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James Mathieson

Scottish footballer

Summary

Scottish footballer

Field	Value
name	James Mathieson
fullname	James Adamson Mathieson
birth_date
birth_place	Methil, Scotland
death_date
height	6 ft 1+1/2 in
position	Goalkeeper
youthclubs1	Dubbleside Hearts
youthclubs2	Colinsburgh United
years1	1922–1923
clubs1	Partick Thistle
years2	1923–1926
clubs2	Raith Rovers
caps2	92
goals2	0
years3	1926–1934
clubs3	Middlesbrough
caps3	245
goals3	0
years4	1934–1938
clubs4	Brentford
caps4	126
goals4	0
years5	1938–1939
clubs5	Queen of the South
caps5	38
goals5	0
totalcaps	502
totalgoals	0

James Adamson Mathieson (10 May 1904 – 13 April 1950) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Middlesbrough and Brentford. He made over 500 professional appearances in the English and Scottish leagues. Mathieson is the only player to win three English Second Division championship medals, as an ever-present in each season.

Career

Early years

A goalkeeper, Mathieson began his career in Scotland with junior clubs Dubbleside Hearts and Colinsburgh United. He got his break when he signed for Scottish League First Division club Partick Thistle in 1922. Mathieson moved to fellow top flight club Raith Rovers the following year and made 92 league appearances in three seasons before departing after Rovers' relegation to the Second Division was confirmed at the end of the 1925–26 season.

Middlesbrough

Mathieson moved to England to join Second Division club Middlesbrough in June 1926. He was an ever-present in the Boro team which was promoted to the First Division as Second Division champions in the 1926–27 season, giving Mathieson his first taste of top flight football in England. Middlesbrough were relegated straight back to the Second Division, but with Mathieson again an ever-present in goal, the club won promotion straight back as Division Two champions in the 1928–29 season. He made 264 appearances for the club before departing in 1934.

Brentford

Mathieson dropped to the Second Division to sign for Brentford during the 1934 off-season. He was one of a number of former Middlesbrough players recruited by Bees manager Harry Curtis in the early 1930s and he linked up with former teammates Jack Holliday, Billy Scott, Herbert Watson and Ernie Muttitt at Griffin Park. Mathieson went straight into the team and was an ever-present during the 1934–35 season, helping Brentford to the Second Division title and promotion to the top-flight for the first time in the club's history. He missed just one league game during the 1935–36 season, as the Bees finished in their highest-ever league placing of fifth in the First Division. Mathieson lost his place in goal to another Scot, Joe Crozier, during the 1937–38 season and departed the club at the end of the campaign. He made 129 appearances during his four years with Brentford.

Queen of the South

Mathieson returned to Scotland in 1938 and joined Dumfries club Queen of the South, then in Scotland's top tier. Things went well for Mathieson during the 1938–39 season at Queens, with the club finishing in sixth position and reaching the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup. He made 38 league appearances before the breakout of the Second World War ended his career in 1939.

Personal life

Before becoming a professional footballer, Mathieson worked as a miner.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League	National Cup	Total	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps
Raith Rovers	1923–24	Scottish First Division	17	0	1	0	18	0
1924–25	Scottish First Division	37	0	4	0	41	0
1925–26	Scottish First Division	38	0	2	0	40	0
Middlesbrough	1926–27	Second Division	42	0	3	0	45	0
1927–28	First Division	42	0	3	0	45	0
1928–29	Second Division	40	0	3	0	43	0
1929–30	First Division	41	0	6	0	47	0
1930–31	First Division	38	0	2	0	40	0
1931–32	First Division	30	0	2	0	32	0
1932–33	First Division	12	0	0	0	12	0
Brentford	1934–35	Second Division	42	0	1	0	43	0
1935–36	First Division	42	0	1	0	43	0
1936–37	First Division	35	0	2	0	37	0
1937–38	First Division	7	0	0	0	7	0
Queen of the South	1938–39	Scottish First Division	38	0	3	0	41	0

Honours

Middlesbrough

Football League Second Division: 1926–27, 1928–29 Brentford
Football League Second Division: 1934–35

References

Joyce, Michael. (2012). "Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939". Tony Brown.
(23 August 1936). "Brentford. Only one change in 'Bees' team". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide.
Haynes, Graham. (2006). "Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006". Yore Publications.
"Towns, Fields & Clubs of Fife".
"East Neuk Junior Football League 1919–1922". Scottish-football-historical-archive.com.
Chapman, Mark. "Boro Connections: Five players that shaped Brentford football Club's history".
(1989). "100 Years Of Brentford". Brentford FC.
"Club History".
"Legends – Jackie Oakes".
Litster, John. "Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players". PM Publications.
"James Mathieson".

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