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Fred
Mitchell |
Manchester City FC
1 appearance,
1 goal against
P 1 W 1 D
0 L 0 F 3: A 1
100% successful
1924
disciplined: none
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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James Frederick Mitchell |
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Birth |
18 November 1895
in Waddington, near Clitheroe, Lancashire [registered in
Clitheroe, March 1896].
Attended Arnold Grammar School
in Blackpool. |
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According to the 1901
census, James F. is the oldest of four children to Harry and Henrietta (née
Grimshaw). His father is apparently a retired solicitor and the six of
them live at 4 Marshside Road in Southport. |
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According to the 1911
census, James Frederick is now attending school in Blackpool, and is now
the eldest of five children living with their parents and a servant at The
Links, on Bloomfield Road in Blackpool. His father is still a solicitor.
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Marriage |
to Marjorie Broadhead
[registered in Chorlton, June 1921]. They had one child, James Ian
(b.1924) |
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According to the 1921 census, James Frederick is an
assistant school master at Arnould House Secondary School, he is also just
married to Marjorie and they live at 1 St. James Road in Blackpool. |
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According to the 1939 register, James F., a director of a boot and shoe
firm, is married to Marjorie and they live at 4 Avenue Road in the
Stoneygate area of Leicester, along with a servant.
According to Inbound Passenger Lists, James and his wfie, Marjorie,
return to Liverpool from Quebec on 10 October 1958 on the RMS Sylvania.
They are living at 4 Avenue Road in Leicester. He is a managing director. |
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Death |
30 May 1975 in Leicester,
aged
79 years 193 days
[registered in Leicestershire Central, June 1975]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
The
bespectacled keeper had a spell
with Blackpool FC, making five league appearances in the
1914-15 season, whilst also making himself available for clubs like the
Northern Nomads FC of the Lancashire Combination. He also played for
Manchester University AFC while he attended, and eventually signed amateur
forms for
Preston North End FC on 26 October 1920. He played in 21 League
matches, and after conceding a penalty in the 1922 FA Cup Final, he
requested to leave on 6 May, and he
signed for Manchester City FC on 9 May, and went on to make 99 league
appearances. After a change of job, Mitchell moved to and joined Leicester City FC
on 6 October 1926, until his
retirement the following year. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1921-22; |
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Individual honours |
FA Charity Shield runners-up
with Amateurs 1924; |
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Distinctions |
His father, Henry,
was a world famous billiard player. |
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Height/Weight |
6'
1", 13st.
4lbs [1925]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of two who became the 479th
players (479) to appear for England.
51st goalkeeper |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
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Only match |
No. 142, 22 October 1924,
England 3 Ireland 1, a British Championship match at Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool, aged 28 years
339 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1924-25; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
England Amateur
(six appearances) |
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Distinctions |
Apparently the
only man to play for England wearing spectacles.
Represented Great
Britain in the 1920 Olympics in the High Jump, as well as the football
team.
Died the same day as Ken Willingham |
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Beyond England |
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For a time, Mitchell was a master at
his old school, the Arnold Grammar School in Blackpool. Later, he joined
the staff of Stead & Simpson, a footwear chain. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.176. |
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