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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kenneth Miller | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–1998 | Hibernian | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2000 | Hibernian | 45 | (12) |
1998–1999 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 11 | (8) |
2000–2001 | Rangers | 30 | (8) |
2001 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 5 | (2) |
2001–2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 162 | (50) |
2006–2007 | Celtic | 33 | (7) |
2007–2008 | Derby County | 30 | (4) |
2008– | years9 = 2011 Bursaspor | 81 | (49) |
International career‡ | |||
2000–2001 | Scotland U21 | 7 | (2) |
2003 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
2001– | Scotland | 51 | (12) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2010 |
Kenneth "Kenny" Miller (born 23 December 1979 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers and the Scottish national team. Miller is one of only six post-war players to have played for both Celtic and Rangers.
Miller began his career at Hibernian before moving on to Rangers then to the English First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he won his first career honour, the 2003 First Division play-off final. After five seasons with Wolverhampton, Miller returned to Scotland, signing for the other side of the Old Firm – Celtic. In his first derby match since returning to Glasgow, Miller netted the second goal in a 2–0 win for Celtic on 23 September 2006. He finished the season with a SPL and Scottish Cup winners medal and soon after moved to Derby County. After only one season with Derby, he returned to Scotland for the second time in his career to play for Rangers.
Club career
Hibernian
Miller's big break came when he signed for Hibernian, and he made his debut against Motherwell in the 1997–98 season.[1][2] A loan spell at Stenhousemuir[3] saw Miller score five doubles—10 goals—in 11 league and Scottish Cup games,[1] before he returned to Hibernian to establish himself as a regular player. Highlights of his four years at the club included being the club's top scorer in season 1999–2000[4] and receiving the Scottish Young Player of the Year award in 2000.[4]
Rangers
Miller signed for Rangers at a cost of £2 million on 26 June 2000.[5] He made his debut in a 4–1 win over FBK Kaunas on 26 July during a Champions League qualifier.[6] His first goal came on 5 August 2000 during a league match away to Kilmarnock, scoring the third in a 4–2 win.[7]
Three months later, Miller netted five goals (a Scottish Premier League record) during a 7–1 home defeat of St. Mirren.[8] More goals followed against AS Monaco[9] and Aberdeen[10] and helped him to a tally of ten goals from just fourteen games. However, chances became limited thereafter and as the season came to a close netted only once more, against Brechin City in the Scottish Cup. Miller had made a total of 38 appearances and scored 11 goals for Rangers.[1]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
In September 2001, Miller went to Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three-month loan,[11] scoring against Gillingham[12] and Walsall.[13] However, after just five appearances, Miller broke his collarbone in a fall.[14][15] In December 2001, Wolverhampton secured him on a permanent transfer at a cost of £3 million, on a four and a half year deal.[16]
In 2002–03 Miller found himself back in the Wolves starting 11, but he had only managed six goals in 19 starts. However, during the final six months of the season he scored 18 goals in his final 24 appearances of that campaign, including in the play-off final that saw the club win promotion.[17]
In the 2003–04 season, Miller started off in the physiotherapy room;[18] it was not until October that he made his first Premier League start.[19] He played in a 4–5–1 formation for the following few months, situated in a right-wing role. This led to frustration on Miller's part, and his only goals up until January came in the League Cup, against Burnley,[20] and a double against Kidderminster Harriers in the FA Cup on 13 January.[21] The following Saturday, Wolves beat Manchester United 1–0 with Miller scoring the winner in the 65th minute.[22] Miller then grabbed a last minute equaliser against Liverpool the following Wednesday.[23] Despite starting many games from then on in a striker's role, those were Miller's only Premier League goals and Wolves were relegated at the end of the season.[24]
In the summer of 2004, Miller handed in a transfer request over lack of first team opportunities.[25] Despite having a tense relationship with the Wolves manager, Dave Jones, he started the 2004–05 season in good form for the club scoring seven goals in his first 10 games at Wolves. The appointment of Glenn Hoddle signalled a new start for Miller,[26] and he formed a successful partnership with Carl Cort,[27] ending the 2004–05 season with 20 goals.[28]
In summer 2005, his form attracted the attention of the newly promoted Premier League team Sunderland, but Wolves rejected their £1m and £1.2m offers[29] and Miller began the new season as a Wolves player. Despite only playing in his natural position on few occasions,[30] Miller still ended the season as top scorer, with 12 goals[27] – the third time in Wolves' last three Championship campaigns. Miller played 191 games for Wolves and scored 63 goals during his five years with the club.[28]
