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FRED MITCHESON

Born: 20 March 1912

1. Came from: Port Vale Went to: Ipswich Town

1. First game: 23 November 1935 Last game: 24 February 1940

2. Came from: Went to:

2. First game: 07 April 1945 Last game: 07 April 1945

Appearances: 103 (103/0) Goals: 25

Originally from Westerhope on Tyneside, Mitcheson was an inside-forward. He began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers but did not make a first-team appearance before moving to Port Vale, where he made his Football League debut in 1933. He made headlines by scoring the fastest hat-trick in the club's history, finding the net three times in just three minutes during his home debut in a 4-0 victory at the Old Recreation Ground in April 1934. The opposition that day, of course, were Argyle. In total, he made 49 appearances and scored eight goals during his two-year stay.

With those exploits no doubt still fresh in Bob Jack's memory, Mitcheson was brought to Home Park in November 1935. He spent five seasons with Argyle, averaging a goal every four games. His haul included a hat-trick in a 4-3 victory away to Luton Town in January 1939. In total, he scored 25 times in 103 appearances across five full seasons.

He joined Ipswich Town in the summer of 1939 and played in all three of the club's matches, scoring once, before the outbreak of the Second World War brought the 1939-40 season to a premature end. With Ipswich not participating in the wartime leagues, he remained on the club's books until hostilities ceased. During that period, he also appeared as a guest for Argyle in a Football League West Cup match in April 1945 and for Exeter City later the same year.

Following the end of the war, he moved to Southern League side Yeovil Town in October 1946.

He briefly returned to Home Park in 1948, working with the club's training and ground staff, although he made no further appearances. He later settled in Brixham, where he spent his later years running a local public house.

He remained in South Devon for the rest of his life and passed away in Torbay in late 1994 at the age of 82.

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APPEARANCE DETAILS [reselect competitions]

The details below reflect appearances in all first-team competitions.

We are very grateful to many who have helped write GoS-DB's player pen-pictures, and to Dave Rowntree and the PAFC Media Team for their help with photos. Thanks also to staff at the National Football Museum, the Scottish Football Museum and ScotlandsPeople for their valuable assistance.

The following publications have been particularly valuable in the research of pen-pictures: Plymouth Argyle, A Complete Record 1903-1989 (Brian Knight, ISBN 0-907969-40-2); Plymouth Argyle, 101 Golden Greats (Andy Riddle, ISBN 1-874287-47-3); Football League Players' Records 1888-1939 (Michael Joyce, ISBN 1-899468-67-6); Football League Players' Records 1946-1988 (Barry Hugman, ISBN 1-85443-020-3) and Plymouth Argyle Football Club Handbooks.

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