Background
McMahon is the son of Steve McMahon, the former Liverpool player and former manager of Perth Glory and Blackpool.
McMahon is the son of Steve McMahon, the former Liverpool player and former manager of Perth Glory and Blackpool.
McMahon played a total of 26 games for Blackpool F.C. between 2001 and 2004 and played 6 games for Kidderminster Harriers F.C. in a loan deal from Blackpool F.C. in 2004. McMahon played as a substitute in the victorious 2004 Football League Trophy Final. At Perth Glory in 2005 he played 12 games.
Some fans and media claimed it was nepotism.
When his father moved into a media career after his sacking at Perth Glory, Steve Jnr was unable to find a single club to employ him and retired from football at the age of 21.