Jimmy Mitchell

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Jimmy Mitchell
Personal information
Date of birth(1924-10-22)22 October 1924
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 11 March 2004(2004-03-11) (aged 79) [1]
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Height5 ft 9+12 in (1.77 m) [1]
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1942–1947 Queen's Park 21 (0)
1947–1952 Morton
1952–1958 Aberdeen 129 (0)
1958–1959 Cowdenbeath
International career
1955 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
Managerial career
1958–1959 Cowdenbeath
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jimmy Mitchell (22 October 1924 – 11 March 2004) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Queen's Park, Morton, Aberdeen and was player/manager of Cowdenbeath. [2] Mitchell also represented the Scottish League XI once. [3] [1]

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Mitchell cost Aberdeen £7000 from Morton, which was one of their most expensive signings at the time. This price was worth it, however, with Mitchell leading Aberdeen to their first League Championship in 1955 and the League Cup the following season as captain. [4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club [5] [4] SeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queen's Park 1946-47 Scottish Division One 210200000230
Total210200000230
Aberdeen 1952-53 Scottish Division One 290905000430
1953-54 260506000370
1954-55 290506000400
1955-56 2400010000340
1956-57 190206000270
1957-58 2000100030
Total1290210340001840

Managerial record

Team [6] FromToRecord
PWLDWin %
Cowdenbeath 19581959461821739.13%

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Jimmy Mitchell, AFC Heritage Trust
  2. "Jimmy Mitchell". Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  3. "[SFL player] Jimmy Mitchell". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. "QPFC.com - A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  6. "Cowdenbeath Manager Jimmy Mitchell Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.