Les Milner

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Les Milner
Personal information
Full name Leonard Milner[1]
Date of birth (1917-09-15)15 September 1917[2]
Place of birth York, England[2]
Date of death 25 June 1944(1944-06-25) (aged 26)[3]
Place of death near Bayeux, German-occupied France
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936 York Railway Institute 1 (0)
Hull City 0 (0)
1937–1939 York City 12 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Leonard Milner (15 September 1917 – 25 June 1944), known as Les Milner,[4] was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for York City.[1]

Personal life[]

Milner was married.[3] He served as a sergeant in the Seaforth Highlanders during the Second World War and was killed near Bayeux in the Battle of Normandy on 25 June 1944.[3][4] He is buried at Ryes War Cemetery, Bazenville.[3]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
York City 1937–38[2] Third Division North 2 0 0 0 2 0
1938–39[2] 10 4 0 0 10 4
Career total 12 4 0 0 12 4

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 206. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Leonard Milner at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. pp. 121–122. ISBN 978-0-7524-7188-4.
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