William Mitchell
William Mitchell
A. Player

probably born in Scotland

William Mitchell was probably born in Scotland, although his place and date of birth remain unknown to us. *

The forward signed for George Easton's Thistle on Thursday, 14th August, 1919, having most recently been with Celtic.

He made his debut appearance on Saturday, 16th August, 1919, in a 1-1 draw at home to Morton in the Scottish Football League.

William scored his first goal for Thistle on Tuesday, 26th August, 1919, in a 3-0 win at home to Raith Rovers in the Scottish Football League.

He scored the last of his 3 goals on Monday, 29th September, 1919, in a 3-2 defeat away to Clyde in the Scottish Football League.

He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 24th January, 1920, in a 3-1 win at home to Motherwell in the Scottish Cup, having appeared as a Jag on 21 occasions.

His club-list included St Anthony's, Celtic, Hamilton Academical, Dumbarton, Partick Thistle and Alloa Athletic.

We don't know where or when William died. *

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compiled from our All Games criteria.
Goal(s) Match
goal.png 26.08.1919 Raith Rovers [h] W3-0 (SFL - game 4)
goal.png 20.09.1919 Third Lanark [h] W2-0 (Glasgow Cup Semi Final)
goal.png 29.09.1919 Clyde [a] L2-3 (SFL - game 9)

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