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John Mitchell

Biography

John was signed from Hillside Boys Club in Dundee in June 1973 and he spent his first season at Gayfield as part of our reserve side, although he made his debut in a Division One game away to Celtic in April 1974. He fully broke into the first team the following season, often featuring from the bench and at the end of the 1976-77 season he spent several months in South Africa playing for Durban City before returning to Gayfield in mid-October. After only managing 14 appearances during the 1978-79 season, including just four starts, John was given a free…Read moreRead less
John was signed from Hillside Boys Club in Dundee in June 1973 and he spent his first season at Gayfield as part of our reserve side, although he made his debut in a Division One game away to Celtic in April 1974. He fully broke into the first team the following season, often featuring from the bench and at the end of the 1976-77 season he spent several months in South Africa playing for Durban City before returning to Gayfield in mid-October.

After only managing 14 appearances during the 1978-79 season, including just four starts, John was given a free transfer at the end of the campaign, and he moved on to Forfar Athletic. John spent several years at Station Park prior to his career tragically ending in February 1982 after he was involved in a serious car crash.

Statistics

Apps
53 (43)
Goals
6
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
-
Goals/game
0.06
Minutes
4865*
Seasons
6
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1978-794 (10)100
1977-7811 (8)200
1976-7718 (12)210
1975-7611 (11)100
1974-759 (1)000
1973-74(1)000

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 10 Jun 1973 · Left: 21 May 1979

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Albert Henderson6 Apr 197418 Apr 197953 (43)

Timeline

  1. Born

    Dundee

  2. Signed

  7. Recorded contract end

  8. Died

    Dundee

Appearances (96)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
18 Apr 1979 Raith Rovers 1–0 Arbroath First Division1978-79 L
10 Mar 1979 Clydebank 2–2 Arbroath First Division1978-79 D
24 Feb 1979 Queen of South 1–1 Arbroath First Division1978-79 D
21 Feb 1979 Arbroath 4–0 Montrose First Division1978-79 W
10 Feb 1979 Arbroath 0–1 Kilmarnock First Division1978-79 L
16 Dec 1978 Arbroath 3–3 Airdrie (Old) First Division1978-79 D
9 Dec 1978 Arbroath 3–2 Kilmarnock First Division1978-79 W
21 Oct 1978 Arbroath 0–2 Clyde First Division1978-79 L
14 Oct 1978 Airdrie (Old) 1–1 Arbroath First Division1978-79 D
30 Sep 1978 Arbroath 0–5 Raith Rovers First Division1978-79 L
27 Sep 1978 Ayr Utd 3–0 Arbroath First Division1978-79 L
23 Sep 1978 Stirling 2–1 Arbroath First Division1978-79 L
16 Sep 1978 Arbroath 3–0 St Johnstone First Division1978-79 W
13 Sep 1978 Arbroath 1–1 Queen of South First Division1978-79 D
22 Apr 1978 Arbroath 0–1 St Johnstone First Division1977-78 L
25 Mar 1978 Dundee 2–0 Arbroath First Division1977-78 L
22 Mar 1978 St Johnstone 2–1 Arbroath First Division1977-78 L
18 Mar 1978 Arbroath 0–0 Dundee First Division1977-78 D
15 Mar 1978 Queen of South 0–1 Arbroath First Division1977-78 W
11 Mar 1978 Arbroath 1–0 Airdrie (Old) First Division1977-78 W
4 Mar 1978 Alloa 0–0 Arbroath First Division1977-78 D
28 Jan 1978 Arbroath 0–4 Motherwell Scottish Cup1977-78 L
7 Jan 1978 Arbroath 1–1 Dumbarton First Division1977-78 D
2 Jan 1978 Montrose 1–0 Arbroath First Division1977-78 L
31 Dec 1977 Arbroath 3–0 Hamilton Accies First Division1977-78 W
24 Dec 1977 Arbroath 0–7 Hearts First Division1977-78 L
10 Dec 1977 Arbroath 1–3 Stirling First Division1977-78 L
26 Nov 1977 Queen of South 1–2 Arbroath First Division1977-78 W
29 Oct 1977 Dumbarton 1–0 Arbroath First Division1977-78 L
26 Oct 1977 Dundee United 2–1 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1977-78 L

Goals scored (6)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
14 Oct 1978 Airdrie (Old) 1–1 Arbroath First Division1978-79 D 90′
26 Oct 1977 Dundee United 2–1 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1977-78 L 3′
19 Oct 1977 Dundee 2–3 Arbroath First Division1977-78 W 20′
29 Jan 1977 Arbroath 1–0 Brechin City Scottish Cup1976-77 W 62′
11 Sep 1976 Arbroath 1–1 Hamilton Accies First Division1976-77 D 60′
10 Apr 1976 Arbroath 3–2 Albion Rovers Spring Cup1975-76 W 3′