Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Middleton [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1893 | ||
Place of birth | Hetton-le-Hole, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1910–1911 | Boldon Colliery Welfare | ||
1911–1912 | Newcastle City | ||
1912– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | (1) |
Birmingham | 0 | (0) | |
Crystal Palace | 34 | (8) | |
Folkestone | |||
1913–1920 | Ayr United | 167 | (31) |
1920–1923 | Aberdeen | 110 | (7) |
1923–1924 | Southend United | 30 | (0) |
1924 | Dumbarton | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Middleton was an English professional footballer who made over 280 appearances as a forward in the Scottish League for Ayr United, Aberdeen and Dumbarton. [3] [4] He also played in the Football League for Southend United. [1]
Middleton served as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War. [5]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ayr United | 1913–14 [3] | Scottish First Division | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
1914–15 [3] | Scottish First Division | 32 | 5 | — | 32 | 5 | ||
1915–16 [3] | Scottish First Division | 16 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
1916–17 [3] | Scottish First Division | 15 | 4 | — | 15 | 4 | ||
1917–18 [3] | Scottish First Division | 23 | 9 | — | 23 | 9 | ||
1918–19 [3] | Scottish First Division | 27 | 5 | — | 27 | 5 | ||
1919–20 [3] | Scottish First Division | 23 | 3 | — | 23 | 3 | ||
Total | 167 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 31 | ||
Aberdeen | 1920–21 [2] | Scottish First Division | 39 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 4 |
1921–22 [2] | Scottish First Division | 40 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |
1922–23 [2] | Scottish First Division | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 4 | |
Total | 110 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 126 | 9 | ||
Southend United | 1923–24 [6] | Third Division South | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
Dumbarton | 1924–25 [7] | Scottish Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Career total | 313 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 331 | 40 |
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