| Fred Mitcheson | |
| Fullname: | Frederick Mitcheson |
| Birth Date: | 20 March 1912 |
| Birth Place: | Westerhope, England |
| Death Place: | Torbay, England |
| Height: | 5 ft 7+1/2 in[1] |
| Position: | Inside-forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Years1: | 1933–1935 |
| Clubs1: | Port Vale |
| Caps1: | 49 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 1935–1939 |
| Clubs2: | Plymouth Argyle |
| Caps2: | 93 |
| Goals2: | 25 |
| Years3: | 1939–1946 |
| Clubs3: | Ipswich Town |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 194?–19?? |
| Clubs4: | Yeovil Town |
| Totalcaps: | 142+ |
| Totalgoals: | 33+ |
Frederick Mitcheson (20 March 1912 – 1994) was an English footballer who played at inside-forward.
Mitcheson was on the books at Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in July 1933.[2] He scored a hat-trick on his debut on 21 April 1934, a 4–0 win over Plymouth Argyle at The Old Recreation Ground, as the 1933–34 season drew to a close; scoring all three goals in just three minutes, this was the quickest hat-trick in the club's history.[2] [3] [4] He scored four goals in 31 Second Division appearances in 1934–35.[2] He hit just one goal in 15 games in 1935–36, before he was sold to Bob Jack's Plymouth Argyle in November 1935.[2] He spent five years at Plymouth, scoring a hat-trick in January 1939 in a 4–3 win at Luton Town.[5] After leaving Home Park he played for Ipswich Town and Yeovil Town.[2] He returned to Plymouth Argyle in 1948 to help the training and ground staff.[5]
Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Port Vale | 1933–34 | Second Division | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1934–35 | Second Division | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 1935–36 | Second Division | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 49 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8 | |||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1935–36 | Second Division | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | |
| 1936–37 | Second Division | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | ||
| 1937–38 | Second Division | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
| 1938–39 | Second Division | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | ||
| Total | 93 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 25 | |||
| Ipswich Town | 1939–40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 142 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 152 | 34 | |||