Chris Mitchell (Scottish footballer)

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Chris Mitchell
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Mitchell with Scotland U21 in 2009
Personal information
Full name Christopher Philip Mitchell[1]
Date of birth (1988-07-21)21 July 1988
Place of birth Stirling, Scotland
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Place of death Stirling, Scotland
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Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
Livingston
2006–2007 Falkirk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Falkirk 39 (1)
2010 → Ayr United (loan) 10 (1)
2011–2012 Bradford City 11 (1)
2012–2015 Queen of the South 65 (2)
2015–2016 Clyde 15 (0)
Total 140 (5)
International career
2008–2009 Scotland U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christopher Philip Mitchell (21 July 1988 – 6 May 2016) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.

Mitchell began his senior career at Scottish Premier League club Falkirk who also loaned him to Ayr United. He then had a season in England with Bradford City before joining Queen of the South in 2012. In his first season at Queens he won the Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Football League Second Division. At the end of that season he was named in the division's PFA Scotland Team of the Year. Mitchell had a brief spell at Clyde before leaving for work-related reasons. He died at the age of 27.[2]

Football career

Falkirk

Stirling born Mitchell was in the youth system at Livingston then Falkirk.[2] At Falkirk he graduated to the first team. In a pre-season game in 2007 he scored the winning goal against Dutch team Ajax.[2] He made his competitive debut on 22 December 2007 as an added-time substitute in a 3–0 Scottish Premier League victory at Motherwell. He finished his first season with five appearances the last three of which were starts.[3] On 21 November 2009 he scored his only competitive goal for the Bairns. This 20-yard free kick was in a 2–0 home win against Hamilton Academical for a first league win of the season.[4]

Mitchell moved to Ayr United on loan on 22 January 2010 for the rest of the season.[5] He made ten appearances for the Honest Men in the Scottish Football League First Division. He scored the opening goal of a 1–1 draw at Raith Rovers on 27 March again from another free kick but from 30 yards.[2][6]

In his time at Falkirk he won seven caps for the Scotland national under-21 football team.[7] The first was on 20 May 2008 in a 4–1 friendly loss to Norway at Rugby Park in Kilmarnock.[2]

Bradford City

Mitchell signed for Bradford City on 1 July 2011 on a one-year deal along with Falkirk teammate Mark Stewart.[2][7] He made his debut against Aldershot Town[2] at Valley Parade on 6 August. He played the full 90 minutes in this 1–2 loss on the opening day of the Football League Two season.[8] On 27 August Mitchell provided three assists during a 4–2 home win against Barnet.[2][9]

On 8 November he scored the winning spot-kick as the Bantams defeated Yorkshire neighbours Sheffield United 6–5 in a penalty shootout. This was in the quarter-finals of the Football League Trophy.[10] On 19 November Mitchell scored his first goal for the club [2] in a home game Yorkshire neighbours Rotherham United.[2] Despite Mitchell's headed equaliser his side lost 2–3.[11] On 28 April 2012 Bradford announced that he would leave the club with his contract ended by mutual consent. Michael Flynn and Craig Fagan were also included in the announcement.[12]

Queen of the South

On 26 July 2012 Mitchell returned to Scotland initially on a one year contract. He signed for newly relegated Scottish Football League Second Division team Queen of the South.[13][14] He scored nine minutes into his debut for the Doonhamers. This goal on 4 August opened a 5–2 win over Alloa Athletic in the first round of the Scottish League Cup.[2][15]

On 7 April 2013 Mitchell played in the Scottish Challenge Cup final at the Almondvale Stadium in Livingston. He played the full 120 minutes of the 1–1 draw against Partick Thistle. Mitchell scored with his side's penultimate kick in a penalty shootout they won 6–5.[16] In his first season in Dumfries he played in 33 league games of a title winning campaign. He scored twice in that campaign – both against Stenhousemuir.[2] QoS had six players including Mitchell named in the division's PFA Scotland Team of the Year.[2][17]

Next season back in the second tier Queens finished fourth making the play offs.[2]

Injury disrupted Mitchell's third and final season at Palmerston Park.[2]

Clyde

On 11 May 2015 Mitchell agreed to join Clyde of Scottish League Two on a one-year deal.[18] The 4–2 win over Elgin City at the Broadwood Stadium on 14 November witnessed Mitchell's sole career sending off.[19]

He left Clyde in February 2016 in order to focus on a new job.[2][20]

Death

Mitchell died aged 27 on 6 May 2016.[2] He had been hit by a train at a level crossing, near to his home in Stirling.[21]

On 10 May, Clyde paid tribute to Mitchell in their play-off game against Queen's Park.[22] Falkirk did the same against Hibernian four days later.[23]

Clyde, Falkirk, Queen of the South and Bradford joined with Mitchell's family to make a charitable foundation in his name, to help former professionals make the transition into new jobs.[24]

Honours

Queen of the South
Individual

References

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External links

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  12. ↑ "Flynn and Mitchell leave City - Fagan on his way" Bradford City F.C. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
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