John Miller (footballer, born 1895) explained

John Miller
Fullname:John Galloway Miller[1]
Height:5ft 9in
Position:Forward
Birth Place:Motherwell, Scotland
Death Place:Stonehouse, Scotland
Years1:
Clubs1:Larkhall Thistle
Years2:
Clubs2:Blantyre Victoria
Years3:1915–1919
Clubs3:Hamilton Academical
Caps3:8
Goals3:4
Years4:1919–1921
Clubs4:Liverpool
Caps4:8
Goals4:0
Years5:1921–1924
Clubs5:Aberdeen
Caps5:91
Goals5:46
Years6:1924–1926
Clubs6:Partick Thistle
Caps6:53
Goals6:30
Years7:1926–1927
Clubs7:Aberdeen
Caps7:18
Goals7:8
Years8:1927–1928
Clubs8:Clyde
Caps8:8
Goals8:4
Years9:1928–1929
Clubs9:Dunfermline Athletic
Caps9:30
Goals9:13
Years10:1929–1930
Clubs10:Prescot Cables
Years11:1930–1931
Clubs11:Barrow
Years12:1931–1932
Clubs12:Carlisle United
Totalcaps:216+
Totalgoals:105+

John Galloway Miller (12 March 1895 – 1956) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward.[2]

He counted Hamilton Academical,[3] Liverpool (8 English Football League appearances as well as a full season during wartime),[4] Partick Thistle[5] [6] and Aberdeen[7] among his clubs.

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

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10] [11] [12] [13]

ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical1915-16Scottish Division One840084
Total840084
Liverpool1919-20First Division800080
1920-21000000
Total800080
Aberdeen1921-22Scottish Division One3623744327
1922-2312800128
1923-243513734216
1924-25820082
Total914614710553
Partick Thistle1924-25Scottish Division One------
1925-26------
Total5330966236
Aberdeen1926-27Scottish Division One18810198
Total18810198
Clyde1927-28Scottish Division One84--8+4+
Total84--8+4+
Dunfermline Athletic1928-29Scottish Division Two3013--30+13+
Total3013--30+13+
Prescot Cables1929-30Lancashire Combination------
Total------
Barrow1930-31Third Division North------
Total------
Carlisle United1931-32Third Division North------
Total------
Career total216+105+25+13+221+118+

Notes and References

  1. https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-deaths&surname=miller&surname_so=exact&forename=john%20galloway&forename_so=fuzzy&other_surname_so=exact&mmsurname_so=exact&sex=M&birth_year_range=1&record_type=stat_deaths Statutory registers – Deaths – Search results
  2. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  3. https://sites.google.com/site/hamiltonacademicalmemorybank/players/miller-john-1915 Miller, John (1915)
  4. http://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/767 John Miller
  5. http://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/page/Season+1924-25 Season 1924-25
  6. http://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/page/Season+1925-26 Season 1925-26
  7. http://www.afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=473 John Miller
  8. https://sites.google.com/site/hamiltonacademicalmemorybank/players/miller-william-1911 Miller, William (1911)
  9. https://sites.google.com/site/hamiltonacademicalmemorybank/players/miller-adam-1910 Miller, Adam (1910)
  10. Web site: Hamilton Academical Memory Bank - MILLER, John (1915) . 2023-03-23 . sites.google.com . en-US.
  11. Web site: Liverpool career stats for John Miller - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC! . 2023-03-23 . www.lfchistory.net.
  12. Web site: Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile . 2023-03-23 . afcheritage.org.
  13. Web site: John Miller - The Thistle Archive . 2023-03-23 . www.thethistlearchive.net.