Jim Milner

Jim Milner
Personal information
Full name	James Edward Milner
Date of birth	3 February 1933
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Date of death	October 2017 (aged 84)
Place of death	Telford, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
19??–1952	Blyth Spartans
1952–1957	Burnley
1957–1961	Darlington
1961–1962	Accrington Stanley
1962–1963	Tranmere Rovers
1963–1965	Sankey's of Wellington
1965–196?	New Brighton
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Edward Milner (3 February 1933 – October 2017) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 30 goals from 166 appearances in the Football League playing for Burnley, Darlington and Tranmere Rovers,^[1] and a further 5 goals from 22 appearances for Accrington Stanley which were expunged from the player's record when the club resigned from the League mid-season.^[2] He also played non-league football for Blyth Spartans, Sankey's of Wellington and New Brighton.^[1]^[2]

Outside football, Milner worked as a mining engineer.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Jim Milner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Last squad: Forwards". Accrington Stanley History. Greger Lindberg. Archived from the original on 6 September 2003.

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[Hugman-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Jim Milner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

[Lindberg-2] "Last squad: Forwards". Accrington Stanley History. Greger Lindberg. Archived from the original on 6 September 2003.

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