Peter Miller
Peter Miller
Peter Miller
● Peter Miller, 1883 (AM)

born in Scotland

Peter Miller was born on Tuesday, 2nd February, 1858, in Kilmun, Argyll and Bute.

The midfielder signed for Thistle in March, 1885, having most recently been with Dumbarton.

Aged 27, he made his first known appearance on Saturday, 21st March, 1885, in a 2-1 friendly win at home to Renton.

There were no known goals for Peter during his spell with Thistle.

He played his last known game for the club on Saturday, 25th April, 1885, in a 5-2 friendly win at home to Rangers, having appeared for the Thistle on at least 4 occasions.

His club-list included Dumbarton, Partick Thistle and West Hartlepool NER.

Peter died on Sunday, 11th October, 1914, in Glasgow, aged 56.

Bio Extra

Peter Miller was a 27 year old half-back when he joined Thistle from Dumbarton in March 1885. He had played with Dumbarton since 1875, and was a significant loss to the club. Indeed, he had played in 3 Scottish Cup Finals in succession for Dumbarton, with the club victors in the 3rd against Vale of Leven in 1883. He was at his footballing peak in these years and, in 1882 and 1883, Peter was capped by Scotland on 3 occasions, twice against England and once against Wales.

Peter played for the Jags on at least 4 occasions, all friendlies, signing off with a home 5-2 victory over Rangers at Muir Park on 25 April 1885. As historian Andy Mitchell tells in his book β€œThe Men Who Made Scotland 1872-1939”, Peter was enticed back to Dumbarton, and he played with the Sons until 1889. He moved to works side West Hartlepool NER, and was club captain for a couple of years until retirement. He worked in the shipbuilding industry. Peter stayed in the Hartlepool area after retirement, although he passed away in Glasgow in October 1914.

(DMAC)



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