Ally Mitchell

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Ally Mitchell
Personal information
Full name Alistair Robert Mitchell
Date of birth (1968-02-03) 3 February 1968 (age 57)
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfield
Youth career
–1988 Ballingry Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1991 East Fife 87 (23)
1991–2003 Kilmarnock 363 (45)
2003 St Mirren 12 (0)
2003–2006 Brechin City 74 (2)
2006–2007 East Fife 3 (0)
2007–2008 Lochore Welfare
Managerial career
2007–2008 Lochore Welfare
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alistair Robert "Ally" Mitchell (born 3 February 1968) is a Scottish retired professional footballer. He was a versatile utility player who excelled in the attacking midfield position. [1] He is nicknamed "Bully" and is 5'7" tall. [2]

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Career

Playing career

Mitchell signed for East Fife from Ballingry Rovers in 1988, and in three seasons made 87 league appearances, scoring 23 goals. [3] Mitchell moved from East Fife to Kilmarnock in July 1991 for a fee of £100,000. [1] In 12 years at Kilmarnock, Mitchell made 363 league appearances, scoring 45 goals. [4] He is perhaps best remembered for scoring a match-winning goal for Kilmarnock against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium that effectively handed the 1997–98 league championship to Celtic, and thereby stopped Rangers' attempt to win ten league titles in succession. [5]

After leaving Kilmarnock in January 2003, [6] Mitchell enjoyed a 12-game spell with St Mirren, [7] before signing for Brechin City in June 2003. [2] In three seasons with Brechin, Mitchell made 74 league appearances, scoring 2 goals. [8] In July 2006 Mitchell re-signed for East Fife, and made 3 league appearances in his one season there. [3]

Management career

Mitchell later became player-manager for Lochore Welfare. [6]

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 "Do You Remember?...Ally Mitchell 1991-2003". Killie FC.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  2. 1 2 Steven Mew (14 April 2004). "Ally Mitchell". Brechin City Mad. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  3. 1 2 "EAST FIFE : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "KILMARNOCK : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  5. ↑ Rangers 0 Kilmarnock 1, Sporting Life .
  6. 1 2 Stuart Gillespie (14 May 2004). "Ally Mitchell". St Mirren Mad. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  7. ↑ "St Mirren: 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  8. ↑ "BRECHIN CITY : 1954/55 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  9. ↑ "Trio inducted into Kilmarnock FC Hall of Fame". Kilmarnock FC. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
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