Jack Midson

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jack Midson

| image = Jack Midson 16-05-2010 1.jpg

| image_size = 200

| caption = Midson playing for Oxford United in the 2010 Conference Premier play-off final

| fullname = Jack William Midson{{Hugman|24564|access-date=2 April 2017}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|9|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Stevenage, England

| height =

| position = Striker

| currentclub = Lordswood

| clubnumber =

| clubs1 = Stevenage Borough

| clubs2 = → Harlow Town (loan)

| years1 = 2001–2003

| years2 = 2001

| caps1 = 10

| caps2 = 8

| goals1 = 1

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2002

| clubs3 = → Hayes (loan)

| caps3 = 14

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2003

| clubs4 = → Hendon (loan)

| caps4 = 7

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2003–2004

| clubs5 = → Chelmsford City (loan)

| caps5 = 3

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2003–2004

| clubs6 = Arlesey Town

| caps6 = 37

| goals6 = 12

| years7 = 2004–2005

| clubs7 = Dagenham & Redbridge

| caps7 = 11

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2004–2005

| clubs8 = → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)

| caps8 = 12

| goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2005–2008

| clubs9 = Bishop's Stortford

| caps9 = 88

| goals9 = 28

| years10 = 2008–2009

| clubs10 = Histon

| caps10 = 65

| goals10 = 25

| years11 = 2009–2011

| clubs11 = Oxford United

| caps11 = 56

| goals11 = 10

| years12 = 2010

| clubs12 = → Southend United (loan)

| caps12 = 4

| goals12 = 2

| years13 = 2011

| clubs13 = → Barnet (loan)

| caps13 = 5

| goals13 = 0

| years14 = 2011–2014

| clubs14 = AFC Wimbledon

| caps14 = 126

| goals14 = 38

| years15 = 2014–2016

| clubs15 = Eastleigh

| caps15 = 79

| goals15 = 11

| years16 = 2016–2017

| clubs16 = Braintree Town

| caps16 = 39

| goals16 = 3

| years17 = 2017–2018

| clubs17 = Leatherhead

| caps17 = 39

| goals17 = 15

| years18 = 2018–2019

| clubs18 = Concord Rangers

| caps18 = 39

| goals18 = 16

| years19 = 2019–2020

| clubs19 = Hemel Hempstead Town

| caps19 = 30

| goals19 = 4

| years20 = 2020–2023

| clubs20 = Sheppey United

| caps20 = 46

| goals20 = 24

| years21 = 2024–

| clubs21 = Lordswood

| caps21 = 1

| goals21 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs1 = Leatherhead (assistant manager)

| manageryears2 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs2 = Concord Rangers (assistant manager)

| manageryears3 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs3 = Hemel Hempstead Town (assistant manager)

| manageryears4 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs4 = Sheppey United (player-manager)

| club-update = 12:04, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

}}

Jack William Midson (born 12 September 1983) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{English football updater|Lordswoo}} club Lordswood.

Midson was the 2011–12 League Two joint top scorer, along with Izale McLeod, Lewis Grabban and Adebayo Akinfenwa, with 18 goals and scored 20 goals in all competitions during the 2011–12 season for AFC Wimbledon, finishing the season as their top scorer. He was AFC Wimbledon's top scorer the following season as well, scoring 15 goals in all competitions and 13 in the league.

Career

=Semi-professional=

Midson was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. He was a tennis and football coach in Cambridgeshire and Enfield as well as a semi-professional footballer. He started his career at Stevenage Borough before spells at Dagenham & Redbridge, Chelmsford City and Bishop's Stortford before a successful one-and-a-half-year spell at Histon, where he scored 20 goals in the 2008–09 season. He also taught PE lessons at Capel Manor Primary School and others as part of a fitness organisation course.{{cite news |title=Player profile: Jack Midson |url=http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/team/player-profile/index.aspx?playerid=238511&tcmuri=49440 |publisher=AFC Wimbledon |date=24 March 2013 |access-date=24 March 2013}}

=Professional=

==Oxford United==

After disappointment in the 2008–09 Conference play-off semi-final, Midson left Histon after firm interest from Oxford United. He joined Oxford on 16 May 2009 on a two-year professional contract.{{cite news |title=Oxford sign Histon striker Midson |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/8053605.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 May 2009 |access-date=9 August 2010}} Midson featured regularly as Oxford gained promotion to the Football League after four years in the Conference Premier, and started in the 2009–10 Conference play-off final at Wembley Stadium.{{cite news |title=Oxford United 3–1 York City |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8673190.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 May 2010 |access-date=4 January 2011}}

