Peter Miller (footballer, Born 1858)
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Peter Miller (2 February 1858 – 11 October 1914) was a Scottish
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a
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Career

Miller played football for
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Partick Partick (, Scottish Gaelic: ''Partaig'') is an area of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde, just across from Govan. To the west lies Whiteinch, to the east Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Park (across the River Kelvin), and to the north Broo ...
, and
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Honours

;Dumbarton *
Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1882–83 - Runners Up 1880–81; 1881–82; 1886–87 *
Dumbartonshire Cup The Dumbartonshire Cup was the championship trophy of the Dumbartonshire FA from its inception in 1884 until the organization disbanded in 1938. There was however an 'extra' playing of the competition in 1939, immediately after the outbreak of the ...
: Winners 1884–85 * Glasgow Charity Cup: Runners Up 1881–82; 1884–85 * 3
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for Scotland between 1881 and 1883 * 4 representative caps for Scotch Counties between 1881 and 1883 * 6 representative caps for Dumbartonshire between 1884 and 1887 * 6 international trial matches for Scotland between 1878 and 1884.


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External links

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Peter Miller (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
1858 births 1914 deaths Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers Dumbarton F.C. players Men's association football central defenders Partick F.C. (1875) players 19th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-stub