1951-56, 160 appearances, 33 goals
History will record Mitten as a 'colourful' character. On the field he was an extravagantly talented left winger, an outstanding crosser of the ball, a gifted passer, and a deadly penalty taker. Off it he was what Bobby Robson termed 'a card', once ordering Robson and Johnny Haynes off the team's treatment tables so he could apply physiotherapy to his wounded greyhound ("I've got to get this dog fit for Wimbledon"). Mitten started his career at Manchester United in 1936 then moved to Santa Fe of Bogota in Columbia for the money. A season later he passed up the opportunity to join Alfredo di Stefano's all conquering Real Madrid side, and six months after that he was at Fulham, where he played for five seasons and 154 games, scoring 32 goals.