Alec Milne
Alexander Soutar Milne (born 4 June 1937) is a Scottish former professional footballer.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Soutar Milne[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1955 | Dundee Violet | ||
| 1955–1957 | Arbroath | 40 | (0) |
| 1957–1965 | Cardiff City | 172 | (1) |
| 1965–? | Barry Town | ||
| 1965 | Toronto Inter-Roma | ||
| National team | |||
| 1959 | Scotland U23[2] | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Born in Dundee, Milne began his career at Arbroath before moving to Cardiff City in 1957. By the end of his first season at the club he had established himself in the side. He was a vital part of the Cardiff squad at the time, being ever present in the 1958–59 and 1961–62 seasons, scoring his only league goal in a 3-2 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the latter.
He had injury problems in 1964/65 and drifted out of contention for a place in the Cardiff team.[4]
He was allowed to leave the club soon after and finished his career at Barry Town before emigrating to Canada in 1965 to play in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Inter-Roma.[5]
References
- "Alec Milne". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu23/player.php?playerid=57
- "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- "It was a Real shame as City lost out to Zaragoza in last eight". Wales Online. Media Wales. 29 December 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- "Crosswords". Newspapers.com. The Province. 26 April 1965. p. 15. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- Sources
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.