Mike Mahoney (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Mahoney | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1970 | Bristol City | 4 | (0) |
| 1970–1975 | Torquay United | 157 | (0) |
| 1975–1978 | Newcastle United | 108 | (0) |
| 1979 | Chicago Sting | 3 | (0) |
| 1979–1981 | California Surf | 25 | (0) |
| 1979–1981 | California Surf (indoor) | 24 | (0) |
| 1982–1986 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 116 | (0) |
| Total | 437 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–1987 | Los Angeles Lazers (assistant) | ||
| 1987 | Los Angeles Lazers (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mike Mahoney is an English retired football goalkeeper who played professionally in England and the United States.
In 1967, Mahoney began his professional career with Bristol City. He saw limited play before being acquired by Torquay United In August 1970. He played for Torquay until March 1975, when his contract was sold to Newcastle United. In November 1978, the Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League purchased Mahoney's contract from Newcastle United.[1][2] The Sting sent him to the California Surf halfway through the 1979 season. He played two and a half outdoor and two indoor seasons with the Surf. In 1982, he joined the Los Angeles Lazers of the Major Indoor Soccer League, spending four seasons with them. He retired in spring 1986 and became an assistant coach with the Lazers for the 1986–1987 season. In January 1987, he was named interim head coach after Peter Wall was fired.[3] Following the demise of the Lazers, Mahoney retired. On the 9th of June 2018 it was announced that Mahoney had returned to football in a coaching role at Bristol Manor Farm.[4]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Mike Mahoney at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- NASL/MISL stats
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bristol
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Bristol City F.C. players
- California Surf players
- Chicago Sting (NASL) players
- English men's footballers
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English football managers
- Los Angeles Lazers players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) coaches
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- English Football League players