Celtic
When Miller's contract expired at the end of that season, he transferred to Celtic for free under the Bosman ruling. He signed a pre-contract agreement in January after refusing to sign a new deal at Wolves a month earlier.[31][32] Miller became only the third player since World War II to have played for both sides of the Old Firm – following Alfie Conn and Maurice Johnston.[33]
Miller was handed the number 9 jersey upon his arrival at Celtic.[34] He endured a difficult start at the club, getting sent off in a pre-season friendly with DC United.[35] He finally netted his first goal, against Old Firm rivals and former employers Rangers at Celtic Park in September 2006.[36] He proceeded to score in Celtic's 1–0 UEFA Champions League win against Copenhagen from the penalty spot[37] and netted two in the 3–0 win over Benfica.[38] By scoring in the 2006–07 Champions League season, Miller became the first player to score goals in the Champions League proper for both Rangers and Celtic. However, he ended the season with only four league goals.[28] He did play in the Scottish Cup final, before being substituted because of an injury.[39] Despite hints from the player himself that he would leave to get more first-team opportunities,[40] Miller vowed to stay at the club and fight for his place at the club.[41][42] Miller scored his first goal in his first appearance of the 2007–08 season in a 4–1 victory over Falkirk[43] and added to his collection the following week with a brace against Aberdeen.[44] He netted 11 goals in total for the club in 46 appearances.[28]
Derby County
Miller signed a three year deal with newly promoted Premier League club Derby County on 31 August 2007 for an undisclosed fee, later confirmed by Derby County manager Paul Jewell to be closer to £2.25m.[45]
Miller started well at his new club, scoring in his first two home matches,[46] including the winner on his league debut for the Rams against Newcastle United in a 1–0 win on 17 September,[47] a strike which won the club's Goal of the Season award.[1] However, following this initial success Miller netted just twice in his next 28 league fixtures.[28]
After less than seven months at the club and with Derby looking likely candidates for relegation, Miller expressed a desire to move – with a return to Rangers a possible destination,[48] though Rams manager Jewell insisted any move would have to be financially fair for Derby.[45]
Return to Rangers
A fee of £2 million was agreed between Rangers and Derby allowing Miller to enter into discussions about a transfer back to Ibrox on 10 June 2008.[49] The deal was completed on 13 June.[50] Miller's return to Ibrox means he is the only player in the modern era to cross the Old Firm divide twice.[51]
Miller made his second debut for the club on 30 July 2008 in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against FBK Kaunas, who he played during his first Rangers debut.[52] He netted a brace in the first Old Firm game of the season on 31 August 2008.[53] He followed this up with a further two goals against former employers Hibernian at Easter Road a month later.[54] Miller played in the League Cup Final in March 2009 but Rangers lost the match 2–0 to Celtic after extra time.[55] However he won a league winners medal with Rangers on the final day of the season[56] and followed it up with a Scottish Cup winners medal.[57]
Miller had an injury ridden start to the 2009–10 season,[58] but gave a Man of the Match performance in the first Old Firm game of the season, scoring both of Rangers' goals in a 2–1 win.[59] In March 2010, he scored the winning goal in the League Cup Final against St. Mirren, after Rangers had been reduced to nine men.[60]
Miller was handed the number 9 shirt after Kris Boyd moved to Middlesbrough.[61] He scored his second Rangers hat-trick against former club Hibernian on 22 August 2010; his first was when he scored five against St. Mirren in November 2000.[62] Miller claimed to be in "the form of his career" after notching up ten goals in the first six league matches of the 2010–11 season.[63] Miller scored twice in the first Old Firm derby of the season.[64]
Miller had scored 22 goals by early January, when Rangers accepted an offer of £700,000 from Birmingham City.[65] Miller's contract with Rangers is due to expire at the end of the 2010–11 season.[65]
International career
Miller has remained a constant presence in the Scotland team since making his debut making his international debut under Craig Brown on 25 April 2001. He was a 80th minute substitute for Scott Booth during a 1–1 friendly match against Poland.[66] He had to wait nearly two years for his second appearance when he was selected for a Euro 2004 qualifier by the then manager Berti Vogts in March 2003. Miller started the match at home to Iceland and scored within the first ten minutes to give Scotland the lead.[67]
Under the management of Berti Vogts, Walter Smith, Alex McLeish, George Burley and Craig Levein, he has almost always been first-choice, playing either on his own or as part of a two-man attack. He has scored goals in crucial games against several teams, including Germany and Ukraine. In 2005, Miller scored in three consecutive internationals, with goals against Austria and Italy, before netting twice against Norway.
