Pat McMahon (footballer, born 1945)

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Pat McMahon

Personal information
Full name	Patrick McMahon[1]
Date of birth	(1945-09-19) 19 September 1945 (age 78)
Place of birth	Croy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
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

Patrick "Pat" McMahon (born 19 September 1945) is a Scottish former footballer who is best known for the time he spent with Aston Villa and Celtic.^[2]

Kilsyth Rangers

McMahon began his football career at local Scottish team

. 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

While with Kilsyth Rangers, he wrote to Celtic, asking for trials. Celtic responded promptly and signed him. He spent only two seasons at Celtic Park, and could only manage three league match outings, resulting in two goals.

Aston Villa

In July 1969,

team and gained a Third Division Championship medal in 1972.

NASL

He left Villa in March 1976 to join goalkeeper teammate

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.

References

External links

• Pat McMahon at Soccerbase
• McMahon's young Bio
• NASL stats
• NASL indoor stats
• Pat McMahon at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database