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| birth_place = [[Manchester]], England
| birth_place = [[Manchester]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1975|5|30|1897|11|18|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1975|5|30|1897|11|18|df=y}}
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Manchester City |author=The Pilgrim |newspaper=Athletic News |location=Manchester |date=21 August 1922 |page=5}}</ref>
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| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
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| clubs2 = [[Northern Nomads F.C.|Northern Nomads]]
| clubs2 = [[Northern Nomads F.C.|Northern Nomads]]
| caps2 = ?
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| clubs3 = [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
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| nationalyears1 = 1920
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| nationalteam1 = [[United Kingdom national football team|Great Britain]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Great Britain men's Olympic football team|Great Britain]]
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'''James Frederick Mitchell''', also known as '''Jim Mitchell''', and sometimes '''Fred Mitchell''', (18 November 1897 – 30 May 1975) was an English [[association football|footballer]] who played at both professional and international levels as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. Mitchell played professionally for five different clubs – [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]], [[Northern Nomads F.C.|Northern Nomads]], [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] – across two different leagues – [[the Football League]] and [[Lancashire Combination]]. Mitchell played in the [[1922 FA Cup Final]] and also earned one cap for [[England national football team|the England national side]] in 1924.
'''James Frederick Mitchell''', also known as '''Jim Mitchell''', and sometimes '''Fred Mitchell''', (18 November 1897&nbsp;– 30 May 1975) was an English [[association football|footballer]] who played at both professional and international levels as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. Mitchell played professionally for five different clubs&nbsp;– [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]], [[Northern Nomads F.C.|Northern Nomads]], [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]&nbsp;– across two different leagues&nbsp;– [[the Football League]] and [[Lancashire Combination]]. Mitchell played in the [[1922 FA Cup final]] and also earned one cap for [[England national football team|the England national side]] in 1924.


==Early life==
==Early life==
James Frederick Mitchell was born in [[Manchester]] on 18 November 1897, and he attended [[Arnold Grammar School]] and [[University of Manchester|Manchester University]].<ref name = "EFC">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=675|title=Player profile|accessdate=24 October 2009|publisher=England FC}}</ref>
Mitchell was born in [[Manchester]] on 18 November 1897, and he attended [[Arnold School]] and [[University of Manchester|Manchester University]].<ref name="EFC">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=675|title=Player profile|accessdate=24 October 2009|publisher=England FC|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528152942/http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=675|archivedate=28 May 2010}}</ref>


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==Professional career==
==Career==
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Mitchell spent time with a number of different clubs including [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]], [[Northern Nomads F.C.|Northern Nomads]], [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]].<ref name = "EFC"/> Mitchell played in leagues including [[the Football League]] and [[Lancashire Combination]]. He started his career with Football League outfit Blackpool, joining them in the [[Blackpool F.C. season 1914–15|1914–15]] season at the age of 17. He played five league matches for the club, deputising for [[Jimmy Kidd]]. He made his debut in a goalless draw against [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] at [[Bloomfield Road]] on 20 March. Fred Thompson stood in for three matches, before Mitchell returned to the team for the final four games.<ref>Calley, Roy, ''[[Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992]]'', Breedon Books Sport (1992), pp.204–205</ref>


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Mitchell's career was interrupted by the [[First World War]].<ref name="Joyce">{{cite book|title=Football League Players' Records 1888–1939|first=Michael|last=Joyce|year=2004|publisher=SoccerData}}</ref> He played for Blackpool in the first nine games of the [[Blackpool F.C. season 1915–16|1915–16]], in the Principal Competition, Lancashire Section, after which Kidd took over for the remaining 27 games.<ref>Calley, Roy, ''[[Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992]]'', Breedon Books Sport (1992), pp.206–207</ref> After the war, he joined Northern Nomads who played in the Lancashire Combination.
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===Professional career===
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Mitchell spent time with a number of different clubs including [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]], [[Northern Nomads F.C.|Northern Nomads]], [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]].<ref name = "EFC"/> Mitchell played in leagues including [[the Football League]] and [[Lancashire Combination]]. He started his career with Football League outfit Blackpool, joining them in the [[Blackpool F.C. season 1914–15|1914–15]] season at the age of 17. He played five league matches for the club, deputising for [[Jimmy Kidd]]. He made his debut in a goalless draw against [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] at [[Bloomfield Road]] on 20 March. Fred Thompson stood in for three matches, before Mitchell returned to the team for the final four games.<ref>Calley, Roy, ''[[Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992]], Breedon Books Sport (1992), pp.204–205</ref>


