Frederick Mitcheson (20 March 1912 – 1994) was an English footballer who played at inside-forward.

Fred Mitcheson
Personal information
Full name Frederick Mitcheson[1]
Date of birth (1912-03-20)20 March 1912[1]
Place of birth Westerhope, England[1]
Date of death 1994 (aged 81–82)[citation needed]
Place of death Torbay, England[citation needed]
Height 5 ft 7+12 in (1.71 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside-forward
Youth career
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933–1935 Port Vale 49 (8)
1935–1939 Plymouth Argyle 93 (25)
1939–1946 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
194?–19?? Yeovil Town
Total 142+ (33+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Mitcheson was on the books at Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in July 1933.[1] He scored a hat-trick on his debut on 21 April 1934, a 4–0 win over Plymouth Argyle at The Old Recreation Ground, as the 1933–34 season drew to a close; scoring all three goals in just three minutes, this was the quickest hat-trick in the club's history.[1][3][4] He scored four goals in 31 Second Division appearances in 1934–35.[1] He hit just one goal in 15 games in 1935–36, before he was sold to Bob Jack's Plymouth Argyle in November 1935.[1] He spent five years at Plymouth, scoring a hat-trick in January 1939 in a 4–3 win at Luton Town.[5] After leaving Home Park he played for Ipswich Town and Yeovil Town.[1] He returned to Plymouth Argyle in 1948 to help the training and ground staff.[5]

Career statistics

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Source:[6]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1933–34 Second Division 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3
1934–35 Second Division 31 4 1 0 0 0 32 4
1935–36 Second Division 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
Total 49 8 1 0 0 0 50 8
Plymouth Argyle 1935–36 Second Division 21 8 2 0 0 0 23 8
1936–37 Second Division 29 9 2 0 0 0 31 9
1937–38 Second Division 21 4 1 0 0 0 22 4
1938–39 Second Division 22 4 1 0 0 0 23 4
Total 93 25 6 0 0 0 99 25
Ipswich Town 1939–40 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 1
Career total 142 33 7 0 3 1 152 34

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 202. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
  2. ^ "Plymouth Argyle. Their capture: goal-getting centre from Scotland". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Harper, C (31 August 1993). "Valiant Review: The Official Matchday Magazine of Port Vale F.C.". p. 7.
  4. ^ Baggaley, Michael (2 December 2019). "Andy Jones, Tony Naylor and Tom Pope in Port Vale's 10 fastest-ever hat-tricks". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  5. ^ a b "GoS-DB Players". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  6. ^ Fred Mitcheson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)