Brian Miller (footballer)

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Brian Miller

Full name	George Brian Miller
Date of birth	January 19, 1937(1937-01-19)
Place of birth	Hapton, England
Date of death	April 7, 2007 (aged 70)
Place of death	Burnley, England
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1955-1966	Burnley	379 (29)
National team
1961	England	001 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

George Brian Miller (more commonly known as Brian Miller) (January 19, 1937 – April 7, 2007) was a former professional footballer and England international who played as a wing back.

Born in Hapton, England, Miller played only for Burnley during his career. He won his only international cap on May 27, 1961 in a 3-1 defeat to Austria.

He twice managed the Clarets between 1979 and 1983 and between 1986 and 1989. He helped them win the Third Division title during his first spell.

Miller died peacefully in Burnley General Hospital at the age of seventy following a short illness.^[1]^[2]

A minute's silence in memory of Miller was observed prior to Burnley's game against Cardiff City on April 9, 2007.

1 Honours
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Honours

Burnley

FA Cup finalists: 1962

[edit] See also

One-club man.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Brian Miller career stats at Soccerbase

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