Liam Miller

Liam Miller
Miller with Sunderland in 2007
Personal information
Full name Liam William Peter Miller[1]
Date of birth (1981-02-13)13 February 1981[1]
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Date of death 9 February 2018(2018-02-09) (aged 36)
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1997–2000 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Celtic 26 (2)
2001 → AGF (loan) 18 (0)
2004–2006 Manchester United 9 (0)
2005–2006 → Leeds United (loan) 28 (1)
2006–2009 Sunderland 57 (3)
2009 Queens Park Rangers 13 (0)
2009–2011 Hibernian 66 (7)
2011–2013 Perth Glory 49 (2)
2013–2014 Brisbane Roar 24 (3)
2014 Melbourne City 2 (0)
2015 Cork City 29 (0)
2016 Wilmington Hammerheads 25 (1)
Total 346 (19)
National team
1998 Republic of Ireland U16 9 (0)
1998–1999 Republic of Ireland U18 7 (0)
2002 Republic of Ireland U20 4 (0)
2001–2003 Republic of Ireland U21 11 (0)
2004–2009 Republic of Ireland 21 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Liam William Peter Miller (13 February 1981 – 9 February 2018) was an Irish professional footballer. Miller began his career with Celtic and was later loaned to Aarhus in 2001. He joined Manchester United in 2004 on a free transfer under the Bosman ruling.[2]

Miller represented the Republic of Ireland team internationally, making his debut in 2004 against the Czech Republic.

Miller died on 9 February 2018 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 36.[3]

Career statistics

Club

Sources:[4][5][6]

Club Season League Cup League cup Continental1 Other2 Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 1999–2000 Scottish Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2000–01 Scottish Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2002–03 Scottish Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
2003–04 Scottish Premier League 25 2 1 0 1 0 13 3 — 40 5
Total 26 2 1 0 2 0 15 3 — 44 5
AGF (loan) 2001–02 Danish Superliga 18 0 0 0 — — — 18 0
Manchester United 2004–05 Premier League 8 0 4 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 19 1
2005–06 Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 — 3 1
Total 9 0 4 0 3 2 6 0 0 0 22 2
Leeds United (loan) 2005–06 Championship 28 1 2 0 0 0 — 3 0 33 1
Sunderland 2006–07 Championship 30 2 1 0 0 0 — — 31 2
2007–08 Premier League 24 1 0 0 1 0 — — 25 1
2008–09 Premier League 3 0 0 0 1 0 — — 4 0
Total 57 3 1 0 2 0 — — 60 3
Queens Park Rangers 2008–09 Championship 13 0 0 0 0 0 — — 13 0
Hibernian 2009–10 Scottish Premier League 33 2 4 0 1 0 — — 38 2
2010–11 Scottish Premier League 33 5 2 0 1 0 2 0 — 38 5
Total 66 7 6 0 2 0 2 0 — 76 7
Perth Glory 2011–12 A-League 21 2 — — — 4 0 25 2
2012–13 A-League 23 0 — — — 1 0 24 0
Total 44 2 — — — 5 0 49 2
Brisbane Roar 2013–14 A-League 19 3 — — — 2 0 21 3
2014–15 A-League 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 21 3 0 0 — 0 0 2 0 23 3
Melbourne City 2014–15 A-League 2 0 0 0 — — 0 0 2 0
Cork City 2015 League of Ireland 29 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 — 35 0
Wilmington Hammerheads 2016 USL 25 1 2 0 — — — 27 1
Career total 338 19 20 0 9 2 25 3 10 0 402 24

1 - AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing during group stages (i.e. ACL 2010 and A-League season 2009–2010 etc.)
 2 - Includes other competitive competitions, including Football League play-offs and A-League Finals series.

International goals

Score and results list Republic of Ireland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 March 2006 Lansdowne Road, Dublin  Sweden 3–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

Club

Celtic

Sunderland

Brisbane Roar

International

Republic of Ireland

Individual

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 286. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ↑ "The world's a stage for Miller – Scotsman.com Sport". Sport.scotsman.com. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Liam Miller: Former Celtic and Manchester United midfielder dies aged 36". BBC Sport. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Liam Miller". ESPNsoccernet. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  5. ↑ Liam Miller at Soccerbase
  6. ↑ "Liam Miller statisctics". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Ex-A-League champion, Brisbane Roar star Liam Miller diagnosed with cancer: reports". Fox Sports (Australia). 12 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Irish Boys UEFA Champions". RTÉ Libraries and Archives. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "PFA snub can motivate Bhoys: Lennon". Belfast Telegraph. INM. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  10. ↑ Jackson, Jamie (20 July 2013). "Manchester United thrash A-League All Stars to give David Moyes first win". The Guardian. Sydney. Retrieved 7 September 2020.