Stanley Milburn
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanley Milburn | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashington, England | ||
| Date of death | 30 July 2010 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Rochdale, England | ||
| Playing position | full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 19??–1947 | Ashington | ? | (?) |
| 1947–1952 | Chesterfield | 179 | (0) |
| 1952–1959 | Leicester City | 171 | (1) |
| 1959–1965 | Rochdale[1] | 237 | (26) |
| National team | |||
| 1950 | England B[2] | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Stanley Milburn (27 October 1926 – 30 July 2010) was an English former football full back. Part of a famous footballing dynasty, he was brother of John ('Jack') Milburn b 1908 (Leeds United and Bradford City), George Milburn b 1910 (Leeds United and Chesterfield), James ('Jimmy') Milburn b 1919 (Leeds United and Bradford City), cousin of Jackie Milburn and uncle of Jack and Bobby Charlton.
Milburn began his career at local non-league club Ashington where he attracted the attentions of Chesterfield for whom he signed in January 1947. In March 1952 he moved to Leicester City where he won a second division medal in 1953-54. Despite being a good club servant Milburn's time at Filbert Street is remembered as much for a unique occurrence when he and defensive partner Jack Froggatt both mishit a clearance simultaneously, thus registering the Football League's only occurrence of an own goal credited to two different players.[3] He moved to Rochdale in January 1959 and earned a testimonial at the club, creating another unique achievement by being awarded this honour at all three of his league clubs.[4] Milburn also guested for Gloucester City in 1955.[5]
Following his retirement he settled in Rochdale where he worked as a warehouseman.[6]
He died on 30 July 2010 at the age of 83. His funeral took place at Rochdale Crematorium three weeks later, with his one England B cap placed on his coffin.[7]
References
- ↑ B.J. Hugman, Rothmans Football League Players Records The Complete A-Z 1946-1981, 1981, p. 247
- ↑ England - International Results B-Team - Details from the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- ↑ B.J. Hugman, Rothmans Football League Players Records The Complete A-Z 1946-1981, 1981, p. 34
- ↑ B.J. Hugman, Rothmans Football League Players Records The Complete A-Z 1946-1981, 1981, p. 34
- ↑ Clark, Timothy R.D.; Kujawa, Rob (2009). The Complete Record of Gloucester City AFC 1883–2009. Gloucester: Tiger Timbo Publications. ISBN 978-0-9557425-1-4.
- ↑ Stan Milburn from Chesterfield site
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Katie (2010-08-21). "Club pays its tribute to legend Stan". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2010-08-22.