Career
Mayo was a trainee with Brighton & Hove Albion and signed a professional contract with them in July 1996. He is one of only a handful of players to have played for the club at three different home grounds, the Goldstone Ground, Priestfield Stadium and the Withdean Stadium.
Mayo had won two championship medals with Brighton in 2001 and 2002 and was runner-up for the Player of the Year Award in 2003, losing out to Danny Cullip.
On 6 May 2008, it was confirmed that Mayo, along with experienced trio Guy Butters, Gary Hart and Paul Reid had been released from the club by then manager Dean Wilkins. Hart and Mayo signed new contracts after impressing during pre-season under new manager Micky Adams. Both men had been at the club when Adams had his first spell in charge of Brighton.
In September 2008 Mayo joined Conference National team Lewes on loan for a month. Mayo returned to Brighton on 10 October after suffering cruciate knee ligament damage
It was announced on 12 May 2009, that Mayo would be leaving Brighton after the expiry of his contract at the end of June 2009. During his 14 years at Brighton, Mayo played in 367 league games and scored 12 goals. On 14 July 2009, Mayo announced his retirement from professional football after failing to recover from a groin injury.
On 18 November 2010, Mayo decided to join his local side Newhaven where he scored in a 4-2 win over Pease Pottage
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