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Fullname: James Ronald Mitchell
aka: James Mitchell, Ronnie Mitchell
Born: 27 May 1925
Died: […]
Birthplace: Renfrew (Glasgow)
Signed: 5 Sep 1946
Left: 1949 (free); 12 Aug 1949 (to Exeter City)
Position: Outside-right
Debut: Hearts 1-0 Celtic, League, 1 Jan 1948
Internationals: none
Biog
Outside-right James Mitchell was signed for Celtic from Renfield Waverley in September 1946.
After a period in the reserves he made his Bhoys first team debut in a 0-1 league defeat at Hearts on 1st January 1948. Sadly he missed an opportunity to equalise the conceded goal in the second half, before having to be taken off himself due to injury.
He had lost a good slice of his time at Celtic due to mandatory service with HM Forces which hindered his playing career at Celtic.
That one match v Hearts was to be his only senior appearance for the Hoops and he joined Exeter City in August 1949. He only was to play twice for them before moving back up north to play for Third Lanark and St Johnstone.
The 1947/48 season was an infamous season for Celtic, when the first team came perilously close to relegation, saved only on the last day. There were major changes thereafter although it took Celtic much longer to properly recover.
If James Mitchell had got that goal that day, and if Celtic had salvaged a point, then history for him and the first team that season might have turned out very differently for him. We will never know now.
Playing Career
| APPEARANCES | LEAGUE | SCOTTISH CUP | LEAGUE CUP | EUROPE | TOTAL |
| 1946-49 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| Goals | 0 | – | – | – | 0 |
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none
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Mitchell, Ronnie
Source: https://grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/1320
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Ronnie Mitchell, signed from Celtic where he had played once for the first team, appeared twice for Exeter City in the 1949/50 season before returning to Scotland.
Ronnie joined Celtic from Renfrew Waverley in September 1946 and made his Bhoys first team debut in a 0-1 league defeat at Hearts on 1 January 1948. He lost a good slice of his time at Celtic due to National Service and the Hearts game proved to be his only senior appearance before he joined Exeter City in August 1949. Exeter had been trying to sign Ronnie for a while and he turned down a couple of offers from clubs in Northern Ireland to move to St.James’ Park. But he had to wait until October 1949 before he made his first team debut in a 2-1 win at Norwich City. Although he retained his place for the following game against Newport County, these were to be the only two matches Ronnie played for the Grecians and he was released at the end of the season.
Ronnie was subsequently on the books of Third Lanark and St Johnstone having been at Yoker Athletic at the very start of his career.