Fred Milnes

Fred Milnes

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Houghton Milnes
Date of birth	26 January 1878
Place of birth	Wortley, England
Date of death	1946 (aged 67–68)
Position(s)	Full Back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1896–1897	Wycliffe
1897–1902	Sheffield
1902–1904	Sheffield United	12	(0)
1904–1905	West Ham United
1905–1906	Tottenham Hotspur
1906	Manchester United	0	(0)
1906–1907	Reading
1907	Leicester Fosse	1	(0)
1907	Northern Nomads
1907	Ilford
1908	Norwich City
1909	Sheffield
Total		13	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frederick Houghton Milnes (26 January 1878 – 1946) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester Fosse and Sheffield United.

Career

Milnes was born in Wortley, South Yorkshire and was the son of a wealthy steel company executive. He refused to sign professional contracts with club's and only signed on amateur forms which allowed him to move freely around the country and play for England national amateur team. He set up his own amateur touring team The Pilgrims F.C. which spent most of their time playing in the United States.