John_Miller_(footballer,_born_1870)

John Miller (footballer, born 1870)

John Miller (footballer, born 1870)

Scottish footballer

John Miller (c. 1870 in Dumbarton – 1933 in Glasgow) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Derby County and The Wednesday.[1][4]

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Career

Miller began his career with his local club Union Dumbarton, before being signed by Dumbarton in 1891.[5] He made his debut and scored on 2 May 1891 against St Mirren, which was the final league game of the season.[6] He then played two weeks later and scored in the League Play-Off against Rangers.[7] In the 1891–92 season, Miller made 20 league appearances and scored 15 goals as the Sons won the title outright, having shared the championship the previous year.[8] At its end, he played for the Scottish League XI against the rival Scottish Football Alliance, scoring twice.[9][10]

In June 1892, Miller joined Liverpool in their first season.[11] He made his debut and scored the sixth goal in Liverpool's first ever match, which was a 7–1 win friendly against Rotherham Town on 1 September.[12] Miller was his league debut on 24 September against Bury, in which he also scored.[13] He went on to make a further 20 league appearances and score a further 21 goals, including 5 against Fleetwood Rangers on 3 December, helping Liverpool to win the Lancashire League.[14][15] He also made 3 appearances in the FA Cup in which he scored a hat-trick against Nantwich on 15 October.[14][16] Miller played all of Liverpool's matches in the Lancashire Senior Cup and Liverpool Senior Cup (4 and 3 appearances, respectively) and scored a total of 3 goals.[17]

At the end of the season, Miller wanted a pay rise of "£100 down and £3 per week" which was rejected by Liverpool, so after his contract expired in June 1893, he signed for The Wednesday, playing in the First Division.[14][18] He played in the first match of the season, but was injured and on 8 December, he was granted a leave of absence to his home in Dumbarton due "ill-health and the injury".[19] He returned a month later and in the season he made a total of 13 appearances, scoring 7 goals.[20][14]

He returned to Scotland to join Airdrieonians, before joining Clyde on 28 June 1894, playing in Scottish Division One.[21][22] He made 17 appearances and scored 12 times that season, finishing as the league's top goalscorer. On 13 June 1895, Miller joined Derby County.[22] Over his 2 seasons at the club, he made 62 league appearances, scoring 20 goals. He also made 9 appearances in the FA Cup and scored 5 goals.[23] In October 1897, Miller transferred to Bolton Wanderers for a fee of £100.[22][24] He made 8 league appearances and 1 appearance in the FA Cup, but didn't score.[22]

Honours

Dumbarton[25]

Liverpool

Career statistics

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Notes

  1. Includes Scottish Cup and FA Cup
  2. Includes Lancashire Senior Cup and Liverpool Senior Cup
  3. Includes League Play-Off

References

  1. [1]
    John Miller at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    "John Miller - Player Statistics (The Sons Archive - Dumbarton Football Club History)". sonsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. [3]
    kjehan (5 December 1892). "The heights and weights of the Liverpool players 1892-93". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. [4]
    Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  5. [5]
    kjehan (11 May 1891). "John Miller transferred to Dumbarton". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. [6]
    "St Mirren 2-4 Dumbarton, Saturday, May 2nd, 1891, (The Dumbarton Archive)". sonsarchive.com. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Dumbarton 2-2 Rangers, Thursday, May 21st, 1891, Boghead Park (The Dumbarton Archive)". sonsarchive.com. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  8. [8]
    "John Miller - Player Statistics (The Sons Archive - Dumbarton Football Club History)". sonsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. [9]
    "Re: Matchfacts 1891/92". Scottish Referee. SFQAs. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  10. [10]
    "Football. | Scottish League V. Scottish Alliance". The Herald. Glasgow. 31 May 1892. Retrieved 2 July 2021 – via London Hearts Supporters Club.
  11. [11]
    kjehan (13 June 1892). "John Miller and Andrew Kelvin join Liverpool". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  12. [12]
    "Matchdetails from Liverpool - Rotherham Town played on Thursday 1 September 1892 - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". lfchistory.net. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  13. [13]
    "Matchdetails from Liverpool - Bury played on Saturday 24 September 1892 - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". lfchistory.net. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  14. [14]
    "Liverpool career stats for John Miller - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". lfchistory.net. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  15. [15]
    "Matchdetails from Liverpool - Fleetwood Rangers played on Saturday 3 December 1892 - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". lfchistory.net. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  16. [16]
    kjehan (15 October 1892). "Nantwich v Liverpool 0-4 (FA Cup: October 15, 1892)". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  17. [17]
    "John Miller". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  18. [18]
    kjehan (26 June 1893). "John Miller transferred to The Wednesday". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  19. [19]
    kjehan (8 December 1893). "John Miller on sick leave to Dumbarton". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  20. [20]
    kjehan (6 January 1894). "The Wednesday centre-forward: John Miller". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  21. [21]
    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.
  22. [22]
    kjehan (1 January 1980). "John Miller @ PlayUpLiverpool.com". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  23. [23]
    "John Miller". 11v11.com. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  24. [24]
    kjehan (22 November 1897). "John Miller transferred to Bolton Wanderers". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  25. [25]
    Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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