Frederick Houghton Milnes (26 January 1878 – 1946) was an English

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who played in the

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and

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Career

Milnes was born in

Wortley, South Yorkshire Wortley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 579, increasing to 626 at the 2011 Census. Wortley is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book as '' ...

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.

References

1878 births 1946 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football defenders English Football League players Sheffield F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Manchester United F.C. players Reading F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Northern Nomads F.C. players Ilford F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players People from Wortley, South Yorkshire Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley Footballers from South Yorkshire {{England-footy-defender-1870s-stub