Judy Masters

Judy Masters

Personal information
Full name	James William Masters
Date of birth	(1892-05-21)21 May 1892
Place of birth	Balgownie, NSW,Australia
Date of death	2 December 1955(1955-12-02)(aged 63)
Place of death	Balgownie, NSW,Australia
Position(s)	Centre forward
Youth career
1901-1904	Balgownie Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1904–1911	Balgownie Rangers
1912–1913	Newtown
1914–1915	Granville
1919-1929	Balgownie Rangers
International career
1923–1924	Australia	6	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Masters
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1915–1919
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	19th Battalion
Battles/wars	Gallipoli Western Front

James William "Judy" Masters(21 May 1892 – 2 December 1955) was afootball (soccer)player who captained theAustralia national association football teamin five matches in 1923 and 1924.Masters was recognised as one of Australia's best players of his time. In over 400 club and representative games he was never cautioned.

Biography

Masters was born in 1892 to Alexander George Masters and Frances Eliza Masters,néeCampbell and was one of thirteen children. His father had been a miner born inNova Scotiaand his mother was from Sydney.

Masters first captained the Balgownie Public School team at the age of 12.

Club career

He then joinedBalgownie Rangers Soccer Club(the oldest surviving football club in Australia) in 1904, gaining selection for the senior side at the age of 15 in 1907 after being coached byTom Thompson,and played alongsideDave WardandFrank Smith.

Masters went on to captain Balgownie Rangers,South Coast FC,and received representative honours withNew South Wales(who he first played for in 1908 when 16, at inside-right), thenGranvilleandNewtonafter enlisting at the Liverpool barracks before departing for service atGallipoliandin France.He led anAIFteam which was formed in France after theArmisticein 1918.

When he returned to Australia, Masters rejoined Balgownie in their undefeated 1921 championship side.

International career

Masters appeared 22 times for Australia including six full international matches. He was captain of Australia five times in full internationals.

His first match for the national side came in 1924 in a B international against a Chinese Universities team on 8 August, when he scored four times. He was captain of Australia in: five games against the Chinese Universities team in 1923, all five tests against Canada in 1924, and three games againstFC Bohemians PrahaofCzechoslovakiain 1927.

Outside football

While playing Masters worked as a miner at theCorrimalcoal mine.

After retiring, he became an executive officer for the South Coast Soccer Association.

For over a decade Masters was master of the Balgownie Citizens' Band.

Military service

Masters served in theAustralian Imperial Forcebetween 1915 until the end ofWorld War I.He was in the front line atGallipoliand later at theWestern Front.In 1916, atPozièreson the Western Front, Masters was injured in the shoulder.

Career statistics

International

National team	Year	Competitive		Friendly		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Australia	1923	0	0	1	0	1	0
	1924	0	0	5	5	5	5
Career total		0	0	6	5	6	5

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Australia goal.

List of international goals scored by Judy Masters

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	7 June 1924	Brisbane Cricket Ground,Brisbane,Australia	Canada	2–1	3–2	Friendly
2				3–1
3	23 June 1924	Royal Agricultural Showground,Sydney,Australia	Canada	–	4–1	Friendly
4				–
5	26 July 1924	Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney, Australia	Canada	1–0	1–0	Friendly