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Jimmy Middleton (footballer)

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Jimmy Middleton
Personal information
Date of birth (1922-04-25)25 April 1922
Place of birth Blackridge, Scotland
Date of death 4 October 1997(1997-10-04) (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

James Middleton (25 April 1922 – 4 October 1997) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a wing half.

Career

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Middleton 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

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  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

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  1. ^ "Jimmy Middleton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b Frost, p. 402
  3. ^ Frost, p. 386
  4. ^ Jimmy Middleton at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  5. ^ "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019.