Jim's Mitchell History

Exhibition night at Alloa Town Hall

Played the Limestone Cowboy Bob Anderson and won! Yippee

World championship play offs Bridlington 2009

With a real dart player Robert Wagner

Ramblings of a demented dart player
please forgive the spelling and the way it is worded it is just the way it came back to me!

PLEASE INDULGE OR FORGIVE ME.
I THOUGHT I WOULD PUT DOWN A BIT OF THE HISTORY OF MY DART PLAYING CAREER
(DONT MEAN TO BORE)
AND SOME OF THE GREAT PLAYERS I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING.
Fastest recorded games
In practise 10 darts In competitions 11 darts and in the leagues 12 darts
All games are 501
In the 301 leagues 7 darts is the best achieved.
Six darts done in bounce games.

HIGHEST FINISH 170 X 12 TIMES
Most maximum 180's in a night 11 x 180
I know some people hit many more than that
but I am human so I have been told!

BEST FINISH
Finishing on three bulls eyes in a Bathgate Friday night league match playing for the Local Bar
against Wee Alecs from Fauldhouse.To be truthful I hit three bulls eye way before ever recording my first maximum 180

I believe it to be in excess of over 80 times I have achieved this feat!

BEST SINGLES COMPETITION WIN
Winning the West Lothian Super League singles title of 1983/84
no one knew who I was then and you got it in one
they still don’t know who I am to-day!

A good friend of mine and to all dart players

Mr John McCaw of Whitburn Scottish Official

PERFECT FOUR DART GAME. PLAYING FOR THE C.I.U SCOTTISH CHAMPIONS THE CRAIGSHILL CLUB LIVINGSTON.
PLAYING IN BEDLINGTON IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND
IT SAW ME PLAYING ANCHOR MAN FOR THE TEAM THIS WAS THE BEST OF
5 X 1001 8 MAN TEAM ALL IN. I SCORED 180 WHEN MY TURN CAME ROUND AFTER 15 PLAYERS HAD THROWN
BEFORE ME. AND THE MATCH WAS ON TENDER HOOKS EVERY ONE WAS NERVOUS AND THE DOUBLES
WERE ALL BEING MISSED
IT CAME ROUND TO MY TURN AGAIN AND DOUBLE 1 WAS REQUIRED I HIT IT PLUMB CENTRE FIRST DART.
ONLY 4 DARTS I THROW IN THAT LEG WERE
60/60/60/DOUBLE 1

AS I SAID THE PERFECT 4 DART GAME.

Bridlington Lakeside Championship Play offs

A Real Dart Player Robert Wagner

FINEST PAIRS MATCH I EVER PLAYED IN.
Playing with my son Lorne Mitchell we qualified a very hard fought contest
In the Craigshill Social Club.With players like Bill Lessles, Harry Clelland, Davie Nisbett,
Chris Byrne, Cliff Von Doring
and many more top players from the area we managed to win every match
by the score line of 2-1
We went on to win the East of Scotland C.I.U. Pairs title.

MOST DISTRESSING TIME.
WAS HAVING THE DREADED DARTITIS IN THE LATE 80'S I CAME THROUGH IT BUT MAINLY DUE TO THE PLAYERS
WHO NEVER GAVE UP ON ME.
THEY PLAYED ME WEEK AFTER WEEK AND MONTH AFTER MONTH
AND AFTER CHANGING MY STANCE CHANGING MY STYLE OF THROWING AND MY DARTS ON MORE TIMES
THAN I CARE TO REMEMBER.
IT CAME BACK ONE DAY I JUST STOOD THERE AND TRIED MY OLD THROW AND IT JUST CAME BACK!
HOW THIS HAPPENED I WILL NEVER KNOW BUT I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO ALL THE PLAYERS
WHO NEVER GAVE UP ON ME.
DAVID NISBET, MALCOLM WATSON, CHRIS BYRNE CAPTAIN OF THE CRAIGSHILL C.I.U. TEAM.
TO ALL OF THEM THANK YOU.
THAT IS WHY NOW I STILL PLAY AS HARD AND AS WELL AS I CAN I WILL NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED
THE SMALL ABILITY THAT I HAVE AND WILL DO MY UTMOST TO KEEP MY GAME GOING
FOR AS LONG AS I CAN.