On 5 November 2010, he joined Southend United on a brief loan.{{cite news |title=Oxford recall Jack Midson from Southend early |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/9324008.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 December 2010 |access-date=4 January 2011}} Following his return to Oxford, Midson scored his first career hat-trick against Torquay United on 3 January 2011.{{cite news |title=Torquay 3–4 Oxford Utd |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/9313789.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 January 2011 |access-date=4 January 2011}} Midson joined Barnet on loan in March 2011,{{cite news |title=Barnet sign Oxford United striker Jack Midson on loan |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnet/9431619.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 March 2011 |access-date=24 March 2011}} making his debut by coming off the bench in a 1–0 defeat at Aldershot Town.{{cite news |title=Aldershot 1–0 Barnet |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/12742351.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 March 2011 |access-date=24 March 2011}}

==AFC Wimbledon==

File:Jack Midson 2017-04-01 1.jpg in 2017]]

In June 2011, Midson signed for AFC Wimbledon. On 9 July 2011, he made his debut in a 2–0 pre-season friendly win against a Fulham XI.{{cite news |title=AFC Wimbledon surprise Fulham |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/21423/7030060/AFC-Wimbledon-surprise-Fulham |publisher=Sky Sports |date=9 July 2011 |access-date=24 March 2013}} He scored his first goals for AFC Wimbledon three days later, a brace in a 5–1 away friendly victory against Staines Town.{{cite web |title=Dons 5–1 Staines |url=http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/-/reports/friendly--senior/19062/staines-town |publisher=AFC Wimbledon |access-date=19 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522002603/http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/-/reports/friendly--senior/19062/staines-town |archive-date=22 May 2012 }} He made his competitive debut in AFC Wimbledon's Football League debut, a 3–2 home defeat to Bristol Rovers.{{cite news |title=AFC Wimbledon 2–3 Bristol Rovers |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14351943 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 August 2011 |access-date=24 March 2013}} He finished the 2011–12 season as AFC Wimbledon's top scorer with 20 goals in all competitions. He also finished the season as joint-top scorer in League Two with 18 league goals in total.{{cite news |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/torjaeger/eng-league-two-2011-2012/ |title=2011–12 League Two Top Scorers |access-date=14 August 2012 |date=14 August 2012 |publisher=worldfootball.net}} In June 2012, AFC Wimbledon rejected a six-figure bid for Midson from Rotherham United, and he signed an improved contract with The Dons later that month.{{cite news |title=Jack Midson signs improved deal at AFC Wimbledon |url=http://www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk/west-london-sport/allsport/2012/06/19/jack-midson-signs-improved-deal-at-afc-wimbledon-109642-31215961/ |publisher=Hounslow, Heston & Whitton Chronicle |date=18 June 2012 |access-date=24 March 2013}} On 2 December 2012, Midson scored for AFC Wimbledon in their first ever meeting with Milton Keynes Dons. AFC Wimbledon went on to lose the match 2–1 however.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20483967 |title=MK Dons 2–1 AFC Wimbledon |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 December 2012}} After a rather inconsistent goal scoring start to the 2012–13 League Two season, Midson hit consistent goal scoring form towards the end of the season to help lift AFC Wimbledon away from the League Two relegation zone.{{cite web |title=Jack Midson 12–13 Soccerbase |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=29353 |publisher=Soccerbase |access-date=25 March 2013}} He passed the double figure mark for a second consecutive season after scoring the only goal with a superb chip in a vital relegation 6 pointer against Aldershot Town on 16 March 2013.{{cite web |title=A superb chip from Jack Midson handed AFC Wimbledon victory over fellow League Two strugglers Aldershot Town. |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21724351 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=25 March 2013}} He then scored the winner in a 2–1 victory over Fleetwood Town which meant that AFC Wimbledon avoided relegation on the last day of the season. Midson finished his second season with AFC Wimbledon once again as the club's top scorer, having scored 15 goals in all competitions and 13 in the league to help The Dons avoid relegation from the football league and secure a third successive season in League Two.

