Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dudley James Milligan [1] | ||
Date of birth | 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]
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]
Milligan played international football for both South Africa and Ireland. [2] [5]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Dudley James Milligan [1] | ||
Date of birth | 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]
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]
Milligan played international football for both South Africa and Ireland. [2] [5]