John Miller (footballer, born 1870)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Miller | ||
| Date of birth | c. 1870 | ||
| Date of death | 1933 | ||
| Place of death | Dumbarton | ||
| Playing position | Centre Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1890-1892 | Dumbarton[1] | 21 | (15) |
| 1892-1893 | Liverpool[2] | ||
| 1893-1894 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 1894-1895 | Airdrieonians | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Miller (1870 in Dumbarton – 1933 in Glasgow) was a Scottish football player.
Career
Miller began his career with his local club Dumbarton. Thereafter he joined Liverpool in their first season, and scored 24 goals in 25 games in the Lancashire League in 1892-93, which proved to be his only season at Anfield. He went on to play in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday, where he scored seven times in thirteen appearances before returning to Scotland to join Airdrieonians.[3]
Honours
- Dumbarton[4]
- Scottish League championship: 1890-1891 and 1891-92
- Dumbartonshire Cup: 1891-92
- League Charity Cup: 1890–91
- a cap for the Scottish League in 1892, scoring two goals.
References
- ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ↑ "John Miller". LFC History. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ↑ Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
- ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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