Tommy Miller (footballer, born 1882)

Thomas Currie Miller (29 April 1882 – 1932) was a Scottish footballer who played for Falkirk, Chelsea and Dundee Hibernian, mainly as a left back.[2]

Tommy Miller
Personal information
Full name Thomas Miller
Date of birth 29 April 1882
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 1932[1]
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)
1910–1911Dundee Hibernian (loan) 15 (1)
1919–1920 St Bernard's
1920–1921 Bathgate
Total 214 (12)
International career
1910 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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,[3] and remained in West London for four seasons.[4] He took part in the first Scottish Football League fixtures played by both Falkirk in 1902[5] and Dundee Hibernian (later Dundee United) in 1910,[6] and the first English Football League match played by Chelsea in 1905.[7] 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.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Chelsea FC Profile: Tommy Miller". Stamford Bridge. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  3. ^ The Chelsea Club 1905-06, Penny Illustrated Paper, 9 September 1905, via Play Up Liverpool
  4. ^ Chelsea FC Player Profile: Tommy Miller, StamfordBridge.com
  5. ^ Falkirk FC the First League Eleven, Falkirk Football Historian, 21 September 2010
  6. ^ Tommy Miller Player Profile, Arab Archive
  7. ^ Miller Tommy Image 1 Chelsea 1908, Vintage Footballers
  8. ^ (SFL player) Tommy Miller, London Hearts Supporters Club