John McMahon (footballer, born 1949)
John McMahon is an English former footballer.
A full-back who joined Preston North End in 1965 aged sixteen, he made his first team debut on 6 October 1970 in a League Cup tie against West Bromwich Albion.
He had a loan spell at Southend United in 1970-71 before establishing himself as a first team regular in 1971-72 when he was named as the club's Player of the Year.
In total he played 291 games for Preston between 1970 and 1979 and scored 6 goals. He played one game on loan at Chesterfield before moving to Crewe Alexandra in 1979.
