Adam Miller (footballer, born 1887)
Adam Galloway Miller (21 October 1887 – 1972) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back, primarily for Hamilton Academical.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Galloway Miller | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1972 (aged 84–85) | ||
| Place of death | Larkhall, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Larkhall United | ||
| 1910–1916 | Hamilton Academical | 166 | (0) |
| 1916 | Royal Albert | ||
| 1916–1920 | Hamilton Academical | 81 | (0) |
| 1920 | → St Mirren (loan) | ||
| 1920–1922 | St Mirren | 10 | (0) |
| 1922–1923 | Johnstone | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 267 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He played in the 1911 Scottish Cup Final which Accies lost to Celtic after a replay.[2] He also played in the Scottish Football League for St Mirren and Johnstone.[3] At representative level, he was selected for Lanarkshire at both junior and senior grades, and was twice a reserve for the Scottish Football League XI.[3]
Miller had three brothers who were also footballers, all playing for Hamilton Academical at some point: William[4] had a short career, but John had productive spells with Aberdeen and Partick Thistle, while Tom was a regular with Liverpool and was capped three times for Scotland.
References
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
- Scottish Cup–Replayed Final, The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1911 (via The Celtic Wiki)
- Miller, Adam (1910), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
- Miller, William (1911), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
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