==Eastleigh==

Midson signed for Eastleigh in May 2014 after being released from AFC Wimbledon.{{cite web |title=Jack Midson signs for Eastleigh FC |url=http://www.eastleighfc.com/2014/05/23/jack-midson-signs-for-eastleigh-fc/ |publisher=Eastleigh FC |access-date=24 May 2014 |archive-date=25 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525214413/http://www.eastleighfc.com/2014/05/23/jack-midson-signs-for-eastleigh-fc/ |url-status=dead }} He was released at the end of the 2015–16 season.

==Braintree Town==

Midson signed for Braintree Town in June 2016.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36660608 Jack Midson: Braintree Town sign former Eastleigh striker]

==Lordswood==

In March 2024, Midson joined Southern Counties East Premier Division club Lordswood.{{cite tweet|number=1773681511918678119|title=Our two last signings of the 23/24 season. They had to be big right? Welcome Jack Misdon and Nico Cotton to the Lords!🧡🖤|user=LordswoodFC|author-link=Lordswood F.C.|date=29 March 2024|accessdate=4 April 2024}}

Coaching career

In May 2017, Midson was signed for Leatherhead by manager Sammy Moore, a former team-mate at AFC Wimbledon, to take up a player-assistant manager role at Leatherhead.{{cite web |url=http://nonleague.pitchero.com/headlines/leatherhead-life-midson-joins-help-new-boss-moore/ |title=Leatherhead Life! Midson Joins To Help New Boss Moore |publisher=Non-League News |date=25 May 2017 |access-date=15 February 2018}}

On 2 May 2018, Midson was appointed assistant manager alongside Sammy Moore at National League South club Concord Rangers.{{cite web |url=http://www.concordrangers.co.uk/breaking-news-new-management-team-appointed/|title=BREAKING NEWS!! New Management Team Appointed!|publisher=Concord Rangers F.C. |date=2 May 2018 |access-date=2 May 2018}} At the end of the 2018–19 season, Midson left Concord, following Moore's departure, after the club were denied entry to the play-offs due to ground grading issues.{{Cite news |title=Danny Scopes becomes new manager of Concord Rangers |url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/26852/danny-scopes-becomes-new-manager-of-concord-rangers/ |publisher=The Non-League Paper|date=3 May 2019 |access-date=6 May 2019}}

In May 2019, Midson joined Moore as player-assistant manager at Hemel Hempstead Town.{{Cite news |title=The Tudors have a new management team! |url=http://www.hemelfc.com/news/the-tudors-have-a-new-management-team-2423425.html |publisher=Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. |date=5 May 2019 |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506011326/http://www.hemelfc.com/news/the-tudors-have-a-new-management-team-2423425.html |url-status=dead }} On 20 May 2020, Midson parted company with Hemel Hempstead Town following a year at the club.{{Cite web |title=Managerial statement |url=https://www.hemelfc.com/news/managerial-statement-2537422.html |date=20 May 2020 |publisher=Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. |access-date=21 May 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

In August 2022, with manager Ernie Batten moving up to the role of Director of Football, Midson was appointed player-manager at Sheppey United ahead of their first season in the Isthmian League following promotion, the club he had been at since 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.sheppeyunitedfc.co.uk/2022/08/02/new-director-of-football/|title=NEW DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL|website=sheppeyunited.co.uk|date=2 August 2022|accessdate=2 August 2022}} He departed the club in July 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/sport/midson-responds-after-sheppey-departure-290224/|title=Jack Midson comments on his Sheppey United departure as manager and the club's chief executive Shelley Holtam responds|publisher=Kent Online|last=Cawdell|first=Luke|date=18 July 2023|accessdate=4 April 2024}}

