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Chelsea FC Profile: Frank Mitchell

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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

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1948 / 49 11000011
1949 / 50 33700040
1950 / 51 27100028
1951 / 52 420006
Total751000085

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1948 / 49 100001
Total100001


* 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

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League5th Feb 1949Chelsea53Preston North End41,483 match won
League19th Feb 1949Burnley30Chelsea28,754 match lost
League26th Feb 1949Chelsea22Stoke City39,259 match drawn
League5th Mar 1949Chelsea21Liverpool42,746 match won
League19th Mar 1949Chelsea10Sheffield United42,394 match won
League26th Mar 1949Aston Villa11Chelsea47,446 match drawn scored 1 goal
League2nd Apr 1949Chelsea50Huddersfield Town48,136 match won
League9th Apr 1949Manchester United11Chelsea30,123 match drawn
League15th Apr 1949Manchester City10Chelsea36,554 match lost
League16th Apr 1949Chelsea03Derby County60,299 match lost
League7th May 1949Wolverhampton Wanderers11Chelsea36,720 match drawn
League20th Aug 1949Birmingham City03Chelsea45,068 match won
League24th Aug 1949Chelsea12Arsenal63,196 match lost
League27th Aug 1949Chelsea12Derby County59,038 match lost
League31st Aug 1949Arsenal23Chelsea52,901 match won
League3rd Sep 1949West Bromwich Albion11Chelsea45,111 match drawn
League7th Sep 1949Chelsea31Sunderland40,061 match won
League10th Sep 1949Chelsea11Manchester United61,357 match drawn
League17th Sep 1949Fulham11Chelsea45,924 match drawn
League24th Sep 1949Stoke City23Chelsea28,674 match won
League1st Oct 1949Chelsea01Burnley54,574 match lost
League8th Oct 1949Chelsea30Manchester City45,153 match won
League15th Oct 1949Charlton Athletic10Chelsea48,181 match lost
League22nd Oct 1949Chelsea13Aston Villa44,705 match lost
League3rd Dec 1949Chelsea11Blackpool47,636 match drawn
League10th Dec 1949Newcastle United22Chelsea43,329 match drawn
League17th Dec 1949Chelsea30Birmingham City28,672 match won
League24th Dec 1949Derby County22Chelsea28,899 match drawn
League26th Dec 1949Chelsea11Liverpool55,920 match drawn
League27th Dec 1949Liverpool22Chelsea58,757 match drawn
League31st Dec 1949Chelsea21West Bromwich Albion41,610 match won
F.A. Cup7th Jan 1950Brentford01Chelsea38,000 match won
League14th Jan 1950Manchester United10Chelsea48,466 match lost
League21st Jan 1950Chelsea00Fulham52,254 match drawn
F.A. Cup28th Jan 1950Chelsea30Newcastle United64,664 match won
League4th Feb 1950Chelsea22Stoke City45,097 match drawn
F.A. Cup11th Feb 1950Chesterfield Town11Chelsea27,500 match drawn
F.A. Cup15th Feb 1950Chelsea30Chesterfield Town59,660 match won
League18th Feb 1950Burnley12Chelsea23,446 match won
League25th Feb 1950Manchester City11Chelsea32,824 match drawn
F.A. Cup4th Mar 1950Chelsea20Manchester United70,362 match won
League8th Mar 1950Chelsea13Charlton Athletic26,507 match lost
League11th Mar 1950Everton11Chelsea50,328 match drawn
F.A. Cup18th Mar 1950Arsenal22Chelsea67,752 match drawn
F.A. Cup22nd Mar 1950Arsenal10Chelsea66,482 match lost
League25th Mar 1950Portsmouth40Chelsea28,574 match lost
League29th Mar 1950Chelsea21Middlesbrough15,513 match won
League1st Apr 1950Chelsea31Huddersfield Town32,064 match won
League7th Apr 1950Chelsea11Bolton Wanderers52,985 match drawn
League8th Apr 1950Aston Villa40Chelsea35,147 match lost
League15th Apr 1950Chelsea00Wolverhampton Wanderers30,254 match drawn
League19th Aug 1950Chelsea40Sheffield Wednesday48,468 match won
League23rd Aug 1950Arsenal00Chelsea61,166 match drawn
League26th Aug 1950Middlesbrough30Chelsea41,573 match lost
League30th Aug 1950Chelsea01Arsenal48,792 match lost
League2nd Sep 1950Chelsea12Huddersfield Town41,112 match lost
League30th Sep 1950Chelsea21Everton34,970 match won
League7th Oct 1950Blackpool32Chelsea29,240 match lost
League14th Oct 1950Chelsea02Tottenham Hotspur65,992 match lost
League21st Oct 1950Wolverhampton Wanderers21Chelsea40,014 match lost
League28th Oct 1950Chelsea30Sunderland51,315 match won
League4th Nov 1950Charlton Athletic12Chelsea29,913 match won
League11th Nov 1950Chelsea10Manchester United51,882 match won
League18th Nov 1950Aston Villa42Chelsea29,185 match lost
League25th Nov 1950Chelsea12Derby County26,908 match lost
League2nd Dec 1950Liverpool10Chelsea28,717 match lost
League9th Dec 1950Chelsea20Fulham43,835 match won
League23rd Dec 1950Chelsea11Middlesbrough35,313 match drawn
League25th Dec 1950Portsmouth13Chelsea23,645 match won
League26th Dec 1950Chelsea14Portsmouth41,909 match lost
F.A. Cup9th Jan 1951Rochdale23Chelsea17,249 match won
League13th Jan 1951Chelsea31Newcastle United43,840 match won
League20th Jan 1951West Bromwich Albion11Chelsea30,985 match drawn
League24th Feb 1951Sheffield Wednesday22Chelsea40,964 match drawn
League28th Feb 1951Chelsea02Blackpool36,074 match lost
League3rd Mar 1951Tottenham Hotspur21Chelsea59,449 match lost
League25th Apr 1951Chelsea21Wolverhampton Wanderers36,410 match won
League28th Apr 1951Fulham12Chelsea24,897 match won
League5th May 1951Chelsea40Bolton Wanderers38,928 match won
League16th Feb 1952Chelsea50Middlesbrough37,805 match won
F.A. Cup23rd Feb 1952Leeds United11Chelsea52,328 match drawn
F.A. Cup27th Feb 1952Chelsea11Leeds United60,840 match drawn
League1st Mar 1952West Bromwich Albion01Chelsea24,431 match won
League14th Apr 1952Chelsea22Aston Villa28,005 match drawn
League15th Apr 1952Aston Villa71Chelsea29,882 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1948 / 49 3
1949 / 50 6 (1)
1950 / 51 4
1952 / 53 1
Total14 (1)

