Sam McMahon (born 10 February 1976) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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from 1994 to 2008. He played in the

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for Leicester City, before moving into the

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with Cambridge United. The final nine years of his career were played in non-league football, for Stevenage Borough, Burton Albion, Hinckley United,

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and Stamford.

Playing career

He started his career with Leicester City in 1994, but was on the fringes of the first team. He then had a brief spell with Cambridge United in 1999, before signing for Stevenage Borough, where his stay was marred by injuries. He was released in 2003. He then had trials with

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and Burton Albion and eventually signed for the latter, spending one season, also having problems with injuries, which again caused him to be released. He joined Hinckley United and in 2005 joined

for one season. Then he joined Stamford, where he finished his career.

Coaching career

He retired and took the job as football development officer at

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References

Career information at footballplus

External links

* 1976 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Premier League players Leicester City F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Hinckley United F.C. players King's Lynn F.C. players Stamford A.F.C. players Sportspeople from Newark-on-Trent Footballers from Nottinghamshire {{England-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub