John Mitten

John Mitten
Personal information
Date of birth	30 March 1941 (age 83)
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Position(s)	Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1957–1958	Mansfield Town
1958–1961	Newcastle United
1961–1963	Leicester City
1963–1967	Coventry City
1967–1968	Plymouth Argyle
1968–1971	Exeter City
	Bath City
	Trowbridge Town
Total
Managerial career
	Tiverton Town
	Sidmouth Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Mitten (born 30 March 1941) is an English former sportsman who played both football and cricket during the 1950s, '60s and '70s.

Football career

Born in Manchester, Mitten played as a left winger for Mansfield Town, Newcastle United, Leicester City, Coventry City, Plymouth Argyle, Exeter City, Bath City and Trowbridge Town, making 203 appearances in the Football League.^[1]^[2] After retiring as a player, Mitten became a manager, and was in charge of Tiverton Town and Sidmouth Town.^[3]

He was the son of fellow footballer Charlie Mitten.^[2]

Cricket career

He was active from 1958 to 1963 for Leicestershire. He appeared in 14 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who kept wicket. He scored 259 runs with a highest score of 50* and completed 23 catches.^[4]

References

^ "John Mitten". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b "John Mitten". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
^ "John Mitten now 'tied' to the Association". Coventry City Former Players Association. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
^ John Mitten at CricketArchive

[1] "John Mitten". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 11 January 2014.

[GOS-2] "John Mitten". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 11 January 2014.

[3] "John Mitten now 'tied' to the Association". Coventry City Former Players Association. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2014.

[4] John Mitten at CricketArchive

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