- John Milkins
Football player infobox
playername= John Milkins
fullname = Albert John Milkins
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1944|1|3|df=yes
cityofbirth =Romford
countryofbirth =England
height = height|ft=6|in=0.5
position =Goalkeeper
youthyears = 1959–61
youthclubs = Portsmouth
years = 1961–1974
1974–1979
clubs = Portsmouth
Oxford
caps(goals) = 0344 0(0)
053 0(0)
nationalyears = 1961
nationalteam = England Youth
nationalcaps(goals) = 1John Milkins was an English professional footballer (soccer player) whose career ran from the start of the
sixties to the end of theseventies . Born inRomford on3 January 1944 [ ”Rothmans Football Year Book,1970-71” Peskett,R/Williams,T: Harpenden, QAP,1970 ISBN 0362000719] Milkins won one England Youth cap [He played in a 0-2 defeat against Germany in 1965- AFS DataBase] whilst with his first club Portsmouth, to whom he was to give 15 years of loyal service . He made his debut for the first team in their very last match in the English First Division, although he was to wait a further two years for his next appearance [ "Pompey: The History of Portsmouth Football Club" Cooper,M/ Neasom,M/ Robinson,D: Portsmouth, Milestone Publications, 1984 ISBN 0903852500] . In all Milkins was to make over 300 appearances for Pompey ["The PFA Premier League and Football League Players’ Records 1946-98” Hugman,B: Harpenden,Queen Anne Press , 1998 ISBN 1852915854] and was to prove such a popular player that in 1970 he was awarded the inaugural "Player of the Year" trophy [ ”Portsmouth, from Tindall to Ball” Farmery, C: Southend-on-Sea, Desert Island Books, 1999 ISBN 1874287252] . The following year he was awarded a testimonial against local rivals Saints which resulted in an ignominious 0-7 defeat [Saints V Pompey: A History of Unrelenting Rivalry by Aldworth,C Bendell, B Bull, D Dave Juson, D: Southampton, Hagiology, 2004 ISBN 0953447456] . In the 1974 close season he was sold to Oxford United for whom he played sporadically to his last league appearance in May 1979 [ [http://www.rageonline.co.uk/mainpage.php?type=player&player_id=169 Oxford fan site] ] . After a brief spell as player-manager of now defunct Southern League side Waterlooville [Club amalgamated with Havant to formHavant & Waterlooville F.C. ] he retired to run a sports shop/ snooker hall consortium.###@@@KEY@@@###
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