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Harold
Miller |
Charlton Athletic FC
1 caps, 1 goal
P 1 W 1 D
0 L 0 F 3: A 1
100% successful
1923
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Harold Sydney Miller |
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Born |
21 May 1902 at 7 Smith Street,
Watford, Hertfordshire [registered in
Watford, September 1902]. Birthdate confirmed by his death
registration. |
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Census Notes |
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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Married |
to Gladys A.M. Morgan
[registered in Romford, Essex, September 1931].
Lived in Hampermill Lane, Oxhey. One son, Ronald H. |
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Died |
24 October 1988,
aged
86 years 156 days
[registered in Watford, October 1988]. Cremated on 31 October at
West Herts Crematorium. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
7", 10st.
6lbs [1924]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Ancestry.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
After
Harold left school, worked for Henry Kingham and Sons in Watford High
STreet as a grocer. Started with St. Albans City FC before joining
Charlton Athletic FC as an amateur in January 1922, turning professional
in December 1922. Joined Chelsea FC in June 1923, where he remained until
he joined Northampton Town FC in 1939. He retired through the war. |
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Club honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
His older
brothers, Herbert Edwin James and Redvers Buller were St. Alban City FC
players as well as Watford FC amateurs. Herbert was also an England
amateur international. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
459th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside-left |
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Only match |
No. 136,
24 May 1923, Sweden 1 England 3, an end-of-season tour match at
Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm, aged
21 years
3 days.
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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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 |
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Harold Miller - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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2 |
1 |
0 |
90 |
1 |
90
min |
0 |
None |
None |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Harold Miller
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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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 |
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Harold Miller
- Match History |
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Club: Charlton
Athletic F.C. - 1 full cap |
Coach: F.A. Selection
Committee - 1
full capx
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Age 21 |
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- |
135 |
21 May 1923 -
Sweden 2 England 4,
Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm |
Tour |
AW |
squad member |
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1 |
136 |
24 May 1923 -
Sweden 1 England 3,
Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm |
AW |
Start
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il |
Notes
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CG
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