Bobby Mitchell (footballer, born 1924)

For the player born 1955, see Bobby Mitchell (footballer, born 1955).
Bobby Mitchell
Personal information
Full name Robert Carmichael Mitchell
Date of birth (1924-07-19)19 July 1924
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 8 April 1993(1993-04-08) (aged 68)
Playing position Left winger
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)
1963–1964 Gateshead
Total 488 (147)
National team
1947–1948 Scottish Football League XI[1] 2 (1)
1951 Scotland[2] 2 (1)
Teams managed
1963–1964 Gateshead

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Robert "Bobby" Carmichael Mitchell (19 July 1924 – 8 April 1993) was a Scottish football player. His position was left winger.

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.[3] 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 408 appearances for the club, scoring 95 goals.

After leaving Newcastle, Mitchell spent one season with Berwick Rangers before returning to Tyneside as player-manager of Gateshead.[3] He left this role in 1964 and became a publican in Newcastle.[3]

Mitchell won two caps for the Scotland national team, and scored on his debut against Denmark in 1951.[2] He also played twice for the Scottish League representative team.[1][3]

Honours

Newcastle United

References

  1. 1 2 Bobby Mitchell, www.londonhearts.com
  2. 1 2 Bobby Mitchell at scottishfa.co.uk
  3. 1 2 3 4 Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who’s Who, 1872-1986. Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-47-4.

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