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Robert Milligan (footballer)

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Robert Milligan
Personal information
Date of birth 1892
Place of birth Stoneykirk, Scotland
Date of death 25 September 1915 (aged 22–23)[1]
Place of death Loos-en-Gohelle, France
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newton Villa
1912–1913 Clyde 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Milligan (1892 – 25 September 1915) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Clyde.[1]

Personal life

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Milligan worked at Douglas Park Colliery near Bellshill.[1] After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Milligan enlisted as a private in the Seaforth Highlanders.[1] He was killed in action during the Battle of Loos on 25 September 1915.[1] He was commemorated on the Loos Memorial.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.