Chris Mason (footballer) explained

Chris Mason
Fullname:Christopher Joseph Mason[1]
Birth Date:26 June 1986
Birth Place:Newton Aycliffe, England
Currentclub:Spennymoor Town (player/coach)
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:2002–2003
Youthclubs1:Darlington
Years1:2003–2005
Clubs1:Darlington
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2004
Clubs2:→ Bishop Auckland (loan)
Years3:2004–2005
Clubs3:→ Bishop Auckland (loan)
Years4:2005–2006
Clubs4:Harrogate Town
Goals4:1
Years5:2005
Clubs5:→ Bishop Auckland (loan)
Years6:2006
Clubs6:Östavalls
Goals6:9
Years7:2006–2007
Clubs7:Gateshead
Caps7:18
Goals7:0
Years8:2007
Clubs8:Östavalls
Years9:2007–200?
Clubs9:Shildon
Years10:2009–
Caps10:303
Goals10:10

Christopher Joseph Mason (born 26 June 1986) is an English footballer who captains and plays as a defender for Spennymoor Town.

He previously appeared in the Football League for Darlington, and played non-league football for Bishop Auckland (several spells), Harrogate Town, Gateshead and Shildon, as well as in the Swedish sixth tier for Östavalls IF. With Spennymoor, he won four Northern League titles and the 2013 FA Vase.

Life and career

Mason was born in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham,[2] where he attended Woodham Academy.[3] He played representative football for Durham Schools[4] before joining Darlington when he left school.[5] He spent time on loan at Northern Premier League club Bishop Auckland in early 2004,[6] and the club were disappointed when he was recalled to Darlington as injury cover.[7] On the final day of the 2003–04 Football League season, the 17-year-old Mason made his senior debut for Darlington as a very late substitute in a 1–0 win away to Scunthorpe United. He was Darlington's Youth Team Player of the Year the following season,[8] as well as spending more time with Bishop Auckland,[9] [10] but despite being given a first-team squad number ahead of the 2005–06 season,[11] he was allowed to leave the club in August 2005.[2]

Mason signed for Conference North club Harrogate Town in August 2005.[2] He spent yet another spell on loan at Bishop Auckland at the start of the season, to maintain match fitness,[12] before returning to Harrogate where he established himself as a first-team regular. He finished the season with 34 appearances in all competitions, mostly in the starting eleven, and scored once,[13] but was one of several players to be released at the end of the season.[14]

He went to Sweden, where he scored nine goals for Östavalls IF in Division 4, the sixth tier of Swedish football, and was named as the club's player of the year.[15] [16] When the Swedish season finished at the end of September, Mason came back to the north-east of England with Gateshead, where he made 23 appearances in all competitions, 18 in the Northern Premier League,[17] before returning to Östavall for the 2007 season.[18]

Having tried and failed to sign Mason the previous February,[19] Shildon succeeded going into the 2007–08 season.[20] Alongside playing for Shildon in the Northern League, Mason played Sunday League football for Hetton Lyons Cricket Club. He was a member of their team that won the FA Sunday Cup in 2008,[21] and also in 2010,[22] by which time he had moved on to Spennymoor Town. He contributed to the club's three consecutive Northern League titles in his first three seasons,[3] was captain on the day as Spennymoor beat Tunbridge Wells 2–1 in the 2013 FA Vase Final,[23] was appointed club captain in January 2014,[24] and finished the season with another league title and promotion to the Northern Premier League Division One North.[25]

Coaching career

Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Mason was named as Spennymoor Town's Strength and Conditioning Coach. He was still registered as a player for the coming season.[26]

