Paul Richard Miller (born 11 October 1959) is an English former

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who played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic, Watford,

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and

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. Miller's favoured position was centre back. Miller was born in Stepney, London. In his early years, he played his youth football in the

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for the ELY (East London Youth) team, winning a league runners-up medal in 1970 at under-11 level. Miller began his professional career at Tottenham Hotspur, signing as apprentice in 1976, professional a year later, and spending a season with

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in the Norwegian League to gain experience. He was part of Spurs' FA Cup winning team in 1981, conceding a penalty after bringing down Dave Bennett in the replay which Tottenham won 3–2. He won a second FA Cup-winner's medal with Spurs the following year, and played a key role in their

1983–84 UEFA Cup The 1983–84 UEFA Cup was the 13th season of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It was won by English club Tottenham Hotspur, who beat Belgian side Anderlecht ...

victory, scoring an away goal in the first leg of the final against

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. He later played for Charlton Athletic, Watford,

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and

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur * FA Cup 1980–81, 1981–82 *

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(shared) * UEFA Cup 1983–84

References

External links

League stats
at Neil Brown's site
Miller's Tottenham stats and photo
at Sporting Heroes 1959 births Living people Footballers from Stepney English footballers Association football defenders Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Watford F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Brentford F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players English Football League players UEFA Cup winning players FA Cup Final players {{england-footy-defender-1950s-stub