Bob Mitcheson

Robert Mitcheson (q1 1901 – q2 1938) was an English footballer who played as an outside forward in the Football League for Darlington and in non-league football for Leadgate Park.[1]

Bob Mitcheson
Personal information
Date of birth 1901[1]
Place of birth Blackhill, Consett,[1] England
Date of death q2 1938 (aged 37)[2]
Place of death Lanchester, County Durham,[2] England
Position(s) Outside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1922 Leadgate Park
1922–1923 Darlington 6 (0)
1923–19?? Leadgate Park
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

Mitcheson was born and raised in Blackhill, County Durham, and was three months old at the time of the 1901 Census. He was the son of Robert B. Mitcheson, who worked as a labourer at a steelworks gas producer, and his wife Mary Jane.[3][4]

Mitcheson was a member of the Leadgate Park team that beat Hartlepools United 2–1 after extra time to win the 1921 Durham Senior Cup.[5] Described as "a much sought outside right", he joined Third Division North runners-up Darlington ahead of the 1922–23 Football League season,[6] but played infrequently for the first team, and sometimes at outside left.[7] At the end of the season, during which he made only six league appearances, he and teammate Ernie Young moved to Leadgate Park of the North-Eastern League.[8][9]

He died in 1938 at the age of 37,[lower-alpha 1] and was buried at Blackhill Cemetery, Consett, on 4 April 1938.[11]

Notes
  1. Mitcheson's death was registered in the second quarter of 1938 in the Lanchester, County Durham, registration district.[2] His full name is variously recorded as Robert Erthington Mitcheson on his birth certificate,[10] and as Robert Hetherington Mitcheson on the burial index.[11] His death certificate and 1901 Census entry list a middle initial of H,[2][3] while his 1911 Census entry has the middle initial E.[4]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. "England & Wales deaths 1837–2007 Transcription". Robert H Mitcheson. District: Lanchester. County: Durham. Volume: 10A. Page: 288. Retrieved 16 December 2014 – via Findmypast.
  3. "1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription. 15, Ridley Street, Consett, Lanchester, Durham, England". and "Image". Robert H Mitcheson. Birth town: Blackhill. Birth county: Durham. Age: 0 – via Findmypast.
  4. "1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription. 15 Ridley Street Blackhill, Consett, Durham, England". and "Image thereof". Robert E Mitcheson. Age: 10. Census reference RG14PN29899 RG78PN1730 RD550 SD2 ED22 SN171 – via Findmypast.
  5. "'It's dogged that does it.' Leadgate's persistency rewarded". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 7 April 1921. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. 'An Outside Right' (4 August 1922). "Close season chatter. Prospects of the Third Division (Northern Section) clubs". Derby Daily Telegraph. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Third League. Darlington v. Hartlepools United". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 26 December 1922. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records. pp. 186, 291.
  9. "Ferryhill Athletic and Leadgate Park draw". Yorkshire Post. 19 November 1923. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription". Robert Erthington Mitcheson. Birth year: 1901. Birth quarter: 1. District: Lanchester. County: Durham. Volume: 10A. Page: 356. Retrieved 16 December 2014 – via Findmypast.
  11. "National Burial Index for England & Wales Transcription". Robert Hetherington Mitcheson. Birth year: 1901. Death year: 1938. Burial date: 4 Apr 1938. Place: Consett. Church: Blackhill Cemetery. Retrieved 16 December 2014 – via Findmypast.


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