Referee George Mitchell
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George Mitchell
  • Born on 22nd February, 1912, in Scotland.
  • Most commonly listed as G. Mitchell.
  • Was the first Scotsman to participate at a FIFA World Cup, doing so as a linesman and a referee in 1950. Ran the line to George Reader in the 1950 final group match between Brazil and Uruguay. Has the great distinction of being the last Scot to referee an England v Scotland match, doing so on 14th April 1951.
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- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 02.01.1946 Aberdeen [a] L0-3 (Southern League, Division A - game 23) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 05.10.1946 Heart of Midlothian [h] D4-4 (League Cup Division A, Section A - game 3) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 27.08.1947 Rangers [h] L0-1 (SFL Division A - game 2) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 10.01.1948 Morton [h] L1-2 (SFL Division A - game 20) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 05.02.1949 Queen of the South [h] W3-0 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 12.02.1949 Dundee [h] D4-4 (SFL Division A - game 22) 1-penalty.png 0 - - 0 0 W5-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 31.08.1949 Clyde [h] W3-1 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 5) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 01.04.1950 East Fife [n] L1-2 (Scottish Cup Semi Final) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 21.10.1950 Heart of Midlothian [h] W5-2 (SFL Division A - game 6) 1-penalty.png 1-penalty.png - - 0 0 D5-5
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 15.12.1951 Queen of the South [a] L1-2 (SFL Division A - game 14) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 16.02.1952 Aberdeen [h] L1-4 (SFL Division A - game 24) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 15.11.1952 Celtic [h] W3-0 (SFL Division A - game 10) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 07.02.1953 Clyde [h] L0-2 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round) 0 1-penalty.png - - 0 0 L0-5
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 28.02.1953 East Fife [a] W3-2 (SFL Division A - game 23) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 11.09.1954 Heart of Midlothian [a] L4-5 (SFL Division A - game 1) 2-penalties.png 0 - - 0 0 W10-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 25.12.1954 Heart of Midlothian [h] D4-4 (SFL Division A - game 16) 1-penalty.png 0 - - 0 0 W5-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 05.02.1955 Dunfermline Athletic [a] L2-4 (Scottish Cup 5th Round) 0 2-penalties.png - - 0 0 L0-10
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 05.03.1955 East Fife [a] W2-0 (SFL Division A - game 23) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 10.09.1955 Dunfermline Athletic [a] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 1) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 28.01.1956 Kilmarnock [h] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 19) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 31.03.1956 Hibernian [h] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 26) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 18.08.1956 Hibernian [h] W4-1 (League Cup Section 4 - game 3) 1-penalty.png 1-penalty.png - - 0 0 D5-5
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 13.04.1957 East Fife [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 29) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 11.11.1957 Heart of Midlothian [h] L1-3 (SFL First Division - game 10) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 15.02.1958 Motherwell [a] D2-2 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 19.02.1958 Motherwell [h] L0-4 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round replay) 0 1-penalty.png - - 0 0 L0-5
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 30.08.1958 Motherwell [h] D1-1 (League Cup Section 3 - game 6) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 13.12.1958 Hibernian [a] L0-4 (SFL First Division - game 16) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 18.02.1959 Heart of Midlothian [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 25) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 08.04.1959 St Mirren [a] L3-4 (SFL First Division - game 32) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 15.08.1959 Raith Rovers [a] L0-2 (League Cup Section 1 - game 3) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 26.12.1959 Arbroath [a] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 18) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 27.02.1960 Queen of the South [h] W3-2 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 23.04.1960 St Mirren [a] W4-2 (SFL First Division - game 33) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 30.03.1961 East Stirlingshire [a] W7-1 (Friendly) 2-penalties.png 0 - - 0 0 W10-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 01.04.1961 Dundee [h] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 30) 0 0 - - 0 0 D0-0
- mh-referee.png George Mitchell (Falkirk) 26.08.1961 Celtic [a] L2-3 (League Cup Section 1 - game 4) 1-penalty.png 0 - - 0 0 W5-0
0 37 ← Totals → 37 9 6 0 0 0 0 W45-30
George Mitchell's Summary
Average crime count per game 2.03 pts
The crime count % balance 60-40 in favour of Thistle
Thistle's ppg (@ 3pts per win) 1.243 (W12 D10 L15)
compiled to our All Games criteria @ 14-Nov-2025
Thistle's Historical Summary
Average crime count per game ᵃ 1.454 pts
Average crime count per game ᵇ 4.622 pts
The crime count % balance 48-52 to Thistle's detriment
Thistle's ppg (@ 3pts per win) 1.412 (W2748 D1434 L2674)
ᵃ from 1886-87 to 1996-97 (see crime count notes)
ᵇ from 1997-98 to date (see crime count notes)
compiled to our All Games criteria @ 10-Nov-2025

crime-count.png Crime Count notes
penalty.png 5 pts are allocated for a penalty, in favour of whichever team is awarded the kick. Our data is comprehensive from 1891-92 (the season of introduction) to date.
yellow-card.png 1 pt is allocated for any given player's first yellow card, the point being in Thistle's favour when an opponent is booked and vice-versa. Second yellows are always ignored as superfluous. We introduce the yellow card count from season 1997-98 onwards as our records are comprehensive and meaningful from that season onwards. Official cautions began in the 1940s and we continue to (casually) build such data with a view to, perhaps, setting an earlier date for our yellow card analysis. Incidentally, the actual yellow card was first introduced to the Scottish domestic game in season 1979-80.
red-card.png 4 pts are allocated for sending offs, the points being in Thistle's favour when an opponent is sent-off and vice-versa. Our crime count database is 'open for business' from 1886-87 onwards as this was the first season that the English FA decreed that the referee had the power to send a player off, although the first known in a Scottish game wasn't until a season later and the first known in a Thistle game wasn't until 1891. Our data is comprehensive from then to the present day. As per the yellow, the actual red card was first introduced to the Scottish domestic game in season 1979-80.
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