Jack Milburn (footballer born 1908)

Jack Milburn (footballer born 1908)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Jack Milburn


fullname = John Milburn
dateofbirth = 1908
cityofbirth = Ashington
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = August 1979
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Left back
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
1946–1947
clubs = Leeds United
Bradford City
caps(goals) =
14 (3)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
manageryears = 1947–1948
managerclubs = Bradford City

John "Jack" Milburn (1908 – August 1979) was an English footballer who played 408 games for Leeds United. He was also a football manager.

He was a member of the famous Milburn footballing clan.

Biography

Born in Ashington, 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.

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 Two. 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.

Managerial career

Milburn had moved to Bradford City 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. [cite book |last=Frost |first=Terry |title=Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988 |publisher=Breedon Books Sport |year=1988 |pages=p71 |isbn=0907969380 ]

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.

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