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John Mitchell (footballer, born 1952)

English footballer (born 1952)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ6249002 ↗
Source-derived summary

John Mitchell (born 12 March 1952) is an English former footballer who played as a forward in the Football League.

At Fulham he played in the 1975 FA Cup final. During their run to the final Mitchell scored the winning goal in the last minute of extra time of the semi-final replay against Birmingham City, and he also scored in the original semi-final tie that finished 1–1.

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “John Mitchell (footballer, born 1952)” as english footballer (born 1952). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1952, 1975—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1952-03-12. The account is most persuasive where John, Mitchell and footballer can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as english footballer (born 1952). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6249002. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1952 and 1975.

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A concise life account rarely captures disputed attribution, private networks or the changing language used to describe a career. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “John Mitchell (footballer, born 1952)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.