2006 Scottish Cup Final as a Second Division club, only losing to Hearts in a penalty shoot-out. Mileson had been in poor health from his many years as a chain smoker, subsequently undergoing two stomach operations. He also suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome. He was admitted to hospital once again on 12 February 2008, suffering from a brain infection. After this event, his financial support for Gretna was withdrawn, bankrupting the club and leaving Gretna without a football team to play at Raydale Park. A new club called Gretna 2008 was founded in its place. Mileson was not universally popular within Scottish football. St Johnstone chairman Geoff Brown described Mileson's ownership of Gretna as an "ego trip", which had experienced a "day of reckoning" when the club went out of business. Death Mileson was found unconscious on his land at his home in the village of Blackford on the morning of 3 November 2008. He was taken to the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle, where he died a few hours after arrival. A coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death, caused by Mileson suffering a heart attack and then falling into a garden pond. References People from Sunderland Businesspeople from Tyne and Wear English Christians Gretna F.C. Chairmen and investors of football clubs in Scotland 1947 births 2008 deaths People with chronic fatigue syndrome 20th-century Scottish businesspeople