Career statistics

{{updated|end of 2022–23 season.{{Cite news |title=Jack Midson |url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/jack-midson#playingcareer |publisher=Aylesbury United FC |access-date=31 May 2017}}}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3" valign="center"\|Stevenage Borough \|2001–02 \|Football Conference \|4	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	4	0
2002–03 \|Football Conference \|6	1	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	1Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy	0	9	1
colspan="2"\|Total !10	1	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	1	0	13	1
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Harlow Town (loan) \|2001–02 \|Isthmian League First Division \|8	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	8	1
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Hayes (loan) \|2002–03 \|Isthmian League Premier Division \|14	4	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	14	4
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Hendon (loan) \|2002–03 \|Isthmian League Premier Division \|7	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	7	1
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Chelmsford City (loan) \|2002–03 \|Southern League Premier Division \|3	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	3	0
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Arlesey Town \|2003–04 \|Isthmian League Division One North \|37	12	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	37	12
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Dagenham & Redbridge \|2004–05 \|Conference National \|11	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	11	1
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) \|2004–05 \|Southern League Premier Division \|12	2	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	12	2
rowspan="4" valign="center"\|Bishop's Stortford \|2005–06 \|Conference South \|37	13	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	37	13
2006–07 \|Conference South \|30	12	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	31	12
2007–08 \|Conference South \|21	3	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	21	3
colspan="2"\|Total !88	28	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	89	28
rowspan="3" valign="center"\|Histon \|2007–08 \|Conference Premier \|19	5	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	19	5
2008–09 \|Conference Premier \|46	20	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	3One appearance in FA Trophy, two in Conference Premier Play-offs	0	51	20
colspan="2"\|Total !65	25	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	3	0	71	25
rowspan="3" valign="center"\|Oxford United \|2009–10 \|Conference Premier \|35	4	4	1	colspan="2"\|—	6Three appearances and three goals in FA Trophy, three appearances in Conference Premier Play-offs	3	45	8
2010–11 \|League Two \|21	6	0	0	1	1	1	0	23	7
colspan="2"\|Total !56	10	4	1	1	1	7	3	68	15
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Southend United (loan) \|2010–11 \|League Two \|4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	2
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Barnet (loan) \|2010–11 \|League Two \|5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
rowspan="4" valign="center"\|AFC Wimbledon \|2011–12 \|League Two \|46	18	3	1	1	1	2	0	52	20
2012–13 \|League Two \|43	13	3	2	1	0	1	0	48	15
2013–14 \|League Two \|37	7	1	0	1	0	1	0	40	7
colspan="2"\|Total !126	38	7	3	3	1	4	0	140	42
rowspan="3" valign="center"\|Eastleigh \|2014–15 \|Conference Premier \|41	11	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	2One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Conference Premier Play-offs	0	43	11
2015–16 \|National League \|38	0	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	1Appearance(s) in FA Trophy	0	42	0
colspan="2"\|Total !79	11	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	3	0	85	11
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Braintree Town \|2016–17 \|National League \|39	3	3	1	colspan="2"\|—	4Appearance(s) in FA Trophy	3	46	7
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Leatherhead \|2017–18 \|Isthmian League Premier Division \|39	15	7	12	colspan="2"\|—	1	1	47	28
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Concord Rangers \|2018–19 \|National League South \|39	16	3	2	colspan="2"\|—	1	0	43	18
Hemel Hempstead Town \|2019–20 \|National League South \|30	4	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	1	0	31	4
rowspan="4"\|Sheppey United \|2020–21 \|rowspan="2"\|Southern Counties East Premier Division \|10	5	5	3	colspan="2"\|—	2{{efn\|name="FAV"\|Appearance(s) in FA Vase}}	2	17	10
2021–22{{cite web\|url=https://www.scefl.com/player/jack-midson?season=2021-2022\|title=Jack Midson – SCEFL\|website=www.scefl.com\|accessdate=4 April 2024}} \|12	14	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	3{{efn\|name="FAV"}}	1	16	15
2022–23{{cite web\|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/sheppey-united/appearances/2022-2023/jack-midson/940700\|title=Sheppey United – Appearances – Jack Midson – 2022-2023\|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk\|accessdate=4 April 2024}} \|Isthmian League South East Division \|24	5	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	2{{efn\|One appearance and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Alan Turvey Trophy}}	2	27	7
colspan="2"\|Total !46	24	7	3	colspan="2"\|—	7	5	60	32
colspan="3"\|Career total !718	197	41	22	4	2	32	12	795	233

Honours

Oxford United

Conference Premier play-offs: 2010

Sheppey United

SCEFL Premier Division: 2021–22

Individual

AFC Wimbledon Player of the Year: 2012–13{{cite news|url=https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2013/may/marcs-special-night-/ |title=Marc's special night |author=Chris Slavin |publisher=AFC Wimbledon |date=15 May 2013 |access-date=27 February 2023}}