Willie Miller (footballer, born 1895)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Hannah Miller | ||
| Date of birth | 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1970 (aged 74–75) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Cambuslang Rangers | ||
| 1916–1928 | Hibernian | 275 | (30) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Hannah Miller (1895 – 1970) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for Hibernian.[1]
Career[edit]
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[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "We Are Hibernian FC - Part Twenty". Hibs.net. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "[Hibernian player] Miller, Willie". FitbaStats. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Scottish Cup Final". The Glasgow Herald. 2 April 1923. Retrieved 24 September 2018 – via The Celtic Wiki.
- ^ The Cup Final | Airdrieonians' First Success, The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1924
- ^ The Hibernian FC Miscellany (Chapter: Consecutive Cup Finals), Bobby Sinnett, The History Press, 2012; ISBN 9780752490793
- ^ "We Are Hibernian FC - Part Twenty Six". Hibs.net. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ The Hibernian FC Miscellany (Chapter: One Willie Miller?), Bobby Sinnett, The History Press, 2012; ISBN 9780752490793
- ^ Sportsman's Sudden Death, The Scotsman, 26 August 1930, via Partick Thistle History Archive