Subject(s): Jackie Milburn
Sport: Football
Location: Ashington Leisure Centre, Ashington (From 1995 to 2017, sited in Woodhorn Road Precinct. Moved to current site in February 2017)
Unveiled: 5/10/1995
Sculptor: John Mills
Material: Bronze
Status: In Situ
Inscription(s): Plaque: IN MEMORY OF ASHINGTON-BORN JACKIE MILBURN. ONE OF NEWCASTLE UNITED AND ENGLAND'S GREATEST CENTRE-FORWARDS. STATUE UNVEILED 5 OCTOBER 1995 BY MRS LAURA MILBURN. MONEY FOR THE STATUE WAS RAISED THROUGH A PUBLIC APPEAL LAUNCHED BY COUNCILLOR GEORGE FERRIGON CIVIC HEAD OF WANSBECK 1992/3. SCULPTOR: JOHN MILLS. Inscribed on east face of plinth: Jackie Milburn 1924-1988. Inscribed on west face of plinth: Sculptor John W.Mills
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