Kenny Mitchell (footballer)

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Kenny Mitchell
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Mitchell[1]
Date of birth (1957-05-26)26 May 1957[1]
Place of birth
Sunderland
, England
Date of death 4 September 2019(2019-09-04) (aged 62)
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
– Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1981 Newcastle United 66 (2)
1978 → Morton (loan) 3 (0)
1978 →
Tulsa Roughnecks
(loan)		 3 (0)
1981–1982 Darlington 13 (1)
1982–1983 Workington
1984–1985 Kuusysi 42 (0)
1986
Finnairin Palloilijat
 17 (0)
1986 Gateshead 7 (0)
1987 Kuusysi 21 (1)
1988 Lapuan Virkiä 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth Mitchell (26 May 1957 – 4 September 2019) was an English

non-league football for clubs including Workington and Gateshead
.

Life and career

Mitchell was born in

Premier Division.[6]

On his return to Newcastle, Mitchell came into the first team for the last few matches of the season.

Tulsa Roughnecks.[2][9] For the new campaign in the Second Division, Mitchell was a regular member of the first team, but as a midfielder and later as a defender rather than the forward positions he occupied at the higher level. He played only six times in 1979–80, returned to regular selection in the first half of the following season, and made his 72nd and final Newcastle appearance on 27 December 1980 in a 2–0 home defeat to Derby County.[10]

In August 1981, Mitchell signed for

Conference club Gateshead.[11][13] Mitchell then went back to Finland for another two seasons, initially returning to Kuusysi, with whom he won the 1987 Finnish Cup.[14] He would see out the remainder of his career with third-tier side Lapuan Virkiä.[15] In 1988, Mitchell and former Kuusysi teammate Kevin Todd played for Humbledon Plains Farm in the FA Sunday Cup final.[10]

Mitchell died on 4 September 2019.[16]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8
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  2. ^ a b "North American Soccer League players: Ken Mitchell". NASLJerseys.com. Dave Morrison. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Kenny Mitchell". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. ^ Barclay, Patrick (17 February 1977). "Burns' goals salvage late point". The Guardian. London. p. 20.
  5. ^ a b "Kenny Mitchell". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Morton: Mitchell, Kenny". FitbaStats. Bobby Sinnet & Thomas Jamieson. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  7. ^ Chapman, Cyril (13 April 1978). "Mahoney saves a rout". The Guardian. London. p. 20.
  8. ^ "Newcastle United 1977–1978 Final Table". statto.com. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Ken Mitchell". SoccerStats.us. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Player Profiles: Kenny Mitchell". Toon1892. Kenneth H Scott. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  11. ^
    ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5
    .
  12. ^ Viskari, Jukka (19 December 2002). "Viikon nettivieras: Keith Armstrong" [This week's online guest: Keith Armstrong] (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto (Football Association of Finland). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
    "Kuusysi uusii jalkapallon SM-voittonsa 1984" [Relive Kuusysi's 1984 league championship win] (in Finnish). YLE. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
    "Kuusysi Euroopassa 1985/1986" [Kuusysi in Europe 1985/1986]. kymppipaikka.fi (in Finnish). 17 March 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  13. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7
    .
  14. ^ "Miesten Suomen Cupin mestarijoukkueet 1955–" [Men's Finnish Cup winners 1955–] (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Kenneth Mitchell". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  16. ^ Joannou, Paul (5 September 2019). "Kenny Mitchell (1957–2019)". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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