Craig Mahon

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Craig Mahon
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Mahon in 2023
Personal information
Full name Craig Derek Mahon
Date of birth (1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Winger[2]
Team information
Current team
 AFC Fylde (manager)
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 15 (5)
2010 Burscough 19 (9)
2010–2013 Vauxhall Motors 117 (7)
2013–2020 Chester 215 (16)
2013 → AFC Fylde (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2020 → Ashton United (loan) 4 (0)
2020 Altrincham 8 (0)
2020–2025 Curzon Ashton 170 (13)
International career
2007 Republic of Ireland U18 2 (0)
2007–2008 Republic of Ireland U19 3 (0)
Managerial career
2021 Curzon Ashton (interim)
2023–2025 Curzon Ashton
2025– AFC Fylde
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:06, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

Craig Derek Mahon (born 21 June 1989) is an Irish former footballer who played as a winger. He currently manages National League North club AFC Fylde. He has played in the Football League for Accrington Stanley.

Early life

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

Club career

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Early career

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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.[3]

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.[4]

In the summer of 2009, he was released by Wigan[3] and went on to have a short spells with Salford City and Burscough.

After trials at Football League clubs Bury and Rochdale, Mahon signed for Conference North club Vauxhall Motors on 4 September 2010.[5] He signed a further one-year contract on 26 July 2011.[6] The club secured the services of Mahon on a further one-year contract on 27 July 2012.[7] He was voted the Vauxhall Motors Player of the Season for the 2012–13 season.[8]

Chester

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Mahon signed for Conference Premier club Chester on 23 May 2013.[9] First season at Chester included time on loan at the Northern Premier League side AFC Fylde.[10] At the end of the season he agreed new deal.[11]

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.[12] He signed a new two-year contract in April 2015 though his displays in the FA Cup drew attention from Football League scouts.[13]

Mahon signed further two-year deal in May 2017[14] and stayed with Chester despite financial troubles hit the club and relegation to the National League North in April 2018.

At the end of May 2019 Mahon extended his stay at Chester to seventh year.[15] He was loaned out to Northern Premier League side Ashton United in December,[16] before signing for Altrincham in January 2020.[17]

On 12 September 2017, Mahon broke the all-time appearance record for Chester and went on to make 215 league appearances during his seven year stay with the club.[1]

Later career

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He was part of the Altrincham team that beat Chester in the play-off quarterfinals[8] and eventually were promoted to the National League on 1 August 2020 after beating Boston United 1–0 in the final.[18]

Mahon signed for National League North club Curzon Ashton in September 2020.[19] 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.[20] In September 2023, he was appointed interim manager for a second time following the departure of Adam Lakeland.[21] On the 8th February 2024, Craig was offered the Management role on permanent deal until June 2025.

International career

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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.[22] He appeared for the under-19 team later in the year, playing in a 2–1 defeat against Chile.[23]

Personal life

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Craig Mahon is a nephew of a former Tranmere Rovers midfielder Alan Mahon.[13] During the time with Chester he combined his playing career with work at Wigan Athletic Community Trust.[24]

Career statistics

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As of match played 26 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wigan Athletic 2008–09[25] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2008–09[25] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Salford City 2009–10[26] NPL Division One North 15 5 3 1 — 6[a] 2 24 8
Burscough 2009–10[27][28] NPL Premier Division 9 3 — — 0 0 9 3
2010–11[27] NPL Premier Division 10 6 — — 0 0 10 6
Total 19 9 — — 0 0 19 9
Vauxhall Motors 2010–11[29] Conference North 35 3 6 0 — 1[b] 0 42 3
2011–12[30] Conference North 41 4 2 1 — 3[b] 0 46 5
2012–13[1][31] Conference North 41 0 1 0 — 1[b] 0 43 0
Total 117 7 9 1 — 5 0 131 8
Chester 2013–14[1] Conference Premier 27 3 0 0 — 2[c] 0 29 3
2014–15[1] Conference Premier 44 6 4 1 — 2[b] 0 50 7
2015–16[1] National League 39 1 1 0 — 4[d] 0 44 1
2016–17[1] National League 25 1 1 0 — 1[b] 0 27 1
2017–18[1] National League 32 1 0 0 — 1[b] 0 33 1
2018–19[1][32] National League North 40 4 2 0 — 4[e] 1 46 5
2019–20[1][33] National League North 8 0 1 0 — 1[f] 0 10 0
Total 215 16 9 1 — 15 1 239 18
AFC Fylde (loan) 2013–14[34] NPL Premier Division 6 0 — — 0 0 6 0
Ashton United (loan) 2019–20[35] NPL Premier Division 4 0 — — 0 0 4 0
Altrincham 2019–20[1] National League North 8 0 — — 3[g] 0 11 0
Curzon Ashton 2020–21[1][36] National League North 17 1 1 0 — 1[b] 0 19 1
2021–22[1][37] National League North 41 2 3 0 — 2[b] 0 46 2
2022–23[1][38][39] National League North 46 3 6 0 — 2[b] 0 54 3
2023–24[1][40][41][42] National League North 39 7 4 0 — 6[h] 0 49 7
2024–25[1] National League North 27 0 4 0 — 4[i] 0 35 0
Total 170 13 18 0 — 15 0 203 13
Career total 556 46 39 3 0 0 44 3 595 56
  1. ^ Four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in President's Cup, one appearance in Manchester Premier Cup
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup
  4. ^ Three appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup
  5. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, Two appearances and one goal in Cheshire Senior Cup
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in Cheshire Senior Cup
  7. ^ Appearance(s) in National League North play-offs
  8. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances in Manchester Premier Cup, one appearance in National League North play-offs
  9. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, three appearances in Manchester Premier Cup

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 15 July 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
Curzon Ashton (interim) 19 October 2021 28 October 2021 1 0 1 0 000.0 [43][44][45]
Curzon Ashton (interim) 28 September 2023 8 February 2024 29 15 5 9 051.7 [46]
Curzon Ashton 8 February 2024 13 June 2025 72 34 18 20 047.2 [47][48]
AFC Fylde 13 June 2025 Present 0 0 0 0 !— [49]
Total 102 49 24 29 048.0

Honours

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Altrincham

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