Craig Mahon

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Craig Mahon
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Mahon in 2023
Personal information
Full name Craig Derek Mahon
Date of birth (1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger [2]
Team information
Current team
 Curzon Ashton (player-manager)
Number 21
Youth career
2006–2008 Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
2008 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 2 (0)
2009–2010 Salford City 15 (5)
2010 Burscough 19 (9)
2010–2013 Vauxhall Motors 117 (7)
2013–2020 Chester 215 (16)
2013 → AFC Fylde (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2020 → Ashton United (loan) 4 (0)
2020 Altrincham 8 (0)
2020– Curzon Ashton 143 (13)
International career
2007 Republic of Ireland U18 2 (0)
2007–2008 Republic of Ireland U19 3 (0)
Managerial career
2021 Curzon Ashton (interim)
2023–2024 Curzon Ashton (interim)
2024– Curzon Ashton
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:06, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Craig Derek Mahon (born 21 June 1989) is an Irish footballer who plays as a winger for National League North club Curzon Ashton where he holds the role of player-manager. He has played in the Football League for Accrington Stanley.

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Early life

Craig Derek Mahon was born on 21 June 1989 in Dublin. [2]

Club career

Early career

Mahon's footballing education took place at the Dublin-based club Lourdes Celtic, from there he signed as trainee in the 2006–07 season at Wigan Athletic he then progressed through the ranks. He signed a one-year professional contract with Wigan in June 2008. [3]

Mahon signed for Accrington Stanley on loan in the 2008–09 season. He made his debut on 29 November 2008 in a League Two match against Bury, which ended in a 2–1 home defeat for Accrington. [4]

In the summer of 2009, he was released by Wigan [3] and went on to have a short spells with Salford City and Burscough.

After trials at Football League clubs Bury and Rochdale, Mahon signed for Conference North club Vauxhall Motors on 4 September 2010. [5] He signed a further one-year contract on 26 July 2011. [6] The club secured the services of Mahon on a further one-year contract on 27 July 2012. [7] He was voted the Vauxhall Motors Player of the Season for the 2012–13 season. [8]

Chester

Mahon signed for Conference Premier club Chester on 23 May 2013. [9] First season at Chester included time on loan at the Northern Premier League side AFC Fylde. [10] At the end of the season he agreed new deal. [11]

On 7 November 2014, Mahon became the father of twins. The following day Mahon was back on the pitch playing for Chester against Football League team Southend United in the FA Cup first round. Mahon had further cause for celebration by scoring the winning goal in the 51st minute, the match ending 2–1 to Chester as they pulled off a surprise victory against higher-ranked opponents. [12] He signed a new two-year contract in April 2015 though his displays in the FA Cup drew attention from Football League scouts. [13]

Mahon signed further two-year deal in May 2017 [14] and stayed with Chester despite financial troubles hit the club and relegation to the National League North in April 2018.

At the end of May 2019 Mahon extended his stay at Chester to seventh year. [15] He was loaned out to Northern Premier League side Ashton United in December, [16] before signing for Altrincham in January 2020. [17]


On 12 September 2017, Mahon broke the all-time appearance record for Chester and went on to make 215 league appearances during his seven year stay with the club. [1]

Later career

He was part of the Altrincham team that beat Chester in the play-off quarterfinals [8] and eventually were promoted to the National League on 1 August 2020 after beating Boston United 1–0 in the final. [18]

Mahon signed for National League North club Curzon Ashton in September 2020. [19] He signed a further one-year contract as a player-coach in August 2021. In October, he took the role of interim manager for three games, whilst the club recruited a new manager. [20] In September 2023, he was appointed interim manager for a second time following the departure of Adam Lakeland. [21] On the 8th February 2024, Craig was offered the Management role on permanent deal until June 2025.

International career

Mahon represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level, making his debut for the under-18 team on 7 February 2007 in a 0–0 draw against the Netherlands. [22] He appeared for the under-19 team later in the year, playing in a 2–1 defeat against Chile. [23]

Personal life

Craig Mahon is a nephew of a former Tranmere Rovers midfielder Alan Mahon. [13] During the time with Chester he combined his playing career with work at Wigan Athletic Community Trust. [24]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wigan Athletic 2008–09 [25] Premier League 0000000000
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2008–09 [25] League Two 2000000020
Salford City 2009–10 [26] NPL Division One North 15531006 [lower-alpha 1] 2248
Burscough 2009–10 [27] [28] NPL Premier Division 93—000093
2010–11 [29] NPL Premier Division106—0000106
Total199—0000199
Vauxhall Motors 2010–11 [30] Conference North 35360—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0423
2011–12 [31] Conference North41421—3 [lower-alpha 2] 0465
2012–13 [1] [32] Conference North41010—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0430
Total117791—501318
Chester 2013–14 [1] Conference Premier 27300—2 [lower-alpha 3] 0293
2014–15 [1] Conference Premier44641—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0507
2015–16 [1] National League 39110—4 [lower-alpha 4] 0441
2016–17 [1] National League25110—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0271
2017–18 [1] National League32100—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0331
2018–19 [1] [33] National League North 40420—4 [lower-alpha 5] 1465
2019–20 [1] [34] National League North8010—1 [lower-alpha 6] 0100
Total2151691—15123918
AFC Fylde (loan) 2013–14 [35] NPL Premier Division60—000060
Ashton United (loan) 2019–20 [36] NPL Premier Division40—000040
Altrincham 2019–20 [1] National League North80——3 [lower-alpha 7] 0110
Curzon Ashton 2020–21 [1] [37] National League North17110—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0191
2021–22 [1] [38] National League41230—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0462
2022–23 [1] [39] [40] National League North46360—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0543
2023–24 [1] [41] [42] [43] National League North39740—5 [lower-alpha 8] 0487
Total14313140—10016713
Career total529463530039359356
  1. ↑ Four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in President’s Cup, one appearance in Manchester Premier Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup
  4. ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup
  5. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, Two appearances and one goal in Cheshire Senior Cup
  6. ↑ Appearance(s) in Cheshire Senior Cup
  7. ↑ Appearance(s) in National League North play-offs
  8. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances in Manchester Premier Cup

Managerial statistics

As of match played 22 April 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecordRef
PWDLWin %
Curzon Ashton (interim)19 October 202128 October 20211010000.0 [44] [45] [46]
Curzon Ashton (interim)28 September 20238 February 2024291559051.7 [47]
Curzon Ashton 8 February 2024present16745043.8 [48] [49]
Total46221014047.8

Honours

Altrincham

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