| Name: | Kevin Maher |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Date of Birth: | 17/10/1976 |
| Height: | 6' 0" (183cm) |
| Weight: | 12st 13lbs (82.17kg) |
| Previous | |
| Clubs: | Southend, Gillingham (loan), Tottenham |
| Position: | Midfielder |
Experienced midfielder Kevin Maher turned down a number of other offers to join Athletic in July 2008.
A creative midfielder who offers plenty of grit and energy, Maher moved to Boundary Park after leaving Southend at the end of the 2007/08 season.
A former Tottenham Hotspur trainee, Maher completed a decade of service with the Shrimpers, amassing a tally of 455 appearances (25 goals) after arriving in 1998.
He captained Southend to two successive promotions, leading the club to a 2-0 victory over Lincoln City in the League Two play-off final in 2004/05.
Then Maher lifted the League One championship the following season as the Shrimpers ran out clear winners.
A season in the Championship followed before Southend were relegated at the end of the 2006/07 campaign.
Maher spent the final stages of 2007/08 on loan at Gillingham before being released by parent club Southend and heading north to Boundary Park.
| Competition | Apps (as sub) |
Goals | Yellow Cards |
Red Cards |
| League | 4 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career History: | ||||
| Club | Season | Comp. | Apps (as sub) |
Goals |
| Gillingham | 2007 - 08 | League | 7 (0) | 0 |
| Southend | 2007 - 08 | League | 18 (1) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Southend | 2006 - 07 | League | 41 (0) | 5 |
| FA Cup | 3 (0) | 1 | ||
| League Cup | 5 (0) | 0 | ||
| Southend | 2005 - 06 | League | 44 (0) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Southend | 2004 - 05 | League | 45 (0) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Southend | 2003 - 04 | League | 42 (0) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 5 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 1 | ||
| Southend | 2002 - 03 | League | 42 (0) | 2 |
| FA Cup | 4 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Southend | 2001 - 02 | League | 36 (0) | 5 |
| FA Cup | 4 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Southend | 2000 - 01 | League | 40 (1) | 2 |
| FA Cup | 4 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | ||
| Southend | 1999 - 00 | League | 18 (6) | 0 |
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Southend | 1998 - 99 | League | 34 (0) | 4 |
| FA Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 4 (0) | 0 | ||
| Southend | 1997 - 98 | League | 18 (0) | 1 |
