Thomas Currie Miller (29 April 1882 – 1932) was a Scottish

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who played for

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

, Chelsea and Dundee Hibernian, mainly as a

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. He was part of the Falkirk team which finished runners-up in the

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, having returned to Scotland after being released by Chelsea, where he was recruited as one of the initial batch of players after the club was formed, and remained in West London for four seasons. He took part in the first

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fixtures played by both Falkirk in 1902 and Dundee Hibernian (later Dundee United) in 1910, and the first English

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match played by Chelsea in 1905. After World War I, aged in his late 30s, he made a comeback of sorts with St Bernard's and Bathgate. Miller was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI in 1910.(SFL player) Tommy Miller
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1882 births 1932 deaths Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Edinburgh Falkirk F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players St Bernard's F.C. players Bathgate F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players English Football League players Men's association football defenders Scottish Junior Football Association players {{Scotland-footy-defender-1880s-stub