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]

Adam Miller
Personal information
Full name Adam Galloway Miller
Date of birth 21 October 1887
Place of birth Motherwell, Scotland
Date of death 1972 (aged 8485)
Place of death Larkhall, Scotland
Playing 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)
1920St 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

  1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  2. Scottish Cup–Replayed Final, The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1911 (via The Celtic Wiki)
  3. Miller, Adam (1910), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  4. Miller, William (1911), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank


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