John McMahon (born 19 May 1964) is an English

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coach and former player, currently assistant manager at

Morecambe Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea. Name The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), w ...

Playing career

McMahon came through an apprenticeship with Everton and was a regular in their reserves, but never appeared for the first team. He went on to play semi-professional football for

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, South Liverpool,

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(two spells),

Witton Albion Witton may refer to one of several places in England: *Witton, historic name of an area of Northwich, Cheshire **Witton Albion F.C. *Witton Gilbert, County Durham *Witton-le-Wear, County Durham *Witton, an area of Blackburn, Lancashire * Witton, B ...

Runcorn Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port in the Borough of Halton in Cheshire, England. Its population in 2011 was 61,789. The town is in the southeast of the Liverpool City Region, with Liverpool to the northwest across the River Mersey. ...

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, Knowsley United and

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, where he had two spells as caretaker manager, in the 2003–04 season and at the end of the 2005–06 season. He moved to become first-team coach at

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...

in June 2006, and was made assistant manager in September 2007. During this period he completed his UEFA Pro Licence in coaching during 2006. On 3 March 2008 he was appointed caretaker manager, after the departure of manager

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. The appointment of Paul Simpson on 12 March saw him resume the assistant role. On 8 June 2009, McMahon was appointed

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coach of

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, replacing Gary Ablett. He took charge of the reserve team for the first time on 18 July 2009, when the a Liverpool XI beat

Aberystwyth Town Aberystwyth Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-Droed Tref Aberystwyth) is a Welsh semi-professional football team, currently playing in the Cymru Premier, the top tier of football in Wales. They are the only top flight men's football team in Ce ...

4–1 in a friendly. On 11 March 2011 it was announced that he would no longer be a coach at Liverpool. In June 2011 he rejoined the coaching staff at Tranmere as first team coach. McMahon was appointed caretaker manager of Tranmere in February 2014, after the suspension of Ronnie Moore. He left the club in August 2014. He has been assistant manager at

under

Derek Adams Derek Watt Adams (born 25 June 1975) is a Scottish football manager and former player who is currently manager of Morecambe. Adams played professionally for six clubs, including Aberdeen and Motherwell, where he made over 300 league appearances ...

since October 2019. Following Adams' departure in June 2021, McMahon stayed on as assistant to

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Personal life

McMahon is the younger brother of Liverpool and England player

Steve McMahon Stephen Joseph McMahon (born 20 August 1961) is an English football manager, former professional footballer and current television pundit. As a player, he was a midfielder from 1979 to 1998, most notably playing for Liverpool in the late 1980s. ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McMahon, John 1964 births Living people Footballers from Liverpool English footballers Association football midfielders Everton F.C. players Southport F.C. players South Liverpool F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Witton Albion F.C. players Runcorn F.C. Halton players Morecambe F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Knowsley United F.C. players Hyde United F.C. players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players English football managers Tranmere Rovers F.C. managers Shrewsbury Town F.C. managers English Football League managers Liverpool F.C. non-playing staff Tranmere Rovers F.C. non-playing staff Morecambe F.C. non-playing staff