Chris Mitchell (Scottish footballer)
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Christopher Philip Mitchell (21 July 1988 – 7 May 2016) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Philip Mitchell[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1988-07-21)21 July 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 7 May 2016(2016-05-07) (aged 27) | ||
Place of death | Stirling, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Livingston | |||
2006–2007 | Falkirk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2011 | Falkirk | 39 | (1) |
2010 | → Ayr United (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Bradford City | 11 | (1) |
2012–2015 | Queen of the South | 65 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Clyde | 15 | (0) |
Total | 140 | (5) | |
International career | |||
2008–2009 | Scotland U21 | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mitchell began his senior career at Scottish Premier League club Falkirk who also loaned him to Ayr United. He then had a season in England with Bradford City before joining Queen of the South in 2012. In his first season at Queens he won the Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Football League Second Division. At the end of that season he was named in the division's PFA Scotland Team of the Year. Mitchell had a brief spell at Clyde in 2015–16.
Complications from spinal surgery ended his professional career at Queen of the South, and he left Clyde to establish a new career. Mitchell suffered depression due to his change of career and killed himself at a level crossing at the age of 27.[2]