Wor Jackie
Wor Jackie
Wor Jackie
Wor Jackie
Wor Jackie
Wor Jackie
Wor Jackie
Wor Jackie
Wor Jackie
Wor Jackie
Wor Jackie

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A representation of Jackie Milburn kicking a football, atop a rectangular pedestal. John Edward Thompson Milburn, known locally as 'Wor Jackie', was a football player principally associated with Newcastle United and the England national team, though he also spent four seasons at Linfield. The statue was originally sited on Northumberland Street and was re-sited beside the newly completed West Central Route in front of Newcastle Breweries in June 1999.
Title

Wor Jackie

Date

1991

Medium

bronze & slate

Measurements

H 180 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 150 x W 200 x D 150 cm

Accession number

NE1_SD_S058

Acquisition method

commissioned by the 'Evening Chronicle'

Work type

Statue

Owner

Newcastle City Council

Custodian

Newcastle City Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

15th November 1991

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

plinth: WOR JACKIE / 1924–1988 / IN HONOUR OF / JOHN EDWARD / THOMPSON MILBURN / FOOTBALLER & GENTLEMAN / SCULPTURE BY SUSANNA ROBINSON / DONATED BY / THE READERS OF / THE 'EVENING CHRONICLE' / ERECTED 1991

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