Alf Milnes
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|name = Alf Milnes
|fullname = Alfred Milnes
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|birth_place = Sowerby Bridge, England{{cite news |title=Halifax Overwhelmed |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000986/19210502/160/0008 |work=Athletic News |date=2 May 1921 |page=8 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}}
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|position = {{rlp|HK}}
|club1 = Halifax
|year1start = 1916
|year1end = 26
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|club2 = Huddersfield
|year2start = 1926
|year2end = 28
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|teamA = Great Britain
|yearAstart = 1920
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|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Alf-Milnes/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}{{Rugby league records |id=9061 |title=Alf Milnes |access-date=24 May 2024}}
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Alfred "Alf" Milnes was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Halifax, as a {{rlp|hk}}.
Playing career
=Club career=
Born in Sowerby Bridge, Milnes was signed by Halifax, and emerged as the club's starting hooker when competitive rugby league resumed after the end of the First World War. Milnes played for Halifax in their defeat against Leigh in the 1921 Challenge Cup final. Following the 1924–25 season, Milnes lost his first team place to Cyril Halliday.{{cite news |title=Personalities - Past and Present - No. 55 - Alfred Milnes |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003295/19370109/299/0012 |work=Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian |date=9 January 1937 |page=6 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}}
In August 1926, he was transferred to Huddersfield.{{cite news |title=Alf Milnes - Transferred to Fartown |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003295/19260818/128/0005 |work=Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian |date=18 August 1926 |page=5 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}} He played for Huddersfield until October 1928.
=International honours=
Milnes was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia. He won caps for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1920 against Australia (2 matches).
References
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{{Great Britain squad – 1920 Australia & New Zealand Tourists}}
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Category:Great Britain national rugby league team players
Category:Halifax Panthers players
Category:Huddersfield Giants players
Category:People from Sowerby Bridge
Category:Place of death missing