Scott Mitchell (footballer)
Scott Andrew Mitchell (born 2 September 1985) is an English former professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scott Andrew Mitchell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Ely, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Ipswich Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Livingston | 41 | (4) |
| 2008 | Peterborough United | 5 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Stevenage Borough (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2008 | Rushden & Diamonds | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | King's Lynn | 33 | (2) |
| 2009–2014 | Lowestoft Town | ||
| 2014–2015 | Leiston | ||
| Total | 87 | (6) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:11, 10 June 2008 (UTC) | |||
Playing career edit
Mitchell began his career with Ipswich Town, joining at the age of 10.[2] He made his debut against Derby County in November 2003 and made four appearances for the first-team.[3] He was not offered a new contract at the end of the 2005–06 season[3] and joined Scottish First Division side Livingston in May 2006 on a two-year contract,[4] where he made over 40 first-team appearances for the club.[5] He joined Peterborough United on a short-term contract in January 2008[6] and made five appearances for Peterborough in Football League Two.[7] He then joined Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds in June 2008.[8] 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.[9]
Later career edit
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.[10][11]
Career statistics edit
- Source:[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2003–04 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Livingston | 2006–07 | Scottish First Division | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 37 | 4 |
| 2007–08 | Scottish First Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 4 | ||
| Peterborough United | 2007–08 | League Two | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 48 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 4 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
References edit
- ^ "Scott Mitchell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "First team bonus for Scott", Ipswich Town F.C. v Sheffield United F.C. programme, p. 7, 22 November 2003
- ^ a b "Mitchell is free to leave Ipswich". BBC Sport. 14 February 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Livi to sign up defender Mitchell". BBC Sport. 24 May 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Scott Mitchell". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Peterborough sign Williams again". BBC Sport. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Games played by Scott Mitchell in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Mitchell's a diamond". Non League Daily. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Scott Mitchell joins the Blues". Leiston F.C. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Scott Mitchell Profile". Ipswich Town F.C. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Management Team". itfcacademy.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Scott Mitchell profile". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
External links edit
- Scott Mitchell profile at the Ipswich Town F.C. website
- Scott Mitchell at Soccerbase