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JOHN MIDDLETON

Full Name:: John Middleton

Position:: Goalkeeper

Years Active:: 1974-78 (4 seasons)

Last Game:: 48 years, 2 months, 8 days ago

STATS (Competitive games only):

Debut:: Oct 19, 1974
Last Game:: Sep 12, 1977
Appearances:: 113 (Rank: #194)
Goals:: 0 (Rank: Last)
Own Goals:: -
Yellow Cards:: -
Red Cards:: -

Born:: Dec 24, 1956
City:: Lincoln
Country:: England
Died:: Jul 03, 2016
Age:: 59
Nationality:: England

Intnl. Country:: -
Caps while at Forest:: -
Goals while at Forest:: -
Total Caps:: -
Total Goals:: -

Penalties saved:: 0
Clean Sheets:: 50

Shirt numbers:: 1 (113 games) , 12 (2)

Managers:: Bill Anderson (1 appearances) , Allan Brown (11) , Brian Clough (103)

SOURCES:

Wikipedia:: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Middleton_(footballer,_born_1956)
Barry Hugman:: http://barryhugmansfootballers.com/player/13547

SEASON STATS (Competitive games only)

Season	Age*	Squad Num	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Own Goals	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub
1974-75	17	-	34	9	15	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1975-76	18	-	23	9	7	7	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
1976-77	19	-	50	25	13	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
1977-78	20	-	6	5	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Age = player's age on August 1st of the season

TRANSFERS

#	Season	Date	Type	Club	Fee	Loan until	Manager
1	1974-75		Started career
2	1977-78		Sold	Derby County			Brian Clough

RECORD FOR JOHN MIDDLETON

Game	First Game	Last Game	P	W	D	L	Goals	Started	Came On	Went Off	Unused Sub
COMPETITIVE
League Tier 1	Aug 20, 1977	Sep 10, 1977	5	4		1		5
League Tier 2	Oct 19, 1974	May 07, 1977	86	34	26	25		86		1
League Tier 3
FA Cup	Jan 04, 1975	Feb 01, 1977	11	2	7	2		11
League Cup	Aug 19, 1975	Aug 30, 1977	6	5		1		6
Anglo-Scottish Cup	Sep 28, 1976	Dec 15, 1976	5	3	2			5			2
TOTAL (Comp)	Oct 19, 1974	Sep 10, 1977	113	48	35	29		113		1	2

NON-COMPETITIVE
County Cup	Oct 26, 1976	Aug 15, 1977	3	1	1	1		3
Friendly	Apr 14, 1975	Mar 16, 1977	6	5	1		1	4	2
Pre-Season Friendly	Jul 29, 1975	Aug 13, 1977	13	10	2	1		13
Testimonial	Oct 29, 1974	Sep 12, 1977	5	2	2	1		5		2
TOTAL (Non-Comp)	Oct 29, 1974	Sep 12, 1977	27	18	6	3	1	25	2	2

TOTAL OVERALL	Oct 19, 1974	Sep 12, 1977	140	66	41	32	1	138	2	3	2

Misc includes games that are also included in the totals above. They're just split into extra categories here for easier statting. (And that's a word. I just made it up.)
MISC
League Total	Oct 19, 1974	Sep 10, 1977	91	38	26	26		91		1
Abandoned	Feb 16, 1977	Feb 16, 1977	1					1

MOST PLAYED WITH TEAM-MATES
John Middleton played 113 competitive games for us. Here are the top 10 players he shared a lineup with.

Player	Num Games
Ian Bowyer	104
John Robertson	97
Viv Anderson	90
Martin O'Neill	85
John McGovern	83
Sammy Chapman	83
Frank Clark	78
John O'Hare	67
Paul Richardson	56
Barry Butlin	54

ALL GAMES FOR JOHN MIDDLETON (Competitive: 113, Other: 27)

