Mitchley
joins Boro from Marine AFC, who effectively swapped places with them after
being relegated to the NPL Division One North West at the end of last season.
He netted
81 goals in 178 games for the Mariners, where he was club captain.
Liverpool
born Mitchley was previously with neighbours Skelmersdale United and signed for
the Mariners in October 2015.
He boasts
a prolific goalscoring record, having scored 65 times in 102 games for Skem and
Kendal Town.
Starting
his youth career at Skelmersdale, he moved into the senior ranks with
Blackpool, making his professional debut in October 2008 as a late sub against
Crystal Palace.
He had
loan spells at Southport, Burscough and Wrexham before moving to Mansfield Town
in November 2010.
A further
move to Altrincham in the summer of 2012 led to a loan spell at Marine, where
he scored twice in 4 appearances.
A second
loan took him to Kendal, and 10 goals in 11 games led to a permanent move to
the Mintcakes before he joined Skelmersdale in 2014.
He signed
a three-year deal with Marine in the summer of 2017 and won the players' player
of the season award in 2017/18.
Olapade
joins the Boro from new league rivals and neighbours Ashton United.
The full-back
signed for Ashton in the summer of 2017 having featured in the academy sections
of both Manchester City and Fleetwood Town.
He also
has experience with Colwyn Bay, FC United of Manchester, Ramsbottom United,
Mossley AFC, Stockport Town and New Mills. |