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Mitchell, 29, was in the unfamiliar position of going into pre-season without a club after being released at the end of a campaign in which he had made 44 appearances for Doncaster.
The ex-England under-21 international was even still unattached last month when he attended another major sporting event – England’s Rugby Union World Cup semi-final defeat to South Africa.
Opportunity
But Mitchell was ready for a return to League Two action when Harrogate Town offered him a short-term contract four weeks ago after first-choice Mark Oxley was ruled out for three months due to a ruptured calf tendon.
“I got away a couple of times,” he said. “I went to watch the Tour de France and England play South Africa in the Rugby World Cup semi-final in Paris.
This story is from the November 26, 2023 edition of The Football League Paper.
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