James Middleton (25 April 1922 – 4 October 1997) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a wing half.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 April 1922 | ||
Place of birth | Blackridge, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 4 October 1997 | (aged 75)||
Place of death | Bathgate, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946–1949 | Third Lanark | 15 | (1) |
1946–1950 | Bradford City | 8 | (0) |
East Stirlingshire | |||
Total | 23 | (1) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
editMiddleton was born in Blackridge and joined Bradford City from Third Lanark in May 1949.[1][2] He made 8 league appearances for the club.[3] He was released by the club in 1950,[2] and later played for East Stirlingshire.[4] He also made 38 Mossley appearances scoring 7 goals over the course of three seasons in the early 1950s.[5]
Sources
edit- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References
edit- ^ "Jimmy Middleton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ a b Frost, p. 402
- ^ Frost, p. 386
- ^ Jimmy Middleton at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019.