Name John McMahon Years Team Role Football player | 1970-1979 Preston North End 1979 → Chesterfield (loan) | |
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Date of birth (1949-12-07) 7 December 1949 (age 66) 1970 → Southend United (loan) Similar People Mark Palios, Micky Adams, Gary Brabin | ||
Place of birth Manchester, England | ||
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.
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