Walter Miller (footballer)

Walter Miller (June 1882 – 1928) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham United, Blackpool and Lincoln City, amongst other clubs.[3]

Walter Miller
Personal information
Full name Walter Miller[1]
Date of birth June 1882[1]
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England[1]
Date of death 1928 (aged 45–46)[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre forward, inside right[1]
Youth career
Wallsend Park Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1907–1908 The Wednesday 3 (0)
1908–1909 West Ham United 11 (5)
1909–1911 Blackpool 37 (15)
1911 Third Lanark 1 (0)
1912–1914 Lincoln City 35 (8)
1914 Merthyr Town
1914–1915 Dundee 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miller joined Southern League club West Ham United for the 1908–09 season and scored in his second outing for the club. He was an ever-present during that season's FA Cup run, which culminated in defeat at Newcastle United in a third-round replay on 24 February 1909.[4][5]

In 1909–10, he finished as top scorer for Blackpool in his first season with the club, with fourteen goals in all competitions.

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
  2. "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Lincoln City". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
  5. "Walter Miller". westhamstats.info.


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