Jim Mason (footballer)

Jim Mason
Personal information
Full name James Mason[1]
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1892–1898 Burslem Port Vale 44 (9)
Total 44 (9)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


James "Jim" Mason was a 19th-century footballer and referee. He played for Burslem Port Vale and refereed the 1909 FA Cup Final.

Playing career

Mason joined Burslem Port Vale in November 1892.[1] He made his debut in a 5–2 home defeat to Newton Heath on 24 December 1894, becoming a regular from March 1895.[1] In 1896 he was reported to be performing 'his usual trick act of shooting at the winding gear of the adjacent colliery or at the clock in the Cobridge Church tower'.[1] He lost his first team place in December 1896, despite this ability.[1] He was suspended by the club in February 1897 for 'offensive conduct' and only made one further appearance, in October 1897.[1] Despite this he actually went on to become a referee after being released in 1898.[1]

He refereed the 1909 FA Cup Final, as well as four England games.[2]

Statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1892–93Second Division00000000
1893–94Second Division00000000
1894–95Second Division1020010112
1895–96Second Division2662020306
1896–97Midland League71101091
1897–98Midland League10000010
Total 4493040519

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 185. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Sherwin, Phil (2010). The Port Vale Miscellany. Brimscombe Port: The History Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-7524-5777-2.
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