George William Milburn (24 June 1910 – 24 June 1980) was an English

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who played for

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road ...

and Chesterfield.

Biography

Milburn was a member of the famous Milburn footballing family. His cousin Jackie, known as Wor Jackie, played for Newcastle United. Other members of the Milburn family included brothers

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(Leeds United and Bradford Park Avenue) and Stan (Chesterfield,

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Leeds United profile
1910 births 1980 deaths Sportspeople from Ashington English footballers Leeds United F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players English Football League players Association football defenders Footballers from Northumberland {{England-footy-defender-1910s-stub