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1958–1961
  
Playing position
  
Left winger

Name
  
John Mitten

Years
  
Team

Role
  
Cricket Player

1957–1958
  

Date of birth
  
(1941-03-30) 30 March 1941 (age 74)

Place of birth
  
Manchester, England

John Mitten (born 30 March 1941) is an English former sportsman who played both football and cricket during the 1950s, '60s and '70s.

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Football career

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. After retiring as a player, Mitten became a manager, and was in charge of Tiverton Town and Sidmouth Town.

He was 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.

References

John Mitten Wikipedia


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