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Mitchell returned to the Football League when he was signed by Preston North End in 1920. In his first season with the club, he played just seven matches, five of them in the league.<ref name="Joyce"/> In the following season, he made 16 league appearances and played six [[FA Cup]] matches including the [[1922 FA Cup final]], which was held on 29 April 1922 at London's [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] stadium. Preston North End, playing against [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]], lost the match 1–0, after [[Billy Smith (footballer born 1895)|Billy Smith]] scored a penalty in the 67th minute. Mitchell wore [[glasses|spectacles]] in the match.<ref name = "GAD">{{cite web|url=http://www.goalkeepersaredifferent.com/keeper/personalframe.htm|title=Getting Personal|accessdate=24 October 2009|publisher=Goalkeepers Are Different}}</ref>
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Mitchell's career was interrupted by the [[First World War]].<ref name="Joyce">{{cite book|title=Football League Players' Records 1888–1939|first=Michael|last=Joyce|year=2004|publisher=SoccerData}}</ref> He played for Blackpool in the first nine games of the [[Blackpool F.C. season 1915–16|1915–16]], in the Principal Competition, Lancashire Section, after which Kidd took over for the remaining 27 games.<ref>Calley, Roy, ''[[Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992]], Breedon Books Sport (1992), pp.206–207</ref> After the war, he joined Northern Nomads who played in the Lancashire Combination.

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Mitchell returned to the Football League when he was signed by Preston North End in 1920. In his first season with the club, he played just seven matches, five of them in the league.<ref name="Joyce"/> In the following season, he made 16 league appearances and played six [[FA Cup]] matches including the [[1922 FA Cup Final]], which was held on 29 April 1922 at London's [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] stadium. Preston North End, playing against [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]], lost the match 1–0, after [[Billy Smith (footballer born 1895)|Billy Smith]] scored a penalty in the 67th minute. Mitchell wore [[glasses|spectacles]] in the match.<ref name = "GAD">{{cite web|url=http://www.goalkeepersaredifferent.com/keeper/personalframe.htm|title=Getting Personal|accessdate=24 October 2009|publisher=Goalkeepers Are Different}}</ref>


Mitchell left Preston in 1922 to join Manchester City and between 1922 and 1926, he played a total of 109 games for Manchester City, 99 of them in the Football League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcfcstats.com/|title=MCFC Stats|accessdate=24 October 2009|publisher=MCFC Stats}}</ref> He played 17 times in the league as Manchester City were relegated to the [[Football League Second Division]] at the end of the 1925–26 campaign. After leaving the club in 1926, Mitchell spent one season with [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]. However, he failed to make a first team appearance for the club,<ref name="Joyce"/> and retired from professional football in 1927.
Mitchell left Preston in 1922 to join Manchester City and between 1922 and 1926, he played a total of 109 games for Manchester City, 99 of them in the Football League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcfcstats.com/|title=MCFC Stats|accessdate=24 October 2009|publisher=MCFC Stats}}</ref> He played 17 times in the league as Manchester City were relegated to the [[Football League Second Division]] at the end of the 1925–26 campaign. After leaving the club in 1926, Mitchell spent one season with [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]. However, he failed to make a first team appearance for the club,<ref name="Joyce"/> and retired from professional football in 1927.


===International career===
==International career==
While playing for Manchester City, Mitchell earned one international cap for [[England national football team|the England national side]] on 22 October 1924, in a game against [[Ireland national football team (1882–1950)|Ireland]]; England ran out as 3–1 victors.<ref name = "EFC"/><ref name= "ES">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=671|title=Player profile|accessdate=24 October 2009|publisher=EnglandStats}}</ref><ref name = "FA">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/MensSeniorTeam/Archive.aspx?p=333915|title=Player profile|accessdate=24 October 2009|publisher=Football Association}}</ref><ref name = "EF">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfanzine.co.uk/teams/players.asp?name=James Mitchell|title=Player profile|accessdate=24 October 2009|publisher=England Fanzine}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The match, which was held at the [[Goodison Park]] stadium in [[Liverpool]], was part of the [[1925 British Home Championship]].<ref name= "ES"/><ref name = "FA"/><ref name = "EF"/> Mitchell also wore spectacles in that game, and to date he remains the only player capped for England while wearing spectacles.<ref name = "GAD"/>
While playing for Manchester City, Mitchell earned one international cap for [[England national football team|the England national side]] on 22 October 1924, in a game against [[Ireland national football team (1882–1950)|Ireland]]; England ran out as 3–1 victors.<ref name = "EFC"/><ref name= "ES">{{Englandstats|ref=y|access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref><ref name = "FA">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/MensSeniorTeam/Archive.aspx?p=333915|title=Player profile|accessdate=24 October 2009|publisher=Football Association}}</ref><ref name = "EF">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfanzine.co.uk/teams/players.asp?name=James|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080117235459/http://www.englandfanzine.co.uk/teams/players.asp?name=James|url-status=dead|archivedate=17 January 2008|title=Player profile|accessdate=24 October 2009|publisher=England Fanzine}}</ref> The match, which was held at the [[Goodison Park]] stadium in [[Liverpool]], was part of the [[1925 British Home Championship]].<ref name= "ES"/><ref name = "FA"/><ref name = "EF"/> Mitchell also wore spectacles in that game, and to date he remains the only player capped for England while wearing spectacles.<ref name = "GAD"/>


