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Clem Mitchell
Upton Park FC & Corinthians FC

5 caps, 5 goals
50% successful
1880-85
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 450


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Clem Mitchell Profile

Full name Clement Mitchell
Popular name Clem Mitchell
Born 20 February 1862, in Cambridge;
Died 6 October 1937, in Aldrington, Hove, Sussex, aged 75 years;
Height/Weight -

Club Career

Club(s) Attended Felsted School, playing football between 1877-79, captain in 1879, then joined Upton Park FC, also played with the Corinthians FC team 1882-86; represented Essex FA and London;
Club honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions Played first-class cricket for Kent 1890-92;

England Career

Player number One of six who became the 75th players to appear for England.
Position(s) Centre-forward;
First match No. 11, 15 March 1880, Wales 2 England 3, friendly match at 'Y Cae Ras', Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham. Aged 18 years 23 days;
Last match No. 24, 14 March 1885, England 1 Wales 1, a British Championship match at Leamington Road, Blackburn. Aged 23 years 22 days; scored one goal;
Major tournaments British Championship 1884-85;
Team honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

Beyond England

Clerk to a Tea dealer in 1881, living in Lewisham, London. He then travelled to Calcutta, India, to becoma a noted cricketer. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.176./FindMyPast.com

 

Clem Mitchell - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps
Mins. Goals Gls Av. min Comp.
Goals
Capt. Disc.
5 5 1 450 5 90 min 1 None None

 

Clem Mitchell - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 4 1 1 2 9 10 -1 0 1 2.25 2.50 50.0 -1
Away 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 0 0 3.00 2.00 100.0 +1
All 5 2 1 2 12 12 =0 0 1 2.40 2.40 50.0 =0

 

Clem Mitchell - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
Friendly 4 2 0 2 11 11 =0 0 1 2.75 2.75 50.0 =0
All 5 2 1 2 12 12 =0 0 1 2.40 2.40 50.0 =0

 

Clem Mitchell - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championships
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1884-85 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
All Tournaments
BC All 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
All 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0

 

Clem Mitchell - Match History
Club: Upton Park F.C. - 2 caps
Coach: F.A. Committee - 5 caps
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
1 11 Wales 15-Mar-1880 'Y Cae Ras', Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham F 3 2 AW Start n/a
2 13 Scotland 12-Mar-1881 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London F 1 6 HL Start n/a
Club: Upton Park F.C. & Corinthians F.C. - 3 caps
3 17 Wales 03-Feb-1883 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London F 5 0 HW Start
n/a
4 19 Scotland 10-Mar-1883 Bramall Lane, Sheffield F 2 3 HL Start
n/a
5 24 Wales 14-Mar-1885 Leamington Road, Blackburn BC 1 1 HD Start
n/a

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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CG