- Bobby Mason
Infobox Football biography
playername = Bobby Mason
fullname = Robert H. Mason
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1936|3|22
cityofbirth =Tipton , West Midlands
countryofbirth =England
nickname =
height =
position = Inside forward
youthyears = 1951–1954
youthclubs = Wolverhampton Wanderers
years = 1954–1962
1962–1963
1963–1964
1964–1965
clubs = Wolverhampton Wanderers
Chelmsford City
Leyton Orient
Poole Town
caps(goals) = 146 (44)
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00 - 0(-)Robert "Bobby" Mason (born
22 March 1936 inTipton , West Midlands) is an English former professional footballer, who spent the majority of his league career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.Career
Mason was signed up by his local club Wolverhampton Wanderers as a youngster and turned professional in 1954. He spent time in the reserves and youth ranks - playing in the - before he finally made his league debut on
5 November 1955 in a 1-5 defeat at Luton.He made only a handful of appearances until the departure of
Dennis Wilshaw in December 1957 opened the door for him. He took his chance and scored 10 goals during the remainder of the 1957/58 season to help Wolves win the league title. He continued his form the following year as he scored 13 times en route to a second successive championship.The 1959/60 season brought his best seasonal tally - 15 goals - but the club missed out on a third successive title by a single point. He also netted four times during their European Cup campaign that year, but missed out playing in the
1960 FA Cup Final when he lost his place on the eve of the game toBarry Stobart .After two more modest goalscoring seasons, he left Molineux in June 1962. He initially dropped into the non-league with Chelmsford City but returned to the Football League for the 1963/64 season with Leyton Orient. He later had a brief spell with Poole Town before retiring from the game in 1965.
Today, he resides in
Swadlincote ,Derbyshire .
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