Liam Mitchell (footballer)

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Liam Mitchell
Mitchell in 2011
Personal information
Full name Liam Mitchell
Date of birth (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Nottingham, England[1]
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
–2011 Notts County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Notts County 1 (0)
2011Tamworth (loan) 10 (0)
2011Lewes (loan) ? (?)
2012Mansfield Town (loan) 3 (0)
2013Tamworth (loan) 4 (0)
2013Mansfield Town 1 (0)
2014– Shepshed Dynamo 1 (0)
Sheffield
Carlton Town
West Bridgford
Clifton All Whites
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:32, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Liam Mitchell (born 18 September 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Career[edit]

Mitchell came through the youth ranks at Nottingham Forest and then Notts County and signed a professional contract with Notts County in 2011 at the age of 18.[2] He was handed squad number 12 and featured on the first team bench on a number of occasions before going out on loan to Conference National side Tamworth to gain first team experience.[3] He became a first team regular at Tamworth at the age of only 18, making 10 Conference National starts during his loan spell at the club.

In October 2012, Mitchell joined Mansfield Town on loan to replace injured first choice goalkeeper Alan Marriott,[4] starting in every game of his loan spell and keeping two clean sheets in those three games. Following an impressive showing in goal for Mansfield in a crucial 1–0 win over Forest Green Rovers in October 2012, his manager Paul Cox said of Mitchell, "he's a quality goalkeeper and is going to be an outstanding goalkeeper once he matures. We are glad we have got him. He is in competition with Mazza and Shane Redmond now."[5]

Mitchell made his first team debut for Notts County in December 2012 against Rotherham United. In March 2013, Tamworth asked to take him on loan for a second time,[6] and Mitchell again became a first team regular for the Conference National side.

In September 2022 he received a suspended jail sentence after attacking spectators following a match in which he played during the previous year.[7]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 18 December 2012.
Club Season League[A] FA Cup League Cup Other[B] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Notts County 2010–11[8] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011–12[9] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13[10] 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tamworth (loan) 2010–11[8] 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Lewes (loan) 2011–12 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Mansfield Town (loan) 2012–13[10] 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career totals 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0

Footnotes[edit]

A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League, Football Conference and Isthmian League.
B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in Football League Trophy.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 508. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  2. ^ "Liam Mitchell". youtube. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Tamworth sign Notts County goalkeeper Liam Mitchell". BBC Sport. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Liam Mitchell joins Mansfield Town from Notts County". BBC Sport. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Notts County's Liam Mitchell delighted to play his part at Mansfield Town". Nottingham Post. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Notts County keeper Mitchell joins Tamworth on month's loan". BBC Sport. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Goalkeeper sentenced after attacking fans at match". BBC. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Games played by Liam Mitchell in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Games played by Liam Mitchell in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Games played by Liam Mitchell in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 February 2013.

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