| Jabba's Comments |
There must be something in the water up in Ashington: George
Milburn, like his brothers Jack, Jim and Stan, was an excellent
full-back - and with cousin Jackie and nephews Jack and Bobby
Charlton also rather well-known, there's obviously something
genetic involved too. George joined Leeds in 1928 and became a
regular in the side. He partnered his older brother Jack on 153
occasions: in 1932-33 both brothers appeared in every league and
cup game, and the following season they almost managed to repeat
the feat. The arrival of Bert Sproston towards the end of 1933 gave
George some competition for the right-back berth, and after the
1933-34 season he only made the occasional appearance for the first
team - but did captain the reserve team to the Central League title
in 1937 before departing for Chesterfield. He did return to Leeds
to play 3 games during the war, but in harness with brother Stan
served the Spireites until well after the end of the war. At Leeds,
brother Jack had been the penalty taker, and George had to defer to
his older brother. But at Chesterfield he took on the spot kick
duties - and scored 3 from the spot in a single game. When he
retired from playing, he took up the post of assistant manager and
remained in Chesterfield until his death in 1980.
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