1. Adam Milner was born on 19 December 1991 and is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a loose forward or hooker for the Oldham RLFC in the RFL Championship.
26 Facts About Adam Milner
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Adam Milner had previously played his entire professional club career with the Castleford Tigers, and only Michael Shenton and Nathan Massey have made more appearances for the Tigers than him in the Super League era.
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Adam Milner scored his first try for Castleford against Harlequins RL on 21 August 2010.
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Adam Milner followed up his debut try with another one in the following league game against St Helens, in the last match at Knowsley Road.
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Adam Milner made 4 appearances and scored 2 tries in his first season.
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Adam Milner was awarded for his consistent performances at hooker with squad number 9 for the 2014 season.
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Adam Milner made a further 25 appearances and scored 3 tries to help Castleford to a 4th placed finish in Super League.
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Adam Milner played in all but 3 of the Tigers' matches in 2015, playing more minutes and taking a larger role in the team following the departure of Man of Steel-winning hooker Daryl Clark to Warrington at the end of the previous season.
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In February 2016, Adam Milner signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him with the Tigers until the end of 2018.
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Adam Milner was ever-present throughout Castleford's injury-struck 2016 season, appearing in all 32 matches.
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Adam Milner mostly played as a hooker, but switched position to loose forward towards the end of the campaign due to mounting injuries in the squad.
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At the club's end-of-season awards night, Adam Milner was named Directors' Player of the Year and 2nd place Player of the Year.
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Adam Milner played a crucial role in Castleford's play-off semi-final golden point victory over St Helens - just minutes after making a try-saving tackle on Tommy Makinson, he burrowed his way over the line for a try under the sticks.
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Adam Milner was voted as the Fans' Man of the Match for his efforts.
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Adam Milner played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.
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Adam Milner kicked the first goal of his career on Castleford's visit to the Warrington Wolves on 8 June 2018, in the absence of the Tigers' first choice 5 kickers.
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In July 2018, Adam Milner signed a new three-year contract with the Tigers, keeping him at the club until the end of 2021.
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Adam Milner opened the scoring in Castleford's Elimination final victory over the Warrington Wolves in the play-offs, touching down a deft Paul McShane kick.
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Adam Milner scored against the Toronto Wolfpack in Castleford's first match of the campaign.
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Adam Milner was granted a testimonial year in 2021, and took on Hull Kingston Rovers at Craven Park for his testimonial match on 14 March.
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The 2022 season saw Adam Milner assume squad number 12 due to the return of Joe Westerman to Castleford.
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In 2023, Adam Milner returned to squad number 16 after last wearing it in 2011.
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On 25 May 2023, Adam Milner confirmed that he would leave the Castleford Tigers with immediate effect.
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On 19 May 2023, Huddersfield Giants head coach Ian Watson first confirmed his interest in signing Adam Milner, who was in the final year of his Castleford contract.
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Adam Milner represented England Schools U16s on their tour of France in Easter 2008.
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In July 2018, Adam Milner was called up to the England Elite Performance Squad for the second phase of the season, in the build up towards the International Test Series against New Zealand later in the year.