Billy Mitchell (footballer, born 2001)

Billy Mitchell

Personal information
Full name	Billy James Mitchell [1]
Date of birth	(2001-04-07) 7 April 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Orpington, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Millwall
Number	8
Youth career
2015–2019	Millwall
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Millwall	116	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:21, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Billy James Mitchell (born 7 April 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Millwall. ^[2]

Career

Hailing from Orpington, Mitchell joined his boyhood club Millwall at under-15 level. His father's family originates from Bermondsey and are also Millwall fans, so is his maternal great-grandfather. ^[3] He made his first team debut in the last game of the season on 5 May 2019, coming on a late substitute in the 1–0 defeat to Wigan Athletic. ^[3] In the summer of 2019 he signed his first professional contract, a one-year deal. In April 2021, he signed a new long term deal with Millwall. ^[3] He scored his first professional goal in a 4–1 win against Bristol City on 1 May 2021. ^[4] Mitchell was awarded the PFA Championship Players in the Community award for the 2021–22 season after becoming heavily involved in Millwall's Community Trust. ^{[5] [6]}

Personal life

Mitchell is the brother of Charlton Athletic player Zach Mitchell. ^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 December 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Millwall	2018–19 [8]	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2019–20 [9]	Championship	7	0	2	0	1	0	—		10	0
	2020–21 [10]	Championship	16	1	0	0	0	0	—		16	1
	2021–22 [11]	Championship	42	0	1	0	2	0	—		45	0
	2022–23 [12]	Championship	36	0	0	0	0	0	—		36	0
	2023–24 [13]	Championship	14	0	0	0	1	0	—		15	0
Career total			116	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	123	1

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Millwall" (PDF). English Football League. p. 43. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
2. Billy Mitchell at Soccerway
3. Kelly, John (30 August 2019). "Trials at Tottenham and Brentford – but Millwall midfielder closes in on dream Den debut". News At Den. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
4. "Millwall 4-1 Bristol City". BBC. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
5. "EFL Awards 2022: Shortlists revealed". www.efl.com. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
6. "Millwall's Billy Mitchell wins PFA Championship Player in the Community Award". www.millwallfc.co.uk. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
7. Cawley, Richard (16 December 2022). "South London's Mitchell Brothers – Charlton's Zach and Millwall's Billy – have dream of playing in same team". South London News. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
8. "Games played by Billy Mitchell in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
9. "Games played by Billy Mitchell in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
10. "Games played by Billy Mitchell in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
11. "Games played by Billy Mitchell in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
12. "Games played by Billy Mitchell in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
13. "Games played by Billy Mitchell in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.