Paul Mason

After a very successful 5 years at Aberdeen, Paul moved to Ipswich Town in 1993. Again, he became a popular member of the team and was very popular with the fans. He made 112 appearances for Ipswich Town, scoring 36 goals.

Paul was held in very high regard in Scottish football and was asked to play for the Scotland national team during his time at the Club but felt he had to decline the offer as he was born in England and any Scottish family connection would have been extremely tenuous. Whilst at Aberdeen FC, Paul attracted the attention of Rangers. He chose to remain at Aberdeen and went on to score the 2 goals that won Aberdeen the 1989 Scottish League Cup Final against Rangers in the 1989–1990 season. He also played for them in the victorious 1990 Scottish Cup Final.

Paul went on to become an established first team member at FC Groningen. During his time in the Netherlands, Paul was voted in Marco van Basten's dream team for up and coming stars and he attracted the attention of much bigger teams such as Ajax and Feyenoord. Though happy in the Netherlands, coming from a large close knit family, Paul always wanted to get back to the UK and closer to home. When Alex Smith offered him the chance to move to Aberdeen in 1988 for £400,000, Paul and his young family returned to the UK and he joined Aberdeen FC at the same time as Theo Snelders who had arrived at the club from FC Twente as a replacement for Jim Leighton. Paul and Theo remain good friends to this day.

Paul David Mason (born 3 September 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played as a Midfielder from 1984 until 2000.