John Miller (footballer, born 1895)

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John Miller
Personal information
Full name John Galloway Miller[1]
Date of birth 12 March 1895 (1895-03-12)
Place of birth Motherwell, Scotland
Date of death 1956 (aged 60–61)
Place of death Stonehouse, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Larkhall Thistle
– Blantyre Victoria
1915–1919 Hamilton Academical 8 (4)
1919–1921 Liverpool 8 (0)
1921–1924 Aberdeen 91 (46)
1924–1926 Partick Thistle 53 (30)
1926–1927 Aberdeen 18 (8)
1927–1928 Clyde 8 (4)
1928–1929 Dunfermline Athletic 30 (13)
1929–1930 Prescot Cables
1930–1931 Barrow
1931–1932 Carlisle United
Total 216+ (105+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Galloway Miller (12 March 1895 – 1956) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward.[3]

He counted Hamilton Academical,[4] Liverpool (8 English Football League appearances as well as a full season during wartime),[5] Partick Thistle[6][7] and Aberdeen[2] 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[edit]

Club[edit]

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

Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamilton Academical 1915-16 Scottish Division One 8 4 0 0 8 4
Total 8 4 0 0 8 4
Liverpool 1919-20 First Division 8 0 0 0 8 0
1920-21 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 8 0 0 0 8 0
Aberdeen 1921-22 Scottish Division One 36 23 7 4 43 27
1922-23 12 8 0 0 12 8
1923-24 35 13 7 3 42 16
1924-25 8 2 0 0 8 2
Total 91 46 14 7 105 53
Partick Thistle 1924-25 Scottish Division One - - - - - -
1925-26 - - - - - -
Total 53 30 9 6 62 36
Aberdeen 1926-27 Scottish Division One 18 8 1 0 19 8
Total 18 8 1 0 19 8
Clyde 1927-28 Scottish Division One 8 4 - - 8+ 4+
Total 8 4 - - 8+ 4+
Dunfermline Athletic 1928-29 Scottish Division Two 30 13 - - 30+ 13+
Total 30 13 - - 30+ 13+
Prescot Cables 1929-30 Lancashire Combination - - - - - -
Total - - - - - -
Barrow 1930-31 Third Division North - - - - - -
Total - - - - - -
Carlisle United 1931-32 Third Division North - - - - - -
Total - - - - - -
Career total 216+ 105+ 25+ 13+ 221+ 118+

References[edit]

  1. ^ Statutory registers – Deaths – Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. ^ a b John Miller, AFC Heritage Trust
  3. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Miller, John (1915), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  5. ^ John Miller, LFC History
  6. ^ Season 1924-25, Partick Thistle History Archive
  7. ^ Season 1925-26, Partick Thistle History Archive
  8. ^ Miller, William (1911), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  9. ^ Miller, Adam (1910), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  10. ^ "Hamilton Academical Memory Bank - MILLER, John (1915)". sites.google.com. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Liverpool career stats for John Miller - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  13. ^ "John Miller - The Thistle Archive". www.thethistlearchive.net. Retrieved 23 March 2023.


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