William Milne (1873 – 10 January 1951) was an English amateur footballer and minor counties cricketer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Milne | ||
| Date of birth | 1873 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 1951 (aged 77–78) | ||
| Place of death | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bedlington | |||
| Science & Art | |||
| Rutherford College | |||
| 1894–1895 | Newcastle United | 5 | (1) |
| 1895–1897 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 1897 | Newcastle United | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 6 | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Milne was born at Newcastle upon Tyne. He began his career with Bedlington, Science & Art and Rutherford College.[1] He had a brief professional football career, making six appearances in the Football League for Newcastle United between 1894 and 1897.[2] He had two spells at Newcastle, separated by a brief spell at Sunderland.[2]
Milne also played cricket at minor counties level for Northumberland, albeit intermittently, from 1896 to 1908, making nineteen appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[3] Outside of his sporting life, Milne worked for the Newcastle Corporation's Health Department for 44 years, as well as being one of the founders of the Newcastle Society of Artists.[4] He died at Newcastle upon Tyne in January 1951.
References
edit- ^ Billy Milne at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ a b "Player details: William Milne". toon1892. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Billy Milne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Player profile: Billy Miline". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 October 2018.