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James Milner

Aston Villa FC, Manchester City FC, Liverpool FC

61 appearances, 1 goal

P 61 W 38 D 16 L 7 F 116: A 48
*(actual F 69: A 32)
75% successful

2009-2016

disciplined: 11
captain:
once
minutes played:
3478

Timeline

  James Philip Milner

(*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)

Birth 4 January 1986 in Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire [registered in Leeds, January 1986]
Partner Amy Fletcher

Source

Barry J. Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2006].

Playing Career


Club(s)
Started his early football career with Westbrook Juniors FC, and despite being asked to trial for Everton FC, it never materialised. Instead, he had a trial with Leeds United AFC, whom he eventually signed professional forms with on 12 February 2003. Loaned to Swindon Town FC for a month on 4 September 2003, to gain first-team experience. Milner joined Newcastle United FC in July 2004 for £3.6 million, only interrupted by a season-long loan to Aston Villa FC in September 2005. Milner returned to Villa Park for £12 million on 29 August 2008. He joined Manchester City FC on 18th August 2010 in a deal worth £24 million+ player. He remained until 4 June 2015, when he signed for Liverpool FC, effective 1 July, when his City contract expired. Following eight years at Anfield, Milner joined Brighton & Hove Albion FC when his contract expired in June 2023, confirmed 5 May.

League honours
436+204 appearances, 57 goals
three red cards

2nd MOST PL APPS 634
MOST PL SUB APPS 204
9th MOST PL ASSISTS 87
Leeds United AFC 2002-04 28+twenty appearances, five goals
debut: (sub) 10 November 2002 West Ham United FC 3 Leeds United FC 4.
Swindon Town FC 2003 loan six appearances, two goals
debut (second division): 6 September 2003 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2 Swindon Town 2.
Newcastle United FC 2004-08 72+22 appearances, six goals
debut: 14 August 2004 Middlesbrough FC 2 Newcastle United FC 2.
Aston Villa FC 2005-06 loan 27 appearances, one goal
debut: 12 September 2005 West Ham United FC 4 Aston Villa FC 0.
Aston Villa FC 2008-10 68+5 appearances, eleven goals
debut: (sub) 31 August 2008 Aston Villa FC 0 Liverpool FC 0.
Manchester City FC 2010-15 89+58 appearances, thirteen goals
debut: 23 August 2010 Manchester City FC 3 Liverpool FC 0.
Liverpool FC 2015-23 135+95 appearances, nineteen goals
debut: 9 August 2015 Stoke City FC 0 Liverpool FC 1.
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2023-24 eleven+four appearances
debut: 12 August 2023 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 Luton Town FC 1.

Club honours
FA Cup winners 2010-11 (3ᵃ), 2021-22 (3), runners-up 2012-13 (6);
Football League Cup
runners-up 2009-10, 2015-16, winners 2013-14, 2021-22 (4);
FA Premier League
third place 2010-11 (32); Champions 2011-12 (26), 2013-14 (31), 2019-20 (22), runners-up 2012-13 (28), 2014-15 (32), 2018-19 (31), 2021-22 (24);
FA Community Shield
runners-up 2011, 2014, 2019, 2020, winners 2012, 2022;
UEFA Europa League
runners-up 2015-16;
UEFA Champions League
runners-up 2017-18 (11), 2021-22 (8), winners 2018-19 (12, 2ᵍ);
FIFA World Club Cup winners 2020;
Individual honours PFA Young Player of the Year 2009-10; PFA Premier League Team of the Year 2009-10;
Distinctions Has played in European Competition with  Newcastle United FC, Aston Villa FC, Manchester City FC, Liverpool FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC - the first player to do so with five different clubs.
The second player, after Ryan Giggs, to play in 23 different calendar years
(2001-24)
Height/Weight 5' 9½", 11st 0lb [2006]

Source

Barry J. Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2008].

England Career

Player number 1160th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Midfielder
First match No. 876, 12 August 2009, Netherlands 2 England 2, a friendly match at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, substitute (68), aged 23 years 220 days.
Last match No. 956, 11 June 2016, Russia 1 England 1, a European Championship Finals group match at Le stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France, substitute (86:19), aged 30 years 159 days.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 2010, 2014; European Championship Finals 2012, 2016;
Team honours UEFA U21 Championship runners-up 2009;
Individual honours England U21 (46 appearances, nine goals, 2004-09), England U20 (six appearances, four goals, 2003-05), England U19 (one appearance, 2004), England U17 (eleven appearances, eight goals), England U16 (six appearances, five goals), England U15.
Distinctions Milner, during Euro 2012, became the one hundredth player to reach thirty appearances.

