Herbert Middlemiss (19 December 1888 – 28 June 1941) was an English professional

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who played for Stalybridge Rovers,

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and Queens Park Rangers.

Football career

The outside left began his career at Stalybridge Rovers and at some point had signed contract papers with Stockport County. Due to this issue when Tottenham signed the player they had to pay an unknown transfer fee to Stockport. Middlemiss officially became a Tottenham player in November 1907 and played his home debut for the club on the 16 November in a Southern League game against

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that finished 1–0. Between 1907 and 1920 Middlemiss played a total of 304 matches and found the net on 70 occasions in all competitions for the club. Middlemiss was released in June 1920 and was then signed by Queens Park Rangers and featured in 16 games and scoring once.

Personal

He was youngest of 4 brothers to Thomas Middlemiss and Hannah Collins ater Forsyth He married May Elizabeth Lockwood in 1915 and died in Devon in 1941. Herbert and May had two children Herbert F and Beryl M D.

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Cartoon of Middlemiss
Retrieved 31 January 2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Middlemiss, Bert 1888 births 1941 deaths Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne English men's footballers Stalybridge Rovers F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football wingers English Football League representative players