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{{short description|Scottish footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ally Mitchell
| image =
| fullname = Alistair Robert Mitchell
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|2|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kirkcaldy]], Scotland
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}
| position = [[Midfielder (football)|Attacking midfield]]
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1988
| youthclubs1 = [[Ballingry Rovers F.C.|Ballingry Rovers]]
| years1 = 1988–1991
| years2 = 1991–2003
| years3 = 2003
| years4 = 2003–2006
| years5 = 2006–2007
| years6 = 2007–2008
| clubs1 = [[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]]
| clubs2 = [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
| clubs3 = [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]
| clubs4 = [[Brechin City F.C.|Brechin City]]
| clubs5 = [[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]]
| clubs6 = [[Lochore Welfare F.C.|Lochore Welfare]]
| caps1 = 87
| caps2 = 363
| caps3 = 12
| caps4 = 74
| caps5 = 3
| goals1 = 23
| goals2 = 45
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 2
| goals5 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2007–2008
| managerclubs1 = [[Lochore Welfare F.C.|Lochore Welfare]]
}}
'''Alistair Robert "Ally" Mitchell''' (born 3 February 1968) is a Scottish retired professional [[association football|footballer]]. He was a versatile utility player who excelled in the attacking midfield position.<ref name = "Do You Remember?...Ally Mitchell 1991-2003">{{cite web|url=http://www.killiefc.com/Do%20You%20Remember/AllyMitchell.htm|title=Do You Remember?...Ally Mitchell 1991-2003|accessdate=3 March 2009|publisher=Killie FC.com|archivedate=8 November 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108212246/http://killiefc.com/Do%20You%20Remember/AllyMitchell.htm}}</ref> He is nicknamed "Bully" and is 5'7" tall.<ref name = "Steven Mew">{{cite web|url=http://www.brechincity-mad.co.uk/news/loadsngl.asp?cid=ED32&id=156822|title=Ally Mitchell|accessdate=3 March 2009|date=14 April 2004|author=Steven Mew|publisher=Brechin City Mad}}</ref>

==Career==

===Playing career===
Mitchell signed for [[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]] from [[Ballingry Rovers F.C.|Ballingry Rovers]] in 1988, and in three seasons made 87 league appearances, scoring 23 goals.<ref name = "EAST FIFE : 1946/47 - 2007/08">{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/eastfife/eastfife.html|title=EAST FIFE : 1946/47 - 2007/08|accessdate=3 March 2009|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}}</ref> Mitchell moved from East Fife to [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] in July 1991 for a fee of £100,000.<ref name = "Do You Remember?...Ally Mitchell 1991-2003"/> In 12 years at Kilmarnock, Mitchell made 363 league appearances, scoring 45 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/kilmarnock/kilmarnock.html|title=KILMARNOCK : 1946/47 - 2007/08|accessdate=3 March 2009|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090302013414/http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/kilmarnock/kilmarnock.html| archivedate= 2 March 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> He is perhaps best remembered for scoring a match-winning goal for Kilmarnock against [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] at [[Ibrox Stadium]] that effectively handed the [[Scottish Premier Division 1997–98|1997–98 league championship]] to [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], and thereby stopped Rangers' attempt to [[list of Scottish football champions|win ten league titles in succession]].<ref>[http://www.sportinglife.com/football/scottishpremier/kilmarnock/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/98/05/02/manual_173728.html&TEAMHD=kilmarnock&DIV=scotsprem&TEAM=KILMARNOCK&RH=Kilmarnock&PREV_SEASON=1996 Rangers 0 Kilmarnock 1], ''[[Sporting Life (British newspaper)|Sporting Life]]''.</ref>

After leaving Kilmarnock in January 2003,<ref name = "Stuart Gillespie">{{cite web|url=http://www.saintmirren-mad.co.uk/news/loadsngl.asp?cid=ED32&id=162478|title=Ally Mitchell|accessdate=3 March 2009|date=14 May 2004|author=Stuart Gillespie|publisher=St Mirren Mad|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721220957/http://www.saintmirren-mad.co.uk/news/loadsngl.asp?cid=ED32&id=162478|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mitchell enjoyed a 12-game spell with [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/stmirren/stmirren.html|title=St Mirren: 1946/47 - 2007/08|accessdate=3 March 2009|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}}</ref> before signing for [[Brechin City F.C.|Brechin City]] in June 2003.<ref name = "Steven Mew"/> In three seasons with Brechin, Mitchell made 74 league appearances, scoring 2 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/brechin/brechin.html|title=BRECHIN CITY : 1954/55 - 2007/08|accessdate=3 March 2009|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}}</ref> In July 2006 Mitchell re-signed for East Fife, and made 3 league appearances in his one season there.<ref name = "EAST FIFE : 1946/47 - 2007/08"/>

===Management career===
Mitchell later became player-manager for [[Lochore Welfare F.C.|Lochore Welfare]].<ref name = "Stuart Gillespie"/>

== Honours ==
* [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] Hall of Fame<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 May 2022 |title=Trio inducted into Kilmarnock FC Hall of Fame |url=https://kilmarnockfc.co.uk/news/trio-inducted-into-kilmarnock-fc-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=11 April 2025 |website=Kilmarnock FC |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Soccerbase}}

{{Kilmarnock F.C. Hall of Fame}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Ally}}
[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kirkcaldy]]
[[Category:Scottish Football League players]]
[[Category:Scottish football managers]]
[[Category:Scottish men's footballers]]
[[Category:Scottish Premier League players]]
[[Category:East Fife F.C. players]]
[[Category:Kilmarnock F.C. players]]
[[Category:St Mirren F.C. players]]
[[Category:Brechin City F.C. players]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Lochore Welfare F.C. players]]

Ally Mitchell - Revision history

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