Tommy Mason (English footballer)

Thomas Herbert Andrew Mason (born 20 February 1953) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]

Tommy Mason
Personal information
Full name Thomas Herbert Andrew Mason[1]
Date of birth (1953-02-20) 20 February 1953[1]
Place of birth Buxton, England
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
19??–1972 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1974 Derby County 0 (0)
1974–1976 Brighton & Hove Albion 25 (2)
1976–1977 Horsham
197?–198? Carshalton Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Life and career

Mason was born in 1953 in Buxton, Derbyshire.[1] He began his football career with Derby County as a youngster, and turned professional in 1972. He never broke through to the league team,[1] and signed for Brighton & Hove Albion in 1974. He made 28 appearances in his first season with the club, and was released at the end of his second.[2] He moved into non-league football with Isthmian League clubs Horsham and  after a trial with Portsmouth came to nothing  Carshalton Athletic.[2][3]

References

  1. "Tommy Mason". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  3. "Player Appearances 1980–1981". Carshalton Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007.
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