Daniel Mahaffy

Daniel Mahaffy (born 15 December 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Burscough.

Mahaffy was a youth team player with Preston North End, Marine and Port Vale, playing on loan at Newcastle Town and AFC Liverpool. He joined AFC Liverpool for the 2024–25 and 2025–26 seasons, winning the 2026 North West Counties Football League League Challenge Cup. He moved on to Burscough in June 2026.

Career Mahaffy joined the Port Vale youth system from Marine, having previously been with Preston North End. On 23 December, he joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Newcastle Town on a work experience loan, alongside youth-team teammates Andrew Buah and Eli Fisher. He did not play a game for Newcastle, however, as the club underwent a change in management. By the end of the 2023–24 season, he had played 16 games for AFC Liverpool, during which the club kept two clean sheets. He was once named as man of the match.

He subsequently joined AFC Liverpool on a permanent basis and scored 16 goals in 30 league games during the 2024–25 season. He joined Burscough in June 2026.

Style of play Mahaffy is a hard-working midfielder with excellent leadership skills. Newcastle Town (loan)

AFC Liverpool (loan)

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Honours AFC Liverpool North West Counties Football League League Challenge Cup: 2026