Biography
Jackie Mayson was an experienced outside right who joined the Tigers in May 1936 as the club sought to rebuild its squad following relegation to Division Three North. He started superbly, scoring twice on his Tigers debut in a 3-1 win over Port Vale and was a regular starter until late January 1937 when he dropped out of the side weeks after new manager Ernest Blackburn took the helm, Cliff Hubbard taking his place on the wing. Mayson returned for one further start in April 1937 before being handed a free transfer in May 1937.
John Dunnett “Jackie” Mayson was born in Southport, his father was a bricklayer and his mother hailed from Northamptonshire. Jackie represented Southport Schools in the early 1920s and played local football for Ainsdale before joining Division Three North side Southport in August 1929. A regular in the Sandgrounders’ Reserves side for two seasons, Mayson was unable to break into the first team and joined Lancashire Combination side Chorley in July 1931, by December 1931 he had switched to divisional rivals Burscough Rangers. His form for Burscough encouraged Division One side Bolton Wanderers to sign Mayson in the 1932 close season but he again failed to break into the first team and make his League debut.
Handed a free transfer by Bolton in May 1933, Mayson headed south and signed for Division Three South side Clapton Orient in July 1933. He finally made his League debut for Clapton against Norwich City in August 1933 and scored his first senior goal against Newport County two days later – he missed only three League games and scored eleven goals in his first season at Lea Bridge. Mayson retained his first team place for much of the 1934/35 season before dropping to the sidelines in the closing weeks, then played irregularly during the 1935/36 season and took his Clapton Orient tally to 24 goals in 90 starts across three seasons. In May 1936 he moved to Hull City.
Mayson joined Division Three North side Tranmere Rovers in May 1937 and started the 1937/38 season with two goals in his first two August 1937 starts. However he lost his first team place at the end of September 1937 and appeared only once more for Rovers, taking his tally to two goals in 9 senior appearances. Handed a free transfer by Tranmere in May 1938, Mayson joined Cheshire League contenders Runcorn in July 1938 – he helped the side lift the league title in his first season and scored in a January 1939 FA Cup tie against top flight side Preston North End. Jackie was retained by Runcorn for the abandoned 1939/40 season, which was curtailed when World War Two was declared and he returned to his hometown club Southport to play wartime league matches while working in a local armaments factory.
His playing career ended during the Second World War, after football Mayson became an engineer. He died in Southport in June 1991.
Details
Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 24 October 1908, Southport
Hull City First Game: 29 August 1936, Port Vale A (Division Three North), 27 years, 310 days old
Hull City Final Game: 3 April 1937, Carlisle United H (Division Three North), 28 years, 161 days old
Clubs
Ainsdale (1928-1929), Southport (1929-1931), Chorley (1931), Burscough (1931-1932), Bolton Wanderers (1932-1933), Clapton Orient (1933-1936), Hull City (1936-1937), Tranmere Rovers (1937-1938), Runcorn (1938-1939)
Hull City Record
Career: 25 apps, 9 goals
Jackie Mayson| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936/37 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |