Alexander James Milne was a footballer who played in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers

Doncaster Rovers F.C.

Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...

 and Stoke

Stoke City F.C.

Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...

. He made two hundred and fifty seven appearances for Stoke.

Career

Milne joined Stoke at the age of 23 by then manager Alfred Barker

Alfred Barker

Alfred Barker was an English association football manager who managed Stoke City between 1908 and 1914.-Career:Barker became Stoke manager at a time when Stoke almost became extinct. In 1908 Stoke F.C. entered into liquidation and lost their Football League status. A new company was formed, Stoke...

. He made his debut in a Southern League

Southern Football League

The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...

 match against West Ham United

West Ham United F.C.

West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...

 which Stoke lost 5-0. He became known for his no-nonsense tackling and solid performances. Milne picked up a Southern League winners medal in 1915. He didn't play much during the First World War as he returned to Hebburn

Hebburn

Hebburn is a small town situated on the south bank of the River Tyne in North East England, sandwiched between the towns of Jarrow and Bill Quay...

 to work in a munitions factory, however he did return to Stoke and became a regular in the side before joining Doncaster Rovers

Doncaster Rovers F.C.

Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...

 in 1926. He would continue to play for Doncaster until he was 41.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...	1912–13	16	0	0	0	16	0
	1913–14	25	0	3	0	28	0
	1914–15	24	0	4	0	28	0
	1919–20	30	0	1	0	31	0
	1920–21	42	0	1	0	43	0
	1921–22	41	0	5	0	46	0
	1922–23	36	0	2	0	38	0
	1923–24	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1924–25	18	0	1	0	19	0
	1925–26	25	0	2	0	27	0
	Total	257	0	19	0	276	0
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...	1926–27					|
	1927–28					|
	1928–29					|
	Total	74	0			74	0
Career Total		331	0	19	0	350	0