Scott Mitchell (footballer) explained

Scott Mitchell
Fullname:Scott Andrew Mitchell
Birth Date:2 September 1985
Birth Place:Ely, England
Position:Defender
Years1:2003–2006
Years2:2006–2008
Years3:2008
Years4:2008
Years5:2008
Years6:2008–2009
Years7:2009–2014
Years8:2014–2015
Clubs4:Stevenage Borough (loan)
Clubs7:Lowestoft Town
Clubs8:Leiston
Caps1:2
Caps2:41
Caps3:5
Caps4:6
Caps5:0
Caps6:33
Goals1:0
Goals2:4
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:2
Totalcaps:87
Totalgoals:6
Club-Update:18:11, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Scott Andrew Mitchell (born 2 September 1985) is an English former professional footballer.

Playing career

Mitchell began his career with Ipswich Town, joining at the age of 10. He made his debut against Derby County in November 2003 and made four appearances for the first-team.[1] He was not offered a new contract at the end of the 2005–06 season and joined Scottish First Division side Livingston in May 2006 on a two-year contract,[2] where he made over 40 first-team appearances for the club.[3] He joined Peterborough United on a short-term contract in January 2008[4] and made five appearances for Peterborough in Football League Two.[5] He then joined Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds in June 2008.[6] In August 2009, Mitchell joined the Suffolk coastal side Lowestoft Town playing in the Isthmian League Division One North. Mitchell was confirmed as signed for Leiston on 21 July 2014.[7]

Later career

Mitchell joined his former club Ipswich Town as an academy coach in 2011. After retiring from playing, he became the Head of Academy Performance Analysis at Ipswich in 2016. In 2017, he became the club's Head of Academy Recruitment.[8] [9]

Career statistics

Source:[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ipswich Town2003–04First Division2000000020
2004–05Championship0010100020
2005–06Championship00000000
Total2010100040
Livingston2006–07Scottish First Division32420201[11] 0374
2007–08Scottish First Division90001010110
Total414203020484
Peterborough United2007–08League Two5010000060
Career total484404020584

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Mitchell is free to leave Ipswich . 2006-02-14. BBC Sport. 2008-06-11.
  2. News: Livi to sign up defender Mitchell . 2006-05-24. BBC Sport. 2008-06-11.
  3. Web site: Scott Mitchell . Soccerbase. Racing Post. 2008-06-11.
  4. News: Peterborough sign Williams again. 2008-01-02. BBC Sport. 2008-06-11.
  5. Web site: Games played by Scott Mitchell in 2007/2008. Soccerbase. Racing Post. 2008-06-11.
  6. News: Mitchell's a diamond. 2008-06-10. Non League Daily. 2008-06-11.
  7. Web site: Scott Mitchell joins the Blues . 21 July 2014 . Leiston F.C. . 21 July 2014.
  8. Web site: Scott Mitchell Profile . . 27 May 2021.
  9. Web site: Management Team . itfcacademy.com . 27 May 2021.
  10. News: Scott Mitchell profile . Soccerbase . 18 June 2020.
  11. Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup