Tom Miller

Forward · Liverpool 1912–1920

Tom Miller

Personal

Born
30 June 1890
Place of birth
Motherwell, Scotland
Died
3 September 1958
International
3/2 (1/2 as a LFC player) - 09.04.1921 Debut 10.04.1920 vs. England
Other clubs
Larkhall Hearts (1905-06), Glenview (1906-07), Lanark United (1907-08), Third Lanark (1908-11), Hamilton Academical (1911-12); Hamilton Academical (2 / 1914-15), Royal Albert (1915-16) - wartime loans, Manchester United (1920-21), Hearts (1921-22), Torquay United (1922-23), Hamilton Academical (3 / 1923-26), Royal Albert (2 / loan 1924), Raith Rovers (1926-27)

At Liverpool

Signed from
Hamilton Academical
Joined
15 February 1912
Transfer fee
£400
First goal
2 March 1912
Last goal
1 September 1920
Last appearance
6 September 1920
Left the club
23 September 1920

Also played against Liverpool — view opposition record

Liverpool career

146 Appearances
56 Goals
  • League 127 apps · 50 goals
  • Win ratio 43.15% — W 63 · D 36 · L 47
  • Assists not recorded before 1945–46

Player profile

Miller was an inside-forward who had played for several Scottish clubs before signing for Liverpool in February 1912 He quickly established himself and helped the club reach their first FA Cup final in 1914, in a season he scored 20 goals in 40 games. All the good deeds he did at Liverpool are though overshadowed by the fact that Miller along with three Liverpool players; Thomas Fairfoul, Bob Pursell and Jackie Sheldon and three United players was found guilty of fixing a game between Liverpool and Manchester United on Good Friday 1915. For his service to his country in the war Miller's life ban from the game was lifted and he was still a Liverpool player after League football resumed. Miller scored 13 goals in 25 games in the 1919/20 season as Liverpool finished fourth. He was described as having "a rare burst of speed and a good shot and knows how to hustle the defenders" and that he was "a rare stamp of forward, intelligent, quick on his toes and skilful in passing and finishing."

Miller started the following season well by scoring three goals in his first two games, but funnily enough, considering the Good Friday scandal, moved to Manchester United in September 1920. Miller scored eight goals in 27 appearances in his only season at United before moving to his native Scotland in July 1921 to play for Hearts who signed him for a club-record fee. The 31-year-old was however past his best and was offloaded to Southern league's Torquay United in the 1922/23 season.

Appearances per season

Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
1911-1912 8 0 0 0 0 8
1912-1913 30 4 0 0 0 34
1913-1914 32 8 0 0 0 40
1914-1915 33 2 0 0 0 35
1919-1920 20 5 0 0 0 25
1920-1921 4 0 0 0 0 4
Totals 127 19 0 0 0 146

A more detailed look at the player's appearances

Total Started/substitutions
146 Started
0 Substituted
0 Substitute
0 On bench
Total Venue
74 Home
70 Away
2 Neutral
Total Competition
127 League
19 FA Cup
Total W D L Win% Manager
117 48 27 42 41.0% Tom Watson
28 15 9 4 53.6% David Ashworth
1 0 0 1 0.0% George Patterson

Goals per season

Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
1911-1912 1 0 0 0 0 1
1912-1913 8 0 0 0 0 8
1913-1914 16 4 0 0 0 20
1914-1915 11 0 0 0 0 11
1919-1920 11 2 0 0 0 13
1920-1921 3 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 50 6 0 0 0 56

The player scored 56 goals in 43 different matches.

A more detailed look at the player's goals

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