Charlie Milburn

Charlie Milburn
Personal information
Full name	Charles Milburn
Date of birth	10 March 1899
Date of death	14 November 1953 (aged 54)
Original team(s)	Preston
Height/Weight	174 cm / 75 kg
Position(s)	Winger
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1923–27 1929 Total	Collingwood Essendon	60 (3) 09 (0) 69 (3)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929 season.

Charlie Milburn (10 March 1899 - 14 November 1953)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s.

After debuting at the start of the 1923 season, Milburn never fully established his place in the side until 1925 when he was Collingwood's second best performer at the Brownlow Medal count and appeared in their losing Grand Final team. A wingman, he participated in another losing Grand Final the following season but was a premiership player in 1927.

Milburn didn't play VFL football in 1928, however in 1929 joined Essendon and featured in their side for the second half of the year.

Citations

1. "Milburn, Charles P.". Essendon Football Club official website.

Sources

• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

External links

• Charlie Milburn's statistics from AFL Tables