James Adamson Mathieson was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Middlesbrough and Brentford.
10 Facts About James Mathieson
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James Mathieson made over 500 professional appearances in the English and Scottish leagues.
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James Mathieson got his break when he signed for Scottish League First Division club Partick Thistle in 1922.
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James Mathieson moved to England to join Second Division club Middlesbrough in June 1926.
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James Mathieson made 264 appearances for the club before departing in 1934.
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James Mathieson dropped to the Second Division to sign for Brentford during the 1934 off-season.
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James Mathieson 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.
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James Mathieson made 129 appearances during his four years with Brentford.
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James Mathieson returned to Scotland in 1938 and joined Dumfries club Queen of the South, then in Scotland's top tier.
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James Mathieson made 38 league appearances before the breakout of the Second World War ended his career in 1939.