John Robert Middlemas (17 January 1896 – 24 April 1984) was an English

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Career

Easington-born Middlemas played for Herrington Swifts and

Blyth Spartans Blyth Spartans Association Football Club is a football club based in Blyth, Northumberland. They are currently members of and play at Croft Park. They were founded in September 1899 by Fred Stoker, who was the club's first secretary before fo ...

before joining

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002. The club's t ...

in March 1922. After making 10 league appearances for Hull, he joined

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

in the summer of 1923. He made his debut for the club in the first game of the 1923–24 season against Scunthorpe United in the

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. He scored in York's first game in the

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, which they won 2–1 against Castleford & Allerton United in September 1923. He was awarded a testimonial match against

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in April 1929, which earned him £111. He left the club in July 1929 prior to York's first season in

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. He made a total of 259 appearances and scored five goals for the club. He then returned to Blyth Spartans.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Middlemas, Jack 1896 births Sportspeople from Easington, County Durham Footballers from County Durham 1984 deaths English footballers Association football midfielders Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players York City F.C. players English Football League players Midland Football League players