Alec Milne (footballer, born 1889)
{{short description|English footballer}}
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{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alec Milne
| image =
| fullname = Alexander James Milne
| birth_date = {{birth date|1889|9|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hebburn, England
| death_place = Doncaster, England
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8+1/2}}{{cite news |title=Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Stoke |author=Onward |newspaper=Athletic News |location=Manchester |date=21 August 1922 |page=5}}
| position = Left back
| years1 = | clubs1 = West Stanley | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = – | clubs2 = Hebburn Argyle | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 1912–1926 | clubs3 = Stoke | caps3 = 257 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1926–1929 | clubs4 = Doncaster Rovers| caps4 = 74 | goals4 = 0
| totalcaps = 331 | totalgoals = 0
}}
Alexander James Milne (29 September 1889 – 1970) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers and Stoke.{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=Tony|title=The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City|year=1994|publisher=Lion Press|isbn=0-9524151-0-0}}
Career
Milne was born in Hebburn and joined Stoke at the age of 23 after playing amateur football with West Stanley and Hebburn Argyle. He made his debut in a Southern League match against West Ham United which Stoke lost 5–0. He became known for his no-nonsense tackling and solid performances at left back and helped the club to gain a return to the Football League in 1914–15. However it was delayed due to the outbreak of World War I during which time Milne returned to his home of Hebburn.
The league returned in 1919 and Milne established himself in the starting eleven and played in every match during the 1920–21 season and helped the side gain promotion to the First Division in 1921–22. Stoke were relegated however and injury caused Milne to miss all of the 1923–24 campaign. He remained at the Victoria Ground for two more seasons before leaving for Doncaster Rovers after making 276 appearances in all competitions for the "Potters". He remained at Doncaster until he was 41.
Career statistics
Source:{{ENFA}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="11"|Stoke
|16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 1913–14
|25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 1914–15
|Southern League Division Two |24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 1919–20
|30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 1920–21
|Second Division |42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 1921–22
|Second Division |41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 1922–23
|36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1923–24
|Second Division |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1924–25
|Second Division |18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 1925–26
|Second Division |25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!257 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 276 | 0 | |
| rowspan="5"|Doncaster Rovers
|40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 1927–28
|Third Division North |27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 1928–29
|Third Division North |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1929–30
|Third Division North |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!74 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!331 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 353 | 0 |
Honours
; Stoke
- Southern Football League Division Two champion: 1914–15
- Football League Second Division runner-up: 1921–22
References
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Category:Footballers from Hebburn
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:West Stanley F.C. players
Category:Hebburn Argyle F.C. players
Category:Stoke City F.C. players
Category:Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
Category:Southern Football League players