 

James Milner - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
86 61 32 36 25 10 3478 1 3478 min 1 one 11
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

James Milner - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 34 25 5 4 70 25 +45 2 16 2.059 0.735 80.9 +21
Away 16 10 5 1 34 10 +24 2 8 2.125 0.625 78.1 +9
Neutral 11 3 6 2 12 13 -1 3 3 1.091 1.182 54.5 +1
All 61 38 16 7 116 48 +68 7 27 1.902 0.787 75.4 +31

 

James Milner - Match Record - By Shirt Colour
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Red - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Blue - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All 61 38 16 7 116 48 +68 7 27 1.902 0.787 75.4 +31

 

James Milner - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

11 6 4 1 26 6 +20 2 5 2.364 0.545 72.7 +5
WCF 4 1 2 1 3 5 -2 1 2 0.75 1.25 50.0 =0
World Cup 15 7 6 2 29 11 +18 3 7 1.933 0.733 66.7 +5

ECP

12 11 1 0 35 4 +31 0 9 2.917 0.333 95.8 +11
ECF 5 2 3 0 6 4 +2 1 2 1.20 0.80 70.0 +2
European Championship 17 13 4 0 41 8 +33 1 11 2.412 0.471 88.2 +13
Friendly 29 18 6 5 46 29 +17 3 9 1.586 1.00 72.4 +13
All 61 38 16 7 116 48 +68 7 27 1.902 0.787 75.4 +31

 

James Milner - Match Record - Tournament Matches
World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2008-10 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 1 1 2.667 0.667 66.7 +1
WCP 2012-14 8 4 4 0 18 4 +14 1 4 2.25 0.50 75.0 +4
WCP All 11 6 4 1 26 6 +20 2 5 2.364 0.545 72.7 +5
World Cup Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 2010 3 1 1 1 2 4 -2 1 2 0.667 1.333 50.0 =0
WCF 2014 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.00 0.00 50.0 =0
WCF All 4 1 2 1 3 5 -2 1 2 0.75 1.25 50.0 =0
World Cup
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 2008-10 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 1 2 1.833 1.167 58.3 +1
WC 2012-14 9 4 5 0 18 4 +14 2 5 2.00 0.444 72.2 +4
WC All 15 7 6 2 29 11 +18 3 7 1.933 0.733 66.7 +5
European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 2010-12 6 5 1 0 15 3 +12 0 4 2.50 0.50 91.7 +5
ECP 2014-16 6 6 0 0 20 1 +19 0 5 3.333 0.167 100.0 +6
ECP All 12 11 1 0 35 4 +31 0 9 2.917 0.333 95.8 +11
European Championship Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 2012 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 1 2 1.25 0.75 75.0 +2
ECF 2016 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
ECF All 5 2 3 0 6 4 +2 1 2 1.20 0.80 70.0 +2
European Championship
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 2010-12 10 7 3 0 20 6 +14 1 6 2.00 0.60 85.0 +7
EC 2014-16 7 6 1 0 21 2 +19 0 5 3.00 0.286 92.9 +6
EC All 17 13 4 0 41 8 +33 1 11 2.412 0.471 88.2 +13
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 15 7 6 2 29 11 +18 3 7 1.933 0.733 66.7 +5
EC 17 13 4 0 41 8 +33 1 11 2.412 0.471 88.2 +13
All 32 20 10 2 70 19 +51 4 18 2.188 0.594 78.1 +18

 

James Milner - Match History
 Club: Aston Villa F.C. - 12 full appearances

manager: Fabio Capello - 23 full capsx

Age 23
- 871 11 February 2009 - Spain 2 England 0, Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, Sevilla Fr AL unused sub 19
- 874 6 June 2009 - Kazakhstan 0 England 4, Ortalyk Tsentralnyi Stadium, Almaty WCP AW squad member
- 875 10 June 2009 - England 6 Andorra 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW
1 876 12 August 2009 - Netherlands 2 England 2, Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Fr AD sub 68 13
2-1 when substituting
2 877 5 September 2009 - England 2 Slovenia 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW sub ht 21
1-0 when substituting
3 878 9 September 2009 - England 5 Croatia 1, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW sub 80 15
5-1 when substituting
4 879 10 October 2009 - Ukraine 1 England 0, Stadion Dnepr-Arena, Dnepropetrovsk AL sub ht 16
1-0 when substituting
5 880 14 October 2009 - England 3 Belarus 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW sub 78 15

