Archie Mitchell (footballer)
Mitchell while Brentford manager in 1924.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Archibald Philip Mitchell | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Smethwick, England | ||
| Date of death | 16 April 1949 (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Playing position | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 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) | |
| National team | |||
| England Juniors | |||
| Southern League XI | 7 | ||
| 1921 | Football League XI | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1921–1924 | Brentford | ||
| Dartford | |||
| 1931–1933 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Archibald Philip "Archie" Mitchell (15 December 1885 – 16 April 1949) was an English football centre-half and manager. He is best remembered for his long spell as a player with Queens Park Rangers, for whom he made over 300 appearances.
A centre half, Mitchell began his playing career with Oldbury St John's, before transferring to Football League Division One side Aston Villa in 1905. He failed to make a first team appearance for the club, appearing instead for the reserve team. With the reserves, he helped the team win the Birmingham & District League title in the 1905–06 and 1906–07 seasons. Mitchell departed Villa in 1907.
In 1907, Mitchell signed for Southern League Division One side Queens Park Rangers. He had a good start to his career with the Hoops, winning the 1907–08 Southern League Division One title in his debut season. A further Southern League Division One title was won in 1911–12, with the Charity Shield being lost 2–1 to Football League Division One champions Blackburn Rovers. He remained with Queens Park Rangers through to 1921, finally making his Football League debut at the age of 34 in the 1920–21 season, after the club were elected to the Football League Division Three. He made 35 appearances and scored three goals during the 1920–21 season. By the time he left the Hoops at the end of the campaign, Mitchell had made over 330 appearances for the club, excluding unofficial wartime competitions.
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