Archie Mitchell (footballer)

Archie Mitchell
Mitchell while Brentford manager in 1924.
Personal information
Full name Archibald Philip Mitchell[1]
Date of birth (1885-12-15)15 December 1885[1]
Place of birth Smethwick, England
Date of death 16 April 1949(1949-04-16) (aged 63)[2]
Place of death Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada[2]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1905 Oldbury St John's
1905–1907 Aston Villa 0 (0)
1907–1921 Queens Park Rangers 306 (11)
1916 → Brentford (guest) 1 (0)
1921–1922 Brentford 13 (2)
Total 48 (5)
International career
England Juniors 1
Southern League XI 7
1921 Football League XI 1 (0)
Managerial career
1921–1924 Brentford
Dartford
1931–1933 Queens Park Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Archibald Philip Mitchell (15 December 1885 – 16 April 1949) was an English professional footballer and manager. He is best remembered for his long spell as a centre half with Queens Park Rangers, for whom he made over 300 appearances and later managed. Mitchell began his professional career with Aston Villa.

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 206. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Villa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).