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Craig Mahon
Mahon in 2015
Personal information
Full name Craig Derek Mahon
Date of birth (1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger[2]
Team information
Current team
 Curzon Ashton
Number 21
Youth career
2006–2008 Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
2008 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 2 (0)
2009–2010 Salford City
2010 Burscough
2010–2013 Vauxhall Motors 117 (7)
2013–2020 Chester 239 (17)
2013 → AFC Fylde (loan)
2019–2020 → Ashton United (loan) 4 (0)
2020 Altrincham 8 (0)
2020– Curzon Ashton 70 (4)
International career
2007 Republic of Ireland U18 2 (0)
2007–2008 Republic of Ireland U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:13, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

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

Early life

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

Club 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.[citation needed]

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.[3]

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

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

Mahon signed for Conference Premier club Chester on 23 May 2013. He remained at Chester for eight years, which included loan spells with AFC Fylde and Ashton United.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

On 12 September 2017, Mahon broke the all-time appearance record for Chester, with 160 appearances for the club. He went on to make 215 appearances for the club.[citation needed]

In January 2020, Mahon signed for Altrincham.[7] He was part of the Altrincham team that were promoted to the National League on 1 August 2020 beating Boston United 1–0 in the play-off final.[citation needed]

Mahon signed for National League North club Curzon Ashton in September 2020. 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.[citation needed]

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.[8] He appeared for the under-19 team later in the year, playing in a 2–1 defeat against Chile.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 October 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wigan Athletic 2008–09[10] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2008–09[10] League Two 2 0 — — — 2 0
Vauxhall Motors 2010–11[11] Conference North 35 3 6 0 — 1[a] 0 42 3
2011–12[12] Conference North 41 4 2 1 — 3[a] 0 46 5
2012–13[1][13] Conference North 41 0 1 0 — 1[a] 0 43 0
Total 117 7 9 1 — 5 0 131 8
Chester 2013–14[1] Conference Premier 27 3 0 0 — 1[a] 0 28 3
2014–15[1] Conference Premier 44 6 4 1 — 2[a] 0 50 7
2015–16[1] National League 39 2 1 0 — 3[a] 0 43 2
2016–17[1] National League 25 1 1 0 — 1[a] 0 27 1
2017–18[1] National League 32 1 0 0 — 1[a] 0 33 1
2018–19[1][14] National League North 40 4 2 0 — 2[a] 0 44 4
2019–20[1][15] National League North 8 0 1 0 — 0 0 9 0
Total 215 17 9 1 — 10 0 234 18
Ashton United (loan) 2019–20[16] NPL Premier Division 4 0 — — — 4 0
Altrincham 2019–20[1] National League North 8 0 — — 3[b] 0 11 0
Curzon Ashton 2020–21[1][17] National League North 17 1 1 0 — 1[a] 0 19 1
2021–22[1][18] National League North 41 2 3 0 — 2[a] 0 46 2
2022–23[1][19] National League North 12 1 4 0 — 0 0 16 1
Total 70 4 8 0 — 3 0 81 4
Career total 416 28 26 2 0 0 21 0 463 30
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in National League North play-offs

Honours

Altrincham

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "C. Mahon: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Craig Mahon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Accrington 1–2 Bury". BBC Sport. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Craig Mahon signs ahead of Alfreton game". Vauxhall Motors F.C. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Craig Mahon signs on for the 2011–12 season". Vauxhall Motors F.C. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Football: Rutter earns contract after friendly strikes". 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Chester Football Club – Official Website " BREAKING | Blues legend Craig Mahon joins on Altrincham".
  8. ^ "Experimental Ireland happy with performance at U18 level". Football Association of Ireland. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  9. ^ "Republic of Ireland U19's undone by second half comeback from Chile". Football Association of Ireland. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  10. ^ a b "Games played by Craig Mahon in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  11. ^ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2011). Non-League Club Directory 2012. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 244–245. ISBN 978-1-869833-70-1.
  12. ^ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 242–243. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
  13. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Football: Stalybridge Celtic 1 Vauxhall Motors 0". Cheshire Live. Reach. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "Vauxhall Motors 1–3 Harrogate Town". Harrogate Informer. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  14. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Match Report: Chester 4–0 City of Liverpool". Chester F.C. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: Powell, Dave (6 October 2018). "Dunston UTS 4 Chester FC 3: Ten men Blues out of FA Cup after shock result". Cheshire Live. Reach. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: Jones, Alan (25 November 2018). "Match Report: Southport 0–0 Chester – FA Trophy". Southport F.C. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round replay: Jones, Alan (28 November 2018). "Match Report: Chester 0–2 Southport – FA Trophy". Southport F.C. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  15. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: Powell, Dave (21 September 2019). "Chester FC 1 Altrincham 1: FA Cup replay beckons after bizarre game". Cheshire Live. Reach. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
    For FA Cup second qualifying round replay: McDougall, John (24 September 2019). "Altrincham 1 Chester FC 0: Blues dumped out of the FA Cup after second qualifying round replay defeat". Cheshire Live. Reach. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "FA Trophy Report: Brackley Town 0–1 Chester". Chester F.C. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Ashton United – Appearances – Craig Mahon – 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  17. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Curzon Ashton 1–2 FC United of Manchester – 2020–2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  18. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Curzon Ashton 4–0 Stockton Town – 2021–2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: "Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round – Curzon Ashton 4–0 Cleethorpes Town – 2021–2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  19. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – FC United of Manchester 2–3 Curzon Ashton". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: "FA Cup stalemate with Curzon". Scarborough Athletic F.C. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round replay: "Curzon Ashton 3 Boro 2". Scarborough Athletic F.C. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  20. ^ Hewitt, Matty (1 August 2020). "Play-off heartbreak in final game at York Street – Boston United 0–1 Altrincham". Lincolnshire Live. Reach. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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