Bobby Mitchell (footballer, born 1924)

Robert Carmichael Mitchell (16 August 1924 – 4 January 1993) was a Scottish footballer. His position was outside left.

For the English footballer, see Bobby Mitchell (footballer, born 1955).

Bobby Mitchell
Personal information
Full name Robert Carmichael Mitchell[1]
Date of birth (1924-08-16)16 August 1924
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 4 January 1993(1993-01-04) (aged 68)
Place of death Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Playing position(s) Outside left
Youth career
Market Star
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1949 Third Lanark 70 (42)
1949–1961 Newcastle United 367 (95)
1961–1963 Berwick Rangers 51 (10)
1963–1966 Gateshead
Total 488 (147)
National team
1947–1948 Scottish League XI[2] 2 (1)
1951 Scotland[3] 2 (1)
Teams managed
1963–1964 Gateshead
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mitchell started his career with Third Lanark in 1942, spending seven years with the Hi-Hi before joining Newcastle United for £16,000 in February 1949.[4] He played for the Magpies from 1949 to 1961, becoming something of a cult hero amongst supporters who nicknamed him 'Dazzler'. He was an instrumental part of the team that experienced much success in the 1950s, winning three FA Cups in a five-year period, which included scoring a goal in the 1955 FA Cup Final. He made a total of 410 appearances for the club, scoring 113 goals.

After leaving Newcastle, Mitchell spent one season with Berwick Rangers before returning to Tyneside as player-manager of Gateshead.[4] He left this role in 1966 and became a publican in Newcastle.[4]

Mitchell won two caps for the Scotland national team, and scored on his debut against Denmark in 1951.[3] He also played twice for the Scottish League representative team.[2][4]

Honours
Newcastle United
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References
  1. "Bobby Mitchell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. Bobby Mitchell, www.londonhearts.com
  3. Bobby Mitchell at the Scottish Football Association
  4. Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who's Who, 1872-1986. Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-47-4.
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