Peter Miller
Personal information
Full name Peter Steedman Miller[1]
Date of birth (1908-04-15)15 April 1908
Place of birth Bo'ness, Scotland[1]
Date of death 19 May 1979(1979-05-19) (aged 71)[1]
Place of death Bo'ness, Scotland[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bo'ness
1927–1929 Grange Rovers
1929–1930 Falkirk 17 (7)
1930–1931 Watford 14 (0)
1931–1935 New Brighton 140 (22)
1935–1936 Le Havre
1936 Rotherham United 11 (2)
1936–1937 Port Vale 13 (1)
Total 195+ (32+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Steedman Miller (15 April 1908 – 19 May 1979) was a Scottish footballer with "great footwork".[1]

Career

Miller played for Bo'ness and Grange Rovers, before spending 1929–30 with First Division club Falkirk. He then moved to England to play for Watford, making 14 appearances in 1930–31, as the Vicarage Road club struggled near the bottom of the Third Division South.[3] He then moved on to league rivals New Brighton, who had to apply for re-election in both 1931–32 and 1932–33. After improved efforts in 1933–34 and 1934–35, he spent 1935–36 in France with Ligue 2 side Le Havre. He returned to England with Third Division North side Rotherham United, and scored on his debut on 25 January, his goal contributing to a 4–0 win over Darlington at Millmoor.[4] He scored a total of three goals in 11 leagues games for the "Millers".[4] He joined Port Vale in June 1936, and scored on his debut in a 3–1 defeat to Hull City at The Old Recreation Ground on 29 August.[1] However, he failed to score over his next 12 Third Division North games, and was given a free transfer in April 1937.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[5]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 1930–31 Third Division South 1402100161
New Brighton 1931–32 Third Division North 3412000361
1932–33 Third Division North 35131000361
1933–34 Third Division North 3343011375
1934–35 Third Division North 3844010434
Total 140221002115223
Rotherham United 1935–36 Third Division North 1120000112
Port Vale 1936–37 Third Division North 1311030171
Career total 178251315119627

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 199. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Port Vale. Famous coach". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xvi – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Jones, Trefor (1996). Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. T.G. Jones. p. 165. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
  4. 1 2 "Past Players". themillers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 August 2000. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  5. ↑ Peter Miller at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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