Jackie Milburn

John Edward Thompson 'Jackie' Milburn, (11 May 1924 – 9 October 1988), also known (particularly in North East England) as Wor Jackie (a Geordie dialectal version of 'Our Jackie') and also as the First World Wor (in reference to his global fame), was a football player principally associated with Newcastle United and England, though he also spent four seasons at Linfield F.C.

Second cousin to Bobby Charlton and Jack Charlton, Milburn played two trial matches at St James' Park as a 19-year-old in 1943. In the second of these he scored six second half goals. Milburn made his competitive debut in the FA Cup in the 1945/6 season and was initially deployed on the left wing as a supplier to Charlie Wayman. However, Wayman was dropped before a 4-0 defeat to eventual winners Charlton Athletic F.C. in a 1947 FA Cup semi-final and when he afterwards vowed not to play for United again, manager George Martin made the decision to switch Milburn to centre forward. In his next match, on 18 October 1947, Milburn wore the number nine shirt for the first time and scored a hat-trick.

Jackie Milburn (disambiguation)

Jackie Milburn was a footballer who played for Newcastle United and England.

Jackie Milburn or Jack Milburn may also refer to:

Jackie Milburn (footballer, born 1921)

John Nicholson "Jackie" Milburn (1920–2006) was an English footballer.

Early life

Born in Crook, County Durham; Milburn was interested in all sports and became well known for his running and football skills. His running career was at a time of big bets, weighted body belts and lead in the pumps - all to bamboozle the bookies. At the time the Shildon Show was a huge event for runners.

As a school child he played football for Crook District (10-14's) and the team always did well in competitions, travelling to many distant locations. The team was drawn from seven schools in the area and on a number of occasions reached the semi-finals. In one semi-final they played Manchester who had children selected from 300 schools, first they played at Manchester and drew, played at Crook and drew, then tossed a coin to see where the next match would be. It took place in Manchester and Crook lost 1–0. This schoolboy team drew larger crowds than Crook United, having local attendances in excess of 5–6000.