Bob Milarvie

Bob Milarvie

Personal information
Full name	Robert Milarvie[1]
Date of birth	1864[1]
Place of birth	Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Date of death	November 1912 (age 47-48)[1]
Place of death	Gorton, Manchester, England[1]
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
	Pollokshield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Hibernian
1888–1889	Stoke	15	(5)
1889	Burslem Port Vale	0	(0)
1889–1890	Derby County	14	(4)
1890–1891	Newton Heath	22	(4)
1891–1896	Ardwick	69	(12)
Total		120	(25)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Robert "Bob" Milarvie (1864 – November 1912) was a Scottish footballer.

Playing career

Milarvie played for Pollokshield and Hibernian before moving south to join Stoke, where he played in the first season of the Football League, scoring five goals in fifteen matches for a struggling Stoke side who finished bottom of the table.^[2] He moved on to nearby Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1889. He made his Vale debut in a 1–1 friendly match against Halliwell at the Athletic Ground on 2 September 1889, but his club were censured by the Football Association for fielding him as he had also signed for Derby County, with County then winning the fight for his services.^[1]

He left Derby in 1890 to sign with Newton Heath, he played four games for the club in the Football Alliance before moving on to neighbours Ardwick the following year.^[3] He played 19 Alliance league games in 1891–92, the final year of the league's existence. The club were then elected into the Football League Second Division, and Milarvie made 19 appearances in 1892–93. He played 23 games in 1893–94, but then lost his first team place to the new signings of Billy Meredith, Wally McReddie and Pat Finnerhan. Ardwick changed their name to Manchester City in 1894–95, and Milarvie left the club at the conclusion of the 1895–96 campaign.

Career statistics

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke	1888–89	The Football League	15	5	0	0	15	5
Burslem Port Vale	1889–90	–	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derby County	1889–90	The Football League	14	4	0	0	14	4
Newton Heath	1890–91	Football Alliance	22	4	0	0	22	4
Ardwick	1891–92	Football Alliance	19	3	1	0	20	3
	1892–93	Second Division	17	2	2	1	19	3
	1893–94		22	4	1	0	23	4
	1894–95		10	3	0	0	10	3
	1895–96		1	0	0	0	1	0
Career Total			120	25	4	1	125	26

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 198. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
3. "ROBERT MILARVIE". mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 18 June 2009.