| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Vance Milne | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 29 August 1959 (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Mauchline, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ashfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1932 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 1935–1936 | Arsenal | ||
| 1937–1939 | Middlesbrough | ||
| 1939–1945 | → Dumbarton (wartime)[1] | ||
| 1946–1947 | Asturias F.C. | ||
| International career | |||
| 1938–1939 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1945–1946 | Dumbarton | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Vance Milne (25 March 1911 – 29 August 1959) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Arsenal and Middlesbrough.[2] Arsenal won the old First Division in 1937–38 and he made 16 league appearances, enough for a winners' medal.[3] At the end of World War II, he accepted an invitation to play in Mexico, alongside Tom McKillop and Jimmy Hickie.[4]
Honours
Arsenal
References
- ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ↑ "John Vance Milne". www.11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ "1937-38 competition statistics". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ↑ Scottish football's Mexican adventure in 1946, Scottish Sport History, 29 May 2018
- ↑ "John Milne". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
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