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Fred
Mitchell |
Manchester City FC
1 cap,
1 goal against
P 1 W 1 D
0 L 0 F 3: A 1
100% successful
1924
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
James Frederick Mitchell |
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Born |
18 November 1895
in Waddington, near Clitheroe, Lancashire [registered in
Clitheroe, March 1896].
Attended Arnold Grammar School
in Blackpool. |
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Census Notes |
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.
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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Married |
to Marjorie Broadhead
[registered in Chorlton, June 1921]. One child, James Ian |
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Died |
30 May 1975 in Leicester,
aged
79 years 193 days
[registered in Leicestershire Central, June 1975]. |
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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] & Ancestry.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
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 FC while he attended, and eventually signed for
Preston North End FC in October 1920. He played in 21 League
matches, and after conceding a penalty in the FA Cup Final, he
signed for Manchester City FC in May 1922 (99 league
appearances). Joined Leicester City FC in 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 |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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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 |
479th
player 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 Irealnd 1, a British Championship match at Goodison Park,
Liverpool, aged 28 years
339 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championships 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. |
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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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