Thursday 20 September 2007

Jackie Milburn

Name: John Edward Thompson Milburn
Born: 11 May 1924, Ashington, near Newcastle upon Tyne (England)
Died: 9 October 1988, Ashington, near Newcastle upon Tyne (England)
Height: 5.11 ft Weight: 11.10 st
Position: Centre-Forward/Centre-Half

Representative Honours: England: 13 Full Caps / 10 Goals (1948-1955); Football League: 3 Caps / 6 Goals (1948-1950); Irish League: 4 Caps / 1 Goal (1958-1960).
Club Honours: (with Newcastle) FA Cup Winner 1950/51, 1951/52, 1954/55; (with Linfield) Irish League Champion 1958/59; Irish Cup Winner 1959/60, Runner-Up 1957/58; City Cup Winner 1957/58, 1958/59; Gold Cup Winner 1957/58, 1959/60; Ulster Cup 1959/60; Co. Antrim Shield 1958/59.
Awards: Ulster Footballer of the Year 1958.

Club Career:
Ashington
(North-Eastern League); Newcastle United 1943/44-1956/57 (354/177 League, 44/23 FA Cup); Linfield player-manager 1957/58-1960/61; Yiewsley player-manager (Southern League) 1960/61-1961/62.

Biography:
To follow.

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