3-0 when substituting

6 881 14 November 2009 - Brazil 1 England 0, Istād Khalīfah, ad-Dawha Fr NL Start 11
Age 24
7 882 3 March 2010 - England 3 Egypt 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW sub 73 13
1-1 when substituting
8 883 24 May 2010 - England 3 Mexico 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW Start off 85 11
3-1 when substituted
- 884 30 May 2010 - Japan 1 England 2, UPC Arena, Graz Fr NW unused sub 22
9 885 12 June 2010 - England 1 United States 1, Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, Rustenburg WCF ND Start 26
off 30
16
1-0 when subbed
- 886 18 June 2010 - England 0 Algeria 0, Kaapstad-stadion, Kaapstad ND unused sub
10 887 23 June 2010 - Slovenia 0 England 1, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Die Baai NW Start
11 888 27 June 2010 - Germany 4 England 1, Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein NL Start off 64
2-1 when substituted
12 889 11 August 2010 - England 2 Hungary 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW sub 67 16
0-1 when substituting
 Club: Manchester City F.C. - 42 full appearances  
13 890 3 September 2010 - England 4 Bulgaria 0, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW Start 90 11
14 891 7 September 2010 - Switzerland 1 England 3, Sankt-Jakob Park, Basel AW Start 60 11
 

Milner was serving his suspension following his two cautions against Bulgaria and Switzerland, so he was not called up for the European Qualification match against Montenegro in October 2010.

 
15 893 17 November 2010 - England 1 France 2, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HL Start 11
Age 25
16 894 9 February 2011 - Denmark 1 England 2, Parken Stadion, benhavn Fr AW Start 11
17 895 26 March 2011 - Wales 0 England 2, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff ECP AW sub 70 15
0-2 when substituting
18 896 29 March 2011 - England 1 Ghana 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HD Start 74 7
19 897 4 June 2011 - England 2 Switzerland 2, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HD Start 11
- 898 10 August 2011 - England vs. Netherlands, The National Stadium, Wembley - match postponed Fr Hpp squad member
20 898 2 September 2011 - Bulgaria 0 England 3, Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija ECP AW sub 62 15
0-3 when substituting
21 899 6 September 2011 - England 1 Wales 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW Start 20 11
- 900 7 October 2011 - Montenegro 2 England 2, Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica ECP AD squad member
22 901 12 November 2011 - England 1 Spain 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW Start off 76 11
1-0 when substituted
23 902 15 November 2011 - England 1 Sweden 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW sub 58 18
1-0 when substituting
Age 26
 

Coach: Stuart Pearce - 1 full capx

24 903 29 February 2012 - England 2 Netherlands 3, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HL sub ht 16
0-0 when substituting
 