Outside football

Mason has worked as a residential social worker[3] and as the head coach in a Crossfit gym.[27] His partner, Beau-Louise Morton, gave birth to the couple's first child, Freddie, just before the FA Vase Final in 2013.[28]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/04/2013 and 30/04/2013 . PDF . The Football Association . 25 September 2014.
  2. Web site: Mason Chris . Harrogate Town AFC . https://web.archive.org/web/20060617153857/http://harrogatetown.com/players/mason.pl?search=MASON_Chris . 17 June 2006.
  3. News: Newtonian can't wait for Wembley date . Martin . Walker . Aycliffe Today . 28 April 2013 . 25 September 2014.
  4. Web site: Past Players (M) . Durham County Schools' Football Association . 25 September 2014.
  5. News: Gray puts faith in youth as Quakers look to the future . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 7 June 2002 . 25 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141207090712/http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/archive/2002/06/07/7071419.Gray_puts_faith_in_youth_as_Quakers_look_to_the_future/ . 7 December 2014 . dead .
  6. News: December Transfers . John . Ley . The Telegraph . 1 January 2004 . 25 September 2014.
  7. News: Raw bows out for Moors . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 3 April 2004 . 25 September 2014 . https://archive.today/20140926111123/http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/archive/2004/04/03/6995564.Raw_bows_out_for_Moors/ . 26 September 2014 . dead .
  8. News: Pacino stars in team talk . Craig . Stoddart . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 9 May 2005 . 25 September 2014 . https://archive.today/20140926111131/http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/archive/2005/05/09/6952624.Pacino_stars_in_team_talk/ . 26 September 2014 . dead .
  9. News: Honour faced with headache . Malcolm . Pratt . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 4 September 2004 . 25 September 2014 . https://archive.today/20140926111156/http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/archive/2004/09/04/6979513.Honour_faced_with_headache/ . 26 September 2014 . dead .
  10. News: UniBond League: Progress measure for Moors . Ray . Simpson . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 27 December 2004 . 25 September 2014 . https://archive.today/20140926111152/http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/archive/2004/12/27/6966845.UniBond_League__Progress_measure_for_Moors/ . 26 September 2014 . dead .
  11. News: League Two club guide . John . Ley . The Telegraph . 3 August 2005 . 25 September 2014.
  12. News: Holland pledges future to Town . Harrogate Advertiser . 16 September 2005 . NewsBank.
  13. Web site: Appearances 2005/2006 . Harrogate Town AFC . https://web.archive.org/web/20060616145237/http://harrogatetown.com/players/playerstable.cgi . 16 June 2006.
  14. News: Six shown the door as Aspin reshuffles his pack . Harrogate Advertiser . 26 May 2006 . 25 September 2014 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213752/http://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/sport/six-shown-the-door-as-aspin-reshuffles-his-pack-1-2701143 . dead .
  15. Web site: Välförtjänt tredjeplats till Östavalls IF . Swedish . Well deserved third place for Östavalls IF . Östavalls IF . 30 September 2006 . 25 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141216145811/http://www.ostavallsif.com/fotboll/index_060930.html . 16 December 2014 . dmy-all .
  16. Web site: Spelarutmärkelser säsongen 2006 . Swedish . Player awards 2006 season . Östavalls IF . 18 November 2006 . 25 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141216153601/http://www.ostavallsif.com/fotboll/utmarkelser.html . 16 December 2014 . dmy-all .
  17. Web site: Gateshead F.C. Season 2006/07 . Unofficial Gateshead Football Club Statistics Database . Alan Percival . 25 September 2014.
  18. Web site: Index . Swedish . Östavalls IF . 1 June 2007 . 25 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141216153501/http://ostavallsif.com/fotboll/index.html . 16 December 2014 . dead .
  19. News: Arngrove Northern League . Ray . Simpson . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 24 February 2007 . NewsBank.
  20. News: Shildon evoke memories of Cup run in nine goal thriller . Ray . Simpson . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 3 September 2007 . NewsBank.
  21. News: Hetton reclaim Sunday cup . Craig . Stoddart . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 27 April 2008 . 25 September 2014.
  22. Web site: Hat trick for Hetton Lyons Cricket Club . Groundhopper . Durham & District Sunday League . 27 April 2010 . 25 September 2014.
  23. News: Ex-Black Cat scores Spennymoor Town's FA Vase winner on eve of anniversary . James . Hunter . Evening Chronicle . Middlesbrough . 5 May 2013 . 25 September 2014.
  24. News: Big surprise as Moore is put on list at Brewery Field . Ray . Simpson . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 10 January 2014 . 25 September 2014.
  25. Web site: Spennymoor Town FC Club History . Spennymoor Town F.C. . 25 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006192449/http://www.spennymoortownfc.co.uk/club-info/club-history . 6 October 2014 . dmy-all .
  26. Web site: Chris Mason .
  27. Web site: Joanne Bannatyne opens gym near ex-husband's health club . Jak . Phillips . Leisure Opportunities . The Leisure Media Company . 13 February 2014 . 25 September 2014.
  28. News: Triple celebration for Vase-winning Newtonian! . Martin . Walker . Aycliffe Today . 9 May 2013 . 25 September 2014.

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