John McMahon (footballer, born 1949)

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John McMahon
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-12-07) 7 December 1949 (age 73)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1979 Preston North End 257 (7)
1970Southend United (loan) 4 (0)
1979Chesterfield (loan) 1 (0)
1979–1981 Crewe Alexandra 67 (2)
1981–1983 Wigan Athletic 71 (5)
1983–1984 Tranmere Rovers 40 (0)
Altrincham
Total440(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. [1]

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.

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References

  1. "Elton broke good news to John". Lancashire Evening Post . 20 August 2011.