David Mitchell (footballer, born 1866)

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Personal information
Full name David Mitchell
Date of birth 29 April 1866
Place of birth Kilmarnock, Scotland
Date of death 6 December 1948(1948-12-06) (aged 82)
Place of death Irvine, Scotland
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1886-1889 Kilmarnock
1889-1900 Rangers 133 (6)
National team
1890-1894 Scotland 5 (0)
1893-1894 Scottish League XI[1] 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


David Mitchell (Born 29 April 1866 - 6 December 1948)[2] was a Scottish football player who was best known for his time with Rangers.

Playing career

Mitchell joined Rangers from Kilmarnock in September 1889. He was Rangers captain and won two Scottish Football League championships, three Scottish Cup, four Glasgow Cup, two Glasgow League and one Charity Cup. He made 171 appearances for the club in the league and Scottish Cup, scoring eight goals. Mitchell also won five Scotland caps.

Retirement

He retired in 1900 and moved to Denmark to coach.

References

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