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Frank Mitchell made 14 appearances for Chelsea, of which 1 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly14th May 1949UK Services Malta06Chelsea20,000 match won
Friendly15th May 1949Malta FA Select23Chelsea20,000 match won
Friendly18th May 1949Hamrun & Sliema Select26Chelsea20,000 match won
Friendly13th Aug 1949Chelsea33Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly28th Nov 1949Chelsea21AIK11,144 match won
Friendly26th Apr 1950Chelsea32Heart Of Midlothian10,228 match won
Friendly2nd May 1950Bridport14Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly8th Jun 1950Inter Milan10Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly11th Jun 1950Sampdoria21Chelseaunknown match lost Sub on sent off
Friendly12th Aug 1950Chelsea21Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly15th Nov 1950Chelsea30Lille Olympique9,696 match won
Friendly12th May 1951Heart Of Midlothian02Chelsea20,000 match won
Friendly15th May 1951Chelsea10KB Copenhagen11,903 match won
Friendly4th May 1953Fulham11Chelsea11,000 match drawn

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1948 / 49 2
1949 / 50 2
1950 / 51 6
1951 / 52 11
1952 / 53 47
Total68

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1951 / 52 1
1952 / 53 6
Total7


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Frank Mitchell made 68 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Football Combination Cup21st Apr 1949Chelsea42Queens Park Rangersunknown match won
Reserve League30th Apr 1949Queens Park Rangers23Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League19th Nov 1949Tottenham Hotspur12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League26th Nov 1949Chelsea50Watfordunknown match won
Reserve League6th Sep 1950Chelsea21Norwich Cityunknown match won
Reserve League9th Sep 1950Chelsea21Portsmouthunknown match won
Reserve League13th Sep 1950Portsmouth13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League16th Sep 1950Tottenham Hotspur12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League20th Sep 1950Plymouth Argyle11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Football Combination Cup23rd Mar 1951Chelsea12Queens Park Rangersunknown match lost
Reserve League15th Dec 1951Cambridge United34Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League26th Dec 1951Reading12Chelsea6,409 match won
Reserve League29th Dec 1951Millwall12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League5th Jan 1952Chelsea60Queens Park Rangersunknown match won
Reserve League19th Jan 1952Chelsea10Coventry Cityunknown match won
Football Combination Cup26th Jan 1952Brentford15Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup9th Feb 1952Chelsea30Brentfordunknown match won scored 1 goal
Football Combination Cup15th Mar 1952Chelsea20Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Football Combination Cup2nd Apr 1952Chelsea55Crystal Palaceunknown match drawn
Football Combination Cup11th Apr 1952Arsenal12Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup12th Apr 1952Chelsea21Southend Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Aug 1952Harwich & Parkeston31Chelseaunknown match lost
East Anglian League Cup25th Aug 1952Chelsea32Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Reserve League30th Aug 1952Fulham70Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd Sep 1952Chelsea40West Ham Unitedunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League6th Sep 1952Chelsea12Plymouth Argyleunknown match lost
Reserve League24th Sep 1952Chelsea11Northampton Townunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League27th Sep 1952Southampton12Chelseaunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League1st Oct 1952Charlton Athletic42Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League4th Oct 1952Chelsea31Norwich Cityunknown match won
London Football Association Cup6th Oct 1952Millwall33Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League8th Oct 1952Chelsea12Tottenham Hotspurunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Oct 1952Cardiff City00Chelseaunknown match drawn
