Jonathan Mitchell (footballer)

Jonathan Mitchell
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Philip Mitchell[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Hartlepool, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2][3][4]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Spennymoor Town
Number 21
Youth career
–2012 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2013 → Workington (loan) 7 (0)
2013 → Workington (loan) 7 (0)
2014–2021 Derby County 0 (0)
2016 → Luton Town (loan) 5 (0)
2018 → Oxford United (loan) 10 (0)
2019 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 9 (0)
2020 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 11 (0)
2020–2021 → Northampton Town (loan) 35 (0)
2021–2022 Hartlepool United 2 (0)
2022–2023 Doncaster Rovers 60 (0)
2023–2024 Harrogate Town 4 (0)
2024– Spennymoor Town 2 (0)
International career
2016 England U21[5] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:06, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

Jonathan Philip Mitchell (born 24 November 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spennymoor Town.

He was previously with Newcastle United as a youth and reserve player, and has also played for Workington, Luton Town, Oxford United, Shrewsbury Town, Macclesfield Town, Northampton Town, Hartlepool United, Doncaster Rovers and Harrogate Town.

Early and personal life

Mitchell was born and raised in Hartlepool, and is a Hartlepool United supporter.[3] He attended High Tunstall College of Science, where he captained the rugby team.[3] In September 2021, Mitchell opened High Tunstall's new 3G pitch facility.[6]

Club career

Mitchell made his debut for Newcastle United's reserve team in January 2011 while still at school.[3] He spent time on loan at Workington during the second half of the 2012–13 season,[3] and returned to the club for a second loan spell in August 2013.[7]

He was released by Newcastle in June 2014, signing immediately for Derby County.[8][9] He said he was looking forward to working with Derby's goalkeeping coach Eric Steele.[10] He made his professional debut on 9 January 2016 in the FA Cup against his hometown club Hartlepool United.[11]

On 5 March, Mitchell joined League Two club Luton Town on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.[12] He made his debut on the same day in a 1–0 win away to Leyton Orient.[13]

On 21 March, Mitchell was named in the Football League Team of the Week for his performance against Plymouth Argyle two days earlier when he made a number of saves, mostly notably from Graham Carey and Gregg Wylde, keeping a clean sheet to help Luton earn a 1–0 away win.[14][15] Following an injury to Lee Grant, Derby recalled Mitchell early from his loan on 5 April.[16]

He moved on loan to Oxford United in August 2018 as cover for the injured Simon Eastwood.[17] He kept a clean sheet on his first-team debut (a 2–0 home victory over Coventry City in the EFL Cup[18]) and saved a penalty on his league debut, a 4–1 away defeat at Portsmouth.[19] Mitchell finished the loan with 15 appearances, with 10 of those appearances coming in the league.[20]

In January 2019 he moved on loan to Shrewsbury Town.[21][22] He signed on loan for Macclesfield Town in January 2020.[23]

On 4 August 2020 he signed on loan for Northampton Town for the 2020–21 season.[24]

On 14 June 2021 it was announced that he would leave Derby at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[25]

In August 2021 he signed for Hartlepool United.[26][27] Mitchell made his Hartlepool debut in an EFL Cup defeat to Crewe Alexandra.[28] He left Hartlepool on 19 January 2022.[29]

On 21 January 2022, Mitchell joined League One club Doncaster Rovers on an eighteen-month deal.[30][31] Mitchell was released at the end of the 2022–23 season.[32]

In November 2023 he signed for Harrogate Town.[33] He was released by Harrogate at the end of the 2023–24 season.[34]

On 3 September 2024, it was announced that Mitchell had signed for National League North side Spennymoor Town. He made his debut on the same day in a 4–2 win against Radcliffe.[35]

International career

On 29 September 2016, Mitchell was called up to the England U21 squad for the first time for their 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Kazakhstan and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[36]

Career statistics

As of 2 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 2012–13[37] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2013–14[38] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Workington (loan) 2012–13[4] Conference North 7 0 — — — 7 0
2013–14[4] Conference North 7 0 — — — 7 0
Total 14 0 — — — 14 0
Derby County 2014–15[39] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2015–16[40] Championship 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2016–17[41] Championship 0 0 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
2017–18[42] Championship 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
2018–19[43] Championship 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2019–20[44] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[45] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 0
Luton Town (loan) 2015–16[40] League Two 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
Oxford United (loan) 2018–19[43] League One 10 0 0 0 3 0 2[a] 0 15 0
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2018–19[43] League One 9 0 — — — 9 0
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2019–20[44] League Two 11 0 — — — 11 0
Northampton Town (loan) 2020–21[45] League One 35 0 1 0 1 0 5[a] 0 42 0
Hartlepool United 2021–22[46] League Two 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 8 0
Doncaster Rovers 2021–22[46] League One 18 0 0 0 0 0 — 18 0
2022–23 League Two 42 0 1 0 1 0 — 44 0
Total 60 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 62 0
Harrogate Town 2023–24[47] League Two 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
Career total 150 0 6 0 9 0 12 0 177 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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  6. ^ "Football players pitch in to launch Hartlepool school's new 3G surface". Hartlepool Mail. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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  8. ^ Ryder, Lee (4 June 2014). "Newcastle United release promising young keeper Jonathan Mitchell to Derby County". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Jonathan Mitchell: Derby agree deal for ex-Newcastle goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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  13. ^ "Leyton Orient 0–1 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Sky Bet Football League Team of the Week". English Football League. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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  17. ^ "Jonathan Mitchell: Oxford United sign Derby County goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  18. ^ "REPORT Oxford United 2 Coventry City 0". Oxford United F.C. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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  33. ^ "Harrogate sign keeper Mitchell after Oxley blow" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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