Bert Mitchell

Bert Mitchell
Personal information
Full name	Albert James Mitchell
Date of birth	22 January 1922
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Date of death	April 1997 (aged 75)
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
–	Burslem Albion
1941–1948	Stoke City
1948	Blackburn Rovers
1948–1949	Kettering Town
1949–1951	Northampton Town
1951–1954	Luton Town
1954–1956	Middlesbrough
1956–1957	Southport
–	Wellington Town
–	Kidderminster Harriers
–	Stafford Rangers
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert James "Bert" Mitchell (born 22 January 1922 – April 1997) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Northampton Town, Southport and Stoke City.^[1]

Career

Mitchell began his career with local side Burslem Albion, before joining Stoke City where he played four times in 1946–47 scoring twice against Middlesbrough and then featured six times in 1947–48.^[1] After two years at the Victoria Ground Mitchell had a short spell with Blackburn Rovers before joining Kettering Town.^[1] Northampton Town was his next club, as he signed for them in 1949. After 81 league appearances, Mitchell signed for Luton Town, where he spent three seasons before transferring to Middlesbrough early on in the 1954–55 season. After two years at Ayresome Park, he moved on to Southport, Wellington Town, Kidderminster Harriers, and Stafford Rangers.^[1]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1946–47	First Division	4	2	0	0	4	2
Stoke City	1947–48		6	0	0	0	6	0
Blackburn Rovers	1947–48		3	0	0	0	3	0
Northampton Town	1949–50	Third Division South	37	14	7	6	44	20
Northampton Town	1950–51	Third Division South	44	7	2	2	46	9
Luton Town	1951–52	Second Division	41	16	6	1	47	17
	1952–53		33	12	3	1	36	13
	1953–54		30	12	4	0	34	12
	1954–55		2	1	0	0	2	1
Middlesbrough	1954–55		31	5	0	0	31	5
Middlesbrough	1955–56		19	1	2	0	21	1
Southport	1956–57	Third Division North	16	3	1	0	17	3
Career Total			266	73	52	10	278	83

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Personal information
Full name	Albert James Mitchell^[1]
Date of birth	(1922-01-22)22 January 1922^[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England^[1]
Date of death	April 1997 (aged 75)^[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Burslem Albion
1941–1948	Stoke City	10	(2)
1948	Blackburn Rovers	3	(0)
1948–1949	Kettering Town
1949–1951	Northampton Town	81	(21)
1951–1954	Luton Town	106	(41)
1954–1956	Middlesbrough	50	(6)
1956–1957	Southport	16	(3)
–	Wellington Town
–	Kidderminster Harriers
–	Stafford Rangers
Total		266	(73)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals