Fred Middleton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Thomas Middleton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1930[1] | ||
| Place of birth | West Hartlepool, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 April (aged 85) | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1948–1954 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 1954–1963 | Lincoln City | 300 | (16) |
| – | Skegness Town | ||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Frederick Thomas "Fred" Middleton (2 August 1930 – 8 April 2016)[2] was an English professional footballer who made 300 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City.[1]
Life and career
Middleton was born in West Hartlepool, County Durham,[1] and attended the town's Technical Day School.[3] He began his football career as a junior with Newcastle United, and spent several years there as a professional, but never played in the Football League before moving on to Lincoln City in 1954.[1]
He played regularly for Lincoln at wing half, remaining with the club as they fell from the Second to the Fourth Division.[1] Middleton left the club in 1964, having scored 16 goals from 316 games in all competitions,[1] a total which at the time placed him fifth in Lincoln's all-time appearances list.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Fred Middleton". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ↑ "Fred Middleton: 1930-2016". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ Allan, Jim (25 February 2008). "Memories of old Tech school". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ↑ "Most appearances in all competitions for LCFC". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 15 January 2013. Note that the source includes appearances in wartime football.