- Gavin Mahon
Football player infobox
playername = Gavin Mahon
fullname = Gavin Andrew Mahon
height = height|feet=6|in=1
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|1|2
cityofbirth =Birmingham
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Queens Park Rangers
clubnumber = 4
position = Defensive midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1995–1996
1996–1998
1998–2002
2002–2008
2008
2008–
clubs = Wolverhampton Wanderers
Hereford United
Brentford
Watford
→ Queens Park Rangers (loan)
Queens Park Rangers
caps(goals) = 000 (0)
069 (4)
141 (8)
189 (6)
016 (1)
009 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 4 October 2008
ntupdate =Gavin Andrew Mahon (born
2 January ,1977 inBirmingham , West Midlands) is an English professional football player who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Queens Park Rangers.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 4 goals for the Bulls, indeed he played in every league game in 1997-98. His performances impressed Brentford managerRay 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 underAidy Boothroyd , Mahon was installed as captain and his play has 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 will take him through to the end of the 2008-2009 season as a Watford player.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. [http://www.watfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1188565,00.html]Mahon joined Queens Park Rangers on December 31st 2007 on an 'emergency loan' with a view to a permanent transfer in the future.
Mahon is an avid follower of Birmingham City and attends games where he can.
External links
* [http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10373~8922,00.html Gavin Mahon player profile] at qpr.co.uk
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