manager Benny Fenton upon leaving school in July 1958. On 7 November 1964, Loughton made his Football League debut for Colchester, in a 6–3 Essex derby loss against rivals Southend United. On 26 March 1965, Loughton scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–1 victory away to Barnsley. In total, Loughton scored seven goals in 133 games in all competitions for Colchester.

Managerial career In July 1977, whilst still a player at Chelmsford, Loughton was appointed manager of the club, before leaving in May 1978.