Clem Mitchell	Upton Park FC & Corinthians FC 5 caps, 5 goals P 5 W 2 D 1 L 2 F 12: A 12 50% successful 1880-85 disciplined: none captaincies: none minutes played: 450
Profile
Full name	Clement Mitchell
Born	20 February 1862 at Gonville Lodge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [registered in Cambridge, March 1862].
Census Notes	According to the 1871 census, Clement is the fifth of eight children to William Spencer and Eliza Ann (née Cross). Although in 1871, he is the second of five living with their widowed mother at Gonville Place in Cambridge with two servants. His father, a land and home propriertor, had died in 1868.
	According to the 1881 census, the Mitchell's have moved to Lewisham in London. Clement, now a clerk to a tea dealer, lives with his widowed mother, as well as his older sister and two younger brothers. They also have two servants an dthey all live at Egerton House on Sunderland Road in Lewisham.
	According to the 1891 census, Clement is just one of two sons, the other being Algernon, still living with the mother and two servants at 3 Sydenham Road in Beckenham, Kent. The two son's occupation is described as 'not known'. The London Electoral Rolls bewteen 1894 and 1897 confirm Clement as living at 3 Sydenham Avenue.
	According to the 1901 census, Clements is now one of three children, the others being Alice and William, still living at 3 Sydenham Avenue with their mother. They still have two servants and Clement is described as being a tea merchant.
	According to the 1911 census, Eliza Ann was still at 3 Sydenham Avenue with two of her children and two servants. Clement is not on this cenus, presumed in India.
Died	6 October 1937, at 26 Raphael Road, Aldrington, Hove, Sussex, aged 75 years 228 days [registered in Hove, December 1937].
Height/Weight	not known
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Ancestry.com
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;
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
England Career
Player number	One of six who became the 75th players (79) to appear for England.
Position(s)	Centre-forward
First match	No. 11, 15 March 1880, Wales 2 England 3, a friendly match at The 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 Street, Blackburn, aged 23 years 22 days.
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. Before becoming a Tea Merchant by 1901. He then travelled to Calcutta, India, to becoma a noted cricketer. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.176./Ancestry.com

Clem Mitchell - Match History
Club: Upton Park F.C. - 2 full caps Coach: F.A. Select Committee - 5 full capsx
Age 18
1	11	15 March 1880 - Wales 2 England 3, The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham	Fr	AW	Start	cf
Age 19
-	12	26 February 1881 - England 0 Wales 1, East Lancashire Cricket Club, Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn	Fr	HL	withdrew injured
2	13	12 March 1881 - England 1 Scotland 6, Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London	Fr	HL	Start	cf
Club: Upton Park F.C. & Corinthians F.C. - 3 full caps
Age 21
3	17	3 February 1883 - England 5 Wales 0, Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London	Fr	HW	Start c16, 70, 86	cf
-	18	24 February 1883 - England 7 Ireland 0, Liverpool Cricket Ground, Aigburth Road, Aigburth, Liverpool	Fr	HW	withdrew
4	19	10 March 1883 - England 2 Scotland 3, Bramall Lane, Highfield, Sheffield	Fr	HL	Start 24	cf
Age 23
5	24	14 March 1885 - England 1 Wales 1, Leamington Street, Blackburn	BC	HD	Start 35	cf

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