International goals
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first
Statistics
Club
- As of 14 January 2011
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other[note 1] | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hibernian | 1997–98 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Stenhousemuir | 1998–99 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 |
Stenhousemuir | 1998–1999 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 |
Hibernian | 1998–99 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
1999–00 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 13 | |
Hibernian | 1998–2000 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 14 |
Rangers | 2000–01 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 11 |
2001–02 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Rangers | 2000–2001 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 11 |
Wolves | 2001–02 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
2002–03 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 24 | |
2003–04 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
2004–05 | 44 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 20 | |
2005–06 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 12 | |
Wolves | 2001–2006 | 167 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 191 | 63 |
Celtic | 2006–07 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 8 |
2007–08 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Celtic | 2006–2007 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 11 |
Derby County | 2007–08 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
Derby County | 2007–2008 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
Rangers | 2008–09 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 13 |
2009–10 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 21 | |
2010–11 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 22 | |
Rangers | 2008– | 81 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 108 | 55 |
Career total | 397 | 137 | 40 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 483 | 171 |
Country
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Honours
Notes
- ^ "Other" appearances include European competitions and the Football League play-offs
References
- ^ a b c d Profile – Kenny Miller Rangers FC
- ^ Hibernian 1 Motherwell 1 Sporting Life, 29 November 1997
- ^ Raith more than grateful for profitable Holmes loan Daily Mail, 11 January 1999
- ^ a b MY FAB FOUR; EXCLUSIVE: SCOTLAND BOSS CRAIG BROWN ON THE PREMIER LEAGUE'S BIG WINNERS 'Kenny Miller has been our biggest plus, he's got it all' Sunday Mirror, 14 May 2000
- ^ "Rangers conclude Miller deal". BBC Sport. 26 June 2000.
- ^ "Rangers struggle against minnows". BBC Sport. 26 July 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- ^ "Gers fight back to beat Killie". BBC Sport. 5 August 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- ^ "Rangers romp back to form". BBC Sport. 4 November 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- ^ Rangers 2 Monaco 2 Sporting Life, 7 November 2000
- ^ Aberdeen 1 Rangers 2 Sporting Life, 12 November 2000
- ^ Miller starts Wolves loan BBC Sport, 6 September 2001
- ^ Gillingham 2–3 Wolves BBC Sport, 18 September 2001
- ^ Walsall 0–3 Wolves BBC Sport, 21 September 2001
- ^ Wolves 1–0 Nottm Forest BBC Sport, 25 September 2001
- ^ Wolves bid for Miller BBC Sport, 21 November 2001
- ^ "Wolves seal Miller deal". BBC Sport. 13 December 2001.
