Liam Miller
Irish association football player (1981-2018)
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]
.jpg) Miller with Sunderland in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liam William Peter Miller[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1981[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 9 February 2018 (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 | |||
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
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change| 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
change- 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
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changeCeltic
Sunderland
Brisbane Roar
International
changeRepublic of Ireland
Individual
changeReferences
change- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "The world's a stage for Miller – Scotsman.com Sport". Sport.scotsman.com. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ↑ "Liam Miller: Former Celtic and Manchester United midfielder dies aged 36". BBC Sport. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ↑ "Liam Miller". ESPNsoccernet. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
- ↑ Liam Miller at Soccerbase
- ↑ "Liam Miller statisctics". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Irish Boys UEFA Champions". RTÉ Libraries and Archives. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ↑ "PFA snub can motivate Bhoys: Lennon". Belfast Telegraph. INM. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ 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.
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