John Miller (footballer, born 1895)

John Galloway Miller (12 March 1895 – 1956) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward.[3]

John Miller
Personal information
Full name John Galloway Miller[1]
Date of birth 12 March 1895 (1895-03-12)
Place of birth Motherwell, Scotland
Date of death 1956 (aged 60–61)
Place of death Stonehouse, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Larkhall Thistle
– Blantyre Victoria
1915–1919 Hamilton Academical 8 (4)
1919–1921 Liverpool 8 (0)
1921–1924 Aberdeen 90 (46)
1924–1926 Partick Thistle 53 (30)
1926–1927 Aberdeen 18 (8)
1927–1928 Clyde 8 (4)
1928–1929 Dunfermline Athletic 30 (13)
1929–1930 Prescot Cables
1930–1931 Barrow
1931–1932 Carlisle United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He counted Hamilton Academical,[4] Liverpool (8 English Football League appearances as well as a full season during wartime),[5] Partick Thistle[6][7] and Aberdeen[2] among his clubs.

His elder brothers Tom (who also played for Hamilton Accies and Liverpool, as well as the Scottish national team), William[8] and Adam[9] were also footballers.

References
  1. Statutory registers – Deaths – Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. John Miller, AFC Heritage Trust
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Miller, John (1915), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  5. John Miller, LFC History
  6. Season 1924-25, Partick Thistle History Archive
  7. Season 1925-26, Partick Thistle History Archive
  8. Miller, William (1911), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  9. Miller, Adam (1910), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank


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