Fred Mitcheson

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+1⁄2 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

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

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

1. 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. "GoS-DB Players". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
6. Fred Mitcheson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)