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Paul Richard Miller (born 11 October 1959) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic, Watford, Bournemouth, Brentford and Swansea City.[1] Miller's favoured position was centre back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Richard Miller | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Stepney, London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1987 | Tottenham Hotspur | 208 | (7) |
| – | → Skeid (loan) | ||
| 1987–1988 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | (2) |
| 1988–1989 | Watford | 20 | (1) |
| 1989–1990 | A.F.C. Bournemouth | 47 | (1) |
| 1989 | → Brentford (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Swansea City | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 332 | (13) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Miller was born in Stepney, London.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] He won a second FA Cup-winner's medal with Spurs the following year,[4] 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.[5] He later played for Charlton Athletic, Watford, A.F.C. Bournemouth, Brentford and Swansea City.[1]
Honours
Tottenham Hotspur
- FA Cup 1980–81, 1981–82
- FA Charity Shield: 1981 (shared)[6]
- UEFA Cup 1983–84
References
- "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
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