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John Miller
Personal information
Full name John Miller [1]
Date of birth c. 1870 [2]
Place of birth Dumbarton, Scotland
Date of death 1933 (aged 62–63)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland [2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [3]
Position(s) Centre Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
1890–1891 Union Dumbarton
1891–1892 Dumbarton 21 (16)
1892–1893 Liverpool 21 (22)
1893–1894 The Wednesday 13 (7)
1894 Airdrieonians
1894–1895 Clyde 17 (12)
1895–1897 Derby County 62 (20)
1897–1898 Bolton Wanderers 8 (0)
International career
1892 Scottish League XI 1 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

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

Club Season League Cup [a] Other [b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dumbarton 1890–91 Scottish Football League 1 1 0 0 1 [c] 1 [c] 2 2
1891–92 20 15 4 3 0 0 24 18
Liverpool 1892–93 Lancashire League 21 22 3 3 7 3 31 28
The Wednesday 1893–94 First Division 13 7 ? ? 0 0 13 7
Clyde 1894–95 Scottish Football League 17 12 2 3 0 0 19 15
Derby County 1895–96 First Division 30 12 5 5 0 0 35 17
1896–97 28 7 4 0 0 0 32 7
1897–98 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Bolton Wanderers 8 0 ? ? 0 0 8 0
Career Total 142 77 18 14 8 4 168 95

Notes

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

References

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