A tenacious midfield man who hails from Manchester, Mitch began his career as a scholar with Wigan Athletic. While with the Latics he enjoyed loan spells with Halifax, Swindon and the Dons, before moving to Milton Keynes permanently in the summer of 2005. He developed a reputation as the terrier in the Dons midfield and loves a tackle as well as being confident in possession and having bags of stamina. Had he not have been a footballer, Paul could easily have followed a career in boxing, for which he enjoys a passion.

Paul suffered a badly broken leg against Notts County in February 2007 and is likely to be out of action until 2008.