Bert Mitchell

Albert James Mitchell (born 22 January 1922 – April 1997) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Northampton Town, Southport and Stoke City.[1]

For other people named Bert Mitchell, see Bert Mitchell (disambiguation).

Bert Mitchell

Personal information
Full name	Albert James Mitchell[1]
Date of birth	(1922-01-22)22 January 1922[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death	April 1997 (aged 75)[1]
Playing position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1938	Burslem Albion
1941–1948	Stoke City	10	(2)
1948	Blackburn Rovers	3	(0)
1948–1949	Kettering Town
1949–1951	Northampton Town	81	(21)
1951–1954	Luton Town	106	(41)
1954–1956	Middlesbrough	50	(6)
1956–1957	Southport	16	(3)
1957–1958	Wellington Town
1958–1959	Kidderminster Harriers
1959	Stafford Rangers
Total		266	(73)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Mitchell began his career with local side Burslem Albion, before joining Stoke City where he played four times in 1946–47 scoring twice against Middlesbrough and then featured six times in 1947–48.[1] After two years at the Victoria Ground Mitchell had a short spell with Blackburn Rovers before joining Kettering Town.[1] Northampton Town was his next club, as he signed for them in 1949. After 81 league appearances, Mitchell signed for Luton Town, where he spent three seasons before transferring to Middlesbrough early on in the 1954–55 season. After two years at Ayresome Park, he moved on to Southport, Wellington Town, Kidderminster Harriers, and Stafford Rangers.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1946–47	First Division	4	2	0	0	4	2
	1947–48	First Division	6	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		10	2	0	0	10	2
Blackburn Rovers	1947–48	First Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
Northampton Town	1949–50	Third Division South	37	14	7	6	44	20
	1950–51	Third Division South	44	7	2	2	46	9
	Total		81	21	9	8	90	29
Luton Town	1951–52	Second Division	41	16	6	1	47	17
	1952–53	Second Division	33	12	3	1	36	13
	1953–54	Second Division	30	12	4	0	34	12
	1954–55	Second Division	2	1	0	0	2	1
	Total		106	41	13	2	119	43
Middlesbrough	1954–55	Second Division	31	5	0	0	31	5
	1955–56	Second Division	19	1	2	0	21	1
	Total		50	6	2	0	52	6
Southport	1956–57	Third Division North	16	3	1	0	17	3
Career Total			266	73	52	10	278	83

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. Bert Mitchell at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)