- ^ Wolves back in big time BBC Sport, 26 May 2003
- ^ Miller closes in on return BBC Sport, 17 September 2003
- ^ Wolves grab first victory BBC Sport, 4 October 2003
- ^ Miller celebrates double joy BBC Sport, 29 October 2003
- ^ Wolves 2–0 Kidderminster BBC Sport, 13 January 2004
- ^ Wolves 1–0 Man Utd BBC Sport, 17 January 2004
- ^ Wolves 1–1 Liverpool BBC Sport, 21 January 2004
- ^ Wolves release four BBC Sport, 18 May 2004
- ^ Miller still listed Sky Sports, 3 September 2004
- ^ Hoddle happy with listed Miller Sky Sports, 12 March 2005
- ^ a b Profile – Kenny Miller Wolverhampton Wanderers
- ^ a b c d e Kenny Miller ESPN Soccernet
- ^ "McCarthy drops interest in Miller". BBC Sport. 6 July 2005.
- ^ Hoddle hails Miller's versatility BBC Sport, 15 May 2006
- ^ "Wolves to make fourth Miller bid". BBC Sport. 15 December 2005.
- ^ "Celtic sign ex-Rangers man Miller". BBC Sport. 19 January 2006.
- ^ "Crossing the divide". BBC Sport. 19 January 2006.
- ^ "Celtic 3–0 Benfica". ESPN Soccernet. 17 October 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ "Celts suffer DC defeat". Celtic FC. 13 July 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2010. and failing to score in his first nine games for Celtic."Baptism of Old Firm fire". BBC Sport. 21 September 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ "Celtic 2–0 Rangers". BBC Sport. 23 September 2006.
- ^ "Celtic 1–0 Copenhagen". BBC Sport. 26 September 2006.
- ^ "Celtic 3–0 Benfica". BBC Sport. 17 October 2006.
- ^ "Dunfermline 0–1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ "Miller in quit threat". Sky Sports. 10 March 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ "Miller to fight for place". Sky Sports. 13 February 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ "Kenny a happy boy". Sky Sports. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ "Falkirk 1–4 Celtic". BBC Sport. 11 August 2007.
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- ^ a b "Jewell demands fair Miller price". BBC Sport. 6 March 2008.
- ^ Derby 1–1 Bolton BBC Sport, 29 September 2007
- ^ Kenny Miller’s dazzling debut goal helps to get Derby back on course Times Online, 18 September 2007
- ^ "Miller would relish Ibrox return". BBC Sport. 10 February 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- ^ "Rangers close in on Miller deal". BBC Sport. 10 June 2008.
- ^ "Miller makes way back to Gers". BBC Sport. 13 June 2008.
- ^ "Miller to follow in 100-year-old footsteps"[dead link] Daily Record, 28 May 2008
- ^ "Rangers 0–0 FBK Kaunas". BBC Sport. 30 July 2008.
- ^ "Celtic 2–4 Rangers". BBC Sport. 31 August 2008.
- ^ "Hibernian 0–3 Rangers". BBC Sport. 28 September 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ Celtic 2–0 Rangers BBC Sport, 15 March 2009
- ^ Dundee United 0–3 Rangers BBC Sport, 24 May 2009
- ^ Rangers 1–0 Falkirk BBC Sport, 30 May 2009
- ^ "Form a worry for Old Firm". BBC Sport. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ "Rangers 2–1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 4 October 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ^ Spiers, Graham (22 March 2010). "A silver lining for cup-winning Rangers". Times Online. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Kenny Miller's Rangers future hangs in the balance as he rejects reduced contract offer Daily Record, 24 August 2010
- ^ Hibernian 0 – 3 Rangers BBC Sport, 22 August 2010
- ^ "Rangers striker Kenny Miller 'in form of my career'". BBC Sport. 27 September 2010.
- ^ "Celtic 1 – 3 Rangers". BBC Sport. 24 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Rangers accept Birmingham City offer for Kenny Miller". BBC Sport. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Scotland hold Poland" BBC Sport, 25 April 2001
- ^ "Wilkie wins it for Scotland" BBC Sport, 29 March 2003
External links
- Kenny Miller at Soccerbase
- Kenny Miller at the Scottish Football Association
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Edinburgh
- Association football forwards
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland international footballers
- Scotland under-21 international footballers
- Scotland B international footballers
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Stenhousemuir F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Premier League players