Harold Sydney Miller (20 May 1902 – 24 October 1988) was an English

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who played between the wars. An inside-forward, Miller's first professional club were

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, whom he joined from amateurs St Albans City. Miller made 20 appearances for Charlton, scoring 11 times. He won a solitary

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for

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, which came against

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on 24 May 1923. Miller scored in this match as England won 3–1. He moved to across London to

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in June 1923 for a fee of £1,500. He remained there until 1939, making 365 appearances and scoring 44 goals.

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1902 births Footballers from St Albans 1988 deaths English men's footballers Charlton Athletic F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players England men's international footballers Northampton Town F.C. players Men's association football inside forwards {{England-footy-forward-1900s-stub