Milija Aleksic

Milija Aleksic

Personal information
Full name	Milija Anthony Aleksic
Date of birth	14 April 1951 (1951-04-14) (age 60)
Place of birth	Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1968–1969	Port Vale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	Eastwood
	Stafford Rangers
1973–1976	Plymouth Argyle	32	(0)
1976–1979	Luton Town	77	(0)
1979–1982	Tottenham Hotspur	25	(0)
1982	→ Luton Town (loan)	4	(0)
	Barnet
Total		138+	(0+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Milija Anthony Aleksic (born 14 April 1951 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, North Staffordshire) is an English former football goalkeeper.

Released by Port Vale in 1969, he played for Eastwood before lifting the FA Trophy with Stafford Rangers in 1972. The next year he returned to the Football League with Plymouth Argyle, before he was signed by Luton Town in 1976. Three years later he moved on to Tottenham Hotspur, and played in the club's FA Cup victory in 1981. In 1982 he was loaned back to Luton Town, before he went back into non-league football with Barnet.

Playing career

A goalkeeper born to a Yugoslav father, his career started with Port Vale. He played two FA Cup games for the club as 17 year old in 1968, both first round games with Shrewsbury Town in which he conceding one goal in both the original game and the replay. He was so keen that he used to iron his bootlaces before playing. He was given a free transfer in May 1969 and moved into non-league football with Eastwood and then Stafford Rangers.^[1] With Rangers he was a member of the 1972 FA Trophy winning team, following a 3–0 win over Barnet at Wembley Stadium.

In 1973 he returned to the Football League, signing for Plymouth Argyle. He went on to play for Luton Town and Tottenham Hotspur (for whom he played in the FA Cup final in 1981), before returning to non-League football with Barnet in 1982.

Honours

with Stafford Rangers

• FA Trophy winner: 1972

with Tottenham Hotspur

• FA Cup winner: 1981

References

1. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 5. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200. 

External links

• Milija Aleksic Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database

Persondata
Name	Aleksic, Milija
Alternative names	Milija Anthony Aleksic
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	14 April 1951
Place of birth	Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Date of death
Place of death