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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1949-12-07) 7 December 1949 (age 74) | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1979 | Preston North End | 257 | (7) |
1970 | → Southend United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
1979 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1979–1981 | Crewe Alexandra | 67 | (2) |
1981–1983 | Wigan Athletic | 71 | (5) |
1983–1984 | Tranmere Rovers | 40 | (0) |
Altrincham | |||
Total | 440 | (14) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John McMahon (born 7 December 1949 in Manchester) is an English former footballer.
A full-back who joined Preston North End in 1965 aged sixteen, he made his first team debut on 6 October 1970 in a League Cup tie against West Bromwich Albion.
He had a loan spell at Southend United in 1970-71 (playing 4 games) before establishing himself as a first team regular in 1971-72 when he was named as the club's Player of the Year.
In total he played 291 games for Preston (including 1 as substitute) between 1970 and 1979 and scored 6 goals. He played one game on loan at Chesterfield before moving——to Crewe Alexandra in 1979.
References※
- ^ "Elton broke good news to John". Lancashire Evening Post. 20 August 2011.
External links※
- John McMahon at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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- Footballers from Manchester
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- English men's footballers
- Southend United F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Altrincham F.C. players
- Men's association football fullbacks
- English Football League players
- English football defender, 1940s birth stubs