Top facts about Jackie Milburn, Newcastle’s exceptional player

Thompson, John Edward "Jackie" Milburn was a footballer who played four seasons at Linfield and was most linked with Newcastle United and England. He was also known as Wor Jackie (a Geordie dialectal form of 'Our Jackie') and the First World War (in North East England).

Milburn, a 19-year-old cousin of Jack and Bobby Charlton, played two trial matches at St James' Park in 1943 19-year-old. He scored six second-half goals in the second of these games.

Milburn made his competitive debut in the FA Cup in the 1945–46 season, where he was first used as a supply for Charlie Wayman on the left-wing.

Wayman was dropped before a 4–0 FA Cup semi-final defeat to eventual victors

in 1947, and when he afterward promised not to play for United again, manager George Martin decided to move Milburn to center forward. Milburn scored a hat-trick in his following match, on October 18, 1947, when he was given the number nine shirt for the first time.

Milburn's subsequent achievements, particularly his two goals in the 1951 FA Cup Final and his 45-second opener in the 1955 FA Cup Final, which held the record for the fastest Wembley FA Cup Final goal until it was beaten by Roberto Di Matteo in 1997, earned him national recognition and cemented his place as an icon on Tyneside.

Milburn appeared in three FA Cup finals for United, in 1951, 1952, and 1955. Despite his accomplishments, Milburn was said to be a quiet and self-deprecating person, whose modesty attracted him to Newcastle United fans, however this, according to

, resulted from an "innate inferiority complex."

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Everything of the top facts about Jackie Milburn, Newcastle’s exceptional player

What do we mean by exceptional? Well, here is the answer. Milburn had been

's all-time leading goalscorer by the time he departed the club in 1957. He remained in that position until Alan Shearer overtook him in February 2006. Milburn, who has scored 200 competitive goals for Newcastle, is the club's second-highest goalscorer.

In this article we will take a look at his most basic information first then we would move on to his football-related information like his Transfermarkt profile and a brief review of his Newcastle career and then we would dive deep into his personal life and everything that he left behind after his death. Let us start with top facts about Jackie Milburn, shall we?

Jackie Milburn information

Here's a rundown of his most obvious details to get you in the right frame of mind to soak up the rest of the information we've prepared for you in the next few parts of our

top facts about Jackie Milburn

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Personal information

• Full name:

  John Edward Thompson "Jackie" Milburn

• Date of birth:

  11 May 1924

• Date of death:

  9 October 1988

• Aged:

  64

• Star Sign:

  Taurus

• Star sign features:

  Reliable, patient, practical, devoted

• Nationality:

  English

• Place of birth:

  Ashington, Northumberland, England

• Marital status:

  Married

• Religion:

  Christianity

Football information

• Position:

  Centre forward

• Last team:

  Ipswich Town

• Total appearances:

  466

• Club appearances:

  453

• National appearances:

  13

• Total goals:

  279

Physical stats and appearance

• Height:

  1.8 m

• Weight:

  80 kg

• Hair color:

  Blonde

• Skin color:

  White

• Facial hair:

  Clean

Now you've gathered enough information to make it much easier for you to grasp the forthcoming pieces of top facts about Jackie Milburn, we should move on to Jackie Milburn's Transfermarkt details.

Jackie Milburn Transfermarkt

Let us take a look at his Transfermarkt profile in this section of top facts about Jackie Milburn. His profile page is full of emptiness. Except for his basic information, that we provided above, there is no other interesting detail on his profile page. His transfer list is an incomplete one and lacks information. In the same manner, his statistics are inaccurate.

Jackie Milburn childhood

The first half of his childhood mainly focuses on his days of youth before choosing football as a career and we are going to talk about his family as well in this part of 

top facts about Jackie Milburn

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Milburn was born to Annie ("Nance") Thompson and Alexander ("Alec") Milburn on May 11, 1924, in the upstairs apartment of his grandparents' house at 14 Sixth Row in Ashington.

John ("Jack") Milburn (born 1908; played for Leeds United and Bradford City), George Milburn (born 1910; played for Leeds United and Chesterfield), James ("Jimmy") Milburn (born 1919; played for Leeds United and Bradford City), and Stanley ("Stan") Milburn (born 1926; played for Chesterfield, 

, and Rochdale) were Alexander Milburn's four professional footballing brothers (born 1912).

At the neighboring colliery, Alexander Milburn worked as a coal cutter. "I used to shiver when Dad descended into that deep pit heading to the coalface," Jackie Milburn later told his son, Jack Jr. Milburn received his first set of football boots as a Christmas present from his parents when he was eight years old, and "football ruled his life" from then on.

Milburn aspired to be like Joe Hulme when he was younger. Milburn described an instance in which his father arrived just in time to witness him win the 440-yard race after he had already won the sprint, sprint relay, long jump, and high jump at his school sports day.

He dropped on the floor, exhausted, a gesture his father misinterpreted for showboating, earning him a "good hiding." "Perhaps my father's intentions were the best in the world...but that thrashing lay the roots for an inferiority complex I've fought my whole life to overcome," Milburn said later.

Milburn transferred to Hirst East Senior Boys School when he was twelve years old and was selected to play right-wing for the school football team. For each goal he scored, his father promised to give him a penny. He was awarded two cents for scoring twice in his debut against Linton School in a 6–4 victory.

East Northumberland Schools selected him, and he scored in a 3–2 semi-final loss to Lancashire at Maine Road.

Jackie Milburn teenage years

For your own comfort, we had to divide the childhood section of top facts about Jackie Milburn into 2 parts, his actual childhood and teenage years.

