Mick Mahon

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Mick Mahon
Personal information
Full name Michael John Mahon [1]
Date of birth (1944-09-17) 17 September 1944 (age 79) [1]
Place of birth Manchester, England [1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Newcastle United
Loughborough College
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
196?–196? North Shields
196?–1966 Loughborough United
1966–1969 Port Vale 91 (21)
1969–1970 York City 29 (10)
1970–1973 Colchester United 136 (26)
1973–197? Wimbledon
Total256+(57+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael John Mahon (born 17 September 1944) is an English former footballer who played as a winger. He scored 57 goals in 256 league games during a six-year career in the English Football League.

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A former North Shields and Loughborough United player, he turned professional with Port Vale in 1967. He spent two years with the club before joining York City for the 1969–70 season. Following this he spent three years with Colchester United before moving to non-League Wimbledon in 1973, despite having been voted Colchester's Player of the Year and helping the club to win the Watney Cup. He made FA Cup history with the "Dons" in 1975 when he scored the winning goal to knock top-flight Burnley out of the competition.

Career

Mahon started his career with North Shields and Loughborough United before joining Port Vale as an amateur in May 1966. [1] He became a regular in the first-team after Jackie Mudie handed him his debut at Vale Park in a 2–1 win over Southport on 20 August 1966, before losing his place in March 1967. [1] His seven goals in 28 games in 1966–67 were enough to win him a professional contract at the Fourth Division club in April 1967. [1] After nine goals in 24 games under Stanley Matthews in 1967–68 and six goals in 37 games under Gordon Lee in 1968–69, he was handed a free transfer to league rivals York City in May 1969. [1]

Having scored 10 goals in 29 league games under Tom Johnston in 1969–70, Mahon moved on to fellow Fourth Division club Colchester United in August 1970. [2] He was a member of Dick Graham's team that knocked Leeds United out of the FA Cup in 1971. [2] He scored seven goals in 47 appearances in 1970–71, and scored 12 goals in 49 games in 1971–72, including two in the Watney Cup final victory over West Bromwich Albion. [2] Mahon finished as the club's top scorer and Player of the Year under Jim Smith in 1972–73 with 12 goals in 48 games. [2] He played 158 games for the "U's" in all competitions, scoring 33 goals, before joining Wimbledon for a £1,500 fee in December 1973. [2] He was a member of the Wimbledon side that beat Burnley in the Third Round of the FA Cup in 1975, and he scored the winning goal in their 1–0 victory. It was the first time in more than fifty years a non-League side had beaten a top-flight side away from home in the FA Cup.

Post-retirement

Once retiring from the game, Mahon became a school examination officer. [3] During the late 1970s 1980s taught as PE teacher at Phillip Morant & St. Benedicts School, Colchester, both a short distance from Layer Road ground.

Career statistics

Source: [4]

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1966–67 Fourth Division 2671010287
1967–68 Fourth Division3291010349
1968–69 Fourth Division3353110376
Total912151309922
York City 1969–70 Fourth Division291031103311
Colchester United 1970–71 Fourth Division3857220477
1971–72 Fourth Division42910644913
1972–73 Fourth Division441230104812
1973–74 Fourth Division1201110141
Total1362612310415833
Career total2565720514429066

Honours

Colchester United [5]

Wimbledon [6]

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 182. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mick Mahon – Players – Colchester United". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Maul, Rob (13 August 2006). "Caught in Time: Port Vale pre-season tour of Czechoslovakia, 1967". The Times . Retrieved 29 December 2008.
  4. ↑ Mick Mahon at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. ↑ "Watney Cup Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Southern League Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Colchester United Player of the Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Colchester United Hall of Fame". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
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