years death_date clubs caps goals position birth_date article_title name
1879 1891 -- 1885 1885 -- 1888 1888 1888 -- '' unknown '' doncaster lyr rovers newton heath lyr bolton wanderers newton heath 0 0 2 50 0 0 0 0 full-back '' unknown '' john mitchell -lrb- footballer , born 1800s -rrb-
 john mitchell
john mitchell -lrb- footballer , born 1800s -rrb-

john mitchell was a footballer who played as a full-back with doncaster rovers , newton heath lyr and bolton wanderers in the late 19th century .
he played in doncaster 's first match in 1879 , and for bolton on the first day of the inaugural season of the football league in 1888 .
