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In 1987, Newcastle United opened their new West Stand at [[St James' Park]]. This was named the ''Milburn Stand'', in honour of Jackie.This remains the only stand named after a player at St James' Park.<ref name="Younger 2006 70"/>
Three statues of Milburn were commissioned. One was placed in Station Road in his birthplace Ashington. The funds were raised by the Civic Head, Cllr. Michael George Ferrigon during his term of Office. It now stands at Ashington Leisure Centre in Lintonville Terrace. A second statue of Milburn was unveiled by Laura Milburn on Newcastle's Northumberland Street in 1991. It was designed by sculptor Susanna Robinson and cost £35,000. The fee was raised after an appeal by the local newspaper attracted donations from local businesses and Newcastle United supporters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/shearer-statue-1534860|title=Jackie Milburn statue reaches 20th birthday|first=Lisa|last=Hutchinson|publisher=[[Evening Chronicle]]|date=28 July 2011|access-date=2 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/jackie-milburn-statue-moved-closer-4411980|title=Milburn statue moved closer to St James' Park|publisher=[[The Journal (Newcastle upon Tyne newspaper)|The Journal]]|date=25 April 2012|access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> The
The whereabouts of the third statue had caused some local consternation in 2011, when the local newspaper recounted a fibreglass statue of Milburn located outside St James' Park between 1996 and 1998, but which had since vanished. The statue was 'found' in the garden of the sculptor who had created it, [[Tom Maley (sculptor)|Tom Maley]], who had held it after it was returned to him by Newcastle United to cast in bronze – an arrangement which was cancelled when the club was sold to [[Mike Ashley (businessman)|Mike Ashley]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/feedback-mystery-wor-jackie-solved-1403407|title=Feedback: Mystery of Wor Jackie is solved|work=[[Evening Chronicle]]|date=26 August 2011|access-date=2 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/evening-chronicle-news/2011/08/25/family-reunited-with-forgotten-milburn-statue-72703-29299945/|title=Family reunited with forgotten Milburn statue|date=25 August 2011|access-date=2 December 2014}}</ref>
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