Tommy Miller (footballer, born 1883)
Thomas Miller (born 1883) was a Scottish footballer who played for Falkirk, Chelsea and Dundee Hibernian, mainly as a left back.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Miller | ||
| Date of birth | 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Playing position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Edinburgh Myrtle | ||
| 1902–1905 | Falkirk | 65 | (11) |
| 1905–1909 | Chelsea | 112 | (0) |
| 1909–1912 | Falkirk | 22 | (0) |
| 1910–1911 | → Dundee Hibernian (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 1919–1920 | St Bernard's | ||
| 1920–1921 | Bathgate | ||
| Total | 214 | (12) | |
| National team | |||
| 1910 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He was part of the Falkirk team which finished runners-up in the 1909–10 Scottish Division One, having returned to Scotland after being released by Chelsea, where he was recruited as one of the initial batch of players after the club was formed,[2] and remained in West London for four seasons.[3] He took part in the first Scottish Football League fixtures played by both Falkirk in 1902[4] and Dundee Hibernian (later Dundee United) in 1910,[5] and the first English Football League match played by Chelsea in 1905.[6] After World War I, aged in his late 30s, he made a comeback of sorts with St Bernard's and Bathgate.
Miller was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI in 1910.[7]
References
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - The Chelsea Club 1905-06, Penny Illustrated Paper, 9 September 1905, via Play Up Liverpool
- Chelsea FC Player Profile: Tommy Miller, StamfordBridge.com
- Falkirk FC the First League Eleven, Falkirk Football Historian, 21 September 2010
- Tommy Miller Player Profile, Arab Archive
- Miller Tommy Image 1 Chelsea 1908, Vintage Footballers
- (SFL player) Tommy Miller, London Hearts Supporters Club