Albert Mitchell was a U.S. soccer center forward

Striker

Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 who played two seasons in the American Soccer League

American Soccer League

The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...

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In 1922, J&P Coats of the American Soccer League

American Soccer League

The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...

 acquired Mitchell from top amateur club Tebo Yacht Basin F.C.

Tebo Yacht Basin F.C.

Tebo Yacht Basin was an amateur U.S. soccer team sponsored by the Tebo Yacht Basin company of Brooklyn, New York. It had a brief impact on the U.S. soccer scene from 1918 to 1921....

  He had an excellent season with Tebo, leaidng the team in scoring as it took the New York State League title. However, he never settled into J&P Coats, despite scoring five goals in fifteen games. As a result, he was shipped to New York Field Club

New York Field Club

New York F.C. was a successful early American soccer club.The club was originally a member of the amateur National Association Foot Ball League then became an inaugural member of the professional American Soccer League in 1921.The club won the Southern New York State Football Association in...

for the 1922-1923 season. He played only seven league game, scoring five goals before leaving the league.