George Miller (footballer, born 1927)

Ernest George Miller (born 17 October 1927) is a former South African footballer who played as an inside forward.

George Miller

Personal information
Full name	Ernest George Miller[1]
Date of birth	17 October 1927
Place of birth	Pretoria, South Africa
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Arcadia Shepherds
1950–1952	Leeds United	13	(1)
1952	Workington	11	(0)
National team
	South Africa	3	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Playing for Arcadia Shepherds in his native South Africa, Miller signed for Leeds United in November 1950 on the recommendation of a friend of Leeds manager Frank Buckley. Several South African players later followed Miller to Leeds, including Ken Hastie and Gordon Stewart.[2] Over the course of just over a calendar year, Miller made 13 Football League for Leeds, scoring once. In March 1952, Miller signed for Workington. Miller made 11 appearances at the club, before returning to South Africa. Miller scored twice in three appearances for South Africa during his career.[3]

References

1. "George Miller". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
2. "The Reign of King John: 1949-57". Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
3. "Miller: Ernest George (George)". Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 19 September 2020.