Robert George Milne (1 October 1870 – 2 November 1932) was a footballer who played for the Gordon Highlanders, Linfield and Ireland during the 1890s and early 1900s.
[2][1] Born in Scotland, Milne was stationed in Ireland with the Gordon Highlanders and played seven games for the regimental football team as they won the Irish Cup in 1890.
He subsequently signed for Linfield and played 43 games and scored 19 goals for the club in the same competition and winning a total of 39 honours over 20 years.
On 3 March 1894, at the Solitude Ground in Belfast, Milne, together with Olphert Stanfield, was a member of the Irish team that finally avoided defeat to England after thirteen attempts.
Until then the competition had been monopolised by England and Scotland but in 1903, before goal difference was applied, Ireland forced a three-way share.