Bob Milarvie
Personal information
Full name Robert Milarvie[1]
Date of birth 1864[1]
Place of birth Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Date of death November 1912 (age 47-48)[1]
Place of death Gorton, Manchester, England[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Pollokshield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hibernian
1888–1889 Stoke 15 (5)
1889 Burslem Port Vale 0 (0)
1889–1890 Derby County 14 (4)
1890–1891 Newton Heath 22 (4)
1891–1896 Ardwick 69 (12)
Total 120 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Milarvie (1864 – November 1912) was a Scottish footballer.

Career

Milarvie played for Pollokshield and Hibernian before moving south to join Stoke, where he played in the first season of the Football League, scoring five goals in fifteen matches for a struggling Stoke side who finished bottom of the table.[2] He moved on to nearby Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1889. He made his Vale debut in a 1–1 friendly match against Halliwell at the Athletic Ground on 2 September 1889, but his club were censured by the Football Association for fielding him as he had also signed for Derby County, with County then winning the fight for his services.[1]

He left Derby in 1890 to sign with Newton Heath, he played four games for the club in the Football Alliance before moving on to neighbours Ardwick the following year.[3] He played 19 Alliance league games in 1891–92, the final year of the league's existence. The club were then elected into the Football League Second Division, and Milarvie made 19 appearances in 1892–93. He played 23 games in 1893–94, but then lost his first team place to the new signings of Billy Meredith, Wally McReddie and Pat Finnerhan. Ardwick changed their name to Manchester City in 1894–95, and Milarvie left the club at the conclusion of the 1895–96 campaign.

Career statistics

Source:[4]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1888–89 Football League 15500155
Burslem Port Vale 1889–90 – 000000
Derby County 1889–90 Football League 14400144
Newton Heath 1890–91 Football Alliance 22400224
Ardwick 1891–92 Football Alliance 19310203
1892–93 Second Division 17221193
1893–94 Second Division 22410234
1894–95 Second Division 10300103
1895–96 Second Division 100010
Total 6912417313
Career total 120254112526

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 198. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. ↑ "ROBERT MILARVIE". mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  4. ↑ Bob Milarvie at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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