Allan Mathieson

Name: Allan Mathieson
Born: 1897, Belfast
Height: 5.10½ ft
Weight: 13.04 st
Position: Inside-Left

Representative Honours: Ireland: 2 Caps (1921).
Club Honours: (with Glentoran) Irish Cup Runner-Up 1918/19.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Other
Glentoran	18/19-19/20	-	-	*19/ 5	-	-
Luton Town	20/21-21/22	Sep-19	-	54/16	2/0	-
Exeter City	22/23	Aug-22	-	26/ 4	3/0	-
New Brighton	23/24-26/27	Aug-23	£250	128/37	12/1	-
Toronto Ulster United	-	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS	-	£-		227/62	17/1	-

* all games

Biography:

Allan Mathieson emerged with Glentoran in the immediate post-Great War period. His big frame rambunctious style of play belied his scientific play and delicate footwork. He played as inside-left in all three matches it took to settle the 1919 Irish Cup Final in Linfield’s favour.

Transferred to Luton, Mathieson was to form an effective partnership on the left-hand side of the Hatters’ forward line with Louis Bookman, already an Irish international. The duo were to take to the field in Ireland’s match against England in April 1921. Leading the line for the English was Luton teammate Ernest Simms, the first time that one club had supplied three forwards for an international – and then from the Third Division.

After a spell with Division Three (South) with Exeter City and Division Three (North) with New Brighton, Mathieson moved across the Atlantic, plying his trade in both the USA and Canada. In 1930 he played for Toronto Ulster United against touring Kilmarnock and Rangers sides, scoring against the latter.

Grecian Archive

Ireland Cap Details:
09-04-1921 Wales... A L 1-2 BC
22-10-1921 England. H D 1-1 BC

Summary: 2/0. Won 0, Drew 1, Lost 1.

Joshua "Paddy" Sloan

The first Irishman to play in Serie A, Paddy Sloan's career could be characterised as that of a footballing pioneer...

Name: Joshua Walter Sloan
Born: 30 April 1920, Lurgan
Died: April 1993
Height:
Weight:
Position: Right-Half/Inside-Right

Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Full Cap (1947), 2 Victory International Caps / 1 Goal (1945-1946); Eire: 2 Full Caps / 1 Goal (1946).

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	War-Time	Other
Glenavon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Manchester Utd	37/38	Sep-37	-	0/ 0	-	-	-
Tranmere Rvrs	39/40-45/46	May-39	-	3/ 2	-	19/13	-
New Brighton	40/41	-	Guest	-	-	1/ 0	-
Millwall	42/43	-	Guest	-	-	1/ 0	-
Manchester Utd	43/44-44/45	-	Guest	-	-	3/ 1	-
Fulham	44/45	-	Guest	-	-	11/ 6	-
Brentford	45/46	-	Guest	-	-	6/ 4	-
Bath City	-	-	Guest	-	-	-	-
Arsenal	46/47-47/48	May-46	-	33/ 1	3/0	-	-
Sheffield Utd	47/48	Feb-48	-	12/ 2	-	-	-
Brescia	48/49	Jul-48	-	-	(Italy)
AC Milan	48/49	Oct-48	-	30/ 9	(Italy Serie A)
Torino	49/50	Aug-49	-	-	(Italy Serie A)
Udinese	49/50	Dec-49	-	23/ 6	(Italy Serie B)
Brescia	50/51	-	-	19/ 7	(Italy Serie B)
Norwich City	51/52	Dec-51	£4,000	6/ 0	-	-	-
Peterborough Utd	-	-	-	-	(Midland League)
Rabat	54/55	Jul-54	-	-	(Malta)
Hastings Utd	55/56	Sep-55	-	-	(Southern League)
Lockheed Lemington	55/56	Mar-56	-	-	(Birmingham & District League)
Bath City	-	Aug-56	-	-	(Southern League)
TOTALS	-	£4,000		126/27	3/0	41/24	0/0

Coaching Career:
Rabat player-coach 1954
Hastings United player-coach 1955
Lockheed Leamington player-manager 1956
Bath City player-coach 1956
South Melbourne Hellas (Victorian State League - Australia) 1964
Juventus (Victorian State League - Australia) 1965

Biography:
One of just a handful of "Northern" born players to win caps from the FAI, Joshua "Paddy" Sloan was not just a versatile player, but also one of the most controversial characters of his era in football.

To follow.

Wikipedia Article
Tranmere Rovers Article
Calcio Serie A
Maglia Rossonera

Ireland Cap Details: (at right-half)
16-04-1947 Wales... H W 2-1 BC#

Summary: 1/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 0.

Ireland Victory International Cap Details: (all at inside-right)
15-09-1945 England. H L 0-1 VI
13-04-1946 Wales... A w 1-0 VI 1 Goal

Summary: 2/1. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 1.

Eire Cap Details: (all at inside-right)
16-06-1946 Portugal A L 0-3 FR
23-06-1946 Spain... A W 1-0 FR 1 Goal

Summary: 2/1. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 1.