Ricky Miller

Ricky Miller

Miller (wearing the number 9 shirt) is congratulated by his team-mates after scoring a goal for Dover Athletic in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ricky Howard Miller[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-13) 13 March 1989[2]
Place of birth Hatfield, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Dover Athletic
Number 9
Youth career
Charlton Athletic
0000–2006 Woking
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Stamford
2006 → Cottesmore Amateurs (loan)
2006 → Bourne Town (loan)
2007 → Rothwell Town (loan)
2007 Corby Town
2007 Hitchin Town
2007–2008 Fleet Town
2008–2009 Spalding United 28 (17)
2009 Boston United 12 (6)
2009–2010 Stamford
2010 Cambridge City 2 (0)
2010–2011 Aylesbury 34 (15)
2011 Wealdstone 3 (0)
2011 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2 (0)
2011–2012 Stamford
2012 Corby Town 4 (0)
2012 St Ives Town
2012–2013 Stamford 25 (23)
2012 → Arlesey Town (loan) 4 (0)
2013–2014 Boston United 40 (24)
2014–2015 Luton Town 12 (1)
2014 → Dover Athletic (loan) 10 (5)
2015– Dover Athletic 64 (41)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:19, 30 November 2016 (UTC).


Ricky Howard Miller (born 13 March 1989) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Dover Athletic.

Career

After spells in the academy systems at Charlton Athletic[3] and Woking, Miller started his career in St Albans with Queens Head Sandridge before moving on to Stamford in September 2006. He made his debut as a last minute substitute in the club's 2–1 home defeat to Lincoln United in an FA Cup First Qualifying Round Replay on 19 September 2006.[4] He joined Leicestershire Senior League Division One side Cottesmore Amateurs on dual terms, scoring twice on his debut: a 6–4 defeat at Ashby Ivanhoe on 23 September 2006.[5] He then linked up with Bourne Town, again on a dual basis, making his debut in the club's 4–0 home United Counties League defeat to Boston Town on 18 October 2006.[6] He then agreed dual terms with Rothwell Town, spending the latter half of the season with the club and scoring his first senior hat-trick in the club's 3–0 Southern Football League Division One Midlands home victory over Bromsgrove Rovers on 6 March 2007.[7]

Although offered terms by Stamford for the 2007–08 season,[8] Miller instead chose to join Corby Town[9] reuniting him with his former Rothwell Town manager Alan Biley who had moved to act as Kevin Wilson's assistant at Corby. Miller re-joined Stamford early in the 2012–2013 season and scored 19 goals in 13 games before leaving in early January, only to return weeks later and score another 20 including twice in the play-off final victory.

After helping Stamford to promotion to the Northern Premier League Premier Division, Miller attracted the interest of Conference North side Boston United and signed a one-year contract with the club for the 2013–14 season. He went on to score 28 goals in 46 games but that wasn't enough to earn the Pilgrims a play-off spot as they narrowly missed out. He was awarded the Conference North Player of the Year trophy for his performances.

On 25 June 2014, Miller joined League Two side Luton Town on a one-year deal from Boston.[10] On 2 September 2014, he joined Conference Premier team Dover Athletic on loan[11] before being recalled just over a month later after scoring five goals in ten appearances.[12] Miller made his debut for Luton the following day in a 2–1 away victory over Hartlepool United.[13] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 FA Cup victory over Newport County and followed this up with the winning goal in a 1–0 win against Tranmere Rovers. He made 15 appearances in all competitions for Luton during the 2014–15 season.

On 27 April 2015, Miller and team-mate Shaun Whalley were both arrested by Bedfordshire Police in connection with an alleged assault following Luton Town's end of season awards night. Both were released on bail, but were suspended by the club pending a police inquiry.[14] Miller was later released from his Luton contract early following his arrest.[15] On 3 June 2015, Miller was charged with five offences in connection to the assault.[16]

On 30 June 2015, Miller signed for Conference National side Dover Athletic on a two-year contract.[17] In December of the same year he was cleared of the charges in the assault case.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 November 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boston United 2008–09[19] NPL Premier Division 126———126
Cambridge City 2009–10[19] SL Premier Division 20———20
Aylesbury 2010–11[19] SL Division One Central 291200—002912
2011–12[19] SL Division One Central 5311——64
Total 341511—003516
Wealdstone 2011–12[20] IL Premier Division 30——1[lower-alpha 1]040
Hemel Hempstead Town 2011–12[21] SL Premier Division 20———20
Corby Town 2012–13[22] Conference North 40———40
Arlesey Town 2012–13[19] SL Premier Division 40———40
Boston United 2013–14[23] Conference North 402422—3[lower-alpha 1]24528
Luton Town 2014–15[22] League Two 121310000152
Dover Athletic (loan) 2014–15[22] Conference Premier 105———105
Dover Athletic 2015–16[22] National League 452020—7[lower-alpha 2]25422
2016–17[22] National League 192134—002225
Total 744654—728652
Career total 1879211800115209104
  1. 1 2 Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ 5 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 2 appearances and 1 goal in National League play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Ricky Miller". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Ricky Miller". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ricky Miller aiming high at Luton". Luton Town F.C. Official Website. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Injury-time goal puts Daniels out". Rutland & Stamford Mercury. 21 September 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Amateurs let lead slip in moments of madness". Rutland & Stamford Mercury. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Wakes slip into relegation zone". Rutland & Stamford Mercury. 20 October 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Inspired display halts leaders' unbeaten run". Rutland & Stamford Mercury. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Four goals for Daniels". Rutland & Stamford Mercury. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Wilson signs up striker Miller". Northamptonshire Telegraph. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Luton Town sign Boston United striker Ricky Miller". BBC Sport. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Boston United target Ricky Miller joins Dover Athletic from Luton Town". Boston Target. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Over at Dover for Miller". Sky Sports News. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "Hartlepool 1 Luton 2". BBC Sport. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "Luton Town suspend winger Shaun Whalley and striker Ricky Miller". The Guardian. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "Whalley, Fitzsimons and Miller depart Luton Town". Luton Town F.C. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "Ricky Miller charged with assault". Leighton Buzzard Online. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Dover sign ex-Luton man subject to criminal trial". BBC Sport. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  18. ↑ "Ex-Luton striker Ricky Miller not guilty of cab driver headbutt". BBC Sport. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 "Aylesbury United profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  20. ↑ "Player Statistics 2011-12". Wealdstone F.C. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  21. ↑ "Ricky Miller Hemel profile". Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 Ricky Miller profile at Soccerway
  23. ↑ "Boston profile". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

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