Paul Miller (footballer, born 1959)
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Paul Richard Miller | ||
Date of birth | 11 October 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Stepney, London, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
– | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1987 | Tottenham Hotspur | 208 | (7) |
– | → Skeid (loan) | ||
1987–1988 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | (2) |
1988–1989 | Watford | 20 | (1) |
1989–1990 | A.F.C. Bournemouth | 47 | (1) |
1989 | → Brentford (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1990–1991 | Swansea City | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paul Richard Miller (born 11 October 1959) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic, Watford, Bournemouth, Brentford and Swansea City.[1] Miller's favoured position was centre back.
Miller was born in Stepney, London.[1] In his early years, he played his youth football in the London Borough of Hackney for the ELY (East London Youth) team, winning a league runners-up medal in 1970 at under-11 level. Miller began his professional career at Tottenham Hotspur, signing as apprentice in 1976, professional a year later, and spending a season with Skeid in the Norwegian League to gain experience.[2] He was part of Spurs' FA Cup- winning team in 1981, conceding a penalty after bringing down Dave Bennett in the replay which Tottenham won 3–2.[3] He won a second FA Cup-winner's medal with Spurs the following year,[4] and played a key role in their 1983–84 UEFA Cup victory, scoring an away goal in the first leg of the final against Anderlecht.[5] He later played for Charlton Athletic, Watford, A.F.C. Bournemouth, Brentford and Swansea City.[1]
Honours
References
- ^ a b c "Paul Miller". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ^ "Players in whom Spurs place faith". The Times. 22 May 1982. p. 19.
- ^ Fox, Norman (15 May 1981). "Spurs, and Villa, regain their pride". The Times. p. 10.
- ^ Jones, Stuart (28 May 1982). "Cup settled by Hoddle penalty". The Times. p. 21.
- ^ Jones, Stuart (10 May 1984). "Burkinshaw has hope of happy farewell after Miller's goal". The Times. p. 21.
External links
- League stats at Neil Brown's site
- Miller's Tottenham stats and photo at Sporting Heroes
- 1959 births
- Living people
- People from Stepney
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- A.F.C. Bournemouth players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football defender, 1950s birth stubs