Les Milner

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

Les Milner
Personal information
Full name Leonard Milner
Date of birth (1917-09-15)15 September 1917[1]
Place of birth York, England[1]
Date of death 25 June 1944(1944-06-25) (aged 26)[2]
Place of death near Bayeux, German-occupied France
Playing 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

Personal life

Milner was married.[2] 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.[2][3] He is buried at Ryes War Cemetery, Bazenville.[2]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
York City 1937–38 Third Division North[1] 2 0 0 0 2 0
1938–39 10 4 0 0 10 4
Career total 12 4 0 0 12 4
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References
  1. Leonard Milner at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. "Casualty Details: Leonard Milner". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. 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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