Jayden Mitchell-Lawson

Jayden Mitchell-Lawson

Personal information
Full name	Jayden Joshua Joseph Mitchell-Lawson [1]
Date of birth	(1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Basingstoke, England
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Maidenhead United
Number	11
Youth career
0000–2016	Swindon Town
2016–2019	Derby County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Derby County	2	(0)
2020	→ Bristol Rovers (loan)	9	(2)
2020	→ Bristol Rovers (loan)	5	(0)
2021–2022	Swindon Town	24	(0)
2022–2023	Ayr United	28	(2)
2023–	Maidenhead United	51	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:44, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

Jayden Joshua Joseph Mitchell-Lawson (born 17 September 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for National League South club Maidenhead United.

Early life

Mitchell-Lawson was born in Basingstoke. ^[3]

Career

Derby County

Having started his career at Swindon Town's academy, Mitchell-Lawson joined Derby County in January 2016. ^[4] Mitchell-Lawson made his senior debut on 13 March 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute of a 0–0 draw with Stoke City. ^[5]

Bristol Rovers (loan)

He joined Bristol Rovers on loan in January 2020. ^[6] In his fifth match for the club, he scored his first senior goal, levelling the scores in impressive fashion in an eventual 3–1 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers. ^[7] After a successful loan spell before the early postponement of the season, Mitchell-Lawson returned to the Gas on 8 August 2020, signing on loan for the season. ^[8] After making just seven appearances since returning on loan, he returned to his parent club on 17 December 2020. ^[9] He was released by Derby at the end of the 2020–21 season. ^[10]

Swindon Town return

Mitchell-Lawson returned to Swindon Town on 19 August 2021 on a free transfer signing a one-year contract. ^[11] Mitchell-Lawson was released at the end of the 2021–22 season following defeat in the EFL League Two play-offs. ^[12] He made thirty appearances, scoring one goal.

Ayr United

Scottish Championship club Ayr United signed Mitchell-Lawson in June 2022, following his departure from Swindon Town. ^[13] He left the club by mutual consent on 14 July 2023, having scored twice in 35 appearances. ^[14]

Maidenhead United

Mitchell-Lawson signed for Maidenhead United on 17 July 2023. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of 25 August 2025 ^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Derby County	2018–19 [17]	EFL Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2019–20 [18]	EFL Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2020–21 [19]	EFL Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
Bristol Rovers (loan)	2019–20 [18]	EFL League One	10	2	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	11	2
	2020–21 [19]	EFL League One	5	0	0	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	7	0
Total			15	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	18	2
Swindon Town	2021–22 [20]	EFL League Two	24	0	2	0	0	0	4 [a]	1	30	1
Ayr United	2022–23 [20]	Scottish Championship	28	2	3	0	3	0	2 [b]	0	35	2
Maidenhead United	2023–24 [20]	National League	36	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	38	3
	2024–25 [20]	National League	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2025–26 [20]	National League South	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
	Total		51	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	55	4
Career total			120	8	9	0	5	0	8	1	142	9

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
2. "Jayden Mitchell-Lawson - Midfielder - First Team - Bristol Rovers". Bristol Rovers F.C. Retrieved 22 April 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. Jayden Mitchell-Lawson at Soccerway . Retrieved 15 December 2021.
4. "Derby sign Town academy duo". Swindon Advertiser. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
5. "Derby County 0–0 Stoke City". BBC Sport. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
6. "Jayden Mitchell-Lawson: Bristol Rovers sign Derby County winger on loan". BBC Sport. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
7. "Wycombe Wanderers 3–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
8. "Jayden Mitchell-Lawson Returns to the Gas on Loan!". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 8 August 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
9. "Jayden Mitchell-Lawson Returned to Derby". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
10. "2020/21 End Of Season Retained List". Derby County. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
11. "TOWN BRING IN TALENTED FORWARD JAYDEN MITCHELL-LAWSON". Swindon Town F.C. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
12. "Swindon Town Retained / Released List 2022". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
13. "Jayden Mitchell-Lawson joins the Honest Men". Ayr United FC. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
14. "Ayr United on Twitter: "The club can confirm that Jayden Mitchell-Lawson has left Ayr United by mutual consent. We thank Jayden for his contribution and wish him every success in his future career. #WeAreUnited". Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
15. "Jayden Mitchell-Lawson signs". Maidenhead United FC. 17 July 2023.
16. "Jayden Mitchell-Lawson". Soccerbase.
17. "Games played by Jayden Mitchell-Lawson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
18. "Games played by Jayden Mitchell-Lawson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
19. "Games played by Jayden Mitchell-Lawson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
20. "Games played by Jayden Mitchell-Lawson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2022.