| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian George Miller | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Hapton, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 April 2007 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Burnley, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1955–1966 | Burnley | 379 | (29) |
| National team | |||
| 1961 | England | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1979–1983 | Burnley | ||
| 1986–1989 | Burnley | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Brian George Miller (19 January 1937 – 7 April 2007) was a former professional footballer and England international who played as a wing back.
Born in Hapton, Lancashire, England, Miller played only for Burnley during his career. He won his only international cap on 27 May 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 surrouned by his family in Burnley General Hospital at the age of seventy following a short illness. Miller spent 5 weeks in Burnley general with the illness before he died. A minute's silence in memory of Miller was observed prior to Burnley's game against Cardiff City on 9 April 2007.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/brian-miller-444289.html http://www.thelongside.info/content/view/811/106/ http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/LatestHeadlines/0,,10413~1879141,00.html
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