Charles William Middleton (8 February 1910–1984) was a

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played in the

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

for

Hartlepools United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Har ...

Career

Middleton was born in West Stanley and began his career with Walker Celtic before moving to

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

in the 1934–35 season. He left at the end of the campaign without breaking into the first team and he returned to the North East with West Stanley. He played one Football League match for

in the 1936–37 campaign which came in a 2–0 defeat away at Halifax Town on 12 September 1936.

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References

English men's footballers 1910 births 1984 deaths Men's association football forwards English Football League players Stoke City F.C. players Walker Celtic F.C. players West Stanley F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players People from South Moor Footballers from County Durham {{England-footy-forward-1910s-stub