John Milkins
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| John Milkins | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert John Milkins | |
| Date of birth | 3 January 1944 | |
| Place of birth | Romford, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1959–61 | Portsmouth | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1961–1974 1974–1979 |
Portsmouth Oxford |
344 (0) 53 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1961 | England Youth | 1 |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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John Milkins was an English professional footballer (soccer player) whose career ran from the start of the sixties to the end of the seventies. Born in Romford on 3 January 1944[1] Milkins won one England Youth cap[2] whilst with his first club Portsmouth, to whom he was to give 15 years of loyal service . He made his debut for the first team in their very last match in the English First Division, although he was to wait a further two years for his next appearance[3]. In all Milkins was to make over 300 appearances for Pompey[4] and was to prove such a popular player that in 1970 he was awarded the inaugural Player of the Year trophy [5]. The following year he was awarded a testimonial against local rivals Saints which resulted in an ignominious 0-7 defeat[6]. In the 1974 close season he was sold to Oxford United for whom he played sporadically to his last league appearance in May 1979[7]. After a brief spell as player-manager of now defunct Southern League side Waterlooville[8] he retired to run a sports shop/ snooker hall consortium.
[edit] References
- ^ ”Rothmans Football Year Book,1970-71” Peskett,R/Williams,T: Harpenden, QAP,1970 ISBN 0362000719
- ^ He played in a 0-2 defeat against Germany in 1965- AFS DataBase
- ^ "Pompey: The History of Portsmouth Football Club" Cooper,M/ Neasom,M/ Robinson,D: Portsmouth, Milestone Publications, 1984 ISBN 0903852500
- ^ "The PFA Premier League and Football League Players’ Records 1946-98” Hugman,B: Harpenden, Queen Anne Press, 1998 ISBN 1852915854
- ^ ”Portsmouth, from Tindall to Ball” Farmery, C: Southend-on-Sea, Desert Island Books, 1999 ISBN 1874287252
- ^ Saints V Pompey: A History of Unrelenting Rivalry by Aldworth,C Bendell, B Bull, D Dave Juson, D: Southampton, Hagiology, 2004 ISBN 0953447456
- ^ Oxford fan site
- ^ Club amalgamated with Havant to form Havant & Waterlooville F.C.
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| Preceded by Nicky Jennings |
Portsmouth F.C. Fans' Player of the Year 1971 |
Succeeded by Richie Reynolds |
