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David Mitchell (footballer, born 1866)

Davy Mitchell
Personal information
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)
1886–1889 Kilmarnock
1889–1900 Rangers 132 (6)
International career
1890–1894 Scotland 5 (0)
1893–1894 Scottish League XI[1] 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Mitchell (29 April 1866 – 6 December 1948)[2] was a Scottish football player, best known for his time with Rangers.

Playing career

Mitchell joined Rangers from Kilmarnock in September 1889. He was Rangers captain and won two Scottish Football League championships (the shared 1890–91 title and the perfect season of 1898–99), three Scottish Cups (1894, 1897 and 1898), four Glasgow Cups, two Glasgow Football Leagues and one Charity Cup. He made 171 appearances for the club in the league and Scottish Cup plus the 1891 championship playoff with Dumbarton, scoring eight goals.[3] Mitchell also won five Scotland caps.[4]

Retirement

He retired in 1900 and moved to Denmark to coach.

References

  1. ^ David Mitchell profile at Londonhearts.com
  2. ^ "Inglis Family Tree". rootsweb.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. ^ (Rangers player) Mitchell, Davy, FitbaStats
  4. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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