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{{Short description|British field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
|name=Barry Middleton
|image=[[File:Barry Middleton.djc 01.jpg|150px]]
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1984|1|12|df=yes}}
|birth_place=[[Doncaster]], [[South Yorkshire]], England
|height=1.76 m
|weight=70 kg
|position=[[Field hockey#Positions|Midfielder]]
|clubs1=[[Cannock Hockey Club|Cannock]]
|years1=2002–2006
|caps1=30
|goals1=38
|clubs2 =[[HGC (field hockey)|HGC]]
|years2=2007–2011
|caps2=
|goals2=
|clubs3=[[East Grinstead Hockey Club|East Grinstead]]
|years3=2011–2012
|caps3=4
|goals3=5
|clubs4= [[Der Club an der Alster]]
|years4=2012–2013
|caps4=
|goals4=
|clubs5=[[Holcombe Hockey Club|Holcombe]]
|years5=2013–2024
|caps5=29
|goals5=27
|clubs6=[[Ranchi Rays]]
|years6=2015
|caps6=3
|goals6=
|clubs7=[[Surbiton Hockey Club|Surbiton]]
|years7=2024–2025
|caps7=
|goals7=
|nationalteam1=[[England men's national hockey team|England]] & [[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|GB]]
|nationalyears1=2003–2018
|nationalcaps1=432
|nationalgoals1=120
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport|Men's [[field hockey]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ENG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]]|[[Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[EuroHockey Nations Championship|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2017 Amsterdam]]|Team}}
|updated=4 February 2022
}}

'''Barry John Middleton''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (born 12 January 1984) is a British [[field hockey]] player. He played as a midfielder and forward for [[England men's national field hockey team|England]] and [[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|Great Britain]] and is the most capped British hockey player in history and captained his country for many years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=23&itemTitle=Barry+Middleton&section=44|title=Barry Middleton - England Hockey|website=englandhockey.co.uk}}</ref>

Middleton was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2020 New Year Honours]] for services to hockey.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=62866|supp=y|page=N20|date=28 December 2019}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Middleton played club hockey for [[Cannock Hockey Club|Cannock]] in the [[Men's England Hockey League]] and while at the club made his international debut, aged 19, in April 2003 against Belgium and was a member of the [[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|Great Britain]] squad that finished ninth at the [[Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2004 Summer Olympics]] in Athens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/hockey/3903827.stm |title=GB name hockey squad |website=BBC Sport |date=17 July 2004 |access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref> He represented [[England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|England]] at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] in Melbourne.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/708770.surbiton_seven_in_medals_quest/ |title=Surbiton seven in medals quest |website=Surrey Comet |date=16 March 2006 |access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/melbourne-2006/athletes |title=Melbourne 2006 Team |website=Team England |access-date=24 May 2025 }}</ref>

After moving from Cannock to Dutch club [[HGC (field hockey)|HGC]] he participated in the [[Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing. He was part of the England squad that won the [[2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2009 Eurohockey Nations Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=23&itemTitle=Barry+Middleton&section=1091|title=Barry Middleton - GB Hockey|work=GB Hockey|access-date=2013-04-20|archive-date=9 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109153440/http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=23&itemTitle=Barry+Middleton&section=1091|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was named in the International Hockey Federation's All-Star team in 2008, 2009 and 2010, and was shortlisted for 'Player of the Year' in those three years.<ref name=":0" /> He also played in the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] in Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/hockey/mantells-go-back-india-england-4301547 |title=Mantells go back to India with England |website=Berkshire Live |date=25 August 2010 |access-date=22 May 2025}}</ref>

Middleton was playing for [[East Grinstead Hockey Club|East Grinstead]] when he was selected to captain Great Britain at his third Olympic Games, playing in the [[Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012 men's tournament]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/18614139 |title=London 2012: GB confirms its men's hockey squad |website=GBR Athletics |date=27 June 2012 |access-date=22 May 2025}}</ref>

On 24 May 2014 he became the most capped English hockey international when he played his 308th international game. (203 for [[England men's national field hockey team|England]], 105 for [[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|Great Britain]]). The match was against [[Australia men's national field hockey team|Australia]] at [[Bisham Abbey]], [[Berkshire]]. The previous record holder was [[Russell Garcia (field hockey)|Russell Garcia]] with 307 GB/England caps.<ref>{{cite web|title=Middleton breaks GB/England hockey caps record|url=http://www.pushhockey.co.uk/articles/2014/05/24/middleton-breaks-gbengland-hockey-caps-record|work=Push Hockey|access-date=2014-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2014/05/24/middleton-breaks-gbengland-hockey-caps-record |title=Barry Middleton breaks GB/England hockey caps record |website=The Hockey Paper |date=24 May 2014 |access-date=12 June 2025}}</ref>

He also captained the England squad that won bronze at the [[Hockey at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament|2014 Commonwealth Games]]<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/hockey/1023978/b_middleton.html|title=Glasgow 2014 - Barry Middleton Profile|work=glasgow2014.com|access-date=2014-11-04|archive-date=8 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808154429/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/hockey/1023978/b_middleton.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref> and represented Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/olympics/news/29876/10327204/team-gb-name-hockey-squads-for-summer-olympics-in-rio |title=Team GB name hockey squads for summer Olympics in Rio |website=Sky Sports |date=28 June 2016 |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>

On 4 December 2017 he played his 400th international match. (255 for [[England men's national field hockey team|England]], 145 for [[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|Great Britain]]). The match was against Australia in the [[2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final]], [[Bhubaneswar]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/news.asp?itemid=42717&itemTitle=Barry+Middleton:+400+Not+Out&section=22|title=Barry Middleton: 400 Not Out - England Hockey|website=englandhockey.co.uk|date=30 December 2023 }}</ref> He represented England and won a bronze medal at the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] in Gold Coast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/news/mens-hockey-team-ready-for-gold-coast-challenge |title=Men’s hockey team ready for Gold Coast challenge |website=England Hockey |date=12 March 2018 |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>

On 19 December 2018 it was announced that he is taking a break from international hockey in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Danson & Middleton not in GB squads |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/hockey/46626724 |access-date=21 December 2021 |work=BBC Sport |date=19 December 2018}}</ref> On 8 April 2019 he announced his retirement from international hockey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/news.asp?itemid=45828&itemTitle=Barry+Middleton+retires+from+international+hockey&section=22|title = Latest Media &#124; England Hockey| date=30 December 2023 }}</ref>

On 28 June 2021 he was appointed Director of Hockey for [[Holcombe Hockey Club|Holcombe]], whilst continuing to play for them<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockeywrldnws.com/barry-middleton-new-holcombe-director-of-hockey/|title=Barry Middleton - New Holcombe Director of Hockey &#124; Hockey World News|date=28 June 2021}}</ref> and on 2 February 2022 it was announced that he would be an Assistant Coach for [[England men's national field hockey team|England]] for some of the FIH Hockey Pro League matches, in the coming months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/media/news/several-new-faces-selected-for-england-men-s-first-fih-hockey-pro-league-games|title = Several New Faces Selected for England Men's First FIH Hockey Pro League Games &#124; England Hockey| date=2 February 2022 }}</ref>

He joined [[Surbiton Hockey Club]] as a player coach for the [[2024–25 Men's England Hockey League season|2024–25 season]] and helped them win the league title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2025/05/05/england-hockey-finals-reading-women-and-surbiton-men-land-surprise-titles |title=England Hockey Finals: Reading women and Surbiton men land surprise titles|website=The Hockey Paper |date=5 May 2025 |access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref>

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