manager: Roy Hodgson - 37 full appearances, one captaincyx

25 904 26 May 2012 - Norway 0 England 1, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo Fr AW Start 7
26 905 2 June 2012 - England 1 Belgium 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW Start 7
27 906 11 June 2012 - France 1 England 1, Donbass Arena, Donetsk ECF ND Start 16
28 907 15 June 2012 - Sweden 2 England 3, Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks, Kyiv NW Start 58 off 61 16
1-2 when substituted
29 908 19 June 2012 - England 1 Ukraine 0, Donbass Arena, Donetsk AW Start off 70 16
1-0 when substituted
30 909 24 June 2012 - England 0 Italy 0ᴭᵀ, Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks, Kyiv ND Start off 61 16
0-0 when substituted
31 910 15 August 2012 - Italy 1 England 2, Stade de Suisse, Bern Fr NW sub 62 16
1-1 when substituting
32 911 7 September 2012 - Moldova 0 England 5, Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău WCP AW Start 74 7
33 912 11 September 2012 - England 1 Ukraine 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HD Start 74 7
- 913 12 October 2012 - England 5 San Marino 0, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW unused sub 16
34 914 16 October 2012 - Poland 1 England 1, Stadion Narodowy, Warszawa AD Start 7
Age 27
35 916 6 February 2013 - England 2 Brazil 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW sub 61 17
2-1 when substituting
- 917 22 March 2013 - San Marino 0 England 8, Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle WCP AW unused sub 17
36 918 26 March 2013 - Montenegro 1 England 1, Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica AD Start 7
37 919 29 May 2013 - England 1 Republic of Ireland 1, The National Stadium, Wembley tour HD sub 87 16
1-1 when substituting
38 920 2 June 2013 - Brazil 2 England 2, Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro AD Start 11
39 921 14 August 2013 - England 3 Scotland 2, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW sub 67 17
2-2 when substituting
40 922 6 September 2013 - England 4 Moldova 0, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW sub 71 17
4-0 when substituting
41 923 10 September 2013 - Ukraine 0 England 0, Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks, Kyiv AD Start 11
42 924 11 October 2013 - England 4 Montenegro 1, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW sub 87 17
3-1 when substituting
43 925 15 October 2013 - England 2 Poland 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW sub 86 17
1-0 when substituting
44 926 15 November 2013 - England 0 Chile 2, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HL Start off 66 4
0-1 when substituted
- 927 19 November 2013 - England 0 Germany 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HL unused sub 17
Age 28
45 928 5 March 2014 - England 1 Denmark 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW sub 88 17
1-0 when substituting
46 929 30 May 2014 - England 3 Peru 0, The National Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW sub 73 17
3-0 when substituting
47 930 4 June 2014 - Ecuador 2 England 2, Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens Fr ND Start 17
- 931 7 June 2014 - Honduras 0 England 0, Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens Fr ND unused sub
- 932 14 June 2014 - England 1 Italy 2, Arena da Amazônia, Manaus WCF NL unused sub
- 933 19 June 2014 - Uruguay 2 England 1, Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo NL unused sub
48 934 24 June 2014 - Costa Rica 0 England 0, Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, Belo Horizonte ND Start off 76
0-0 when substituted
49 935 3 September 2014 - England 1 Norway 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW sub 69 16
1-0 when substituting
50 936 8 September 2014 - Switzerland 0 England 2, Sankt-Jakob Park, Basel ECP AW sub 73 16
0-1 when substituting
51 937 9 October 2014 - England 5 San Marino 0, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW Start 37 7
- 938 12 October 2014 - Estonia 0 England 1, A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn AW unused sub 16
52 939 15 November 2014 - England 3 Slovenia 1, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW sub 80 16
3-1 when substituting
53 940 18 November 2014 - Scotland 1 England 3, Celtic Park, Glasgow Fr AW Start 4
Age 29
- 941 27 March 2015 - England 4 Lithuania 0, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW unused sub 16
- 942 31 March 2015 - Italy 1 England 1, Juventus Stadium, Torino Fr AD injured squad member
54 943 7 June 2015 - Republic of Ireland 0 England 0, The Aviva Stadium, Dublin Fr AD Start 8
- 944 14 June 2015 - Slovenia 2 England 3, Stadion Stožice, Ljubljana ECP AW unused sub 16
 Club: Liverpool F.C. - 7 full appearances  
55 945 5 September 2015 - San Marino 0 England 6, San Marino Stadium, Serravalle ECP AW Start off 58 7
3-0 when substituted
56 946 8 September 2015 - England 2 Switzerland 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW Start 28 7
57 947 9 October 2015 - England 2 Estonia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW Start 4
- 948 12 October 2015 - Lithuania 0 England 3, LFF stadionas, Vilnius AW withdrawn
- 949 13 November 2015 - Spain 2 England 0, Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante Fr AL withdrawn squad member
- 950 17 November 2015 - England 2 France 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW
Age 30
- 951 26 March 2016 - Germany 2 England 3, Olympiastadion, Berlin Fr AW unused sub 17
58 952 29 March 2016 - England 1 Netherlands 2, The National Stadium, Wembley HL Capt off 82 7
1-2 when substituted
- 953 22 May 2016 - England 2 Turkey 1, Etihad Stadium, Manchester Fr HW rested squad member
59 954 29 May 2016 - England 2 Australia 1, Stadium of Light, Sunderland HW sub ht 14
1-0 when substituting
60 955 2 June 2016 - England 1 Portugal 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW Start off 66 4
0-0 when substituting
61 956 11 June 2016 - Russia 1 England 1, Le stade Vélodrome, Marseille ECF ND sub 87
0-1 when subbing
- 957 16 June 2016 - England 2 Wales 1, Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens NW unused sub
- 958 20 June 2016 - England 0 Slovakia 0, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne ND unused sub
- 959 27 June 2016 - England 1 Iceland 2, Allianz Riviera, Nice NL unused sub
Retired from International Football on 5 August 2016

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