All three brothers have won the Totty Cup with Lacewood.

Plus a Barlow-Salmons win & two Totty Cup runners-up.

Between them the brothers reached six Don & Dearne Cup finals – two each.

Jayden’s first final was 2015 when Lacewood beat Carrfield 2-0 in the first Battle of Bolton.

In 2016, Jayden & Lacewood faced Wath C of E, who hadn’t played in a Totty Cup final for 80 years – but C of E managed to win 6-3.

After a year off in 2017, Franklin followed the Middleton tradition by playing in his first Totty Cup final in 2018.  This was the Battle of Bolton II and the first match finished 2-2 after extra-time and extra-extra time!  A replay at Dearnside school was won by Carrfield 2-1.

In 2019, Franklin matched his brother’s Totty Cup medal haul, with a 3-2 victory against Rawmarsh Thorogate.

In 2023 Preston managed to continue the family’s run by playing in the all Bolton Barlow-Salmons final for Lacewood against Carrfield.

Finally in 2024 Preston completed the brothers’ hat-trick of Totty Cup wins when Lacewood beat Brampton Ellis 4-3.

In 1967, their great-uncle, Ray Middleton, played in the Totty Cup final for Thurnscoe Hill.

In 2021, Jayden refereed the final between Fitzwilliam and Sandhill.

The lads’ grandfather, Rob Middleton, played for Thurscoe Houghton Road in the 1954-55 season. We expect that this team played in the early rounds of the Totty Cup.

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Who won what?

Jayden
Totty cup winner 2015
Totty cup runner up 2016
EFL Barnsley champion
Northern School finalist

Franklin
Barnsley Sports team of the year young champions awards 2018
Totty cup Dearne cluster winner 2018
Totty cup winner 2019
Totty cup runner up 2018
EFL Barnsley champion
EFL northern finalist
Barnsley futsal champion
Barnsley 6 a side champion
6 a side inter school champion

Preston
Totty Cup winner 2024
Barlow Salmons winner 2023
Totty cup Dearne Cluster winner 2023
Pokemon Barnsley school winner
Pokeman South Yorkshire schools winner
Pokémon Northern region schools winner
Pokémon National finalist