John Miller

Miller began his career with his local club Union Dumbarton, before being signed by Dumbarton in 1891. He made his debut and scored on 2 May 1891 against St Mirren, which was the final league game of the season. He then played two weeks later and scored in the League Play-Off against Rangers. In the 1891–92 season, Miller made 20 league appearances and scored 15 goals as the Sons won the title outright, having shared the championship the previous year. At its end, he played for the Scottish League XI against the rival Scottish Football Alliance, scoring twice. In June 1892, Miller joined Liverpool in their first season. He made his debut and scored the sixth goal in Liverpool's first ever match, which was a 7–1 win friendly against Rotherham Town on 1 September. Miller was his league debut on 24 September against Bury, in which he also scored. He went on to make a further 20 league appearances and score a further 21 goals, including 5 against Fleetwood Rangers on 3 December, helping Liverpool to win the Lancashire League. He also made 3 appearances in the FA Cup in which he scored a hat-trick against Nantwich on 15 October. Miller played all of Liverpool's matches in the Lancashire Senior Cup and Liverpool Senior Cup (4 and 3 appearances, respectively) and scored a total of 3 goals. At the end of the season, Miller wanted a pay rise of "£100 down and £3 per week" which was rejected by Liverpool, so after his contract expired in June 1893, he signed for The Wednesday, playing…

Dumbarton Scottish Football League: Champions 1890–91; 1891–92 Dumbartonshire Cup: Winners 1891–92 League Charity Cup: Winners 1890–91 Liverpool

Lancashire League: Winners 1892–93 Liverpool Senior Cup: Winners 1892–93