Jim Mitchell (Australian footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Anderson Mitchell | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Malvern East, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 14 October 1996 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Bowral, New South Wales[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | University Blacks[2] | ||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1946–48 | Melbourne | 42 (33) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
James Anderson Mitchell (26 November 1920 – 14 October 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]
Prior to playing for Melbourne, Mitchell served in the Australian Army for five years during World War II.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Deaths". The Age. Melbourne. 23 October 1996. p. C11.
- ^ "Star Amateur Joins Melbourne". The Argus. Melbourne. 19 June 1946. p. 16. Retrieved 15 October 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 582. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ "World War II Roll: James Anderson Mitchell". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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- Jim Mitchell's playing statistics from AFL Tables