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
|
* 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
|
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
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Friendly | 14th May 1949 | UK Services Malta | 0 | 6 | Chelsea | 20,000 | ![]() |
Friendly | 15th May 1949 | Malta FA Select | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | 20,000 | ![]() |
Friendly | 18th May 1949 | Hamrun & Sliema Select | 2 | 6 | Chelsea | 20,000 | ![]() |
Friendly | 13th Aug 1949 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 28th Nov 1949 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | AIK | 11,144 | ![]() |
Friendly | 26th Apr 1950 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Heart Of Midlothian | 10,228 | ![]() |
Friendly | 2nd May 1950 | Bridport | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 8th Jun 1950 | Inter Milan | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 11th Jun 1950 | Sampdoria | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Friendly | 12th Aug 1950 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 15th Nov 1950 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Lille Olympique | 9,696 | ![]() |
Friendly | 12th May 1951 | Heart Of Midlothian | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 20,000 | ![]() |
Friendly | 15th May 1951 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | KB Copenhagen | 11,903 | ![]() |
Friendly | 4th May 1953 | Fulham | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 11,000 | ![]() |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
|
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
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Football Combination Cup | 21st Apr 1949 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 30th Apr 1949 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 19th Nov 1949 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 26th Nov 1949 | Chelsea | 5 | 0 | Watford | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 6th Sep 1950 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Norwich City | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 9th Sep 1950 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Portsmouth | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 13th Sep 1950 | Portsmouth | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 16th Sep 1950 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 20th Sep 1950 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 23rd Mar 1951 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 15th Dec 1951 | Cambridge United | 3 | 4 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 26th Dec 1951 | Reading | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 6,409 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 29th Dec 1951 | Millwall | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 5th Jan 1952 | Chelsea | 6 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 19th Jan 1952 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Coventry City | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 26th Jan 1952 | Brentford | 1 | 5 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 9th Feb 1952 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Brentford | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 15th Mar 1952 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 2nd Apr 1952 | Chelsea | 5 | 5 | Crystal Palace | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 11th Apr 1952 | Arsenal | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 12th Apr 1952 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Southend United | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 23rd Aug 1952 | Harwich & Parkeston | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
East Anglian League Cup | 25th Aug 1952 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 30th Aug 1952 | Fulham | 7 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 3rd Sep 1952 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | West Ham United | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 6th Sep 1952 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 24th Sep 1952 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Northampton Town | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 27th Sep 1952 | Southampton | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 1st Oct 1952 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 4th Oct 1952 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Norwich City | unknown | ![]() |
London Football Association Cup | 6th Oct 1952 | Millwall | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 8th Oct 1952 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 11th Oct 1952 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
London Football Association Cup | 13th Oct 1952 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Millwall | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 15th Oct 1952 | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 23rd Oct 1952 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 25th Oct 1952 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 1st Nov 1952 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Southampton | unknown | ![]() |
London Football Association Cup | 3rd Nov 1952 | West Ham United | 5 | 1 | Chelsea | 5,000 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 8th Nov 1952 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 15th Nov 1952 | Lowestoft Town | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 29th Nov 1952 | Bury Town | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 13th Dec 1952 | Crittall Athletic | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 15th Dec 1952 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
East Anglian League Cup | 20th Dec 1952 | Clacton Town | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 670 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 25th Dec 1952 | Gillingham | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 26th Dec 1952 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Arsenal | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 27th Dec 1952 | Norwich City | 5 | 1 | Chelsea | 1,659 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 3rd Jan 1953 | Kings Lynn | 5 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 10th Jan 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | West Ham United | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 17th Jan 1953 | Stowmarket | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 24th Jan 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Norwich City | unknown | ![]() |
Eastern Counties League Cup | 26th Jan 1953 | Chelsea | 3 | 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 31st Jan 1953 | Clacton Town | 4 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 7th Feb 1953 | Brentford | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 14th Feb 1953 | Chelmsford City | 0 | 6 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 28th Feb 1953 | Harwich & Parkeston | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 7th Mar 1953 | Great Yarmouth Town | 0 | 5 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 14th Mar 1953 | Eynesbury Rovers | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 19th Mar 1953 | Gorleston | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 21st Mar 1953 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 25th Mar 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Brentford | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 28th Mar 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 3rd Apr 1953 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 4th Apr 1953 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 2,748 | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 8th Apr 1953 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 15th Apr 1953 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 20th Apr 1953 | Chelsea | 5 | 0 | Southend United | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
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