| John McMahon | |
| Birth Date: | 1949 12, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Manchester, England |
| Position: | Right back |
| Years1: | 1970–1979 |
| Years2: | 1970 |
| Years3: | 1979 |
| Years4: | 1979–1981 |
| Years5: | 1981–1983 |
| Years6: | 1983–1984 |
| Clubs1: | Preston North End |
| Clubs2: | → Southend United (loan) |
| Clubs3: | → Chesterfield (loan) |
| Clubs4: | Crewe Alexandra |
| Clubs5: | Wigan Athletic |
| Clubs6: | Tranmere Rovers |
| Clubs7: | Altrincham |
| Caps1: | 257 |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Caps4: | 67 |
| Caps5: | 71 |
| Caps6: | 40 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 440 |
| Totalgoals: | 14 |
John McMahon (born 7 December 1949 in Manchester) is an English former footballer.
A full-back who joined Preston North End in 1965 aged sixteen, he made his first team debut on 6 October 1970 in a League Cup tie against West Bromwich Albion.[1]
He had a loan spell at Southend United in 1970-71 (playing 4 games) before establishing himself as a first team regular in 1971-72 when he was named as the club's Player of the Year.
In total he played 291 games for Preston (including 1 as substitute) between 1970 and 1979 and scored 6 goals. He played one game on loan at Chesterfield before moving to Crewe Alexandra in 1979.