London Football Association Cup13th Oct 1952Chelsea20Millwallunknown match won
Reserve League15th Oct 1952Birmingham City10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League23rd Oct 1952Tottenham Hotspur50Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League25th Oct 1952Tottenham Hotspur20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League1st Nov 1952Chelsea21Southamptonunknown match won
London Football Association Cup3rd Nov 1952West Ham United51Chelsea5,000 match lost
Reserve League8th Nov 1952Millwall21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League15th Nov 1952Lowestoft Town10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League29th Nov 1952Bury Town13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League13th Dec 1952Crittall Athletic21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League15th Dec 1952West Ham United21Chelseaunknown match lost
East Anglian League Cup20th Dec 1952Clacton Town32Chelsea670 match lost
Reserve League25th Dec 1952Gillingham21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League26th Dec 1952Chelsea01Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League27th Dec 1952Norwich City51Chelsea1,659 match lost
Reserve League3rd Jan 1953Kings Lynn50Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League10th Jan 1953Chelsea12West Ham Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League17th Jan 1953Stowmarket11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League24th Jan 1953Chelsea12Norwich Cityunknown match lost
Eastern Counties League Cup26th Jan 1953Chelsea35Tottenham Hotspurunknown match lost
Reserve League31st Jan 1953Clacton Town43Chelseaunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup7th Feb 1953Brentford30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League14th Feb 1953Chelmsford City06Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League28th Feb 1953Harwich & Parkeston22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League7th Mar 1953Great Yarmouth Town05Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League14th Mar 1953Eynesbury Rovers40Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Mar 1953Gorleston21Chelseaunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup21st Mar 1953Tottenham Hotspur01Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup25th Mar 1953Chelsea11Brentfordunknown match drawn
Football Combination Cup28th Mar 1953Chelsea11Tottenham Hotspurunknown match drawn
Football Combination Cup3rd Apr 1953Arsenal10Chelseaunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup4th Apr 1953Queens Park Rangers31Chelsea2,748 match lost
Football Combination Cup8th Apr 1953Chelsea20Queens Park Rangersunknown match won
Friendly15th Apr 1953Crewe Alexandra13Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup20th Apr 1953Chelsea50Southend Unitedunknown match won scored 1 goal

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


DoD changed from 4 Apr to 2 Apr as per probate record (see Ancestry profile). Changed on website 3/6/2023

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Chelsea FC Player Frank Mitchell

Games Won: 32
Win Percentage: 37.65%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 85 appearances, Frank Mitchell played alongside the following 36 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Ken Armstrong (83)
Sidney Bathgate (28)
Roy Bentley (78)
Hugh Billington (57)
Jimmy Bowie (31)
Bobby Campbell (66)
Jimmy D'Arcy (3)
Bill Dickson (9)
Charlie Dyke (9)
Len Goulden (20)
Billy Gray (61)
John Harris (75)
Wally Hinshelwood (3)
Billy Hughes (51)
Freddie Jenkins (4)
Benny Jones (24)
Jimmy Leadbetter (2)
Fred Lewis (1)
James Macaulay (5)
John McInnes (4)
Phil McKnight (1)
Harry Medhurst (66)
Ralph Oelofse (1)
Eric Parsons (6)
Peter Pickering (11)
Ernie Randall (2)
Bill G Robertson (8)
Jack Saunders (8)
Bobby Smith (14)
James Smith (1)
Albert Tennant (1)
Sid Tickridge (9)
Bob Warren (1)
Stan Willemse (29)
Reg Williams (27)
Danny Winter (51)