Jimmy Mason (footballer, born 1919)
James Mason was a Scottish footballer, who played for Third Lanark and the Scotland national team.
An inside forward raised in the Dennistoun area of Glasgow, Mason played for the now defunct Third Lanark between 1936 and 1952, where he earned selection for the Scottish League representative side on seven occasions. During the Second World War he "guested" for Charlton Athletic, Portsmouth and Brentford while stationed in southern England. He also won 7 caps for the Scotland national team, scoring 4 goals.
He received a testimonial match in 1953, in which a Scotland XI defeated Sunderland. After his retirement he became a publican in the Bridgeton district of Glasgow.
