| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander James Milne | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Hebburn, England | ||
| Date of death | 1970 | ||
| Place of death | Doncaster, England | ||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| – | West Stanley | ||
| – | Hebburn Argyle | ||
| 1912–1926 | Stoke | 257 | (0) |
| 1926–1929 | Doncaster Rovers | 74 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alexander James Milne (born 1889 in Hebburn, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers and Stoke. He made two hundred and fifty seven appearances for Stoke.
Milne joined Stoke at the age of 23 by then manager Alfred Barker. 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. Milne picked up a Southern League winners medal in 1915. He didn't play much during the First World War as he returned to Hebburn to work in a munitions factory, however he did return to Stoke and became a regular in the side before joining Doncaster Rovers in 1926. He would continue to play for Doncaster until he was 41.[1]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke | 1912–13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1913–14 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 1914–15 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 1919–20 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 1920–21 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 1921–22 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 1922–23 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1923–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1924–25 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 1925–26 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Total | 257 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 276 | 0 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1926–27 | ||||||
| 1927–28 | |||||||
| 1928–29 | |||||||
| Total | 74 | 0 | 74 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 331 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 350 | 0 | |