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Keith Middleton

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Saturday, 7th March, 1931
Died
Monday, 24th August, 2020 (Aged 89 years and 170 days)

Known Family Links

Brother
Bill Middleton

Competitions Won

The Ashes
1950
Interstate Series
1950
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1951

Biography

Norths centre had a brief but historic impact on the international rugby league scene in 1950. Middleton came to Norths from Bermagui on the South Coast of NSW in 1948. Two years later, at age 21, he was selected in the third interstate match that propelled him into Australia's Test team. Middleton played in all three Tests against Great Britain and, in the Third and deciding Test, gave the final pass to winger Ron Roberts to score the try that gave Australia the Ashes for the first time in 30 years. His brief rep career ended after another appearance for NSW in 1951.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Born in Bermagui, NSW.

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
The Ashes 1 3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Test Series 1 3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series 1 2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 2 1 3 --- - - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Country Carnival - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 91 - 91 21-21 - - - 63 - - - 27 60 4 29.67% List
NRL Finals - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  99 1 100 22-22 - - - 66 - - - 32 64 4 32.00% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1950   3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Probables (AU) 1950, 1954   2 1 3 --- - - - - - - - 2 - 1 66.67% List
NSW City Seconds 1950   - 1 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1950-51   3 - 3 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
NSW City Firsts 1951, 1953   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19481948 NSWRFL   10 - 10--- - - - - - - - - 10 - 0.00% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19491949 NSWRFL   16 - 164-4 - - - 12 - - - 5 10 1 31.25% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19501950 NSWRFL   14 - 146-6 - - - 18 - - - 2 12 - 14.29% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19511951 NSWRFL   13 - 131-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 11 - 15.38% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19521952 NSWRFL   7 - 71-1 - - - 3 - - - 3 4 - 42.86% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19531953 NSWRFL   19 - 196-6 - - - 18 - - - 10 8 1 52.63% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19541954 NSWRFL   11 - 113-3 - - - 9 - - - 5 4 2 45.45% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19561956 NSWRFL   1 - 1--- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
North Sydney 1948-54   90 - 90 21-21 - - - 63 - - - 27 59 4 30.00% List
South Sydney 1956   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

Your Say

  • Laurie
    18 Jun 2011 1:21pm

    Keith Middleton was only 19 years old when he played in his first test match for Australia against England. I am just old enough to have read and heard about it at that time, as much was made about it in the general media. He probably also represented NSW prior to his 1st. test match. I remember listening to the vital 3rd test in that series in which he set Ron Roberts up with a pass that gave him a clear passage to score the winning try.There is not much about him on the web, its a pity, because he deserves more recognition.

  • Anonymous
    17 Aug 2020 3:17pm

    Keith Midddleton was an absolute gentleman who unfortunately passed away in August 2020 at age 89.

  • Daryl
    17 Aug 2020 10:30pm

    I believe Keith passed away recently

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