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Harold
Miller |
Charlton Athletic FC,
Chelsea FC
1 appearance, 1 debut goal
P 1 W 1 D
0 L 0 F 3: A 1
100% successful
1923
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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Harold Sydney Miller |
Birth |
20 May 1902 at 7 Smith Street,
Watford, Hertfordshire [registered in
Watford, September 1902]. Birthdate confirmed by the 1939
register. |
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According to the 1911
census, Harold Sydney is the third of four children, all sons, to Edwin
James, a signwriter, and Matilda (née Brinklow). They now live at 4
Smith Street in Watford. |
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According to the 1921 census,
Harold Sidney is now a grocers packer and is the youngest of the three
sons still at home with their parents at Granville, on King Street in
Watford. Passenger List's
revealed that Harold Miller was on the RMS Asturias, leaving Southampton for
Buenos Aires. Stated as a foootballer and travelling second class with the
rest of Chelsea FC squad
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Marriage |
to Gladys A.M. Morgan
[registered in Romford, Essex, September 1931].
Lived in Hampermill Lane, Oxhey. One son, Ronald H. |
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According to the 1939 register, Harold S., a process worker for an
asbestos company, is married to Gladys A. and living at 113 Hamperhill
Lane in Oxhey. |
Death |
24 October 1988,
aged
86 years 157 days
[registered in Watford, October 1988]. |
Funeral |
31 October 1988,
at
West Herts Crematorium. |
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
Playing Career |
Club(s) |
After
Harold left school, worked for Henry Kingham and Sons in Watford High
Street as a grocer. Started with Isthmian League club, St. Albans City FC
before joining Charlton Athletic FC as a professional
on 4 December 1922. Joined Chelsea FC on 14 June 1923, where he remained until
he joined Northampton Town FC on 12 May 1939. He retired through the war. |
Club honours |
Football League Division Two
runners-up 1929-30; |
Individual honours |
None |
Distinctions |
His older
brothers, Herbert Edwin James and Redvers Buller were St. Alban City FC
players as well as Watford FC amateurs. |
Height/Weight |
5'
7", 10st.
6lbs [1924]. 5' 6", 9st. 7lbs
[1938] |
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
England Career |
Player number |
One of two who
became the 458th
players (459) to appear for England. |
Position(s) |
Inside-left |
Only match |
No. 136,
24 May 1923, Sweden 1 England 3, an end-of-season tour match at
Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm, aged
21 years
4 days.
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Major tournaments |
None |
Team honours |
None |
Individual honours |
None |
Distinctions |
His brother,
Herbert was an England amateur international. Died sixteen days after
Jackie Milburn, nineteen after Ron Staniforth and 21 days after Eddie Shimwell.
Miller is the fourth
(of five) ex-England players to die in
October 1988, making this the deadliest month
(excluding February 1958). |
Beyond England |
In 1939, Harold went to work for
the Universal Asbestos Company where he stayed until 1961, when the
company Ron Miller Dairy Farmers was formed. He became a founding director
and secretary and held this position until his death, playing an active
part in the growth of the firm. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.174./Newspaper obituary |
Harold Miller - Career Statistics |
Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
3 |
1 |
0 |
90 |
1 |
90
min |
0 |
none |
none |
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
Harold Miller
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
Away
- Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Notes
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CG
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