Barrie Mitchell

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Barrie Mitchell

|fullname = Barrie Horace Mitchell{{Hugman|13720|accessdate=21 February 2017}}

|birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1947|3|15}}

|birth_place = Aberdeen, Scotland

|death_date = {{death date and age|2021|1|24|1947|3|15|df=y}}

|position = Forward

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Sunnybank

|youthyears2 = 1966–1967

|youthclubs2 = Arbroath

|years1 = 1967–1972

|years2 = 1972–1973

|years3 = 1973–1976

|years4 = 1976

|years5 = 1976–1977

|years6 = 1977–1978

|years7 = 1978

|years8 = 1978

|clubs1 = Dunfermline Athletic

|clubs2 = Aberdeen

|clubs3 = Tranmere Rovers

|clubs4 = Vancouver Whitecaps

|clubs5 = Preston North End

|clubs6 = York City

|clubs7 = Greenock Morton

|clubs8 = Wigan Athletic

|caps1 = 141

|caps2 = 13

|caps3 = 83

|caps4 = 26

|caps5 = 11

|caps6 = 3

|caps7 = 3

|caps8 = 10

|goals1 = 32

|goals2 = 1

|goals3 = 10

|goals4 = 5

|goals5 = 2

|goals6 = 0

|goals7 = 0

|goals8 = 0

|totalcaps = 280

|totalgoals = 50

}}

Barrie Horace Mitchell (15 March 1947 – 24 January 2021[https://www.dafc.co.uk/story.php?t=Barrie_Mitchell_(15.03.47_-_24.01.21)&ID=12815 Barrie Mitchell (15.03.47 - 24.01.21)]) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward for Dunfermline Athletic, Aberdeen, Tranmere Rovers, Vancouver Whitecaps, Preston North End, York City, Greenock Morton and Wigan Athletic.

Mitchell was a member of the Dunfermline squad that won the Scottish Cup in 1968.[http://www.dafc.co.uk/story.php?t=The_Dunfermline_Athletic_Scottish_Cup_Winning_Team_1968&ID=4881 DAFC.co.uk]

In March 1978, he joined Wigan Athletic,{{cite news |last1=Draper |first1=Albert |title=Non-League Soccer |work=The Liverpool Echo |date=17 March 1978 |page=31}} making 10 league appearances for the club in the Northern Premier League.{{cite book|last=Hayes|first=Dean|title=The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C.|year=1996|publisher=Yore Publications|location=Harefield|isbn=1-874427-91-7}}

Like many other footballers of his era, Mitchell became a publican after retiring from football.{{cite news |url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views-blogs/comment/2008/07/12/the-coach-and-horses-greasby-wirral-64375-21328550/#ixzz2Nf45qqJY|title=The Coach and Horses, Greasby, Wirral |first= Mike |last=Chapple |work=Liverpool Daily Post |access-date=20 May 2013}}