Alan Mahon (footballer born 1978)
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Alan Mahon is an Irish footballer whose last club was UCD
. He should not be confused with his namesake
, five months his senior.
Alan's father Pete Mahon
was manager of UCD but unusually for such a situation Alan's arrival at UCD preceded his father by some 6 years. Alan joined UCD from St. Francis in 1997 and made his league debut away to Waterford United on the opening day of the 1998/99 season.
He is UCD's second longest serving player. He is third on the all-time list of league appearances for UCD. Although he scored once in the cup for UCD, Mahon had not scored a league goal after spending a decade with the club. However, Alan finally scored his first league goal in his 241st league appearance in a 3-1 defeat to Drogheda United at the Belfield Bowl http://www.ucd.ie/sport/news_140408_soccerdrogheda.html. He followed up with his second ever league goal the following month http://www.ucd.ie/sport/news_280508_soccerbray.html.
University College Dublin A.F.C.
University College Dublin Association Football Club known commonly as UCD is the football team of University College Dublin. They play in the League of Ireland. The club, founded in 1895 was elected to the league in 1979 under the management of Dr. Tony O'Neill. Since the 2008 season they have...
. He should not be confused with his namesake
Alan Mahon
Alan Joseph Mahon is an Irish footballer who plays a midfielder and has been capped by the Republic of Ireland.-Early career: Tranmere Rovers and Sporting Clube de Portugal:...
, five months his senior.
Alan's father Pete Mahon
Pete Mahon
Pete Mahon , is an Irish football manager who is currently the manager of St. Patrick's Athletic .His son, Alan Mahon , played all his career for UCD....
was manager of UCD but unusually for such a situation Alan's arrival at UCD preceded his father by some 6 years. Alan joined UCD from St. Francis in 1997 and made his league debut away to Waterford United on the opening day of the 1998/99 season.
He is UCD's second longest serving player. He is third on the all-time list of league appearances for UCD. Although he scored once in the cup for UCD, Mahon had not scored a league goal after spending a decade with the club. However, Alan finally scored his first league goal in his 241st league appearance in a 3-1 defeat to Drogheda United at the Belfield Bowl http://www.ucd.ie/sport/news_140408_soccerdrogheda.html. He followed up with his second ever league goal the following month http://www.ucd.ie/sport/news_280508_soccerbray.html.