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Matt Middleton
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Young Middleton
Date of birth	24 October 1907
Place of birth	Boldon Colliery, England
Date of death	1979 (aged 71–72)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Boldon Colliery Welfare
1931–1933	Southport
1933–1939	Sunderland
	Plymouth Argyle
	Horden Colliery Welfare
1946–1949	Bradford City
1949	York City
	Blyth Spartans
	Murton Colliery Welfare
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Matthew Young Middleton (24 October 1907 – 1979) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Southport, Sunderland, Bradford City and York City. He was born in Boldon Colliery, County Durham,^[1] the brother of Ray Middleton who also played League football.

References

^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 281. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.

External links

Full details of Sunderland career

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[1] Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 281. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.

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-| death_date = 1979
+| death_date = {{death year and age|1979|1907}}
-| position = [[Goalkeeper (football)|Goalkeeper]]
+| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
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+| clubs3 =  [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
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+| clubs4 =  [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
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+| clubs5 =  [[Horden Colliery Welfare A.F.C.|Horden Colliery Welfare]]
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-| clubs3 =  [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
-| clubs4 =  [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
-| clubs5 =  Boldon CW
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-| clubs7 =  [[York City F.C.|York City]]
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+| clubs7 =  [[York City F.C.|York City]]
+| caps7 =  55
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+| years8 =
+| clubs8 =  [[Blyth Spartans A.F.C.|Blyth Spartans]]
+| years9 =
+| clubs9 =  [[Murton A.F.C.|Murton Colliery Welfare]]
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-'''Matthew Young "Matt" Middleton''' (24 October 1907 – 1979) was an [[England|English]] [[association football|footballer]]. He was born in [[The Boldons|Boldon Colliery]], [[County Durham]].
+'''Matthew Young Middleton''' (24 October 1907 – 1979) was an English [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] in [[the Football League]] for [[Southport F.C.|Southport]], [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] and [[York City F.C.|York City]]. He was born in [[The Boldons|Boldon Colliery]], [[County Durham]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=SoccerData |location=Nottingham |date=2004 |page=281 |isbn=978-1-899468-67-6}}</ref> the brother of [[Ray Middleton (footballer)|Ray Middleton]] who also played League football.
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG610.asp Full details of Sunderland career]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080405074052/http://thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG610.asp Full details of Sunderland career]
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-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 24 October 1907
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[The Boldons|Boldon Colliery]], [[England]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     = 1979
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
-}}
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 [[Category:1907 births]]
 [[Category:1979 deaths]]
-[[Category:English footballers]]
+[[Category:People from The Boldons]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside]]
-[[Category:Association football goalkeepers]]
+[[Category:Footballers from Tyne and Wear]]
+[[Category:English men's footballers]]
+[[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]]
+[[Category:Boldon Community Association F.C. players]]
 [[Category:Southport F.C. players]]
 [[Category:Sunderland A.F.C. players]]
 [[Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players]]
+[[Category:Darlington Town F.C. players]]
 [[Category:Bradford City A.F.C. players]]
 [[Category:York City F.C. players]]
-[[Category:People from The Boldons]]
+[[Category:Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players]]
+[[Category:Murton A.F.C. players]]
+[[Category:English Football League players]]
+[[Category:20th-century English sportsmen]]