Chelsea FC Profile: Frank Mitchell
Full Name: Frank Rollason Mitchell
Born: Saturday, 3rd June 1922
Place of birth: Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Height: 5' 11"
Died: Monday, 2nd April 1984 (aged 61)
Place of death: Lapworth, Warwickshire, England
Burial: Cremated - Robin Hood Crematorium, West Midlands, following a funeral service at Knowle Parish Church.
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1949 to 1952
Playing Career:
Coventry City (A)
Birmingham City
Chelsea (Jan 1949 to Aug 1952) - cost: unknown
Watford
* (A) = Amateur
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Saturday, 5th February 1949, Chelsea 5 - 3 Preston North End
Age on debut: 26 years 8 months 2 days
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Tuesday, 15th April 1952, Aston Villa 7 - 1 Chelsea
See full chronological appearance listing HERE
Appearances
| Goals
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* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Frank Mitchell made 85 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
League | 5th Feb 1949 | Chelsea | 5 | 3 | Preston North End | 41,483 | |
League | 19th Feb 1949 | Burnley | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 28,754 | |
League | 26th Feb 1949 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Stoke City | 39,259 | |
League | 5th Mar 1949 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Liverpool | 42,746 | |
League | 19th Mar 1949 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | 42,394 | |
League | 26th Mar 1949 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 47,446 | |
League | 2nd Apr 1949 | Chelsea | 5 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 48,136 | |
League | 9th Apr 1949 | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,123 | |
League | 15th Apr 1949 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 36,554 | |
League | 16th Apr 1949 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | Derby County | 60,299 | |
League | 7th May 1949 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 36,720 | |
League | 20th Aug 1949 | Birmingham City | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 45,068 | |
League | 24th Aug 1949 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Arsenal | 63,196 | |
League | 27th Aug 1949 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Derby County | 59,038 | |
League | 31st Aug 1949 | Arsenal | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | 52,901 | |
League | 3rd Sep 1949 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 45,111 | |
League | 7th Sep 1949 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Sunderland | 40,061 | |
League | 10th Sep 1949 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Manchester United | 61,357 | |
League | 17th Sep 1949 | Fulham | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 45,924 | |
League | 24th Sep 1949 | Stoke City | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | 28,674 | |
League | 1st Oct 1949 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Burnley | 54,574 | |
League | 8th Oct 1949 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Manchester City | 45,153 | |
League | 15th Oct 1949 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 48,181 | |
League | 22nd Oct 1949 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Aston Villa | 44,705 | |
League | 3rd Dec 1949 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Blackpool | 47,636 | |
League | 10th Dec 1949 | Newcastle United | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 43,329 | |
League | 17th Dec 1949 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Birmingham City | 28,672 | |
League | 24th Dec 1949 | Derby County | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 28,899 | |
League | 26th Dec 1949 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Liverpool | 55,920 | |
League | 27th Dec 1949 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 58,757 | |
League | 31st Dec 1949 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 41,610 | |
F.A. Cup | 7th Jan 1950 | Brentford | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 38,000 | |
League | 14th Jan 1950 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 48,466 | |
League | 21st Jan 1950 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Fulham | 52,254 | |
F.A. Cup | 28th Jan 1950 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Newcastle United | 64,664 | |
League | 4th Feb 1950 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Stoke City | 45,097 | |
F.A. Cup | 11th Feb 1950 | Chesterfield Town | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 27,500 | |
F.A. Cup | 15th Feb 1950 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Chesterfield Town | 59,660 | |
League | 18th Feb 1950 | Burnley | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 23,446 | |
League | 25th Feb 1950 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 32,824 | |
F.A. Cup | 4th Mar 1950 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Manchester United | 70,362 | |
League | 8th Mar 1950 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Charlton Athletic | 26,507 | |
League | 11th Mar 1950 | Everton | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 50,328 | |
F.A. Cup | 18th Mar 1950 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 67,752 | |
F.A. Cup | 22nd Mar 1950 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 66,482 | |
League | 25th Mar 1950 | Portsmouth | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 28,574 | |
League | 29th Mar 1950 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Middlesbrough | 15,513 | |
League | 1st Apr 1950 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 32,064 | |
League | 7th Apr 1950 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 52,985 | |
League | 8th Apr 1950 | Aston Villa | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 35,147 | |
League | 15th Apr 1950 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30,254 | |
League | 19th Aug 1950 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 48,468 | |
League | 23rd Aug 1950 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 61,166 | |
League | 26th Aug 1950 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 41,573 | |
League | 30th Aug 1950 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Arsenal | 48,792 | |
League | 2nd Sep 1950 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | 41,112 | |
League | 30th Sep 1950 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Everton | 34,970 | |
League | 7th Oct 1950 | Blackpool | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 29,240 | |
League | 14th Oct 1950 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 65,992 | |
League | 21st Oct 1950 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 40,014 | |
League | 28th Oct 1950 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Sunderland | 51,315 | |
League | 4th Nov 1950 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 29,913 | |
League | 11th Nov 1950 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Manchester United | 51,882 | |
League | 18th Nov 1950 | Aston Villa | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | 29,185 | |
League | 25th Nov 1950 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Derby County | 26,908 | |
League | 2nd Dec 1950 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 28,717 | |
League | 9th Dec 1950 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Fulham | 43,835 | |
League | 23rd Dec 1950 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Middlesbrough | 35,313 | |
League | 25th Dec 1950 | Portsmouth | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 23,645 | |
League | 26th Dec 1950 | Chelsea | 1 | 4 | Portsmouth | 41,909 | |
F.A. Cup | 9th Jan 1951 | Rochdale | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | 17,249 | |
League | 13th Jan 1951 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Newcastle United | 43,840 | |
League | 20th Jan 1951 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,985 | |
League | 24th Feb 1951 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 40,964 | |
League | 28th Feb 1951 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Blackpool | 36,074 | |
League | 3rd Mar 1951 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 59,449 | |
League | 25th Apr 1951 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 36,410 | |
League | 28th Apr 1951 | Fulham | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 24,897 | |
League | 5th May 1951 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 38,928 | |
League | 16th Feb 1952 | Chelsea | 5 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 37,805 | |
F.A. Cup | 23rd Feb 1952 | Leeds United | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 52,328 | |
F.A. Cup | 27th Feb 1952 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Leeds United | 60,840 | |
League | 1st Mar 1952 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 24,431 | |
League | 14th Apr 1952 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Aston Villa | 28,005 | |
League | 15th Apr 1952 | Aston Villa | 7 | 1 | Chelsea | 29,882 |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
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Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Frank Mitchell made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Friendly | 15th Nov 1950 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Lille Olympique | 9,696 |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
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Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Frank Mitchell made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
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