Freddie Miller (rugby league) explained

Freddie Miller
Fullname:Freddie Miller
Death Date:20 July 1960 (aged 45)
Club1:Hull FC
Year1start:1932
Year1end:50
Year2start:1950
Year2end:52/53
Appearances2:92
Tries2:2
Goals2:245
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:496
New:yes
Retired:yes
Updated:21 April 2011

Freddie Miller (- 20 July 1960) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for Hull FC and Featherstone Rovers,[1] as a right-footed toe-end style (rather than round the corner style) goal-kicking, and was captain of Hull during the 1946–47 season.[2] [3]

Playing career

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Freddie Miller played in Featherstone Rovers' 10-18 defeat by Workington Town in the 1952 Challenge Cup Final during the 1951–52 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 19 April 1952, in front of a crowd of 72,093.

County Cup Final appearances

Freddie Miller played in Hull FC's 10-18 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1938 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 October 1938.

Playing career

Freddie Miller was transferred from Hull F.C. to Featherstone Rovers for £200 during January 1950, he made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Saturday 21 January 1950, he played his last match for Featherstone Rovers during the 1952–53 season,[4] he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.

Honoured at Featherstone Rovers

Freddie Miller is a Featherstone Rovers Hall of Fame inductee.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eric Batten & Freddy Miller. Great Players - Great Games. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121011225601/http://www.btinternet.com/~Rovers/batten.htm. 11 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Coaches and Captains. hullfc.com. 31 December 2016. 1 January 2017.
  3. Bailey, Ron (1956). The Official History Of Featherstone Rovers R.L.F.C.. Wakefield Express. ASIN: B00O1TLDPC
  4. Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press.
  5. Web site: Featherstone Rovers legends added to Hall of Fame. pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk. 5 November 2016. 1 January 2017.