Thomas Patrick Miller (born 29 June 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for

Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921 Stalybridge Celtic ...

. He has formerly played for

Dundalk Dundalk ( ; ga, Dún Dealgan ), meaning "the fort of Dealgan", is the county town (the administrative centre) of County Louth, Ireland. The town is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the east coast of Ireland. It is h ...

, Newport County, Lincoln City,

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

and

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Career

Miller began his career as a youth player at

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...

but the club's then manager

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did not offer him a professional deal at the end of his two-year scholarship. Upon hearing the news, Miller spoke with the club's former assistant manager Jim Duffy who recommended him to Rangers. The Ibrox-based club scouted Miller in the

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

exit trials and were suitably impressed to sign him to a two-year professional contract. Miller's progress at Rangers was hindered by a series of injuries as he damaged his cruciate ligament and broke bones in both of his feet. In December 2009, he reunited with Jim Duffy, who signed him on a month's loan for

Brechin City Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club w ...

. He debuted for the club as a substitute in their 1–0 defeat at

Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is ...

in the fourth round of the

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Dundalk Dundalk ( ; ga, Dún Dealgan ), meaning "the fort of Dealgan", is the county town (the administrative centre) of County Louth, Ireland. The town is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the east coast of Ireland. It is h ...

in February 2010. He spent the 2011–12 season with

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side Newport County making 37 league appearances where he most notably injured Bolton star

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in a pre-season friendly. Miller then joined League rivals Lincoln City in 2012 and made over 100 appearances for the Imps before leaving the club in May 2015 and joining

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side

in June. He made his

debut on 8 August 2015 in a 1–1 draw away at

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Miller was released by Carlisle. In July 2018, he joined

on a two-year contract. He left Bury following their expulsion from League One. He joined

AFC Fylde AFC Fylde is a professional football club based in Wesham in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Farm. Originally known as Kirkham & Wesham following a merger of Kirkham Town and Wes ...

in February 2019, signing a contract until the end of the season. On 1 October 2020, he then joined

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on a deal for the 2020-21 season. In July 2022, Miller joined

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Tom 1990 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Brechin City F.C. players Bury F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Dundalk F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Rangers F.C. players AFC Fylde players Radcliffe F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players League of Ireland players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players People from Ely, Cambridgeshire Footballers from Cambridgeshire