Barry Middleton

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Barry Middleton
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Personal information
Born (1984-01-12) 12 January 1984 (age 40)
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Holcombe
Senior career
YearsTeam
2002–2006 Cannock
HGC
2011–2012 East Grinstead
Der Club an der Alster
2013–present Holcombe
2015– Ranchi Rays
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2018 England & GB 432 (120)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Amsterdam Team
Last updated on: 4 February 2022

Barry John Middleton MBE (born 12 January 1984) is regarded as one of the greatest British field hockey players in history.[ by whom? ] He played as a midfielder and forward for England and Great Britain and is the most capped British hockey player in history and captained his country for many years. [1]

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Middleton was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to hockey. [2]

Club career

Middleton plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Holcombe. He has previously played club hockey for East Grinstead, Dutch club HGC, Cannock and Doncaster.

On 28 June 2021 he was appointed Director of Hockey for Holcombe, whilst continuing to play for them. [3]

International career

He made his international debut, aged 19, in April 2003 against Belgium and was a member of the Great Britain squad that finished ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifth in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and fourth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He was part of the England squad that won the 2009 Eurohockey Nations Cup. [4] He captained the England squad that won bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. [5]

On 24 May 2014 he became the most capped English hockey international when he played his 308th international game. (203 for England, 105 for Great Britain). The match was against Australia at Bisham Abbey, Berkshire. The previous record holder was Russell Garcia with 307 GB/England caps. [6]

He was named in the International Hockey Federation's All-Star team in 2008, 2009 and 2010, and was shortlisted for 'Player of the Year' in those three years. [5]

On 4 December 2017 he played his 400th international match. (255 for England, 145 for Great Britain). The match was against Australia in the 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final, Bhubaneswar, India. [7]

On 19 December 2018 it was announced that he is taking a break from international hockey in 2019. [8]

On 8 April 2019 he announced his retirement from international hockey. [9]

On 2 February 2022 it was announced that he would be an Assistant Coach for England for some of the FIH Hockey Pro League matches, in the coming months. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Barry Middleton - England Hockey". englandhockey.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N20.
  3. ↑ "Barry Middleton - New Holcombe Director of Hockey | Hockey World News". 28 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Barry Middleton - GB Hockey". GB Hockey. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Glasgow 2014 - Barry Middleton Profile". glasgow2014.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Middleton breaks GB/England hockey caps record". Push Hockey. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Barry Middleton: 400 Not Out - England Hockey". englandhockey.co.uk. 30 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Danson & Middleton not in GB squads". BBC Sport. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Latest Media | England Hockey". 30 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Several New Faces Selected for England Men's First FIH Hockey Pro League Games | England Hockey". 2 February 2022.
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