James Mathieson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Adamson Mathieson | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Methil, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 13 April 1950 (aged 45) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dubbleside Hearts | |||
| Colinsburgh United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1922–1923 | Partick Thistle | ||
| 1923–1926 | Raith Rovers | 92 | (0) |
| 1926–1934 | Middlesbrough | 245 | (0) |
| 1934–1938 | Brentford | 126 | (0) |
| 1938–1939 | Queen of the South | 38 | (0) |
| Total | 502 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James Adamson "Jimmy" Mathieson (10 May 1904 – 13 April 1950) was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who played 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 Division Two championship medals, as an ever-present in each season.
A goalkeeper, Mathieson began his career in Scotland with junior sides Dubbleside Hearts and Colinsburgh United. He got his break when he signed for Scottish Division One side Partick Thistle in 1922. Mathieson moved to fellow top flight side Raith Rovers the following year, making 92 league appearances in three seasons before departing after Rovers' relegation to the Scottish Division Two was confirmed at the end of the 1925–26 season.
Mathieson moved to England to join Division Two side Middlesbrough in June 1926. He was an ever-present in the Boro side which was promoted to Division One as Division Two champions in the 1926–27 season, giving Mathieson his first taste of top flight football in England. Middlesbrough were relegated straight back to Division Two, 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 245 league appearances for the club before departing in 1934.
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