Jamie Milligan

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Jamie Milligan
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-01-03) 3 January 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Blackpool, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bamber Bridge (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Everton 4 (0)
2001–2003 Blackpool 29 (1)
2003 Macclesfield Town 0 (0)
2003 Leigh RMI 1 (0)
2003–2005 Hyde United 69 (15)
2004Fleetwood Town (loan) 10 (6)
2005–2013 Fleetwood Town 190 (42)
2013 Hyde 12 (2)
2013–2014 Southport 26 (3)
2014–2015 Stockport County 32 (3)
2015
Harrogate Town
3 (0)
2018–2019 FC United of Manchester 1 (0)
2019 AFC Blackpool[1]
International career
1998–1999 England U18 7 (0)
Managerial career
2019– Bamber Bridge
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jamie Milligan (born 3 January 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the manager of Bamber Bridge.

Playing career

Milligan started his career in 1997 as a trainee at

Steve McMahon, the then Blackpool manager, released him at the end of the 2002–03 season.[4]

On 5 August 2003, Milligan signed for Macclesfield Town, but he moved only a month later to Leigh RMI. He then played for Hyde United, who loaned him to Fleetwood in August 2004 after he had recovered from an injury to a cruciate ligament of the knne.[5] Toward the end of the 2004–05 season Milligan made eight appearances for Blackpool's reserve team, hoping to move there. However, in May 2005 Blackpool manager Colin Hendry declined to offer him a contract.[6]

Milligan moved to Fleetwood Town in 2006 and was their club captain. He was their leading scorer in the

Bradford Park Avenue F.C.[8]

On 25 June 2013, Milligan signed for Southport. Milligan's time at Southport wasn't too long, he joined Stockport towards the end of the 2013–14 season playing in most of the club's games. He was made captain by Stockport after

Harrogate Town later in the 2014–15 season.[9]

In 2018, Milligan joined

AFC Telford United on 17 November. He was assistant manager at the club.[10][11] but left in January 2019 as the manager wished to free up budget for the players budget for the remainder of the season.[12]

Coaching career

In February 2008 Milligan teamed up with Gavin McCann, then a

Fylde coast. The Milligan-McCann Academy is aimed at 8- to 12-year-olds and runs at King Edward VII and Queen Mary School in Lytham St Annes. Former Blackpool player John Hills coaches at the academy.[13] In October 2008 the academy received major sponsorship from Northern Care to continue coaching sessions at King Edward VII and Queen Mary School each weekend and to run week-long summer courses. The academy has also received a grant to encourage children to play park football.[14] Milligan was also a coach at Blackpool's Centre of Excellence, where he coached the under-14 team.[15]

Milligan was appointed as manager of Bamber Bridge in December 2019.[16]

As of October 2021, Milligan also runs a football academy with Trevor Sinclair.[17]

Personal life

He married on 13 August 2016.[18]

References

  1. ^ "AFC Blackpool 1 Steeton 1: Jamie Milligan helps Martin Baird's side stay unbeaten for 2019".
  2. ^ "Blackpool 1-3 Stockport". BBC. 29 October 2002. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Scunthorpe 2-3 Blackpool". BBC. 22 October 2002. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  4. ^ "I'll prove they were wrong to kick me out, vows Milligan". Blackpool Gazette. 6 June 2003. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  5. ^ "Milligan aims for Pool via Fleetwood". Blackpool Gazette. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  6. ^ "Blades date for Pool". Blackpool Gazette. 12 May 2005. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  7. ^ Simpson, Steve (23 May 2008). "Fleetwood star's new deal". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  8. ^ "Milligan wins top player award". Blackpool Gazette. 23 May 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  9. ^ "England - J. Milligan - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  10. ^ "United of Manchester vs. AFC Telford United - 17 November 2018 - Soccerway".
  11. ^ "Squad Update: FC strengthen frontline with latest addition".
  12. ^ "Assistant Manager Jamie Milligan leaves FC United".
  13. ^ Thomas, Cherry (28 February 2008). "Academy for young sports aces". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  14. ^ Canavan, Steve (23 October 2008). "Gavin McCann - The Premier League's quiet man". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  15. ^ "HILLS APPOINTED HEAD OF YOUTH" - Blackpool F.C.'s official website, 9 August 2011
  16. Lancashire Post
    , 10 December 2019
  17. ^ "An in-depth look at how Blackpool's players out on loan are getting on"Blackpool Gazette, 5 October 2021
  18. ^ "Best man's video stunt steals show". BBC News.

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