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Billy Milne (footballer, born 1873)
William Milne (1873 – 10 January 1951) was an English amateur footballer and minor counties cricketer. Milne was born at Newcastle upon Tyne. He began his career with Bedlington, Science & Art and Rutherford College.[1] He had a brief professional football career, making six appearances in the Football League for Newcastle United between 1894 and 1897.[2] He had two spells at Newcastle, separated by a brief spell at Sunderland.[2] Milne also played cricket at minor counties level for Northumberland, albeit intermittently, from 1896 to 1908, making nineteen appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[3] Outside of his sporting life, Milne worked for the Newcastle Corporation's Health Department for 44 years, as well as being one of the founders of the Newcastle Society of Artists.[4] He died at Newcastle upon Tyne in January 1951. References
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