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Kenneth Kenny Mitchell

Centre-Half

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73Games
2Goals
10Cards

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Bio
Date of Birth:26th May 1957
Place of Birth:Sunderland, England
Date of Death:4th September 2019
Height:6' 0"   [1.83m]
Position:Centre-Half
Debut:16/02/1977 vs. Manchester City
Last Game:27/12/1980 vs. Derby County
Competitive Appearances
Total73
Starts67
Subs6
Substituted6
Competitive Goals / Cards
GoalsGoals2
Dismissed Dismissed1
Cautioned Cautioned9
By: Kenneth H Scott
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Cards:An Explanation
toon1892 Card Coding System
CardMeaning
Yellow Card Caution. The yellow card as we know it today.
Yellow Card Booking. Indicates that the player‘s name was officially entered into the referee‘s match book for an offence. Indicative of the ‘yellow card‘ as we know it today. [For the seasons prior to and during the suspension of the official card system.]
Two Yellow Cards Cautioned for a second time, therefore dismissed.
Red Card Dismissed. The red card as we know it today.
Yellow Card Sent Off. Indicative of the ‘red card‘ as we know it today. [For the seasons prior to and during the suspension of the official card system.]

Yellow / Red Cards : An Explanation

The system of issuing yellow/red cards by the referee was trialled at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. After a period of debate they were gradually introduced into European club games. It was however six years before they appeared in the English game, and therefore the 1976-77 season was the first time they were used in the English Leagues.

Their introduction proved to be a somewhat temporary measure as within five years, the end of the 1979-80 season, their use was halted. It was deemed that referees were perhaps giving them out too readily and that their use may be contributive to the general violence within football stadiums at the time which was, quite naturally, of great concern to the English Football Association and the Football League representative bodies. This ban however was itself temporary as Europe, and the wider footballing world, had continued their use and it was thought that England was now out of step. So after a five year absence the season 1987-88 saw their reintroduction, and love them or hate them they are now an established aspect of the modern game.

Given the above it is very difficult to ascertain, with any degree of accuracy, when a player was booked prior to 1976-77 season, and between the seasons 1981-82 to 1987-88. Dismissals are pretty plain, but, as I say, bookings are much more difficult. The table illustrates the card coding system that is therefore used throughout this site.

Note

When a player is dismissed for two cautionable offences, i.e. he has been given a second yellow card then a red card, both the yellow cards are counted in that player's total.

When perusing any player record the coding (in the table) will help you readily identify such instances).

The inventor of the card system was English referee - Ken Aston.

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References

In addition to the articles mentioned below please refer to those that are mentioned in each individual game in which this person has participated.

Scott, Kenneth H. (2015) Newcastle United Day by Day,2015,KayLynM Publishing Newcastle upon Tyne, England.ISBN: 978-0-9934201-0-8

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