I STILL HAVE THE SAME ADRENALIN RUSH AS I HAD TWENTY MAKE THAT THIRTY YEARS AGO
THAT LITTLE BIT OF NERVES. BOY MONDAY NIGHT WOULD NOT BE THE SAME WITH OUT DARTS TO GO TO.

MEMORABLE MATCHES
1,000,001 ATTEMPT DOLPHIN HOTEL WEYMOUTH DORSET SPONSORED BY NODOR DARTS AND EMBASSY 1978
SCOTTISH SUPER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS LIVINGSTON 1983
SCOTTISH SUPER LEAGUE RUNNERS UP GLADSTONES=LEITH 1994
C.I.U. EAST SCOTTISH DOUBLES RUNNERS UP (MARTIN DEEGAN) 1987
SCOTTISH C.I.U. CHAMPIONS CRAIGSHILL CLUB 1990

C.I.U. EAST SCOTTISH DOUBLES WINNERS (LORNE MITCHELL) 1992
Holding the 301 double start singles titles of
Bathgate Friday night league-West Calder& District Monday night league-
West Lothian county Super League- West Lothian Summer League
singles titles all at the same time 2009

Black pool with the friends and family

Winter Gardens Fantastic !!!!!!!!!

Experience
I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE MADE OVER 116 SINGLES FINALS I WISH I COULD SAY THAT I HAD WON THEM ALL
BUT ALASS NO!
THE RECORD STANDS At 81 WINS AND 35 LOSSES.
(AS CLOSE AS I CAN RECOLLECT)
MY TARGET IS TO TRY AND MAKE 100 WINS IF I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY.

BUT THAT IS THE MAGIC OF DARTS YOU CAN KEEP COMING BACK FOR MORE.

Alan Evans. Bill Perry.

Stephan Lord. Leighton Rees. Legends of the ockey.

PLAYER I MOST RESPECTEDMY GOOD FRIEND BILL PERRY TWICE SWEDISH OPEN CHAMPION.
GREAT BRITAIN PLAYER AND ONE OF THE FIRST TRUE MONEY PLAYERS.
(SECOND FROM LEFT)BILL WAS ALSO A GREAT EXHIBITION PLAYER AND PART OF THE NAIL THROWING CIRCUIT IN THE EARLY 70'S
APPEARING ON T.V. ON MORE THAN 14 OCCASIONS.
MOST NOTABLE BEING THE RUSSEL HARTY SHOW ON PRIME TIME T.V.
WITH MIKE BROWN AND BOBBY GEORGE.
PICTURED WITH BILL ARE. ALAN EVANS FORMER WORLD MASTER AND BRITISH OPEN CHAMPION.
STEPHAN LORD 2 X NEWS OF THE WORLD CHAMPION.
AND OF COURSE LEIGHTON REES THE FIRST EMBASSY WORLD CHAMPION.
BILL PASSED AWAY EARLY LAST YEAR (2006)
I SPOKE TO HIM THE NIGHT HE DIED AT ABOUT 6.30PM
AND HE ASKED WHAT I WAS DOING I SAID PAINTING AND DECORATING.
BILL REPLIED SHOULD BE ON THE PRACTISE BOARD THAT WAS WHAT HE WOULD BE DOING.
BILL WAS 78 YEARS OF AGE AND STILL WENT TO ALL THE MAIN DARTING EVENTS IN BRITAIN.
DARTS IS WHAT HE LOVED NOT THE POLITIC'S THAT SEEMS TO BE TRYING TO SPOIL
THIS FABULOUS SPORT OF OURS.
SADLY HE DIED AT AT ROUGHLY 10.30PM
AND HE WAS RIGHT IF YOU WANT TO SUCCEED YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY
PUT THE PRACTISE IN.
THANKS FOR THE ADVICE BILL (I WILL)

