Bobby Mason

Robert Henry " Bobby" Mason ( born March 22, 1936 in Tipton ) is a former English footballer. The inside forward won in 1958 and 1959 with the Wolverhampton Wanderers, the English championship and was in season 1959/60 in the European Champion Clubs' Cup top scorer of his club.

Sports career

Mason already spent his youth at Wolverhampton Wanderers and 18 -year-old was taken in the professional sector. His first sporting merits of agile and always in motion inside forward drafted in the junior and replacement teams, including especially 1954, the way to the final of the FA Youth Cup counted, which in turn only slightly after return match against the former series champion Manchester United lost with 4:5 left. For this he won the Reserveelf in the years 1953 and 1958, the Central League.

The inserts in the first team were at first only sporadically. On November 5, 1955 Mason was against Luton Town in a league game here his debut, but that ended with a hearty 1:5 defeat and was until November 1956, the last competitive appearance for the time being. It was not until the departure of Dennis Wilshaw to Stoke City at the end of 1957 caused a Masons leap into the first team. This took his chance, scored in the remaining games of the season in 1957/58 ten goals in league and cup matches and won the English championship. Also to defend their title the following year he contributed 13 goals in a not inconsiderable part. The highest goal tally he managed in the season 1959/60, as in the domestic competitions he equal to 15 times and was hit by four goals in the European Champion Clubs' Cup top scorer in the " Wolves ". The third championship he missed with his team just behind the Burnley FC. " Compensation " offered in 1960 winning the FA Cup, although the cup competition for Mason ended personally disappointing as he had indeed completed all rounds before the finale, but was surprisingly represented by Barry Stobart in the final.

After two more seasons with modest Torerfolgen Mason left in June 1962, the Wolves towards Chelmsford City, which was active in the lower class Southern League. A year later, he returned briefly in the professional sector back, played a scoreless season 1963/64, for the second division Leyton Orient and trailed off to 1965 at Poole Town his active career. After his resignation, he returned to the football back and settled first in southern Christchurch and later in the central English Swadlincote.

Achievements / Title

  • English Championship: 1958, 1959
  • English Cup: 1960
  • Charity Shield: 1959
England Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 1957–58 in English football 1958–59 in English football 1959–60 European Cup Manchester United F.C. Southern Football League Christchurch (Dorset)
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