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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.

Craig Mahon

Mahon in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Craig Derek Mahon
Date of birth	(1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger[2]
Club 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	215	(17)
2013	→ AFC Fylde (loan)
2019–2020	→ Ashton United (loan)	4	(0)
2020	Altrincham	8	(0)
2020–	Curzon Ashton	70	(4)
National team
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)

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[lower-alpha 1]	0	42	3
	2011–12[12]	Conference North	41	4	2	1	—		3[lower-alpha 1]	0	46	5
	2012–13[1][13]	Conference North	41	0	1	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	43	0
	Total		117	7	9	1	—		5	0	131	8
Chester	2013–14[1]	Conference Premier	27	3	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	28	3
	2014–15[1]	Conference Premier	44	6	4	1	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	50	7
	2015–16[1]	National League	39	2	1	0	—		3[lower-alpha 1]	0	43	2
	2016–17[1]	National League	25	1	1	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	27	1
	2017–18[1]	National League	32	1	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	33	1
	2018–19[1][14]	National League North	40	4	2	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 2]	0	11	0
Curzon Ashton	2020–21[1][17]	National League North	17	1	1	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	19	1
	2021–22[1][18]	National League North	41	2	3	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	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

Honours

Altrincham

• National League North play-offs: 2020[20]

References

External links

• Profile at the Curzon Ashton F.C. website

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