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Daryl McMahon played for which team from 2009 to 2011?
Daryl McMahon Daryl McMahon ( born 10 October 1983 ) is an Irish former football player and manager who is now manager of National League club Dagenham & Redbridge . McMahon represented the Republic of Ireland Under-16 team at the 2000 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship . Starting as a midfielder his career at West Ham United , he switched to Port Vale in 2004 after failing to make a first team appearance for West Ham . Later in the year he moved on to Leyton Orient , where he would remain for three years . He then spent two seasons at Stevenage Borough , moving on to Cambridge United and then Farnborough in 2009 . Two years later he moved on to Boreham Wood , and seven months later to Eastleigh . He has also played for Torquay United and Notts County on loan . He switched to Dover Athletic in September 2012 , before signing for Ebbsfleet United in June 2013 . He rejoined Boreham Wood in January 2015 before returning to Ebbsfleet as manager three months later . He managed Ebbsfleet from April 2015 to November 2018 and won promotion out of the National League South play-offs in 2017 . He was appointed as manager of English Football League side Macclesfield Town in August 2019 , but tendered his resignation in January 2020 amidst a financial crisis at the club . He then took charge at National League side Dagenham & Redbridge . Playing career . West Ham United . McMahon started his youth career at the age of seven with Neilstown Rangers , before moving on to Cherry Orchard and then Belvedere . McMahon then began his career as a trainee with West Ham United , turning professional in August 2002 . In need of first team experience , he joined League Two Torquay United on loan in March 2004 , making his debut as a late substitute for Martin Gritton in the 2–2 home draw with Yeovil Town on 3 April 2004 . However , that was to be his only game for the Gulls as he returned to West Ham two weeks early , seemingly at his own request . Port Vale . He was released by West Ham at the end of the 2003–04 season and joined Martin Foyles League One Port Vale on non-contract terms in September 2004 . He struggled to establish himself at Vale Park and dropped down a division to join Leyton Orient on a free transfer two months later , after rejecting a further short-term deal at Port Vale . Teammate Dean Smith had set up the move to Brisbane Road and would himself join Orient soon after . Leyton Orient . After impressing on a non-contract basis , he signed a six-month deal with Leyton Orient in January 2005 . He played 33 games of the Os promotion winning campaign of 2005–06 but fell out of favour the following season and joined Notts County , back in League Two , on loan in November 2006 . After his loan spell finished the following January , McMahon joined Conference National club Stevenage Borough . Non-league . A fairly regular member of the first team at Broadhall Way , he was a sub in the FA Trophy final at Wembley . In May 2008 he signed a two-year contract with the club . On 26 November 2008 , he was transfer listed by Borough , along with teammate John Martin , and in the January 2009 transfer window McMahon agreed to join fellow Conference Premier club Cambridge United . He made his debut in a 4–1 win over Woking at the Abbey Stadium , but struggled to hold down a place in the team . He was an unused substitute in the 2009 Conference Premier play-off Final , as he watched his United teammates lose their second play-off final in as many years . On 16 July 2009 , caretaker Cambridge United manager , Paul Carden , announced that McMahon has left the club . He then joined Farnborough for a two-year stay . He enjoyed promotion to the Conference South with the club , as they were crowned champions of the Southern Football League Premier Division in 2009–10 . The following year he helped the club to the Conference South play-off final , where they were defeated 4–2 by Ebbsfleet United . In June 2011 , he signed for Boreham Wood as a player-coach on a two-year contract . McMahons stay at Boreham Wood lasted seven months , as in January 2012 he signed for fellow Conference South club Eastleigh for an undisclosed fee . The Spitfires went on to post a mid-table finish in 2011–12 . He was sold to league rivals Dover Athletic for an undisclosed fee in September 2012 . Eastleigh manager Richard Hill had rejected two bids from the Whites , before Dover boss Nicky Forster put in a bid that Eastleigh director Stewart Donald felt matched our valuation and represented good value . He played in the 3–2 play-off final defeat to Salisbury City on 12 May 2013 . In June 2013 , he signed for Ebbsfleet United for a fee of £13,000 . He became a key part of the clubs passing style , but credited the clubs success to manager Steve Brown . The Fleet finished fourth in 2013–14 and reached the play-off final , where they were beaten 1–0 by Dover Athletic ; this was McMahons fourth play-off final defeat in six years . He did though play in the Kent Senior Cup final , which ended in a 4–0 victory over Dover . He re-signed with Boreham Wood in January 2015 on a contract lasting until summer 2017 . He was also coaching at Tottenham Hotspur and managing Ebbsfleet United , before he retired as a player at the end of the 2014–15 season . Management career . Ebbsfleet United . McMahon took charge at Conference South club Ebbsfleet United on a caretaker basis for three games in November 2014 , winning two games and drawing one game in the period following the departure of Steve Brown and the appointment of Jamie Day . He was given a two-year management contract at the club in April 2015 . He led the club to a second-place finish in the 2015–16 season , however his record of play-off disappointment continued into his management career as Ebbfleet went on to lose to Maidstone United on penalties in the play-off final . The Fleet again finished second in the 2016–17 season , finishing only two points behind champions Maidenhead United . However they made up for their previous seasons defeat and justified their 96-point finish after coming from 1–0 down with ten men to record a 2–1 victory over Chelmsford City in the play-off final at Stonebridge Road . He signed a new five-year contract with the club in May 2017 . He was named as National League Manager of the Month for February 2018 after four successive victories took them to the cusp of the play-offs . However after a poor March he admitted that the focus had turned to building a promotion campaign for the following season . A late surge saw the qualify for the play-offs at the end of the 2017–18 season , though they were then beaten 4–2 by Tranmere Rovers at the semi-final stage . He left the club by mutual consent on 7 November 2018 . Macclesfield Town . On 19 August 2019 , McMahon was appointed as manager of EFL League Two club Macclesfield Town , succeeding Sol Campbell . He got off to a good start on the pitch , however the Silkmen squad released a statement to say they had gone unpaid for the month of September as HM Revenue and Customs delivered the club a winding up petition . He resigned on 2 January 2020 after financial problems resulted in players striking , which left the club unable to fulfill fixtures and punished with a six point deduction . Dagenham & Redbridge . Within 24 hours of leaving Macclesfield , McMahon was appointed as manager of National League side Dagenham & Redbridge . The season was suspended on 26 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England and no further matches were played ; Dagenham were 18th in the table at the time . They finished the 2020–21 season in 12th-place , which McMahon saw as evidence the club was building in the right direction . Personal life . McMahon is married to Alex , a stockbroker , and has two children . Honours . Playing honours . Leyton Orient - League Two 3rd-place promotion : 2005–06 Stevenage Borough - FA Trophy : 2006–07 Farnborough - Southern Football League Premier Division : 2009–10 Ebbsfleet United - Kent Senior Cup : 2014 Managerial honours . Individual - National League Manager of the Month : February 2018 Ebbsfleet United - National League South play-offs : 2017