Milburn dropped out of school at fourteen, telling his father that he was too claustrophobic to join him in the coal mines, and after an unsuccessful stint as a pantry boy in London, he got work stacking shelves and filling sugar bags for eight shillings a week. He tried to join the Royal Navy in 1939 but was turned down because he was an inch too short. Milburn instead enlisted in the Ashington Air Training Corps.

Milburn accepted an apprenticeship as a fitter at a nearby colliery when he was sixteen years old. Because 'fitter' was a reserved occupation, he was not conscripted during the war.

Milburn and his former schoolmate Ronnie Coulson began competing in local sprint contests to earn money, setting a personal best of 9.7 seconds in the 100-yard dash.

He competed in the Powder hall Sprint in 1940 and won his maiden race.

Milburn was subsequently told to race poorly in the semi-final so that his handicap would be artificially inflated in the 1941 rematch when his odds would be greater and he would be more prepared. Milburn finished last, with a dozen pennies supposedly weighing down his left running shoe, causing him to "run like a lop-sided whippet with three legs."

Milburn continued to play football for the Air Training Corps, and when told that a scout from Newcastle United was in attendance one afternoon, he promptly scored five goals in an 8–3 victory. Milburn described it as "a difficult pill to chew" when he learned later that the promised scout had not arrived.

Jackie Milburn Newcastle career

Milburn began his career as an inside forward, playing on either the left or right flank. Milburn appeared in 95 War League games for Newcastle United, scoring 38 goals in the process. Because War League events are categorized as friendly matches, these goals do not count for official purposes.

Milburn and his Northumberland ATC teammates were invited to St James' Park by Newcastle United director Wilf Taylor after a match against Yorkshire ATC in 1943, despite being a lifelong Sunderland fan. Newcastle's manager, Stan Seymour, was so taken aback by Milburn's performance that he "wanted him to sign on the spot," according to author Mike Kirkup.

Newcastle was a member of the Northern First Championship in 1943, as the Football League had been suspended owing to the onset of WWII.

Milburn showed up for his first training session the day after signing and wowed his new teammates by outsprinting Albert Stubbins in the 100-yard dash.  On August 28, 1943, Milburn joined the playing team for United's next match against 

 at Valley Parade. United finished 35th out of 54 clubs in the Wartime League in 1944–45.

Milburn was shifted to the right flank for the 1945–46 season to make room for new recruit Charlie Wayman.

Milburn continued to improve as a player, with football historian Paul Joannou describing him as "a raw talent who quickly acquired the rudiments of professional football."

Jackie Milburn personal life

We promised that we would dive deep into his personal life but so far it has been nothing but football-related stuff but now it's time to get into his personal life in this part of top facts about Jackie Milburn.

Milburn met Laura Blackwood, a silver-service server working at the hotel while vacationing at a Letchworth hotel with his Newcastle teammates in 1947. She was serving him breakfast when he 'asked her out and they went to the movies, according to Blackwood.

Milburn proposed to her three months later when she visited the family home in Ashington. They married at Willesden Register Office in North London on February 16, 1948. Linda, Betty, and Jackie Jr. were their three children, and they had six grandkids.

Jackie Milburn legacy

Let’s see what he left behind and how his story continued after his death in this section of top facts about Jackie Milburn.

Newcastle United's new West Stand at St James' Park was inaugurated in 1987. In honor of Jackie, this was called the Milburn Stand. At St James' Park, this is the only stand named after a player. Milburn was honored with three statues. One is located on Station Road, Ashington's major thoroughfare, and was funded by the Civic Head, Cllr. Michael George Ferrigno, during his period of office.

Laura Milburn unveiled a second statue of Milburn on Newcastle's Northumberland Street in 1991. Susanna Robinson, a sculptor, created it, and it cost £35,000.

The charge was increased after a local newspaper plea drew donations from local companies and Newcastle United fans. The inscription on the statue reads John Edward Thompson Milburn, gentleman and footballer. It stands 12 feet (3.7 meters) tall. It was first moved to St James' Boulevard in 1999, then back to Strawberry Place, just outside of St James' Park, in 2002.

When a local newspaper reported in 2011 that a fiberglass statue of Milburn had been located outside St James' Park between 1996 and 1998 had since vanished, it aroused some local anxiety.

The statue was discovered in the backyard of Tom Maley, the artist who produced it, after Newcastle United had returned it to him to be cast in bronze - an arrangement that was canceled when the club was sold to Mike Ashley in 2007.

Milburn was named by the local newspapers in 1987 as the "best post-war North East footballer." In 1991, a steam locomotive named Jackie Milburn was renamed in his honor after it had previously transported coal at Ashington Colliery, where Milburn had worked.

The locomotive was showcased in Milburn's hometown again in 2011 after a fundraising campaign started by Jack Milburn Jr in 2006 to restore it. Milburn was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006 for his contributions to the game in England.

The official name of Excelsior Academy School in Newcastle's West End was changed to 'Milburn School of Sport and Health-related Studies' in 2008.

Milburn was ranked 43rd on Goal.com's list of the "best English players of all time" in 2009. Milburn was named the second greatest player to have ever represented Linfield in a piece published in the Belfast Telegraph to commemorate the club's 125th anniversary.

Milburn was voted first in the Evening Chronicle's '100 Greatest Geordies' poll in 2012, ahead of Bobby Robson and Catherine Cookson. Sporting events in honor of Milburn, Newcastle's 'Young Talent' prize is named the Wor Jackie Award.

"A Tribute to Jackie Milburn: Tyneside's Favourite Son," a 53-minute documentary made by Tyne Tees Television and later released on VHS by Video Gems in 1989, was also about him. It detailed his life, times, and Newcastle United career.

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