#	Date	Game	Opponent	H/A	Score	Num	Started	Came On	Went Off
1974-75
Manager: Allan Brown
1	Sat Oct 19, 1974	League Tier 2	West Bromwich Albion	A	1-0	1	Started
2	Sat Oct 26, 1974	League Tier 2	Bristol Rovers	H	1-0	1	Started
	Tue Oct 29, 1974	Testimonial	Coventry City	H	1-1	9	Started
3	Sat Nov 09, 1974	League Tier 2	Oldham Athletic	H	1-0	1	Started
4	Sat Nov 16, 1974	League Tier 2	Cardiff City	A	1-2	1	Started
5	Sat Nov 23, 1974	League Tier 2	York City	H	2-1	1	Started
6	Sat Nov 30, 1974	League Tier 2	Leyton Orient	A	1-1	1	Started
7	Sat Dec 07, 1974	League Tier 2	Fulham	H	1-1	1	Started
8	Sat Dec 14, 1974	League Tier 2	Bristol City	A	0-1	1	Started
9	Sat Dec 21, 1974	League Tier 2	Blackpool	H	0-0	1	Started
10	Thu Dec 26, 1974	League Tier 2	Hull City	A	3-1	1	Started
11	Sat Dec 28, 1974	League Tier 2	Notts County	H	0-2	1	Started
Manager: Bill Anderson
12	Sat Jan 04, 1975	FA Cup	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1-1	1	Started
Manager: Brian Clough
13	Wed Jan 08, 1975	FA Cup	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1-0	1	Started
14	Sat Jan 11, 1975	League Tier 2	Fulham	A	1-0	1	Started
15	Sat Jan 18, 1975	League Tier 2	Leyton Orient	H	2-2	1	Started
16	Tue Jan 28, 1975	FA Cup	Fulham	A	0-0	1	Started
17	Sat Feb 01, 1975	League Tier 2	Oldham Athletic	A	0-2	1	Started
18	Mon Feb 03, 1975	FA Cup	Fulham	H	1-1	1	Started
19	Wed Feb 05, 1975	FA Cup	Fulham	A	1-1	1	Started
20	Sat Feb 08, 1975	League Tier 2	Bolton Wanderers	H	2-3	1	Started
21	Mon Feb 10, 1975	FA Cup	Fulham	H	1-2	1	Started
22	Fri Feb 14, 1975	League Tier 2	York City	A	1-1	1	Started
23	Sat Feb 22, 1975	League Tier 2	Cardiff City	H	0-0	1	Started
24	Fri Feb 28, 1975	League Tier 2	Oxford United	A	1-1	1	Started
25	Sat Mar 08, 1975	League Tier 2	Aston Villa	H	2-3	1	Started
26	Sat Mar 15, 1975	League Tier 2	Sunderland	A	0-0	1	Started
27	Sat Mar 22, 1975	League Tier 2	Manchester United	H	0-1	1	Started
28	Tue Mar 25, 1975	League Tier 2	Notts County	A	2-2	1	Started
29	Sat Mar 29, 1975	League Tier 2	Blackpool	A	0-0	1	Started
30	Tue Apr 01, 1975	League Tier 2	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1-0	1	Started
31	Sat Apr 05, 1975	League Tier 2	Bristol Rovers	A	2-4	1	Started
32	Sat Apr 12, 1975	League Tier 2	Southampton	H	0-0	1	Started
	Mon Apr 14, 1975	Friendly	Worksop Town	A	2-1	1	Started
33	Sat Apr 19, 1975	League Tier 2	Norwich City	A	0-3	1	Started
	Mon Apr 21, 1975	Testimonial	Grantham Town	A	1-0	1	Started		(45)
34	Sat Apr 26, 1975	League Tier 2	West Bromwich Albion	H	2-1	1	Started
1975-76
	Tue Jul 29, 1975	Pre-Season Friendly	TSG Giengen	A	2-0	1	Started
	Thu Jul 31, 1975	Pre-Season Friendly	SV Kaufbeuren	A	1-1	1	Started
	Fri Aug 01, 1975	Pre-Season Friendly	BC Aichach	A	1-0	1	Started
	Sun Aug 03, 1975	Pre-Season Friendly	Ingolstadt	A	9-0	1	Started
	Tue Aug 05, 1975	Pre-Season Friendly	Stuttgart Kickers	A	0-1	1	Started
	Sat Aug 09, 1975	Pre-Season Friendly	Ballymena	A	3-0	1	Started
	Mon Aug 11, 1975	Pre-Season Friendly	Coleraine	A	3-2	1	Started
35	Sat Aug 16, 1975	League Tier 2	Plymouth Argyle	H	2-0	1	Started