Livingston Super League 1983-84

Champions of Scotland

SCOTTISH CHAMPIONS.
DAVID NISBETT. JIM MITCHELL. JIMMY COLHOUN.IAN MCGURK. IAN MCGILLVARY. HARRY CLELLAND. WILLIE GUEST. SCOTTY TELFORD. BOB HALL.TAM HART. MARTIN DEEGAN. DONALD MCLEAN.GEORGE LESGNEW. JOCKY WATSON. RAB GEARY Capt. AND OF COURSE A VERY YOUNG LORNE MITCHELL.NOT PICTURED WAS BILL LESSLES.THE LIVINGSTON SUPER LEAGUE TEAM.
BEST IN THE LAND 1983/84

SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP !1. WATERLOO BAR PLYMOUTH SINGLES £45 A MONTHS WAGES 1976 ( LES AND DAPHNE BEST'S PUB)
2. WEST LOTHIAN SUPER LEAGUE SINGLES CHAMPION 1983
3. LIVINGSTON DIVISION 3 PLAYER OF YEAR 1983
4. LIVINGSTON DELEGATES CHAMPION 1983
5. WEST LOTHIAN SUPER LEAGUE SINGLES CHAMPION 1985
6. STIRRUP STANE OPEN SINGLES CHAMPION 1986
7. LIVINGSTON DIVISION1 PLAYER OF YEAR 1986
8. CRAIGSHILL OPEN SINGLES CHAMPION 1990
9. CRAIGSHILL. L.L. MEN’S SINGLES WINNER 1991
10.EDINBURGH CLUB LEAGUE SINGLES R/UP 1994
11.EDINBURGH CLUB LEAGUE T.YOUNGER SINGLES CHAMPION 1994
12.ADDIEWELL OPEN SINGLES CHAMPION 1994
13.W.C.D.D.L. CHRISTMAS SINGLES CHAMPION 1995
14.W.C.D.D.L. CHRISTMAS SINGLES CHAMPION 1996
15.W.C.D.D.L. SINGLES R/UP 1996
16.PORTOBELLO SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP R/UP 1996
17.W.C.D.D.L. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS WINNER 1996
18.W.C.D.D.L. CHRISTMAS SINGLES CHAMPION 1997
19.BIGGAR AND DISTRICT SINGLES CHAMPION R/UP 1998
20.SHOTTS LEAGUE SINGLES CHAMPION 1999
21.W.C.D.D.L. 301 SINGLES CHAMPION 2000
22.W.C.D.D.L. CHRISTMAS SINGLES CHAMPION 2000
23.W.C.D.D.L CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS WINNER. 2001
24.W.C.D.D.L. DELEGATES CHAMPION 2001
25.W.C.D.D.L. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS WINNER 2002
26.W.C.D.D.L. SINGLES CHAMPION 2002
27.W.C.D.D.L CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS WINNER 2003
28.W.C.D.D.L. DELEGATES CHAMPION 2003
29.W.C.D.D.L. SINGLES CHAMPION 2004
30.W.C.D.D.L C.O.C. SEMI FINALIST 2004
31.W.C.D.D.L. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS WINNER 2005
32.SUMMER LEAGUE SINGLES CHAMPION 2005
33.W.C.D.D.L. CHRISTMAS SINGLES CHAMPION 2004
34.W.C.D.D.L. DELEGATES CHAMPION 2005
35.W.C.D.D.L. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS S/F 2006
