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Ralph Milne (13 May 1961 – 6 September 2015) was a Scottish professional footballer whose clubs included Dundee United, Charlton Athletic, Bristol City and Manchester United. He played as both an attacking midfielder or a winger. He began his career at Dundee United, helping the club to be crowned Premier Division champions in 1982–83, and playing in Scottish Cup and League Cup final defeats. In recognition of his contribution to the most successful period in the club's history, Milne has been inducted into the Dundee United Hall of Fame, alongside several of his former teammates. In total he made 285 appearances for Dundee United in major competitions and is the club's all-time top scorer in Europe (UEFA Cup and European Cup) with a tally of 15 goals.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dundee United FC in Europe )〕 Milne is often considered to be amongst some of the best Scottish footballers not to win a full senior cap. Hampered by his heavy drinking,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Former Dundee United star Ralph Milne reveals his battle with the booze )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dundee Utd legend Ralph Milne blasts Jim McLean for ruining his World Cup dream )〕 he hit his peak at an early age and after an unsuccessful spell at English club Charlton Athletic from January 1987, ended the 1987–88 season with Third Division club Bristol City. He returned to the First Division after being signed by Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in November 1988 for a £170,000 fee, but failed to restart his career.〔 Barring a brief spell in Hong Kong with Sing Tao, Milne played his last first-team game as a professional at the age of 28. Jim McLean, Milne's manager at Dundee United, summed up Milne's career and footballing ability when writing his own autobiography:
==Club career== Milne was born in Dundee, the youngest of four siblings, on 13 May 1961. He was moved forward a year in primary school due to his superior academic progress.〔 He began his football career as a youth with Dundee Celtic Boys Club, where he played initially as a striker and had a prolific goalscoring record. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ralph Milne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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