Kevin Maher

Kevin Maher

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Andrew Maher[1]
Date of birth	17 October 1976[1]
Place of birth	Ilford, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Southend United (U21 manager)
Youth career
000?–1995	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1998	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
1998–2008	Southend United	383	(22)
2008	→ Gillingham (loan)	8	(0)
2008–2009	Oldham Athletic	31	(1)
2009–2011	Gillingham	62	(0)
2011–2013	Dagenham & Redbridge	16	(0)
2013	Bray Wanderers	6	(0)
2013–2014	Whitehawk	11	(0)
2015	Chelmsford City	0	(0)
Total		517	(23)
National team
1993	Republic of Ireland U17	1	(0)
1997	Republic of Ireland U21	4	(0)
Teams managed
2016	Chelmsford City (interim manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Kevin Andrew Maher (born 17 October 1976) is an English-born Republic of Ireland footballer who is currently under-21 manager of Southend United. He predominantly played as a central midfielder.

Career

Southend United

After beginning his career with Tottenham Hotspur,^[2] Maher moved to Southend United on a free transfer on 23 January 1998. He quickly broke into the first team, making 18 appearances for the first-team that season. During the 1998–99 season, Maher scored his first career goal in a 1–1 draw with Rochdale.^[3]

Over the next ten years Maher was a virtual ever-present for Southend, rising to be team captain and subsequently club captain. During this time he made more than 400 appearances for the club, and captained Southend to promotion twice, from League Two to the Championship, in successive seasons.

When, during the 2007–08 season it became clear that Maher was no longer an automatic first choice he chose to look for opportunities elsewhere. He left Southend just before he would have become entitled to a testimonial, to join fellow League One side, Gillingham, on loan for the remainder of the season. In his two months with the Kent club, he made seven total appearances but did not score a goal.

Oldham Athletic

In the summer of 2008, Maher joined Oldham Athletic after he was released by Southend,^[2] despite the confidence from Gillingham that he would sign with their club.^[4] He immediately signed a one-year contract with the club.^[2] On 9 August, he made his debut for Oldham in a 4–3 comeback victory versus Millwall.^[5] He later scored his first goal for Oldham on 14 March 2009 versus Milton Keynes Dons. In the 4th minute, he scored from a free kick to give Oldham a 1–0 lead, though the team lost the game 6–2.^[6] On 13 May, under new manager Dave Penney, Maher's contract was not renewed, resulting in his release from the club.^[7]

Gillingham

In June 2009, he joined Gillingham on a two-year deal.^[8]

Dagenham & Redbridge

In August 2011 Maher signed for Dagenham & Redbridge.^[9] On 7 May 2013, he was released by the Daggers due to the expiry of his contract.^[10]

Coaching career

Chelmsford City

In June 2014 Maher was appointed head coach of Chelmsford City.^[11] On 14 February 2015, Maher was an unused substitute in the Clarets' 2-0 defeat to Maidenhead United.^[12] On 20 January 2016, Maher was named as Chelmsford City's caretaker manager after previous manager Mark Hawkes left the club,^[13] On 26 February 2016, Maher was appointed Chelmsford City manager until the end of the season,^[14] before being replaced by Rod Stringer during the summer break.

Return to Southend United

In October 2015 Maher returned to Southend in a coaching capacity, assisting the under 21 and youth teams at the club.

International career

Although born in England, Maher is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland national football team, and made four appearances for the Republic of Ireland under-21 team.

Honours

Southend United

• Football League Two Play-off Winner: 2004–05
• Football League One Champion: 2005–06

Career statistics

As of match played 8 March 2014.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Southend United	1997–98[15]	Second Division	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	1
	1998–99[16]	Third Division	34	4	1	0	4	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	1	40	5
	1999–2000[17]	Third Division	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	0
	2000–01[18]	Third Division	41	2	4	0	2	0	6[lower-alpha 1]	0	53	2
	2001–02[19]	Third Division	36	5	4	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	42	5
	2002–03[20]	Third Division	42	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	47	2
	2003–04[21]	Third Division	42	1	5	0	1	1	7[lower-alpha 1]	0	55	2
	2004–05[22]	League Two	42	1	1	0	1	0	10[lower-alpha 2]	0	54	1
	2005–06[23]	League One	44	1	2	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	48	1
	2006–07[24]	Championship	41	5	3	1	5	0	—		49	6
	2007–08[25]	League One	19	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	23	0
	Total		383	22	27	1	18	1	26	1	454	25
Gillingham (loan)	2007–08[26]	League One	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Oldham Athletic	2008–09[27]	League One	28	1	2	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	32	1
Gillingham	2009–10[28]	League One	26	0	2	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	0
	2010–11[29]	League Two	36	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	38	0
	Total		62	0	2	0	3	0	2	1	69	0
Dagenham & Redbridge	2011–12[30]	League Two	8	0	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	10	0
	2012–13[31]	League Two	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	Total		16	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	18	0
Bray Wanderers	2013[32]	LOI Premier Division	6	0	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 3]	0	8	0
Whitehawk	2013–14[33]	Conference South	11	0	0	0	—		0	0	11	0
Career totals			513	23	32	1	22	1	32	1	599	26

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. 7 appearances in Football League Trophy, 3 appearances in Football League Two play-offs
3. Appearances in League of Ireland Premier Division play-offs

References

1. Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
2. "Oldham swoop for midfielder Maher". BBC Sport. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
3. "Football: Southend 1 Rochdale 1". Sunday Mirror. 4 October 1998. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
4. "Gills disappointed by Maher snub". BBC Sport. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
5. "Oldham 4–3 Millwall". BBC Sport. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
6. "MK Dons 6–2 Oldham". BBC Sport. 14 March 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
7. "Axe falls as Penney prunes squad". Oldham Athletic AFC. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
8. "Maher signs two-year deal". Gillingham F.C. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
9. "Dagenham & Redbridge sign unattached quartet". BBC Sport. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
10. "Daggers Announce Released Players List". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
11. "Chelmsford City appoint Southend United legend as head coach". Essex Chronicle. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
12. "Wasteful City Lose to Maidenhead". Chelmsford City FC. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
13. "Hawkes Steps Down". Chelmsford City FC. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
14. "Maher Appointed Boss For Rest of Season". Chelmsford City FC. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
15. "Southend 1997/1998 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
16. "Southend 1998/1999 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
17. "Southend 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
18. "Southend 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
19. "Southend 2001/2002 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
20. "Southend 2002/2003 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
21. "Brentford 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
22. "Southend 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
23. "Southend 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
24. "Southend 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
25. "Southend 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
26. "Gillingham 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
27. "Oldham 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
28. "Gillingham 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
29. "Gillingham 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
30. "Dag & Red 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
31. "Dag & Red 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
32. "Bray Wanderers 2013 player appearances". Bray Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
33. "Whitehawk 2013/2014 player appearances". Whitehawk F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2014.

External links

• Kevin Maher career statistics at Soccerbase