Pat McMahon (footballer, born 1945)

Pat McMahon

Personal information
Date of birth	(1945-09-19) 19 September 1945
Place of birth	Croy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
?-1967	Kilsyth Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967-1969	Celtic FC	3	(2)
1969-1975	Aston Villa	130	(25)
1976-1977	Portland Timbers	41	(2)
1978	Colorado Caribous	25	(0)
1979–80	Atlanta Chiefs	34	(0)
1979–80	Atlanta Chiefs (indoor)	11	(1)
1982	Portland Timbers	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pat McMahon (born 19 September 1945) is a former Scottish footballer who is best known for the time he spent with Aston Villa and Celtic.

Career

McMahon began his football career at local Scottish team Kilsyth Rangers. While with Kilsyth Rangers, he wrote to Celtic, asking for trials. He moved to London, working for the GPO. In April 1967, Kilsyth Rangers sent him a telegram asking him to play for them in the Scottish Junior Cup final as last minute replacement for an injured player. He performed splendidly, and they won the cup. Celtic responded promptly and signed him. He spent only two seasons at Celtic Park, and could only manage three outings, resulting in two goals.

In July 1969, Aston Villa manager Tommy Docherty signed him on a free transfer, pipping Dunfermline for his signature. McMahon was in Aston Villa's 1971 Football League Cup Final team and gained a Third Division Championship medal in 1972. He left Villa in March 1976 to join goalkeeper teammate Jimmy Cumbes in the North American Soccer League.

In the NASL he played for the Portland Timbers, Colorado Caribous and Atlanta Chiefs. He also played one season of indoor with Atlanta. He returned for a final season with Portland in 1982 but did not appear in any matches.

McMahon still works in USA in the aluminum industry.

External links

• Pat McMahon career statistics at Soccerbase
• McMahon's young Bio
• NASL stats
• NASL indoor stats
• Pat McMahon, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database