Walter Miller (footballer) explained

Walter Miller
Fullname:Walter Miller[1]
Birth Date:June 1882
Birth Place:Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height:5 ft 11 in[2]
Position:Centre forward, inside right
Youthclubs1:Wallsend Park Villa
Years1:1907–1908
Years2:1908–1909
Years3:1909–1911
Years4:1911
Years5:1912–1914
Years6:1914
Years7:1914–1915
Clubs1:The Wednesday
Clubs7:Dundee
Caps1:3
Caps2:11
Caps3:37
Caps4:1
Caps5:35
Caps7:2
Goals1:0
Goals2:5
Goals3:15
Goals4:0
Goals5:8
Goals7:0

Walter Miller (June 1882 – 1928) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham United, Blackpool and Lincoln City, amongst other clubs.[3]

Miller joined Southern League club West Ham United for the 1908–09 season and scored in his second outing for the club. He was an ever-present during that season's FA Cup run, which culminated in defeat at Newcastle United in a third-round replay on 24 February 1909.[4] [5]

In 1909–10, he finished as top scorer for Blackpool in his first season with the club, with fourteen goals in all competitions.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. 2012. 2002. SoccerData. Nottingham. 978-1-905891-61-0. 204.
  2. News: The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Lincoln City . Athletic News . Manchester . 18 August 1913 . 5 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.
  3. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  4. Book: Hogg, Tony . 2005 . Who's Who of West Ham United . Profile Sports Media . 1-903135-50-8.
  5. Web site: Walter Miller. westhamstats.info.