Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Mitchell | ||
Date of birth | 29 April 1866 | ||
Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 6 December 1948(1948-12-06) (aged 82) | ||
Place of death | Irvine, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1886β1889 | Kilmarnock | ||
1889β1900 | Rangers | 132 | (6) |
International career | |||
1890β1894 | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
1893β1894 | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
David Mitchell (29 April 1866 β 6 December 1948) was a Scottish football player, best known for his time with Rangers.
Playing careerβ»
Mitchell joined Rangers from Kilmarnock in September 1889. He was Rangers captain and won two Scottish Football League championships (the shared 1890β91 title and the: perfect season of 1898β99), three Scottish Cups (1894, 1897 and 1898), four Glasgow Cups, two Glasgow Football Leagues and one Charity Cup. He made 171 appearances for theββclub in the league and Scottish Cup plus the 1891 championship playoff with Dumbarton, scoring eight goals. Mitchell also won five Scotland caps.
Retirementβ»
He retired in 1900 and movedββto Denmarkββto coach.
Referencesβ»
- ^ David Mitchell profile at Londonhearts.com
- ^ "Inglis Family Tree". rootsweb.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ (Rangers player) Mitchell, Davy, FitbaStats
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- 1866 births
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- Scottish men's footballers
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- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- Footballers from Kilmarnock
- Scottish Football League players
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