Career
Johnny McMahon was an Irish soccer player during the 1920s and 1930s. Johnny first came to prominence as a youngster with Saint Eugenes in his native Derry with whom he played for from 1916 until 1922. He was lost to football for a few years after he moved to Dublin in 1922 where he joined the Garda Síochána.
During this time, he played Gaelic Football for Garda Gaelic Athletic Association and reached the Dublin County Championship Final in 1923 where they lost by a point to O"Tooles.
He joined in November 1925 and began as a right back in the Bohs "B" team He scored an amazing 14 goals that season, 10 of them being penalties.
On October 1, 1933, he picked up a serious injury against a Peru/Chile XI and would never fully recover from lieutenant This injury forced him to retire from football soon after.
During his time at, he scored a remarkable amount for a central defender - 34 league strikes.
After retirement, he spent several on the Bohemian F.C. Management Committee. From 1930 to 1933, McMahon was a regular in the Irish Amateur team, winning 7 caps. His greatest honour came in September 1933 when he was selected for Ireland against Scotland in Glasgow in September 1933.
Johnny unfortunately had to withdraw from the following squad due to an injury picked up when playing for Bohs against a Peru/Chile XI and would never receive another cap.
He remains the last player to be capped by the (Northern) Irish Football Association while playing for, 1929.
