Footballer rushes to wife in labour at half time - and substitute scores the winner
dailystar.co.ukfootball kit. McLaughlin found out at half time during York's clash against Leamington Spa in March that his wife Fiona had gone into labour with their second child.
Still wearing his full kit and shin pads, McLaughlin made a mad dash home, had a quick shower and set off for York Hospital to be with his dearly beloved.Sure enough, like a forward arriving for the perfect cross, McLaughlin, 31, made it just in time to witness the birth of baby Fionn.
McLaughlin's wife Fiona, who was a week overdue, told York Press: "We were telling the baby that he had to avoid between three and five pm on match day.
I don't know if it is an omen of things to come but the baby decided to completely ignore us!"Fiona admitted she felt a few twinges on the morning of York's National League North match again Leamington, but dismissed it as nothing out of the ordinary.
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