Mitchell, Ronnie
Birth Date
27th May 1925
Birthplace
Barrhead, Renfrewshire
Occupation
Winger
Biographical Text
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.
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.
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