Paul Richard Miller (born 11 October 1959) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic, Watford, AFC Bournemouth, Brentford and Swansea City.[2] Miller's favoured position was centre back.
Miller was born in Stepney, London.[2] In his early years, he played his youth football in the London Borough of Hackney for the ELY (East London Youth) team, winning a league runners-up medal in 1970 at under-11 level. Miller began his professional career at Tottenham Hotspur, signing as apprentice in 1976, professional a year later, and spending a season with Skeid in the Norwegian League to gain experience.[3] He was part of Spurs' FA Cup winning team in 1981, conceding a penalty after bringing down Dave Bennett in the replay which Tottenham won 3–2.[4] He won a second FA Cup-winner's medal with Spurs the following year,[5] and played a key role in their 1983–84 UEFA Cup victory, scoring an away goal in the first leg of the final against Anderlecht.[6] He later played for Charlton Athletic, Watford, AFC Bournemouth, Brentford and Swansea City.[2]
Honours
Tottenham Hotspur
References
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ a b c "Paul Miller". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ^ "Players in whom Spurs place faith". The Times. 22 May 1982. p. 19.
- ^ Fox, Norman (15 May 1981). "Spurs, and Villa, regain their pride". The Times. p. 10.
- ^ Jones, Stuart (28 May 1982). "Cup settled by Hoddle penalty". The Times. p. 21.
- ^ Jones, Stuart (10 May 1984). "Burkinshaw has hope of happy farewell after Miller's goal". The Times. p. 21.
- ^ "1981/82 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
External links
- League stats at Neil Brown's site
- Miller's Tottenham stats and photo at Sporting Heroes