Keith Middleton

Keith Middleton (7 March 1931 – 24 August 2020) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played for North Sydney and South Sydney in the NSWRL competition as a centre.

Keith Middleton

Personal information
Full name	Keith Middleton
Born	(1931-03-07)7 March 1931 Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia
Died	24 August 2020(2020-08-24) (aged 89)
Playing information
Position	Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1948–54 North Sydney 90 21 0 0 63 1956 South Sydney 12 0 0 0 0 Total 102 21 0 0 63 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1950 Australia 3 0 0 0 0 1950–51 New South Wales 2 1 0 0 3 1951–53 NSW City 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

Middleton was originally from Bermagui on the New South Wales South Coast but made the move to Sydney and signed for Norths in 1948. In 1950, Middleton was selected to play for Australia and made 3 appearances all against Great Britain winning the best of 3 series 2–1. Also in 1950, Middleton was selected to play for New South Wales against Queensland in the interstate series.

In 1952 and 1953, Middleton was a part of the Norths sides which reached the preliminary finals but fell short of a grand final appearance on both occasions, 1953 was also the final year that Middleton was selected for a representative side when he was selected to play for NSW City. In 1956, Middleton joined South Sydney and played with the club for one season before retiring.^[2][3]

Death

Middleton died on 24 August 2020, at the age of 89.^[1]

References

1. "Keith Middleton - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
2. "Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney". North Sydney Bears. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
3. "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Keith Middleton". www.ssralmanac.com.