Jimmy Miller (footballer, born 1953)
Scottish footballer (1953–2025)
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James Carson Miller (4 January 1953 – December 2025) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Carson Miller[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | December 2025 (aged 72) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Port Glasgow | |||
| Leicester City | |||
| 1971–1973 | Aberdeen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1974 | Aberdeen | 4 | (1) |
| 1974–1977 | Queen of the South | 86 | (2) |
| 1977–1978 | Motherwell | 37 | (1) |
| 1978–1980 | Morton | 68 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Clyde | 31 | (1) |
| 1981–1983 | Queen of the South | 28 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Albion Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 256 | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 1969 | Scottish Amateur Youth | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Greenock,[2] Miller began his career with Port Glasgow, where he won 2 Scottish Amateur Youth caps in 1969.[3] He then played youth football for English club Leicester City before signing with Aberdeen in November 1971,[3] for whom he made 5 appearances in all senior competitions.[1] After being released by Aberdeen in April 1974,[1] he moved to Queen of the South, where he made 86 league appearances in his first spell.[4] He transferred to Motherwell, making 37 league appearances,[5] before moving to Morton, making 68 league appearances.[6] He won the First Division title with Morton.[3]
He had a spell at Clyde, making 31 league appearances,[7] before returning to Queen of the South, where he made a further 28 league appearances.[4] In his two spells with Queens, he scored 4 goals in 151 games in all competitions.[8] He finished his career with Albion Rovers, making two league appearances before retiring due to injury.[9]
Playing style
Miller was described by former Morton teammate Andy Ritchie as a "hard-working and a box-to-box player".[10]