Steve McMahon (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Joseph McMahon | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Halewood, Liverpool, England, UK | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1983 | Everton | 100 | (11) |
| 1983–1985 | Aston Villa | 75 | (7) |
| 1985–1991 | Liverpool | 204 | (29) |
| 1991–1994 | Manchester City | 87 | (1) |
| 1994–1998 | Swindon Town | 42 | (0) |
| Total | 508 | (48) | |
| National team | |||
| 1981–1983 | England U-21 | 6 | (0) |
| 1988–1990 | England | 17 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994–1998 | Swindon Town | ||
| 2000–2004 | Blackpool | ||
| 2005 | Perth Glory | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Stephen Joseph "Steve" McMahon (born 20 August 1961) is an English former professional footballer, manager and sports television pundit.
As a player, he was a midfielder from 1979 to 1998, most notably played for Liverpool in the late 1980s. McMahon was placed in 42nd position in the '100 Players Who Shook The Kop' poll, which asked Red supporters to name the best 100 Liverpool players of all time. He also played for Everton, Aston Villa and Manchester City. After his playing career ended, he began his coaching and managing career with Swindon Town, and later managed Blackpool, winning a promotion with both of these clubs. He later had a brief spell as manager of Perth Glory in Australia.
He was last seen as a football pundit for the Asia-based sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports.
Halewood-born McMahon started his career at Everton, playing for them as a teenager after appearing at Goodison Park as a ball boy. He made his league debut on 16 August 1980 in the 3–1 defeat to Sunderland at Roker Park, he went on to be voted the supporters player of the year by the end of the 1980/81 season. His commanding presence in the Toffees midfield earned him the captaincy of the club. After 4 seasons which included 100 league appearances and 11 league goals McMahon moved to Aston Villa.
He joined Aston Villa on 20 May 1983 for £175,000, he made his league debut on 27 August 1983 in the 4–3 derby win over West Bromwich Albion at Villa Park. McMahon settled quickly and established himself in the heart of the Villains midfield. However Villa finished 10th in his first season, while his previous club, Everton, finished 3 places above them in 7th spot. The following season, 1984/85, ended up worse than the previous one as Villa finished in 10th spot again, only this time Everton won the title.
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