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

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 lea ...

Career

Easington-born Middlemas played for Herrington Swifts and

Blyth Spartans Blyth Spartans Association Football Club is an association 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 secre ...

before joining

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. They play their home ...

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. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 seas ...

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

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was formed in ...

in the

Midland League The Midland Football League, officially known as the Capelli Sport Midland Football League since January 2025 for sponsorship reasons, is an English football league that was founded in 2014 by the merger of the former Midland Alliance and Midl ...

. 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

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...

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 Footballers from Easington, County Durham 1984 deaths English men's footballers Men's 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 20th-century English sportsmen