Scott Andrew Mitchell (born 2 September 1985) is an English former professional footballer.
Playing career Mitchell began his career with Ipswich Town, joining at the age of 10. He made his debut against Derby County in November 2003 and made four appearances for the first-team. He was not offered a new contract at the end of the 2005–06 season and joined Scottish First Division side Livingston in May 2006 on a two-year contract, where he made over 40 first-team appearances for the club. He joined Peterborough United on a short-term contract in January 2008 and made five appearances for Peterborough in Football League Two. He then joined Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds in June 2008. In August 2009, Mitchell joined the Suffolk coastal side Lowestoft Town playing in the Isthmian League Division One North. Mitchell was confirmed as signed for Leiston on 21 July 2014.
Later career Mitchell joined his former club Ipswich Town as an academy coach in 2011. After retiring from playing, he became the Head of Academy Performance Analysis at Ipswich in 2016. In 2017, he became the club's Head of Academy Recruitment.
In June 2026, Mitchell became Director of Football at Leyton Orient
Career statistics Source:
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsIpswich Town2003–04First Division20000000202004–05Championship00101000202005–06Championship000000—00Total2010100040Livingston2006–07Scottish First Division32420201Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup03742007–08Scottish First Division90001010110Total414203020484Peterborough United2007–08League Two5010000060Career total484404020584
References
External links Scott Mitchell profile at the Ipswich Town F.C. website