sentences:  In 1939 Mapson travelled with the Football Association touring party to South Africa, playing against the national side, and in 1941 played for England against Wales in a wartime international.Mapson retired in May 1954 and lived with his daughter in Washington, Tyne and Wear until his death on 19 August 1999.He was the last surviving member of the Sunderland 1937 FA Cup Final winning side.