death_date manageryears nationalcaps birth_date years caps goals nationalyears name fullname birth_place nationalteam totalcaps totalgoals nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position managerclubs article_title
08 april 1993 1963 & ndash ; 1964 2 2 19 july 1924 1949 1963 1963 & ndash ; 1964 & ndash ; 1961 1961 & ndash ; 70 367 51 42 95 10 1947 & ndash ; 1948 1951 bobby mitchell robert carmichael mitchell glasgow , scotland scottish football league xi scotland 488 147 1 1 market star market star newcastle united berwick rangers gateshead left winger gateshead bobby mitchell -lrb- footballer , born 1924 -rrb-

bobby mitchell -lrb- footballer , born 1924 -rrb-

robert `` bobby '' carmichael mitchell -lrb- 19 july 1924 -- 8 april 1993 -rrb- was a scottish football player .
his position was left winger .
mitchell started his career with third lanark in 1942 , spending seven years with the `` hi-hi '' before joining newcastle united for # 16,000 in february 1949 .
he played for the `` magpies '' from 1949 to 1961 , becoming something of a cult hero amongst supporters who nicknamed him ` dazzler ' .
he was an instrumental part of the team that experienced much success in the 1950s , winning three fa cups in a five-year period , which included scoring a goal in the 1955 fa cup final .
he made a total of 408 appearances for the club , scoring 95 goals .
after leaving newcastle , mitchell spent one season with berwick rangers before returning to tyneside as player-manager of gateshead .
he left this role in 1964 and became a publican in newcastle .
mitchell won two caps for the scotland national team , and scored on his debut against denmark in 1951 .
he also played twice for the scottish league representative team .
