Jack Milburn (footballer born 1908)
Encyclopedia
John "Jack" Milburn was an English
footballer who played 408 games for Leeds United
. He was also a football manager
.
, England
, Milburn was a member of the famous Milburn footballing family. His cousin Jackie
, known as Wor Jackie, played for Newcastle United
. Other members of the Milburn family included brothers George
(Leeds United
and Chesterfield
), Jimmy
(Leeds United and Bradford
) and Stan
(Chesterfield, Leicester City
and Rochdale
), as well as his nephews Bobby
and Jack Charlton
.
. All but 15 of those were for Leeds United
. In 2000 he was voted the 83rd greatest Leeds player by the club.
He finished his career at Bradford City
where he played 14 league games.
in October 1946. in the twilight of his playing career as player-coach to Jack Barker
. Barker resigned in January 1947 after just eight months in charge leaving Milburn as the natural replacement becoming the club's first ever player-manager.
Milburn led the club to fifth in Division Three (North)
in his first six months in charge. The following season the club came just 14th and during the summer Milburn handed over to David Steele
although he remained at the club as Steele's assistant.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer who played 408 games for Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
. He was also a football manager
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
.
Biography
Born in AshingtonAshington
Ashington is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England with a population of around 27,000 people; it was once a centre of the coal mining industry. The town is located some north of Newcastle upon Tyne off the A189. The south of the town is bordered by the River Wansbeck...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Milburn was a member of the famous Milburn footballing family. His cousin Jackie
Jackie Milburn
John Edward Thompson 'Jackie' Milburn, , also known to fans as Wor Jackie and 'the first World Wor' in reference to his global fame, was a football player for Newcastle United and England...
, known as Wor Jackie, played for Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
. Other members of the Milburn family included brothers George
George Milburn
George William Milburn was an English footballer who played for Leeds United and Chesterfield.-Biography:Milburn was a member of the famous Milburn footballing family. His cousin Jackie, known as Wor Jackie, played for Newcastle United...
(Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
and Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
), Jimmy
Jim Milburn
James 'Jimmy' Milburn was an English footballer who played for Leeds United and Bradford Park Avenue.He was a member of the famous Milburn footballing clan. His cousin Jackie, known as Wor Jackie, played for Newcastle United...
(Leeds United and Bradford
Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.
Bradford Association Football Club, previously also known as Bradford and since its reformation in the 1970s now referred to as Bradford Park Avenue, is a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England...
) and Stan
Stanley Milburn
Stanley Milburn was an English former football full back. Part of a famous footballing dynasty, he was brother of John Milburn b 1908 , George Milburn b 1910 , James Milburn b 1919 , cousin of Jackie Milburn and uncle of Jack and Bobby...
(Chesterfield, Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
and Rochdale
Rochdale A.F.C.
Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...
), as well as his nephews Bobby
Bobby Charlton
Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE is an English former professional football player, a member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d'Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966...
and Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton
John "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DL is a former footballer and manager who played for Leeds United in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and was part of the England team who won the 1966 World Cup...
.
Playing career
Jack Milburn was a left back who played a total of 423 league and cup games in a career that was interrupted for seven years by World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. All but 15 of those were for Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
. In 2000 he was voted the 83rd greatest Leeds player by the club.
He finished his career at Bradford City
Bradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....
where he played 14 league games.
Managerial career
Milburn had moved to Bradford CityBradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....
in October 1946. in the twilight of his playing career as player-coach to Jack Barker
Jack Barker
John William "Jack" Barker was an English footballer who played 327 league games for Derby County and won 11 England caps...
. Barker resigned in January 1947 after just eight months in charge leaving Milburn as the natural replacement becoming the club's first ever player-manager.
Milburn led the club to fifth in Division Three (North)
Football League Third Division North
The Third Division North of The Football League was a tier in the English association football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran parallel to Third Division South with clubs elected to the League or relegated from a higher division allocated to one or the other according to geographical position...
in his first six months in charge. The following season the club came just 14th and during the summer Milburn handed over to David Steele
David Steele (footballer)
David Morton Steele was a Scottish professional footballer and manager.-Playing career:Born in Carluke, Scotland, Steele was a wing half who started his football career as a part-timer first with Armadale then St. Mirren while he worked as a miner before the First World War...
although he remained at the club as Steele's assistant.