36	Tue Aug 19, 1975	League Cup	Rotherham United	A	2-1	1	Started
37	Sat Aug 23, 1975	League Tier 2	Portsmouth	A	1-1	1	Started
38	Wed Aug 27, 1975	League Cup	Rotherham United	H	5-1	1	Started
39	Sat Aug 30, 1975	League Tier 2	Notts County	H	0-1	1	Started
40	Sat Sep 06, 1975	League Tier 2	Chelsea	A	0-0	1	Started
41	Wed Sep 10, 1975	League Cup	Plymouth Argyle	H	1-0	1	Started
42	Sat Sep 13, 1975	League Tier 2	Hull City	H	1-2	1	Started
43	Sat Sep 20, 1975	League Tier 2	Oxford United	A	1-0	1	Started		(45)
44	Wed Sep 24, 1975	League Tier 2	Charlton Athletic	H	1-2	1	Started
45	Sat Sep 27, 1975	League Tier 2	Bolton Wanderers	H	1-2	1	Started
46	Sat Oct 04, 1975	League Tier 2	Bristol Rovers	A	2-4	1	Started
47	Wed Oct 08, 1975	League Cup	Manchester City	A	1-2	1	Started
48	Sat Oct 11, 1975	League Tier 2	Fulham	A	0-0	1	Started
49	Sat Oct 18, 1975	League Tier 2	Southampton	H	3-1	1	Started
50	Tue Oct 21, 1975	League Tier 2	Luton Town	H	0-0	1	Started
51	Sat Oct 25, 1975	League Tier 2	Oldham Athletic	A	0-0	1	Started
52	Sat Nov 01, 1975	League Tier 2	Carlisle United	H	4-0	1	Started
53	Tue Nov 04, 1975	League Tier 2	Blackpool	A	1-1	1	Started
54	Sat Nov 08, 1975	League Tier 2	Sunderland	A	0-3	1	Started
55	Sat Nov 15, 1975	League Tier 2	Bristol City	H	1-0	1	Started
	Mon Nov 17, 1975	Friendly	Hartlepool United	A	0-0	1	Started
56	Sat Nov 22, 1975	League Tier 2	Southampton	A	3-0	1	Started
57	Sat Mar 06, 1976	League Tier 2	Carlisle United	A	1-1	1	Started
	Tue Apr 06, 1976	Friendly	Louth United	A	6-0	13		(45)
	Mon Apr 26, 1976	Testimonial	Don Revie's All-Stars	H	3-2	1	Started
	Fri Apr 30, 1976	Friendly	CD Serverense	A	10-0	12
1976-77
	Sat Aug 07, 1976	Anglo-Scottish Cup	Notts County	H	0-0	12
	Wed Aug 11, 1976	Anglo-Scottish Cup	West Bromwich Albion	H	3-2	12
58	Tue Aug 31, 1976	League Cup	Walsall	A	4-2	1	Started
59	Sat Sep 04, 1976	League Tier 2	Luton Town	A	1-1	1	Started
60	Sat Sep 18, 1976	League Tier 2	Southampton	A	1-1	1	Started
61	Sat Sep 25, 1976	League Tier 2	Carlisle United	H	5-1	1	Started
62	Tue Sep 28, 1976	Anglo-Scottish Cup	Kilmarnock	A	2-2	1	Started
63	Sat Oct 02, 1976	League Tier 2	Hull City	A	0-1	1	Started
64	Sat Oct 09, 1976	League Tier 2	Sheffield United	H	6-1	1	Started
	Wed Oct 13, 1976	Friendly	Grantham Town	A	3-0	1	Started
65	Sat Oct 16, 1976	League Tier 2	Blackpool	A	0-1	1	Started
66	Wed Oct 20, 1976	Anglo-Scottish Cup	Ayr United	H	2-1	1	Started
67	Sat Oct 23, 1976	League Tier 2	Burnley	H	5-2	1	Started
	Tue Oct 26, 1976	County Cup	Notts County	A	0-1	1	Started
68	Sat Oct 30, 1976	League Tier 2	Oldham Athletic	A	0-1	1	Started
69	Wed Nov 03, 1976	Anglo-Scottish Cup	Ayr United	A	2-0	1	Started
70	Sat Nov 06, 1976	League Tier 2	Blackburn Rovers	H	3-0	1	Started
71	Sat Nov 13, 1976	League Tier 2	Leyton Orient	A	1-0	1	Started
72	Sat Nov 20, 1976	League Tier 2	Chelsea	H	1-1	1	Started
73	Sat Nov 27, 1976	League Tier 2	Cardiff City	A	3-0	1	Started
74	Sat Dec 04, 1976	League Tier 2	Bristol Rovers	H	4-2	1	Started
75	Sat Dec 11, 1976	League Tier 2	Millwall	A	2-0	1	Started
76	Mon Dec 13, 1976	Anglo-Scottish Cup	Leyton Orient	A	1-1	1	Started
