Willie Miller (footballer, born 1895) explained

Willie Miller
Fullname:William Hannah Miller
Position:Centre half
Birth Date:1895
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Death Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Years1:
Clubs1:Cambuslang Rangers
Years2:1916–1928
Clubs2:Hibernian
Caps2:275
Goals2:30

William Hannah Miller (1895 – 1970) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for Hibernian.[1]

Career

Born in Glasgow, Miller joined Hibernian from Junior team Cambuslang Rangers,[2] where he likely took an active role in the club's consecutive Glasgow Junior Football League wins in the 1914–15 and 1915–16 seasons before moving up to senior level. In that World War I period he was also serving in the British military as a Private.

He went on to make 301 appearances with Hibernian, his only professional club, in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup over the next 11 years;[3] initially he played at inside left, and scored most of his 32 goals in that role during his first two seasons at Easter Road before moving back to the 'pivot' position. Miller played in the Scottish Cup finals of 1923 (in which his team were beaten by Celtic)[4] and 1924 (defeated by Airdrieonians).[5] [6] In 1928, he was released on a free transfer.[7]

Personal life

He is one of four men named Willie Miller to play for the club, all over different eras and unrelated to one another.[8] His father George Miller was a director at Partick Thistle for several years.[9]

Notes and References

  1. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  2. Web site: We Are Hibernian FC - Part Twenty. Hibs.net. 3 December 2008. 2 June 2020.
  3. Web site: [Hibernian player] Miller, Willie]. FitbaStats. 2 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Scottish Cup Final . The Glasgow Herald . 2 April 1923. The Celtic Wiki. 24 September 2018.
  5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=651AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T6UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3503%2C6701529 The Cup Final | Airdrieonians' First Success
  6. https://books.google.com/books?id=dytxAwAAQBAJ&dq=willie+miller&pg=PT77 The Hibernian FC Miscellany (Chapter: Consecutive Cup Finals)
  7. Web site: We Are Hibernian FC - Part Twenty Six. Hibs.net. 28 January 2009. 2 June 2020.
  8. https://books.google.com/books?id=dytxAwAAQBAJ&dq=four+willie+millers&pg=PT77 The Hibernian FC Miscellany (Chapter: One Willie Miller?)
  9. http://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/page/1930+-+George+Miller Sportsman's Sudden Death