Scott Mitchell (footballer)

Scott Andrew Mitchell (born 2 September 1985 in Ely, Cambridgeshire) is an English former professional footballer.

Scott Mitchell

Personal information
Full name	Scott Andrew Mitchell[1]
Date of birth	(1985-09-02) 2 September 1985
Place of birth	Ely, England
Playing position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	Ipswich Town	2	(0)
2006–2008	Livingston	41	(4)
2008	Peterborough United	5	(0)
2008	→ Stevenage Borough (loan)	6	(0)
2008	Rushden & Diamonds	0	(0)
2008–2009	King's Lynn	33	(2)
2009–2014	Lowestoft Town
2014–2015	Leiston
Total		87	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:11, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Playing career

Mitchell began his career with Ipswich Town. He made his debut against Derby County in November 2003 and made four appearances for the first-team.[2] He was not offered a new contract at the end of the 2005–06 season[2] and joined Scottish First Division side Livingston in May 2006 on a two-year contract,[3] where he made over 40 first-team appearances for the club.[4] He joined Peterborough United on a short-term contract in January 2008[5] and made five appearances for Peterborough in Football League Two.[6] He then joined Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds in June 2008.[7] In August 2009, Mitchell joined the Suffolk coastal side Lowestoft Town playing in the Isthmian League Division One North. Mitchell was confirmed as signed for Leiston on 21 July 2014.[8]

Career statistics

Source:[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ipswich Town	2003–04	First Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2004–05	Championship	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	2005–06	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Livingston	2006–07	Scottish First Division	32	4	2	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	37	4
	2007–08	Scottish First Division	9	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	11	0
	Total		41	4	2	0	3	0	2	0	48	4
Peterborough United	2007–08	League Two	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Career total			48	4	4	0	4	0	2	0	58	4

1. Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. "Scott Mitchell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
2. "Mitchell is free to leave Ipswich". BBC Sport. 14 February 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
3. "Livi to sign up defender Mitchell". BBC Sport. 24 May 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
4. "Scott Mitchell". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
5. "Peterborough sign Williams again". BBC Sport. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
6. "Games played by Scott Mitchell in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
7. "Mitchell's a diamond". Non League Daily. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
8. "Scott Mitchell joins the Blues". Leiston F.C. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
9. "Scott Mitchell profile". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

External links

• Scott Mitchell at Soccerbase