The Great Milne years Torch ..Should never have moved him up and eventually on .
Just look at this Resume .
How could they consider a League Semi last minute defeat with a team of Kids as Failure ?
Milne turned to management and coaching with Wigan Athletic as player-manager in January 1970.[SUP][1][/SUP] He managed Wigan from 1970 to 1972, making 73 Northern Premier Leagueappearances for the club,[SUP][2][/SUP] and guided them to a league title and an FA Cup run, which ended with a narrow defeat to Manchester City at Maine Road.
Milne also became the part-time manager of the England Youth team in 1972, helping them to win the European Youth Championship that year.
Milne joined Joe Mercer at Coventry City as team manager in June 1972, taking full control in 1974, upon Mercer's elevation to the Board. He was shortlisted for the England management role following the departure of Sir Alf Ramsey, but was overlooked in favour of Don Revie. He continued at Coventry until 1981, producing several exciting teams and securing the club's First Division status. The 1977–78 season saw Coventry's most exciting top-flight team. Gordon Milne settled on an attacking 4–2–4 formation. A side containing Tommy Hutchison, Mick Ferguson, Ian Wallace, Terry Yorath, Graham Oakey, Bobby MacDonald and Jim Blyth played attacking football that swept many teams aside, often by large margins of victory.
Milne became boss at Leicester City in August 1982, winning promotion in 1982–83 and staying until 1986. He managed Beşiktaş in Turkey for seven years(1987–1994) (where he won three successive titles, during the early 1990s). He has succeeded in creating one of the most successful periods in the history of Beşiktaş J.K. and is still a legend for the Beşiktaş fans. He also managed Nagoya Grampus Eight in Japan before returning to Turkey to take charge of Bursaspor (1996–1997) and then Trabzonspor (1998–1999).
Milne then accepted the role of Director of Football at Newcastle United, and worked alongside manager Bobby Robson between 1999 and 2004.
After a spell as chief executive of the League Managers Association, Milne was employed as Director of Football at Beşiktaş JK Istanbul, Turkey in 2006.
