John Mitten

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

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| name = John Mitten

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|3|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Manchester, England

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| position = Left winger

| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1957–1958 |clubs1 = Mansfield Town |caps1 = 3 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1958–1961 |clubs2 = Newcastle United |caps2 = 9 |goals2 = 3

| years3 = 1961–1963 |clubs3 = Leicester City |caps3 = 12 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1963–1967 |clubs4 = Coventry City |caps4 = 36 |goals4 = 5

| years5 = 1967–1968 |clubs5 = Plymouth Argyle |caps5 = 43 |goals5 = 8

| years6 = 1968–1971 |clubs6 = Exeter City |caps6 = 100 |goals6 = 17

| years7 = |clubs7 = Bath City |caps7 = |goals7 =

| years8 = |clubs8 = Trowbridge Town |caps8 = |goals8 =

| totalcaps = 203 |totalgoals = 33

| manageryears1 = |managerclubs1 = Tiverton Town

| manageryears2 = |managerclubs2 = Sidmouth Town

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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.{{cite web|title=John Mitten|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/johnmitten.html|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database|access-date=11 January 2014}}{{cite web|title=John Mitten|url=http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=584&scp=1,2,3,4,5,6,7|publisher=Greens on Screen|access-date=11 January 2014}} After retiring as a player, Mitten became a manager, and was in charge of Tiverton Town and Sidmouth Town.{{cite web|title=John Mitten now 'tied' to the Association|url=http://www.ccfpa.co.uk/?p=6601|publisher=Coventry City Former Players Association|date=21 July 2012|access-date=11 January 2014}}

He is the son of fellow footballer Charlie Mitten.

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.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31509/31509.html John Mitten at CricketArchive]