Mitchell also represented [[United Kingdom national football team|Great Britain]] at the [[1920 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/james-mitchell-1.html|title=Player profile|accessdate=30 October 2009|publisher=Sports Reference}}</ref>
Mitchell also represented [[Great Britain men's Olympic football team|Great Britain]] at the [[1920 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/james-mitchell-1.html |title=Player profile |accessdate=30 October 2009 |publisher=Sports Reference |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023210001/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/james-mitchell-1.html |archivedate=23 October 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25261 |title=James Mitchell |work=Olympedia |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref>


==Later life==
==Later life==
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==References==
==References==
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{{Great Britain Squad 1920 Summer Olympics}}
{{Great Britain Squad 1920 Summer Olympics}}


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Latest revision as of 09:34, 24 December 2024

For the Scottish player, see James Mitchell (Scottish footballer).

James Mitchell
Personal information
Full name James Frederick Mitchell
Date of birth (1897-11-18)18 November 1897
Place of birth Manchester, England
Date of death 30 May 1975(1975-05-30) (aged 77)
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–1915 Blackpool 5 (0)
Northern Nomads
1920–1922 Preston North End 21 (0)
1922–1926 Manchester City 99 (0)
1926–1927 Leicester City 0 (0)
Total 125 (0)
International career
1920 Great Britain 1 (0)
1924 England 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Frederick Mitchell, also known as Jim Mitchell, and sometimes Fred Mitchell, (18 November 1897 – 30 May 1975) was an English footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper. Mitchell played professionally for five different clubs – Blackpool, Northern Nomads, Preston North End, Manchester City and Leicester City – across two different leagues – the Football League and Lancashire Combination. Mitchell played in the 1922 FA Cup final and also earned one cap for the England national side in 1924.

Early life

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Mitchell was born in Manchester on 18 November 1897, and he attended Arnold School and Manchester University.[2]

Professional career

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Mitchell spent time with a number of different clubs including Blackpool, Northern Nomads, Preston North End, Manchester City and Leicester City.[2] Mitchell played in leagues including the Football League and Lancashire Combination. He started his career with Football League outfit Blackpool, joining them in the 1914–15 season at the age of 17. He played five league matches for the club, deputising for Jimmy Kidd. He made his debut in a goalless draw against Lincoln City at Bloomfield Road on 20 March. Fred Thompson stood in for three matches, before Mitchell returned to the team for the final four games.[3]

Mitchell's career was interrupted by the First World War.[4] He played for Blackpool in the first nine games of the 1915–16, in the Principal Competition, Lancashire Section, after which Kidd took over for the remaining 27 games.[5] After the war, he joined Northern Nomads who played in the Lancashire Combination.

Mitchell returned to the Football League when he was signed by Preston North End in 1920. In his first season with the club, he played just seven matches, five of them in the league.[4] In the following season, he made 16 league appearances and played six FA Cup matches including the 1922 FA Cup final, which was held on 29 April 1922 at London's Stamford Bridge stadium. Preston North End, playing against Huddersfield Town, lost the match 1–0, after Billy Smith scored a penalty in the 67th minute. Mitchell wore spectacles in the match.[6]

Mitchell left Preston in 1922 to join Manchester City and between 1922 and 1926, he played a total of 109 games for Manchester City, 99 of them in the Football League.[7] He played 17 times in the league as Manchester City were relegated to the Football League Second Division at the end of the 1925–26 campaign. After leaving the club in 1926, Mitchell spent one season with Leicester City. However, he failed to make a first team appearance for the club,[4] and retired from professional football in 1927.

International career

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While playing for Manchester City, Mitchell earned one international cap for the England national side on 22 October 1924, in a game against Ireland; England ran out as 3–1 victors.[2][8][9][10] The match, which was held at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool, was part of the 1925 British Home Championship.[8][9][10] Mitchell also wore spectacles in that game, and to date he remains the only player capped for England while wearing spectacles.[6]

Mitchell also represented Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[11][12]

Later life

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Mitchell died at the age of 77 on 30 May 1975.[9][13]

References

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  1. ^ The Pilgrim (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Manchester City". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  2. ^ a b c "Player profile". England FC. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  3. ^ Calley, Roy, Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, Breedon Books Sport (1992), pp.204–205
  4. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. SoccerData.
  5. ^ Calley, Roy, Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, Breedon Books Sport (1992), pp.206–207
  6. ^ a b "Getting Personal". Goalkeepers Are Different. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  7. ^ "MCFC Stats". MCFC Stats. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  8. ^ a b "James Mitchell". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 24 October 2009. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ a b c "Player profile". Football Association. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  10. ^ a b "Player profile". England Fanzine. Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  11. ^ "Player profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  12. ^ "James Mitchell". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  13. ^ "England's Goalkeepers". England Football Online. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
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