Barry Middleton

Barry Middleton

Personal information
Born	(1984-01-12) 12 January 1984 Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career
Years	Team
2002–2006	Cannock
	HGC
2011–2012	East Grinstead
	Der Club an der Alster
2013–2015	Holcombe
2015–	Ranchi Rays
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2003–	England	237	(60)
2003–	Great Britain	136	(45)
Medal record Representing England Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Team EuroHockey Nations Championship 2009 Amstelveen 2003 Barcelona 2011 Monchengladbach
Last updated on: 26 September 2016

Barry John Middleton (born 12 January 1984) is an English field hockey player. He is the current captain of the England team and the GB team.

The midfielder/forward made his international debut in April 2003 against Belgium. He was a member of the Great Britain squad that finished ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifth in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and fourth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He was part of the England squad that won the 2009 Eurohockey Nations Cup. He captained the England squad that won bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

On 24 May 2014 he became the most capped English hockey international when he played his 308th international game. The match, against Australia at Bisham Abbey in Buckinghamshire, was his 203rd appearance for England. He had also won 105 Great Britain caps to that date. The previous record holder was Russell Garcia with 307 GB/England caps.

He plays club hockey for Holcombe, having formerly played for East Grinstead, HGC, Cannock and Doncaster. 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.