Sandy McMahon

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Sandy (Alexander) McMahon (1871- January 25, 1916) was a Celtic Football Club player. He played for Celtic from 1891 until 1903, making at least 217 appearances and scoring 171 goals. He won three Scottish Cup medals in 1892, 1899 and 1900 (scoring in all three finals), and four Scottish League medals in 1893, 1894, 1896 and 1898.

Sandy McMahon was born in 1871 in Selkirk, Scotland.

He started with Leith Harp in Edinburgh and then had a short spell at Hibs.

His first moment of glory came in the 1892 Scottish Cup Final replay, when he scored two goals in the 5-1 victory over Queen's Park. He also scored in the 1899 cup final when Celtic beat Rangers 2-0, and in the 1900 final when they beat Queen's Park 4-3.

He played at centre forward or inside left.

In 1892 he had a short spell at Nottingham Forest, hoping to earn some money as the game had just been professionalised in England. However, he was soon tempted back to Celtic.

McMahon played six times for Scotland, and scored four goals in the 11-0 rout of Ireland in 1901.

In 1903 he joined Partick Thistle. He retired a year later.

His nickname was "The Duke", and he was also described as the "prince of dribblers".