Jimmy Milne
Personal information
Full name James Low Milne
Date of birth (1911-01-24)24 January 1911
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 13 December 1997(1997-12-13) (aged 86)
Height 5 ft 10+12 in (1.79 m)[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932–1939 Preston North End 230 (9)
Managerial career
1946–1947 Wigan Athletic
1947–1948 Morecambe
1961–1968 Preston North End
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Low Milne (24 January 1911 – 13 December 1997) was a Scottish football player and manager.

Playing career

Born in Dundee, Milne played local non-league football before joining Dundee United in 1931. The following year he moved to England when he joined Preston North End.[2]

Management career

He managed Preston North End from 1961 to 1968 and Wigan Athletic from 1946 to 1947 as well as Morecambe from 1947–48.[3]

Personal life

Jimmy is the father of Gordon Milne, who also went on to be a professional footballer and manager.[4]

  1. "Preston North End. Defensive lapses will worry Mr. Tom Muirhead". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vi via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Jimmy Milne". Spartacus. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  3. "Preston North End | Club | History | History | Past Managers". www.pnefc.co.uk.p.preprod.performgroup.com. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. "Former Manager Remembers: Gordon Milne".
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