77	Wed Dec 15, 1976	Anglo-Scottish Cup	Leyton Orient	H	4-0	1	Started
78	Sat Dec 18, 1976	League Tier 2	Plymouth Argyle	H	1-1	1	Started
79	Mon Dec 27, 1976	League Tier 2	Bolton Wanderers	A	1-1	1	Started
80	Sat Jan 01, 1977	League Tier 2	Blackburn Rovers	A	3-1	1	Started
81	Sat Jan 08, 1977	FA Cup	Bristol Rovers	H	1-1	1	Started
82	Tue Jan 11, 1977	FA Cup	Bristol Rovers	A	1-1	1	Started
83	Fri Jan 14, 1977	League Tier 2	Charlton Athletic	A	1-2	1	Started
84	Tue Jan 18, 1977	FA Cup	Bristol Rovers	N	6-0	1	Started
85	Sat Jan 22, 1977	League Tier 2	Fulham	H	3-0	1	Started
86	Sat Jan 29, 1977	FA Cup	Southampton	H	3-3	1	Started
87	Tue Feb 01, 1977	FA Cup	Southampton	A	1-2	1	Started
88	Sat Feb 05, 1977	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-2	1	Started
89	Sat Feb 12, 1977	League Tier 2	Luton Town	H	1-2	1	Started
90	Wed Feb 16, 1977	League Tier 2	Southampton	H	0-1	1	Started
91	Wed Mar 02, 1977	League Tier 2	Hereford United	A	1-0	1	Started
92	Sat Mar 05, 1977	League Tier 2	Carlisle United	A	1-1	1	Started
93	Tue Mar 08, 1977	League Tier 2	Notts County	H	1-2	1	Started
94	Sat Mar 12, 1977	League Tier 2	Hull City	H	2-0	1	Started
	Wed Mar 16, 1977	Friendly	Grantham Town	A	2-0	1	Started
95	Sat Mar 19, 1977	League Tier 2	Sheffield United	A	0-2	1	Started
96	Tue Mar 22, 1977	League Tier 2	Southampton	H	2-1	1	Started
97	Sat Mar 26, 1977	League Tier 2	Blackpool	H	3-0	1	Started
98	Tue Mar 29, 1977	League Tier 2	Leyton Orient	H	3-0	1	Started
99	Sat Apr 02, 1977	League Tier 2	Burnley	A	1-0	1	Started
100	Wed Apr 06, 1977	League Tier 2	Bolton Wanderers	H	3-1	1	Started
101	Sat Apr 09, 1977	League Tier 2	Notts County	A	1-1	1	Started
102	Sat Apr 16, 1977	League Tier 2	Chelsea	A	1-2	1	Started
103	Sat Apr 23, 1977	League Tier 2	Cardiff City	H	0-1	1	Started
104	Wed Apr 27, 1977	League Tier 2	Oldham Athletic	H	3-0	1	Started
105	Sat Apr 30, 1977	League Tier 2	Bristol Rovers	A	1-1	1	Started
106	Mon May 02, 1977	League Tier 2	Plymouth Argyle	A	2-1	1	Started
107	Sat May 07, 1977	League Tier 2	Millwall	H	1-0	1	Started
	Mon May 09, 1977	Testimonial	Derby County	A	0-1	1	Started		(45)
	Tue May 10, 1977	County Cup	Mansfield Town	A	2-1	1	Started
1977-78
	Mon Aug 01, 1977	Pre-Season Friendly	St Gallen	A	3-2	1	Started
	Wed Aug 03, 1977	Pre-Season Friendly	Wacker Innsbruck	A	2-1	1	Started
	Fri Aug 05, 1977	Pre-Season Friendly	SV Plattling	A	5-1	1	Started
	Sat Aug 06, 1977	Pre-Season Friendly	Neuburg	A	5-1	1	Started
	Tue Aug 09, 1977	Pre-Season Friendly	SW Bregenz	A	3-1	1	Started
	Sat Aug 13, 1977	Pre-Season Friendly	Skegness Town	A	4-0	1	Started
	Mon Aug 15, 1977	County Cup	Notts County	H	1-1	1	Started
108	Sat Aug 20, 1977	League Tier 1	Everton	A	3-1	1	Started
109	Tue Aug 23, 1977	League Tier 1	Bristol City	H	1-0	1	Started
110	Sat Aug 27, 1977	League Tier 1	Derby County	H	3-0	1	Started
111	Tue Aug 30, 1977	League Cup	West Ham United	H	5-0	1	Started
112	Sat Sep 03, 1977	League Tier 1	Arsenal	A	0-3	1	Started
113	Sat Sep 10, 1977	League Tier 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3-2	1	Started
	Mon Sep 12, 1977	Testimonial	Leicester City	H	0-0	1	Started