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DeutschGeorge Miller (soccer, born 1927)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest George Miller[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Arcadia Shepherds | |||
| 1950–1952 | Leeds United | 13 | (1) |
| 1952 | Workington | 11 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| South Africa | 3 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ernest George Miller (born 17 October 1927) is a South African former footballer who played as an inside forward.
Football career
[edit]Playing for Arcadia Shepherds in his native South Africa, Miller signed for Leeds United in November 1950 on the recommendation of a friend of Leeds manager Frank Buckley. Several South African players later followed Miller to Leeds, including Ken Hastie and Gordon Stewart.[2] Over the course of just over a calendar year, Miller made 13 Football League for Leeds, scoring once. In March 1952, Miller signed for Workington. Miller made 11 appearances at the club, before returning to South Africa. Miller scored twice in three appearances for South Africa during his career.[3]
Baseball
[edit]Miller also represented South Africa in baseball, playing against an Amateur USA team in 1955 and 1956.
References
[edit]- ^ "George Miller". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "The Reign of King John: 1949-57". Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Miller: Ernest George (George)". Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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