Alf Middleton
Encyclopedia
Alfred "Alf" Middleton is an English
former professional rugby league
footballer of the 1920s and '30s who at representative level has played for Great Britain
, and England
, and at club level for Salford
, playing at , i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.
while at Salford in 1931 against Wales, and won a cap for Great Britain
while at Salford in 1929 against Australia.
, Patrick "Paddy" Dalton
, Hubert "Bert" Day
, Clifford "Cliff" Evans
, John "Jack" Feetham
, George Harris, Barney Hudson
, Emlyn Jenkins
, Alf Middleton, Samuel "Sammy" Miller, Harold Osbaldestin, Leslie "Les" Pearson, Gus Risman
, William "Billy" Watkins, and William "Billy" Williams
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
former professional rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1920s and '30s who at representative level has played for Great Britain
Great Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
, and England
England national rugby league team
The England national rugby league team represent England in international rugby league football tournaments. The team has now seen a revival, having largely formed from the Great Britain team, who also represented Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The team is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football...
, and at club level for Salford
Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
, playing at , i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.
International honours
Alf Middleton won a cap for EnglandEngland national rugby league team
The England national rugby league team represent England in international rugby league football tournaments. The team has now seen a revival, having largely formed from the Great Britain team, who also represented Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The team is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football...
while at Salford in 1931 against Wales, and won a cap for Great Britain
Great Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
while at Salford in 1929 against Australia.
Les Diables Rouges
Alf Middleton was one of the players who successfully toured in France with Salford in 1934, during which the Salford team earned the name "Les Diables Rouges", the seventeen players were; Joseph "Joe" Bradbury, Robert "Bob" Brown, Aubrey CasewellAubrey Casewell
John Aubrey Casewell was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s who at representative level played for Wales, and at club level for Salford, and Leeds....
, Patrick "Paddy" Dalton
Patrick Dalton
Patrick "Paddy" Dalton is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s who at representative level has played for England, and at club level for Salford, playing at , or , i.e...
, Hubert "Bert" Day
Hubert Day
Hubert Day was a rugby hooker who played rugby union for Newport and rugby league for Salford. He was awarded five caps for Wales under union rules and was part of the Welsh side that won the 1931 Five Nations Championship...
, Clifford "Cliff" Evans
Clifford Evans (rugby league)
Clifford "Cliff" Evans is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Salford, and Leeds.-International honours:...
, John "Jack" Feetham
John Feetham
John "Jack" Feetham is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s, '30s and '40s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, and Salford, playing at , or , i.e...
, George Harris, Barney Hudson
Barney Hudson
Bernard "Barney" Hudson is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Salford, playing at , i.e. number 2 or 5...
, Emlyn Jenkins
Emlyn Jenkins
Emlyn Jenkins is a former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s who at club level has played rugby union for Treorchy RFC and Cardiff RFC, and at representative level has played rugby league for Great Britain, Wales, and England, and at club level for Salford,...
, Alf Middleton, Samuel "Sammy" Miller, Harold Osbaldestin, Leslie "Les" Pearson, Gus Risman
Gus Risman
Augustus "Gus" John F. Risman was a Welsh rugby league footballer of the 1920s through to the 1950s.A devastating three-quarter who also played at , and /, Risman was born in Cardiff, brought up in Barry where he went to Barry County School, and played rugby union in South Wales as a schoolboy...
, William "Billy" Watkins, and William "Billy" Williams