Gavin Mahon

Gavin Mahon

Personal information
Full name	Gavin Andrew Mahon
Date of birth	2 January 1977 (1977-01-02)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Notts County
Number	31
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995–1996	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	(0)
1996–1998	Hereford United	69	(4)
1998–2002	Brentford	141	(8)
2002–2008	Watford	189	(6)
2008	→ Queens Park Rangers (loan)	16	(1)
2008–2011	Queens Park Rangers	42	(3)
2011	→ Crystal Palace (loan)	0	(0)
2011–	Notts County	24	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:24, 26 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Gavin Andrew Mahon (born 2 January 1977 in Birmingham, England) is an English footballer who is currently under contract at League One club Notts County.

Career

Mahon was a trainee with Wolverhampton Wanderers but did not do enough to secure a professional deal with the club. He was signed on a free transfer by Hereford United in 1996 and spent two and a half seasons at Edgar Street. In all he made 83 competitive appearances and scored four goals for the Bulls, indeed he played in every league game in 1997–98. His performances impressed Brentford manager Ray Lewington who signed him for a nominal fee of £50,000, which eventually increased to £130,000 under the terms of the transfer deal. Mahon went on to make over 150 appearances for Brentford over a 4 year period before attracting the attentions of Division One side Watford. Mahon joined Watford in March 2002 for £150,000 and found himself part of a struggling side.

Mahon was one of several players who took a voluntary pay cut during Watford's financial troubles in the post-Vialli era and became a much respected figure among the fans for doing so. Following the departure of Sean Dyche under Aidy Boothroyd, Mahon was installed as captain and his play continued to go from strength to strength. His leadership and combative nature became a key part of Watford's Championship campaign in 2005–2006 season which ended with him lifting the play-off trophy after a 3–0 defeat of Leeds United. After gaining promotion Mahon signed a two year contract extension at Watford, which was due to take him through to the end of the 2008–2009 season as a Watford player. However on December 15, 2007 it was announced by Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd that Mahon's contract would not be renewed for the 2008–2009 season. [1] Mahon subsequently joined Queens Park Rangers on December 31, 2007 on an 'emergency loan' basis, with a permanent transfer following in January 2008.

Mahon joined Crystal Palace on loan until the end of the 2010-2011 season on 24 March 2011, but did not make an appearance for the Eagles before his spell at Selhurst Park ended.

Following his release from Queens Park Rangers, Mahon signed for Notts County F.C. on a pay-as-you play deal until January 2012. and has since put pen to paper on an 18-month contract which expires at the end of the 2012/13 season.

Club career statistics

As of 25 March 2011.

Club	Season	League			Cup			Europe			Play-Offs			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Hereford	1996–97	11	1	?	4	0	?	-	-	-	?	?	?	15	1	?
	1997–98	9	0	?	4	0	?	-	-	-	?	?	?	13	0	?
	1998–99	29	7	?	0	0	0	-	-	-	?	?	?	29	7	?
	1996–1999	49	8	?	8	0	?	-	-	-	?	?	?	57	8	?
Brentford	1998–99	29	4	?	0	0	0	-	-	-	?	?	?	29	4	?
	1999–2000	37	3	?	4	0	?	-	-	-	?	?	?	41	3	?
	2000–2001	40	1	?	5	0	?	-	-	-	?	?	?	45	1	?
	2001–2002	35	0	?	4	0	0	-	-	-	?	?	?	39	0	?
1998–2002	141	8	?	13	0	?	-	-	-	?	?	?	154	8	?
Watford	2001–02	6	0	?	0	0	0	-	-	-	?	?	?	6	0	?
	2002–03	18	0	?	5	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	0	?
	2003–04	32	2	1	4	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	36	3	1
	2004–05	43	0	3	8	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	51	0	3
	2005–06	38	3	2	2	0	0	-	-	-	3	0	0	43	3	2
	2006–07	35	1	0	4	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	39	1	1
	2007–08	19	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	0	2
2001–2008	191	6	8	23	1	0	-	-	-	3	0	0	217	7	8
Q.P.R. (loan)	2007–08	16	1	0	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	1	0
	2008–09	35	2	0	5	0	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	2	1
	2009–10	7	1	1	2	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	1	1
	2010–11	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
2007–present	58	4	1	8	0	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	66	4	2
Crystal Palace	2010–11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2011	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career totals		439	26	9	52	1	1	-	-	-	3	0	0	494	27	10

Honours

Brentford

• Football League Trophy runner-up: 2001

Watford

• Championship play-off winner: 2006/2007 Coca-Cola Championship Play-Off Final

External links

• Gavin Mahon player profile at qpr.co.uk
• Gavin Mahon career stats at Soccerbase