Background
While born in Doncaster, Mahy grew up on the island of Guernsey, a British crown dependency.
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He began his career with Scunthorpe United and finished it with the New York Cosmos.
Career
He also earned four caps with the United States. national team in 1973. He began his playing career with the Islanders, a non-Fédération internationale de football association affiliated “national” team In 1963, Dick Duckworth, manager of English Second Division club Scunthorpe United signed Mahy.
At the time Scunthorpe was performing poorly and Duckworth was attempting to rebuild the roster mid-season.
Despite the changes, Scunthorpe finished at the bottom of the standings and was relegated at the end of the season. Mahy remained with the team through the 1966-1967 season, seeing time in only twenty-two games.
In October 1967 when he followed Scunthorpe manager Freddie Goodwin when he moved to the United States. to coach the New York Generals of the National Professional Soccer League. The NPSL merged with the United Soccer Association in 1968 to form the North American Soccer League.
At the end of the 1968 season, the Generals folded.
In 1971, Mahy signed with the expansion New York Cosmos and played five seasons with the team While Mahy played for the Guernsey national football team, it is not recognized by Fédération internationale de football association. Therefore, he was eligible to play for other, recognized, teams. In 1973, he was called into the United States. national team
His first game was a 1-0 loss to Haiti on November 3, 1973.
He played three more games that November, his last with the national team coming in a 2-0 loss to Israel on November 15, 1973.
