Australian rules footballer
| Jim Mitchell | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Anderson Mitchell | ||
| Date of birth | (1920-11-26)26 November 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Malvern East, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 14 October 1996(1996-10-14) (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Bowral, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | University Blacks | ||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1946–48 | Melbourne | 42 (33) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
James Anderson Mitchell (26 November 1920 – 14 October 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Prior to playing for Melbourne, Mitchell served in the Australian Army for five years during World War II.
Notes
- "Deaths". The Age. Melbourne. 23 October 1996. p. C11.
- "Star Amateur Joins Melbourne". The Argus. Melbourne. 19 June 1946. p. 16. Retrieved 15 October 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 582. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- "World War II Roll: James Anderson Mitchell". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links
- Jim Mitchell's playing statistics from AFL Tables