Willie Miller (footballer, born 1895)

William Hannah Miller (1895 – 1970) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for Hibernian.[1]

For other people named Willie Miller, see Willie Miller (disambiguation).
Willie Miller
Personal information
Full name William Hannah Miller
Date of birth 1895
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 1970 (aged 74–75)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Cambuslang Rangers
1916–1928 Hibernian 275 (30)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Glasgow, Miller joined Hibernian from Junior team Cambuslang Rangers,[2] where he likely took an active role in the club's consecutive Glasgow Junior Football League wins in the 1914–15 and 1915–16 seasons before moving up to senior level. In that World War I period he was also serving in the British military as a Private.

He went on to make 301 appearances with Hibernian, his only professional club, in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup over the next 11 years;[3] initially he played at inside left, and scored most of his 32 goals in that role during his first two seasons at Easter Road before moving back to the 'pivot' position. Miller played in the Scottish Cup finals of 1923 (in which his team were beaten by Celtic)[4] and 1924 (defeated by Airdrieonians).[5][6] In 1928, he was released on a free transfer.[7]

Personal life

He is one of four men named Willie Miller to play for the club, all over different eras and unrelated to one another.[8] His father George Miller was a director at Partick Thistle for several years.[9]

References
  1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "We Are Hibernian FC - Part Twenty". Hibs.net. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. "[Hibernian player] Miller, Willie". FitbaStats. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. "Scottish Cup Final". The Glasgow Herald. 2 April 1923. Retrieved 24 September 2018 – via The Celtic Wiki.
  5. The Cup Final | Airdrieonians' First Success, The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1924
  6. The Hibernian FC Miscellany (Chapter: Consecutive Cup Finals), Bobby Sinnett, The History Press, 2012; ISBN 9780752490793
  7. "We Are Hibernian FC - Part Twenty Six". Hibs.net. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  8. The Hibernian FC Miscellany (Chapter: One Willie Miller?), Bobby Sinnett, The History Press, 2012; ISBN 9780752490793
  9. Sportsman's Sudden Death, The Scotsman, 26 August 1930, via Partick Thistle History Archive
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