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Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

7

Reserve League Appearances

1

Reserve League Goals

2

FA Youth Cup
Appearances

0

FA Youth Cup Goals

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Other Appearances | Goals

Darren Middleton

Central League
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Midfielder
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M Darren Middleton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Darren Middleton

29 December 1978

Lichfield ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Born
Birthplace
Country
Citizenship

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(5ย ft 8ย in) 1.73 m

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Height
Foot

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1995-96

Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Youth

1 July 1995

16

Brian Little ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1998-99

Unattached

Released

30 June 1998

20

John Gregory ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Darren Middleton

Previous Clubs:

-1995 Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Peak Villa

Darren Middleton

Central League

Career Progression

Darren Middleton

1995-97 Aston Villa u18s
1995-99 Aston Villa Reserves

Reserve & Youth

Darren Middleton

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Midfield

1998-99 PLPrem ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ7* |
1997-98 PLPrem ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 0 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ2 |
1995-96 PLD2 ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

1996-97 FA Youth Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1995-96 FA Youth Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

1995-96 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 31 | โœ… 24 | ๐Ÿ” 7 | โšฝ 15 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

1995-96 MYC ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 3 | ๐Ÿ‡บ1 |

1995-96 MYLC ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

1995-96 SJFC ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

Squad Honours

Darren Middleton

๐Ÿ† 1995-96 Midland Youth League Winner
๐Ÿ† 1995-96 Midland Youth Cup Winner

Aston Villa Crest 2025

Loans Out

Darren Middleton

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Darren Middleton

Subsequent Clubs:

1999- Without Club
2001-04 Worcester City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
2004-07 Moor Green ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
2007-10 Solihull Moors ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
2010 Leamington FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
2010 Chasetown ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Darren Middleton

Premier League 2, FA Premier Reserve League, EFL Trophy, FA Youth Cup, UEFA Youth League, Birmingham Senior Cup, Premier League Cup

๐ŸŸฉ 5 Aug 1995 Villa 3-0 Birmingham

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Aug 1995 Coventry 2-4 Villa

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Aug 1995 Villa 2-2 Derby

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Aug 1995 Grimsby 0-1 Villa

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Sep 1995 Villa 2-0 Leicester

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Sep 1995 Villa 3-2 Spurs

1995-96

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 1st Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 16 Sep 1995 Villa 0-1 Albion

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Sep 1995 Northampton 0-2 Villa

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸจ 30 Sep 1995 Villa 1-1 Notts County

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Oct 1995 Forest 0-2 Villa

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Oct 1995 Villa 2-1 Forest

1995-96

Midland Youth Cup 2nd Round

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Oct 1995 Leicester 4-6 Villa

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸจ 1 Nov 1995 Villa 1-1 Norwich

1995-96

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 2nd Round

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Nov 1995 Villa 8-0 Shrewsbury

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Nov 1995 Stoke 2-3 Villa

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฅ 14 Nov 1995 Norwich 1-0 Villa

1995-96

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 2nd Round Replay

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Nov 1995 Port Vale 0-2 Villa

1995-96

Midland League Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Nov 1995 Albion 0-1 Villa

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Nov 1995 West Ham 3-0 Villa

1995-96

FA Youth Cup 2nd Round

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Dec 1995 Villa 4-0 Peterborough

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฅ 9 Dec 1995 Villa 2-3 Wolves

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Dec 1995 Grimsby 0-3 Villa

1995-96

Midland Youth Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 16 Dec 1995 Wolves 2-0 Villa

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Jan 1996 Villa 1-2 Coventry

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Feb 1996 Villa 0-2 Peterborough

1995-96

Midland Youth League Cup Semi-Final Replay

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Feb 1996 Mansfield 0-2 Villa

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Feb 1996 Villa 1-0 Northampton

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸจ 2 Mar 1996 Notts County 1-1 Villa

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Mar 1996 Birmingham 1-2 Villa

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Mar 1996 Villa 1-0 Walsall

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Mar 1996 Villa 4-0 Forest

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Mar 1996 Grimsby 3-2 Villa

1995-96

Pontins League Division Two

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Mar 1996 Villa 4-2 Wolves

1995-96

Midland Youth Cup Semi Final

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Mar 1996 Peterborough 0-2 Villa

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฅ 30 Mar 1996 Villa 2-3 Port Vale

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Apr 1996 Villa 2-0 Grimsby

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Apr 1996 Shrewsbury 1-3 Villa

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Apr 1996 Villa 7-0 Stoke

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸจ 17 Apr 1996 Derby 1-1 Villa

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Apr 1996 Walsall 0-3 Villa

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Apr 1996 Villa 5-1 Lincoln

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Apr 1996 Leicester 2-4 Villa

1995-96

Midland Youth Cup Final

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 May 1996 Villa 8-1 Mansfield

1995-96

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸจ 10 Aug 1996 Birmingham 1-1 Villa

1996-97

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Aug 1996 Villa 3-0 Coventry

1996-97

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Aug 1996 Villa 1-0 Derby

1996-97

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 31 Aug 1996 Villa 4-0 Grimsby

1996-97

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Sep 1996 Villa 3-0 Albion

1996-97

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Sep 1996 Villa 3-1 Northampton

1996-97

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 Dec 1996 Coventry 2-1 Villa

1996-97

FA Youth Cup 2nd Round

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Dec 1996 Dudley Town 0-3 Villa

1996-97

Birmingham Senior Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 29 Oct 1997 Leeds 3-2 Villa

1997-98

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Aug 1998 Villa 4-1 Stoke

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Sep 1998 Blackburn 2-1 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Oct 1998 Villa 3-0 Leeds

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฅ 14 Oct 1998 Villa 0-1 Sunderland

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 Nov 1998 Preston 1-0 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 Dec 1998 Liverpool 3-0 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸจ 8 Dec 1998 Everton 0-0 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Dec 1998 Villa 1-1 Leicester

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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