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Mason broke his wrist playing for
Darlington's reserve team at the start of the 1939–40 season, before the Second World War put an end to proceedings. He took no part in Darlington's wartime league programme, but was involved with a Northern Amateur League team that played matches against military
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dubbed it a "particularly meritorious" debut, albeit in a 1–0 loss, but thought the
Darlington forward line "sadly lacking in guile". He played in the next match, but was not picked again until the last four fixtures of the season in which, playing at centre forward, he scored five goals: one in a
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Northumberland's triumph of three goals to one over Sheffield and Hallamshire in the replayed semi-final of the Northern Counties amateur championship at North Shields, D.W. Mason, Blyth Spartans' inside right, was the star. His brilliant scheming led to the two goals scored by Turnbull, the
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In addition to
Everton and Aston Villa, Newcastle United are now showing a close interest in D.W. Mason, inside right of Blyth Spartans, and have gone so far as to inquire what the Spartans will regard as a satisfactory financial bargain. The Blyth officials have quoted a figure, which, it is
352:, and he joined the latter club on amateur forms in late December 1936. He made no appearances for Newcastle's league team, and rejoined Spartans for 1937–38. He continued to score, and his creative play was also noticed. In February 1938, he played for a
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in 1938: he had received various offers from "bigger" clubs, but wanted to retain his amateur status and his regular job as a schoolteacher in
Newcastle. He suffered a rupture that needed surgery and kept him out for the first half of the season. The
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After a poor run of form in which
Darlington took only one point from five matches, Mason made his first outing in the Football League, taking over the inside-right position as one of three changes for the visit of
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understood, has raised no objection from the
Newcastle officials. Consequently Mason may move shortly. He lives at Heaton, and is a school teacher on Tyneside.
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amateur football correspondent thought that Mason would have been included in the North eleven for the
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trials in October had he been fit. He first appeared for Darlington's reserves in the
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Alnwick Town reserve centre forward, and he held the attack together in fine style.
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742:"Full points for Tigers? Changes for Darlington match"
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428:teams in aid of charitable causes.
96:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
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866:Three Crowns (20 February 1939).
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424:in the last match of the season.
307:of powerful build, he signed for
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696:. 15 February 1938. p. 17.
1018:Footballers from South Shields
679:. 31 December 1937. p. 2.
622:. 25 December 1936. p. 2.
581:. 13 November 1936. p. 2.
557:"Big attraction for Ashington"
492:"Darlington prospect brighter"
331:FA Cup fourth qualifying round
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960:– via FamilySearch.org.
843:The Definitive Darlington F.C
770:. West Hartlepool. p. 7.
658:. 1 October 1937. p. 2.
563:. 30 October 1936. p. 2.
892:. 17 April 1939. p. 14.
725:. 18 March 1938. p. 2.
592:Bedouin (11 December 1936).
362:Sheffield Hallam Association
762:Sentinel (22 August 1939).
714:. 11 March 1938. p. 2.
481:Retrieved 10 February 2017.
358:Universities Athletic Union
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691:"F.A. team to play U.A.U."
435:in 1983 at the age of 70.
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391:North-Eastern League
354:Football Association
27:Personal information
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673:"Football"
652:"Football"
496:Sunday Sun
475:Dave Mason
439:References
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269:Darlington
253:footballer
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46:1913-02-13
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575:"Chatter"
433:Gateshead
422:York City
414:hat-trick
399:Hull City
301:Newcastle
225:1938–19??
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