Dudley Milligan

Dudley Milligan
Personal information
Full name Dudley James Milligan[1]
Date of birth (1916-11-07)7 November 1916
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Date of death 1971 (aged 54–55)
Place of death South Africa
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Johannesburg Rangers
1937–1938 Clyde 10 (9)
1938–1947 Chesterfield 47 (18)
→ Linfield (war guest)
→ Larne (war guest)
1942 → Distillery (war guest)
1942 → Dundalk (war guest)
1947–1948 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 45 (25)
1948–1949 Walsall 5 (1)
1949 Ballymena United
Total 107 (53)
International career
1936 South Africa 3 (0)
1939 Ireland 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dudley James Milligan (7 January 1916 – 1971) was a footballer who represented both South Africa and Ireland at international level. Milligan, who played as a forward, played professionally in Scotland, England, and Ireland between 1937 and 1949.[3][4]

Club career

Born in Johannesburg, Dudley began his career with hometown side Johannesburg Rangers before going on trial with Scottish club Dundee in 1937.[2] He then played professionally for Clyde and Chesterfield; during World War II, normal League football was suspended, and Milligan guested for a number of teams in Ireland including Linfield, Larne, Distillery and Dundalk.[2] After the League resumed in 1946, Milligan returned to Chesterfield, before moving to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in August 1947.[2] By October 1948 Milligan had moved to Walsall, and in 1949 he returned to Ireland to play with Ballymena United.[2]

International career

Milligan played international football for both South Africa and Ireland.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ Stuart Basson (18 February 2010). "Football League players, 1921 to 2009". Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original (Excel spreadsheet) on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Profile". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Dudley Milligan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Dudley Milligan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 November 2016.


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