Who is jackie milburn

Brendan Foster, who as a schoolboy yearned to wear Jackie's old No. But perhaps the greatest piece of television came after a moist-eyed Milburn had watched his three grandsons, filmed playing football at St James's Park.

As the film faded and Eamonn ushered the three boys onto the stage to greet grandad, Jackie scooped David into his arms with a big hug. Jackie Milburn's "Life" for example, was three months in preparation before it hit our screens 24 hours ago. Bearing in mind that several life stories are being researched at any one time for such a long-running show as This Is Your Life with 26 episodes in the present series, the schedule is complex in the extreme.

Secrecy of course is the key factor. Should the victim realise at any point that he's going to become a "Lifer" then the show is immediately scrapped. No matter how much work has been done. To most of us, Eamonn Andrews may be just a rather self-conscious Irishman who leaps from behind a pillar brandishing that famous red book but in fact he's much, much more than that. Eamonn is The Boss. Supremo par excellence. No life goes on air without his say so. The team of researchers may come up with the names and reasons for wanting someone but Eamonn has the final say at a This Is Your Life conference.

If he doesn't approve then the person is out. Wor Jackie was selected not only because he's a soccer legend with Newcastle United and England but because he has become hot news again.

The publication of his book, Jackie Milburn's Newcastle United Scrapbook, has thrust him back into the public eye. This is a crucial part of a researcher's job to see what's about to become news and use it as a basis for a show. Milburn, with his rich background involving some of the greatest names in sport, was a natural. So the wheels were set in motion. As co-writer with Jackie on the book, I received a phone call from Klein shortly after publication date on September 3.

Jackie Milburn was under consideration for a show and would I co-operate? Yes I would. The idea was kicked around a little on the phone and I was sworn to secrecy. No one was to know at this stage, including Jackie's family. Contact was made with Newcastle, the whole idea was laid before Eamonn as a package. Eamonn was delighted. Jackie was in. The tricky bit, of course, is breaking the news to the wife. This is when any programme can collapse.

It's the most vulnerable part of the whole three months because if the wife knocks the idea on the head there's no programme. I was chosen to approach Laura Milburn a couple of weeks after that first phone call from Klein. Quite a responsibility with a programme the size of This Is Your Life resting solely in my hands for a fateful few days.

With Milburn there was an extra problem. He works from home and consequently speaking to Laura when Jackie was guaranteed to be out of the house was tricky. I selected my time well 2pm on a Saturday. The call couldn't be made from the office on an open sports desk with people around so I slipped out to find a phone box. A few assurances that Laura would be consulted all along the line and the fears began to melt away. Bobby Charlton - Nov Ashington Football Club had seen nought like it and was packed to the rafters.

However, Jackie did. Such fond tales were recalled at Ashington after we had all broken bread. Another This Is Your Life had been sprung successfully! Expand photo. Jackie Milburn Jackie Milburn is an icon among Newcastle United supporters and people of the city in general. Video duration LoveBet Hotels. Vitality W88 Monster. Search LCFC. Submit search. Cookies on LCFC. More News. Latest Videos. Once again Milburn was top scorer with 17 goals in 31 league games.

The defences were in control in the first-half. The deadlock was broken in the 50th minute when Milburn collected a pass from George Robledo to fire home. Five minutes later, Ernie Taylor cleverly back-heeled the ball and Milburn scored with a powerful shot from 25 yards.

Milburn had won his first FA Cup winners' medal. Arsenal had finished 3rd in the First Division championship whereas Newcastle managed only 8th place, their lowest position since promotion in In the 19th minute Wally Barnes was injured in a tackle with Milburn.

He tried to carry on but he was forced to leave the field in the 35 minute. Arsenal's ten men fought magnificently against the marauding Newcastle forwards. They held out until the 85th minute when George Robledo headed in a Milburn cross.

Milburn had won his second FA Cup winners' medal. Newcastle United struggled in the First Division the following season and finished in 16th place. Milburn had a niggling knee problem and only played in 16 games. He eventually had his cartilage removed but even when back to full fitness he only managed to score 16 goals in 39 games in the season.

That year Newcastle secured a top ten position. Milburn later recalled how the game started: "I won a corner on the right and Len White ran over to take it. Manchester City's captain, Roy Paul, was standing next to me as Len placed the ball, but he suddenly yelled, 'Bloody hell, I should be marking Keeble,' so off he darted to find big Vic, who was more widely noted for his prowess in the air. Len fired the ball in my direction and there was I standing all alone like Grey's Monument.

I headed the ball past their keeper, Bert Trautmann and that was it. The situation got worse for City when Jimmy Meadows suffered a serious knee injury in the 18th minute. Just as in Newcastle had just ten men to beat. In the second-half Newcastle United made their numerical advantage count. In the 53rd minute Bobby Mitchell made a run down the wing before scoring from an acute angle.

Soon afterwards George Hannah scored from a pass from Mitchell. Milburn and Newcastle had won the FA Cup for the third time in five years. Vic Keeble developed a very good relationship with Milburn. He later recalled: "My partnership with Jackie was great. I'd nod them on and he could really move off the mark. Sides all look for balance and that is why we complemented each other. Jackie was a prolific striker, not great in the air, but had two terrific feet. Pace is everything and that made him very dangerous.

He could really thump a ball. Even from 30 yards, the ball would go in like a rocket. Jackie would burst the ball today! He scored so many goals with his nut that I swear he had studs in his forehead. Milburn was recalled by England against Denmark on 2nd October England won with Nat Lofthouse and Don Revie both scoring two goals each.

Milburn failed to score and later admitted: "In spite of being moved into the middle late in the game, I'm afraid I left my shooting boots at home. I just so desperately wanted to do well. He had scored 10 goals in 13 games for his country. Milburn's form continued to deteriorate. Jack Charlton played against him in the season.

I got to the ball first and thought, he's not as quick as he used to be. I tackled him a couple of times and he fell down. Milburn was a heavy smoker and this affected his stamina. As his son later remarked: "At just 33, he was beginning to feel like a much older man. My confidence had completely gone. In Milburn decided to leave Newcastle United.

He had a tremendous goal scoring record at the club: in Football League games and 23 in 44 FA Cup games. Although Milburn was not good enough for the First Division in he received an offer to join Linfield as player-manager in the Irish League. Milburn was a great success in Ireland and scored over goals in two seasons. In Milburn was appointed as manager of Ipswich Town. At the time they were league champions but that season they finished in 17th place. The following season they finished bottom and were relegated.

Milburn resigned and became a journalist working for the News of the World. Jackie Milburn died of lung cancer at his home in Ashington on 9th October Also sharing the flat were his mother Nance and father Alec.

Little could they have known at the time the significance of the initials they had him christened with: JET. He would be better known as Jackie. As a youngster, he would wave to his miner father from his bedroom window as he crossed the back lane to the pit yard just a few yards away. Even at that early age, he just knew he did not want to spend his own life down that black hole.

Alec was well known as one of the best coal-cutters at the colliery, and because of that ability, the family probably lived a little more comfortably than many of the other 30, folk in the town. Being on piecework, he was prepared to break his back to earn enough for the essentials the family needed to get by, and then some more for a few little luxuries. By the time he was six, Dad was kicking out a pair of shoes a fortnight, even though he knew it meant a walloping from his father.

One night though he felt as proud as punch as he overheard his parents talking. Both shoes are worn out. During this time Dad was too young to be involved in any organised football matches, but was thrilled to bits when Willie Chambers, the lad next door, offered him his first pair of real football boots, even though they were not new.

They fit perfectly.