| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard Milner | ||
| Date of birth | (1917-09-15)15 September 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | York, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 June 1944(1944-06-25) (aged 26) | ||
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leonard Milner (15 September 1917 – 25 June 1944), known as Les Milner, was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for York City.
Personal life
Milner was married. 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. He is buried at Ryes War Cemetery, Bazenville.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| York City | 1937–38 | Third Division North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1938–39 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | ||
References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 206. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Leonard Milner at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ 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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- 1917 births
- 1944 deaths
- Footballers from York
- Men's association football inside forwards
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- York Railway Institute A.F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Seaforth Highlanders soldiers
- British Army personnel killed in World War II
- Burials at Ryes War Cemetery
- Military personnel from York
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1910s birth stubs