Robert Carmichael Mitchell (16 August 1924 – 8 April 1993) was a Scottish

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. His position was

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. Mitchell started his career with

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in 1942, spending seven years with the ''Hi-Hi'' before joining Newcastle United for £16,000 in February 1949. He played for the ''Magpies'' from 1949 to 1961, becoming something of a cult hero amongst supporters who nicknamed him 'Dazzler'. He was an instrumental part of the team that experienced much success in the 1950s, winning three

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s in a five-year period, which included scoring a goal in the 1955 FA Cup Final. He made a total of 410 appearances for the club, scoring 113 goals. After leaving Newcastle, Mitchell spent one season with

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before returning to

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as player-manager of Gateshead. He left this role in 1966 and became a

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in Newcastle. Mitchell won two

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for the Scotland national team, and scored on his debut against

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in 1951. He also played twice for the Scottish League representative team.

Honours

; Newcastle United *

winner:

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

, 1955

References

External links

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Bobby Mitchell Profile on toon1892
1924 births 1993 deaths Association football wingers Berwick Rangers F.C. players Gateshead A.F.C. managers Gateshead A.F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Scotland international footballers Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players Scottish football managers Scottish footballers Footballers from Glasgow English Football League players Third Lanark A.C. players British publicans Scottish league football top scorers FA Cup Final players 20th-century British businesspeople {{Scotland-footy-forward-1920s-stub