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

• Sourced from Jim Mason profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1892–93	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1893–94	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1894–95	Second Division	10	2	0	0	1	0	11	2
	1895–96	Second Division	26	6	2	0	2	0	30	6
	1896–97	Midland League	7	1	1	0	1	0	9	1
	1897–98	Midland League	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		44	9	3	0	4	0	51	9

References

1. 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.