36.W.C.D.D.L 301 SINGLES CHAMPION 2006
37.W.C.D.D.L DELEGATES CHAMPION 2006
38.W.C.D.D.L. SINGLES CHAMPION 2006
39.W.C.D.D.L 301 SINGLES CHAMPION 2007
40.W.LOTHIAN SUPER LEAGUE SINGLES WINNER 2007
41.W.C.D.D.L. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS S/F 2007
42.W.C.D.D.L. SINGLES RUNNER UP 2007
43.W.C.D.D.L. DELEGATES CHAMPION 2007
44.SUMMER LEAGUE SINGLES CHAMPION 2007
45.TAXI CLUB OPEN SINGLES WINNER 2007
46.BATHGATE 301 SINGLES CHAMPION 2008
47.BATHGATE LEAGUE SINGLES CHAMPION 2008
48.WEST CALDER LEAGUE SINGLES CHAMPION 2008
49.WEST CALDER CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 2008
50.WEST CALDER DELAGATES CHAMPION 2008
51.BATHGATE LEAGUE MONEY SINGLES WINNER 2008
52.Bathgate Christmas Singles winner 2008
53.Dovehill Christmas Open Runner/up 2008
54.Bathgate League 301 Singles Champion 2009
55.Super League 301 Singles Winner 2009
56.W.C.D.D.L. 301 SINGLES CHAMPION 2009
57.Livingston Grand Prix Runner/up
58.East Calder Grand Prix Runner/ up
59.W.C.D.D.L. LEAGUE SINGLES CHAMPION 2009
60.W.C.D.D.L. WEST CALDER DELEGATES CHAMPION 2009
61.W.C.D.D.L. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS R/UP 2009
62.SUMMER LEAGUE SINGLES CHAMPION 2009
63.WINTER CLASSIC 501 LEAGUE CHAMPION 2009
64.Winter Classic II 501 LEAGUE CHAMPION 2010
65.W.C.D.D.L.Delegates Champion 2010
66.Summer League Singles Champion 2010
67. Paraffin Lamp Grand Prix R/UP 2011
68. Qualifier competition Gladstones Winner 2011
69. U.K.Open qualifiers Rileys Edinburgh Q/F 2011
70. Murray Bar Open Singles R/up 2011
71. W.C.D.D.L. League Singles Champion 2011
72. W.C.D.D.L. C.O.C. S/F 2011
73. Murray Bar Open Winner 2011
74. W.C.D.D.L. 301 Singles S/F 2011
75. West Lothian Super league 701 Singles Champion 2011
76. Winter Classic IV Singles Champion 2011
77. Stirrup Stane Christmas Charity Singles Champion 2011
78. Murray Bar Open £500 singles Champion 2012
BEST RUN I EVER HAD IN A COMPETITION WAS IN THE LIZZIE BRICE SUMMER SINGLES EACH MONDAY THEY PLAYED FOR MONEY I MANAGED 9 CONSECITIVE FINALS RUNNER UP 7 WINS AND RUNNER UP AGAIN. DONT THINK I HAVE SENT BOB HALL A CHRISTMAS CARD SINCE THEN AS HE FINISHED MY RUN OF WINS!

Last chance saloon the same the world over!

Oh what could have been!

DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS! 1. LIVINGSTON SUMMER LEAGUE PAIRS 1984 (STUART TAIT)
2. WEST LOTHIAN SUPER LEAGUE PAIRS 1986( HARRY CLELLAND)
3. BATHGATE PAIRS 1987/88 (M WATSON)
4. EAST OF SCOTLAND PAIRS R/UP 1987/88 (M DEEGAN)
5. LIVINGSTON PAIRS CHAMPIONS 1989/90 (M WATSON)
6. CRAIGSHILL OPEN PAIRS 1990/91 1991/92 (M WATSON
7. C.I.U EAST OF SCOTLAND CHAMPIONS 1992/93 (L MITCHELL)
8. PORTOBELLO PAIRS R/UP 1992/93 (J DUFFY)
9. WEST EDINBURGH PAIRS CHAMPIONS 1993/94 (J DUFFY)
10. W.C.D.D.L LEAGUE PAIRS CHAMPIONS 1995/96 (D NISBETT)
11. WEST LINTON OPEN PAIRS 1996 (I GREERSON)
12. W.C.D.D.L LEAGUE PAIRS CHAMPIONS 1996/97 (D NISBETT)
13. PORTOBELLO PAIRS CHAMPIONS 1996/97 ( M WATSON)
14. ROMANO OPEN PAIRS CHAMPIONS 1997/98 (I GREERSON)
15. W.C.D.D.L MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONS 1997/98 (D NISBETT)
16. SYMINGTON PAIRS CHAMPIONS 1997/98 (D NISBETT)
17. SYMINGTON PAIRS CHAMPIONS 1998/99 (D NISBETT)
18. BIGGAR JUMBO PAIRS CHAMPIONS 1998/99 (ALEC !)
19. EAST EDINBURGH PAIRS CHAMPIONS 1998/99 (M WATSON)
20. SHOTTS PAIRS R/UP 1998/99 (M WATSON)
21. BENTSWOOD OPEN PAIRS CHAMPIONS 2000/01 (D NISBETT)
22. W.C.D.D.L MATCHPLAY PAIRS CHAMPIONS 2001/02 (M WATSON)
23. W.C.D.D.L LEAGUE PAIRS CHAMPIONS 2000/01 (M WATSON )
24. LIZZIE BRICE OPEN PAIRS CHAMPIONS 2001/02 (M WATSON)
25. BATHGATE LEAGUE PAIRS R/UP 2001/02 (M WATSON)
26. W.C.D.D.L MATCHPLAY PAIRS CHAMPIONS 2003/04 (D AITKEN)
27. W.C.D.D.L PAIRS CHAMPIONS 2004/05 (D AITKEN)
28. WEST LOTHIAN COUNTY PAIRS CHAMPIONS 2004/05 (S DUNCAN)
29. W.C.D.D.L MATCHPLAY PAIRS CHAMPIONS 2005/06 ( R INGLIS)
30 SCOTTISH OPEN DOUBLES Q/F (Lorne Mitchell)
30. BATHGATE LEAGUE PAIRS CHAMPIONS 2007 (G DRYSDALE)
31. BATHGATE OPEN PAIRS CHAMPION 2007
32. W.C.D.D.L. PAIRS CHAMPIONS 2007 (G DRYBOURGH)
33. W.C.D.D.L. MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONS 2008 (G DRYBOURGH)
34. SCOTTISH MIXED PAIRS RUNNERS UP 2008 (IRENE MCINNESS)
35. W.C.D.D.L. PAIRS RUNNERS UP 2008 (GEORDIE DRYBOURGH)
36. WEST LOTHIAN SUPER LEAGUE PAIRS RUNNERS UP 2008 (CRAIG AGNEW)
37. W.C.D.D.L. MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONS 2009 (G DRYBOURGH)
38. W.C.D.D.L. LEAGUE DOUBLES R/UP 2009 (G DRYBURGH)
39. SCOTTISH PAIRS Q/F 2009 (C ROBERTSON)
40. BERWICK OPEN PAIRS Q/F SPRING 2009 (C ROBERTSON)
41. BERWICK OPEN PAIRS Q/F WINTER 2009 (C ROBERTSON)
42. Easthouses Tam Laing Pairs S/F 2009 (C Robertson)
43. West Lothian Super League Pairs Winners 2010 (C Robertson)
44. Berwick Week end Pairs Q/F Winter 2010 (C Robertson)
45. Riley's Open Pairs S/F 2011 (Lorne Mitchell)
46. W.C.D.D.L. Match Play Doubles Champions 2011 (Gordon Bruce)
And you know what it is getting harder and harder to win titles the young guns that are now out there are superb .So I will try and keep the old adrenalin going and see just how long I can keep winning!
Should be fun?