Mitchell Bernard Pinnock (born 12 December 1994) is an English footballer who plays for Northampton Town.

Mitch Pinnock
Personal information
Full name Mitchell Bernard Pinnock[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Gravesend, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Northampton Town
Number 11
Youth career
Glebe[4]
2003–2010 Arsenal
2010–2013 Southend United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Southend United 2 (0)
2014East Thurrock United (loan) 10 (0)
2014–2015 Bromley 6 (0)
2014–2015Concord Rangers (loan) 3 (0)
2015Tonbridge Angels (loan) 5 (1)
2015Tonbridge Angels (loan) 5 (3)
2015 Maidstone United 6 (0)
2015Tonbridge Angels (loan) 4 (0)
2015–2016 Dover Athletic 2 (0)
2016 Kingstonian 8 (1)
2016–2018 Dover Athletic 65 (8)
2018–2020 AFC Wimbledon 59 (6)
2020–2021 Kilmarnock 30 (4)
2021– Northampton Town 135 (22)
International career
2018 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:07, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:32, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Career edit

Pinnock began his career with Southend United and made his professional debut on 16 April 2013 in a 2–0 victory against Aldershot Town.[5][6] He had a loan spell at East Thurrock United of the Isthmian League Premier Division in 2014.[7] Following his release from Southend, he joined Bromley. He made his debut for the club in a 1–0 home win over Bath City on 18 October, coming on as a second-half substitute. In a home fixture against Hemel Hempstead Town, Pinnock played over 45 minutes as goalkeeper, following Seb Brown's sending off. He made two further league appearances for Bromley, before joining Concord Rangers on loan in December. In February 2015, he moved to Tonbridge Angels on a month's loan.[8] He was recalled from his loan early by Bromley, due to injuries to several attacking players. However, he returned to Tonbridge at the end of March, on loan for the remainder of the season.

During the summer of 2015 he joined Maidstone United, subsequently going out to Tonbridge Angels for a third loan spell in September.[9] Following his release by Maidstone United in November, he was signed by Dover Athletic later that same week.[10]

After a brief spell with Kingstonian, he re-signed for Dover Athletic in July 2016 until the end of the 2016–17 season.

In the summer of 2018, he signed with AFC Wimbledon on a permanent transfer.[11]

Kilmarnock edit

In the summer of 2020, he signed a one-year deal with Kilmarnock.[12][13] Pinnock scored his first goal for the club in November 2020 in a Betfred Cup victory over Dumbarton, cutely finishing over the goalkeeper on the brink of half-time.[14]

On 4 June 2021, it was announced that Pinnock would be leaving the club after one season after he had turned down the offer of a new contract.[15][16]

Northampton Town edit

On 8 June 2021, Pinnock was announced to have agreed to join recently relegated League Two side Northampton Town on a two-year contract, joining the club on 1 July when his contract in Scotland would expire.[17] Pinnock was nominated for the October League Two Player of the Month Award after claiming five assists across the course of the month, ultimately missing out to Dom Telford however.[18]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 20 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southend United 2012–13 League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2013–14 League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
East Thurrock United (loan) 2013–14 Ryman League Premier 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Bromley 2014–15 Conference South 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Concord Rangers (loan) 2014–15 Conference South 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Tonbridge Angels (loan) 2014–15 Ryman League Premier 10 4 0 0 0 0 10 4
Maidstone United 2015–16 National League South 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Tonbridge Angels (loan) 2015–16 Ryman League Premier 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Dover Athletic 2015–16 National League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Kingstonian 2015–16 Ryman League Premier 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
Dover Athletic 2016–17 National League 23 0 2 1 2[c] 0 27 1
2017–18 National League 42 8 2 0 3[c] 3 47 11
Total 67 8 4 1 0 0 5 3 76 12
AFC Wimbledon 2018–19[19] League One 34 3 5 1 2 0 3[d] 0 44 4
2019–20[20] League One 25 3 2 0 0 0 2[d] 0 29 3
Total 59 6 7 1 2 0 5 0 73 7
Kilmarnock 2020–21[21] Scottish Premiership 30 4 3 0 2 1 2[e] 0 37 5
Northampton Town 2021–22[22] League Two 46 9 2 0 2 0 3[d][f] 0 53 9
2022–23[23] League Two 45 6 1 0 1 0 1[d] 0 48 6
2023–24[24] League One 44 7 1 1 1 0 1[d] 0 47 8
Total 135 22 4 1 4 0 5 0 148 23
Career total 342 45 19 3 8 1 17 3 386 52
  1. ^ Includes appearances in FA Cup and Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes appearances in EFL Cup and Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  5. ^ 2 appearances in Scottish Premiership relegation play-offs
  6. ^ 2 appearances in League Two play-offs

Honours edit

Northampton Town

Individual

References edit

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Wimbledon" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ^ Mitch Pinnock at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ Mitch Pinnock at Soccerbase  
  4. ^ "Glebe 'Super League' Tweet goes 'Viral'". Southern Counties East Football League. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Aldershot 0–2 Southend". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Mitchell Pinnock planning to seal first team spot at Southend United". Southend Echo. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Full-time: Lowestoft Town 3 East Thurrock United 0". The Lowestoft Journal. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Tonbridge Angels boss Steve McKimm hopes to make a third signing before his side take on East Thurrock United". Kent Online. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Maidstone United boss slams agents after advising Pinnock to rejoin Tonbridge Angels". Kent and Sussex Courier. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Dover Athletic complete second signing in two days as striker Mitchell Pinnock joins from Maidstone United". Kent Online. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  11. ^ "New signing: Mitch Pinnock joins Wimbledon". Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Mitch Pinnock: Kilmarnock sign winger after Wimbledon exit". BBC Sport. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  13. ^ "MITCH PINNOCK BECOMES SECOND SUMMER ARRIVAL". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 8 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Kilmarnock 2–0 Dumbarton: Mitch is off the Mark". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  15. ^ "SQUAD UPDATE FOLLOWING 2020/21 SEASON". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  16. ^ "PLAYER UPDATE AS BROADFOOT, KILTIE AND LAFFERTY DEPART". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  17. ^ "NORTHAMPTON TOWN COMPLETE THE SIGNING OF MITCH PINNOCK". www.ntfc.co.uk. 8 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Sky Bet League Two Player of the Month: October nominations". www.efl.com. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Games played by Mitch Pinnock in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  20. ^ "Games played by Mitch Pinnock in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  21. ^ "Games played by Mitch Pinnock in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Mitch Pinnock in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Games played by Mitch Pinnock in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  24. ^ "Games played by Mitch Pinnock in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  25. ^ "NORTHAMPTON TOWN HAVE BEEN PROMOTED!". Northampton Town. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  26. ^ "EFL Team of the Season line-ups revealed". English Football League. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

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