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Alexander McMahon (16 October 1870 – 25 January 1916) was a Scottish
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who spent most of his career with Celtic.


Career

Born in Selkirk, McMahon started his career with Woodburn F.C. then Darlington St Augustine's before relocating to
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. There he played with Leith Harp and Hibernian before a first venture to the professional game in England with
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. He returned to Hibs in February 1889 but found the club floundering due to the mass recruitment of their players by newly-formed
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club Celtic. McMahon eventually followed the path of other former Hibernian favourites, such as
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team until 1903, making at least 217 appearances and scoring 171 goals. Equally adept at centre forward or inside left, he won three
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medals in 1893, 1894, 1896 and 1898. His first moment of glory came in the
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replay, when he scored two goals in the 5–1 victory over Queen's Park. He also scored in the 1899 cup final when Celtic beat Rangers 2–0, and in the 1900 final when they beat Queen's Park 4–3. In 1892, following his cup final display, McMahon returned to professional football in England with
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but, after concerted efforts from the Celtic committee, returned to Glasgow without having played for the East Midlands side. The advent of professionalism in Scotland the following year stemmed the southward drift and ensured players such as McMahon could earn sufficient remuneration for their talents by staying in their native country. He was also granted a
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against Rangers in 1899. McMahon played six times for
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between 1892 and 1902 and scored four goals in the 11–0 rout of Ireland in
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. He also represented the
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on nine occasions. McMahon eventually left Celtic in 1903, joining Partick ThistleThistle sign Scottish international, Celtic legend Sandy McMahon
Partick Thistle - The Early Years where he played little due to injury and retired a year later. He earned several sobriquets during his playing days, such as the "''prince of dribblers''" and ''"The Duke"''. The later was derived from the
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Patrice de Mac-Mahon, duc de Magenta Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon, marquis de MacMahon, duc de Magenta (; 13 June 1808 – 17 October 1893) was a French general and politician, with the distinction of Marshal of France. He served as Chief of State of France from 1873 to 1 ...
(the descendant of an Irish soldier who had served under
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). Writer
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recounts that when the duc de Magenta died, Glasgow news-vendors cried "McMahon died! McMahon died!" to sell more papers, with many Glaswegians purchasing the paper under the assumption that the story referred to the popular Celtic player, rather than the far-removed foreign politician. In May 2015, a biography, ''Sandy McMahon And The Early Celts'' by Celtic historian David Potter, was published.


See also

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at ''London Hearts Supporters Club'' {{DEFAULTSORT:McMahon, Sandy 1870 births 1916 deaths Burnley F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Darlington St Augustine's F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players People educated at Selkirk High School People from Selkirk, Scottish Borders Scotland men's international footballers Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players Scottish men's footballers Sportspeople from the Scottish Borders Scottish league football top scorers Men's association football forwards