David Mathers
David Mathers | ||
Personnel | ||
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Surname | David Cochrane Mathers | |
birthday | October 23, 1931 | |
place of birth | Glasgow , Scotland | |
position | midfield | |
Juniors | ||
Years | station | |
1947-1949 | Partick Thistle | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1949-1959 | Partick Thistle | 178 (6) |
1959-1960 | Headington / Oxford United | |
1960-1961 | Partick Thistle | 0 (0) |
1961-19 ?? | East Stirlingshire FC | |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1954 | Scotland | 1 (0) |
1 Only league games are given. |
David Mathers (born October 23, 1931 in Glasgow ) is a former Scottish football player who played in midfield .
Life
After graduating from school in 1947, Mathes completed an apprenticeship in Partick Thistle's junior division , where he received a professional contract two years later at the age of 17 . Three times he reached the final of the Scottish League Cup with the Firhill Club , which was lost in all cases: 1954 , against FC East Fife (2: 3), 1957 , against Celtic Glasgow (0: 3) and 1959 , against Heart of Midlothian (1: 5).
In September 1959 Mathers moved to Headington United, which was renamed Oxford United in the summer of 1960 . In December 1960 he returned to Partick Thistle, but did not complete a game there and moved at the end of the 1960/61 season to FC East Stirlingshire , in whose ranks he let his active career end.
His only international match for the Scottish national team he completed on May 25, 1954 in a 2-1 win over Finland. Mathers was also part of Scotland's 22-man World Cup squad in 1954 , but was one of nine "eliminated" players who ultimately did not make the trip because only 13 players were taken to the 1954 World Cup finals .
Web links
- David Mathers in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
- Profile of the Association (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Mathers, David |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mathers, David Cochrane (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1931 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow , Scotland |