Fred Milnes
English footballer
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Frederick Houghton Milnes (26 January 1878 – 1946) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester Fosse and Sheffield United.[1][2]
Full name
Frederick Houghton Milnes[1]
Date of birth
26 January 1878[1]
Date of death
1946 (aged 67–68) [1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Houghton Milnes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1878[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Wortley, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1946 (aged 67–68) [1] | ||
| Position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1896–1897 | Wycliffe | ||
| 1897–1902 | Sheffield | ||
| 1902–1904 | Sheffield United | 12 | (0) |
| 1904–1905 | West Ham United | ||
| 1905–1906 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 1906 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 1906–1907 | Reading | ||
| 1907 | Leicester Fosse | 1 | (0) |
| 1907 | Northern Nomads | ||
| 1907 | Ilford | ||
| 1908 | Norwich City | ||
| 1909 | Sheffield | ||
| Total | 13 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Milnes was born in Wortley, South Yorkshire and was the son of a wealthy steel company executive. He refused to sign professional contracts with club's and only signed on amateur forms which allowed him to move freely around the country and play for England national amateur team. He set up his own amateur touring team The Pilgrims F.C. which spent most of their time playing in the United States.[3]
