Jackie Milburn
John Edward Thompson ' Jackie ' Milburn ( born May 11 1924 in Ashington, † October 9, 1988 ) was an English football player and coach. From his followers was successful at Newcastle United and the England national team Milburn " Wor Jackie ", " Jackie Mellbairn " and called in reference to his global fame, " The First World Wor ', where the term " Wor " in the Geordie dialect can be translated as "Our" with " Our", ie, in the German language.
Sports career
Born in the mining town of Ashington in Northumberland County, 25 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, Milburn worked during the Second World War as a " buddy " in full employment and was therefore in his native.
In 1943 he signed a contract at Newcastle United after he had responded to an advertisement of the club, in the club potential new entries invited for a trial. He appeared at St. James ' Park with borrowed football boots, which he had wrapped in brown paper, but left immediately a good impression and was invited to a last test match. After Milburns team had set back at halftime 0-3, he played from then on as a center forward, scored six goals and still won with his team with 9:3. Although the Second World War still raged and Milburn therefore had to continue to work in the mines, he was hired by the club boss Stan Seymour. When the game resumed operation in 1946 to Milburn became one of the best players for Newcastle. He is through his 200 goals in 395 games the second best club scorer of all time, ranking only six goals behind Alan Shearer. He first started with the " Magpies " as a winger, but switched early in the center forward position after Charlie Wayman was changed in October 1947 for Southampton FC and henceforth Milburn the legendary jersey with the " number 9" left. Milburn was instrumental in the triple win the FA Cup in 1951, 1952 and 1955 and was also thirteen times national player for England, where he scored ten goals. In June 1957 he left Newcastle, we would just hold in Belfast at FC Linfield at Windsor Park, the Office of the players coach.
Throughout his career, Milburn came to 238 goals in 492 matches. There was a short time coach at Ipswich Town before he returned to the North of England to work as a sports journalist for the newspaper News of the World. He played in 1967 a belated farewell match with Newcastle, where he had previously feared, the followers of the club had forgotten him after ten years. The game, in which many top players - including his nephew, the world champion brothers Bobby and Jack Charlton, and the Hungarian world-class player Ferenc Puskás - gave their tryst, but then pursued actually 50,000 spectators.
Away from the football field Milburn was a quiet and modest man and was always known to his surroundings than friendly. He died on October 9, 1988 in his home town of Ashington in the age of 64 from lung cancer. The subsequent funeral was attended by over 30,000 people.
In the same year Newcastle United opened the new West Stand at St James Park and named it after Milburn. In addition, two statues were added to his memory in order. One of them is now located in the main street " Station Road " in his hometown; The other statue is only a minute away from St. James Park in Newcastle.
In addition to Jackie numerous other family members were in English football actively, including George for Leeds United and FC Chesterfield, Jack Bradford City, Jimmy for Leeds United and Bradford Park Avenue and Stan for FC Chesterfield, Leicester City and Rochdale AFC. Jackie Milburn sister Cissie was the mother of Bobby and Jack Charlton.
Achievements
- FA Cup Winners: 1951, 1952, 1955
Club stations
As a professional footballer
- Newcastle United (1943 - 1957)
As coach
- Linfield FC (1957 - 1960, player-manager )
- FC Yiewsley (1960 - 1962)
- Ipswich Town (1963 - 1964)