Philip McMahon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pilib Mac Mathúna | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Left Corner Back | ||
| Born |
5 September 1987 Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Occupation | Strength & Conditioning Coach | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2005- | Ballymun Kickhams | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 1 | ||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| DCU | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2008- | Dublin | 25 (1-08) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NFL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Philip "Philly" McMahon (born 5 September 1987 in Dublin) is a Gaelic footballer for Dublin and Ballymun Kickhams.
McMahon won the 2008 O'Byrne Cup with Dublin, defeating Longford in the final. He made his Championship debut that year as a sub against Louth. He played Interprovincial Championship Football for Leinster and won 2 Dublin Under 21 Football Championships with Ballymun.[1][2] He was named on the 2010 GPA Gaelic Team of the Year. He replaced James McCarthy as a sub in the second half of the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, a game which Dublin won by 1-12 to 1-11 against Kerry.[3]
In 2010 he bit Paul Kerrigan of Cork in an All Ireland semi final which was captured on camera.In August 2015, he headbutted Aidan O'Shea on live television during an All-Ireland semi-final at Croke Park.[4] O'Shea later confirmed that McMahon had headbutted him.[5] McMahon also was accused of gouging Kieran Donaghy's eye during the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final victory.[6][7]
In November 2012, he was appointed Strength and Conditioning Coach at Shamrock Rovers.[8] He no longer does this.[9]
References
- ↑ "News". hill16.ie.
- ↑ Return trip to Dublin by Conor McKeon, Evening Herald Wednesday 9 June 2010
- ↑ "News". hill16.ie.
- ↑ Blake, Ben (30 August 2015). "Philly McMahon was a lucky man after headbutting Aidan O'Shea: The Dublin back wasn't punished after the incident early in the second half".
- ↑ Cummiskey, Gavin (30 August 2015). "Aidan O'Shea: 'Yeah, I was headbutted alright': Mayo full-forward was in for some tough treatment from Dublin's Philly McMahon". The Irish Times.
- ↑ "http://www.sportsjoe.ie/gaa/dublins-philly-mcmahon-accused-of-eye-gouge-against-kerry-as-fans-scream-blue-murder/40611". 20 September 2015. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "REVEALED - Philly McMahon on what he said to Colm Cooper at the end of heated All-Ireland Final". Irish Independent. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ "Trevor Croly new manager". 7 November 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2015.
- ↑ Keane, Paul (26 August 2015). "Cross-channel call tempts Philly McMahon". Irish Examiner.
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