George Miller (footballer, born 1998)

George Miller (born 11 August 1998)[3] is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Doncaster Rovers.

George Miller
Miller in 2016
Personal information
Full name George Miller[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998[2]
Place of birth Bolton, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Doncaster Rovers
Number 9
Youth career
2014–2016 Bury
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Bury 29 (7)
2016 → Witton Albion (loan) 2 (1)
2017–2019 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Wrexham (loan) 5 (0)
2018 → Bury (loan) 19 (8)
2018–2019 → Bradford City (loan) 28 (3)
2019–2022 Barnsley 6 (0)
2019 → Bradford City (loan) 11 (0)
2019–2020 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 15 (1)
2021–2022 → Walsall (loan) 41 (12)
2022– Doncaster Rovers 34 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

Early life

He is the nephew of referee Mark Halsey.[4]

Club career

Bury

Miller joined the Bury youth set-up in April 2014.[5] He made his League One debut for the Shakers on 7 February 2016, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Reece Brown in a 3–0 defeat to Barnsley at Oakwell.[6]

He had a brief loan at Witton Albion, making two appearances and scoring one goal for the club.[7] On 29 October 2016, he scored his first goal for Bury in a 3–2 defeat against Northampton Town.[8]

Middlesbrough

On 14 July 2017, Miller signed a three-year contract with EFL Championship club, Middlesbrough, following a successful previous season with his former club Bury.[9] Miller went on to make his debut for his new club on 19 September 2017 in a 2–0 victory over Aston Villa in the third round of the EFL Cup, coming on as a late substitute for Ashley Fletcher at Villa Park.[10] On 5 December 2017, he signed for National League side Wrexham on a month-long loan, going on to make six appearances for the club.[11] On 19 January 2018, Middlesbrough announced that Miller would rejoin his former club Bury on loan until the end of the season, despite reported interest from Wrexham to resign their former loanee.[12]

On 16 July 2018, Bradford City announced that Miller had joined the club on loan for the 2018–19 season.[13][14]

Barnsley

On 31 January 2019 Miller was signed by Barnsley for a fee of £200,000 and immediately loaned back to Bradford City until the end of the 2018–19 season.[15] A few days later, he was announced as the winner of the December 2018 EFL Young Player of the Month award.[16]

Miller made his EFL Championship debut for Barnsley as a late substitute against Fulham on Saturday 3 August 2019 in a 1–0 win.[17] However, first-team opportunities remained limited and on 22 August 2019, it was announced Miller was heading out on loan again, this time joining League Two side Scunthorpe United on a season-long loan deal.[18]

Miller made just six substitute appearances for Barnsley in the 2020–21 season and on 31 August 2021 moved out on loan again, joining League Two side Walsall on a season-long loan deal.[19]

Doncaster Rovers

On 20 June 2022, Miller agreed to join Doncaster Rovers on a three-year deal following his release from Barnsley.[20]

Career statistics
As of match played 18 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[21]
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bury 2015–16[22] League One 1000000010
2016–17[23] 28720001[lower-alpha 1]1318
Total 297200011328
Witton Albion (loan) 2016–17 NPL Division One South 2100–0021
Middlesbrough 2017–18[24] Championship 0000100010
2018–19[25] Championship 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
Total 0000102030
Wrexham (loan) 2017–18[24] National League 5000–1[lower-alpha 2]060
Bury (loan) 2017–18[24] League One 198000000198
Bradford City (loan) 2018–19[25] League One 39342101[lower-alpha 1]1456
Barnsley 2019–20[17] Championship 1000100020
2020–21[26] Championship 5010000060
2021–22[27] Championship 0000100010
Total 6010200090
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2019–20[17] League Two 15100004[lower-alpha 1]0191
Walsall (loan) 2021–22[27] League Two 411220004[lower-alpha 1]04712
Doncaster Rovers 2022–23 League Two 341110002[lower-alpha 1]23713
Career total 190431024015421949
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. Appearance in the FA Trophy.

References
  1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. "George Miller". 11v11. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  3. "G. Miller". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  4. Nelson, Craig (15 April 2016). "Under-18s stars Miller and Bourne offered pro deals with Bury". Bury Times. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  5. "It is Miller time with the Shakers". Bury Times. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  6. "Barnsley 3–0 Bury". BBC Sport. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  7. "George Miller". Witton Albion F.C. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  8. "Northampton Town 3–2 Bury". BBC Sport. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  9. "Boro Complete The Signing Of George Miller From Bury". Middlesbrough F.C. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  10. "Aston Villa 0–2 Middlesbrough". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  11. "Reds Land Loan Striker From Boro". Wrexham A.F.C. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  12. "George Miller Returns To Bury In Loan Deal". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  13. "Miller Completes Loan Deal". Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  14. "Bradford City sign Miller and Payne on loan". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  15. "Barnsley sign Middlesbrough striker then immediately loan him out to Yorkshire rivals". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
  16. "George Miller: Bradford City loanee wins EFL Young Player of Month award for December". BBC Sport. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  17. "Games played by George Miller in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  18. "Iron sign George Miller on loan". Scunthorpe United F.C. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  19. "Walsall snap up George Miller on loan from Barnsley". Express & Star. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  20. "George Miller is Rovers' new No.9". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  21. "George Miller | Football Stats | Doncaster Rovers | Age 24 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  22. "Games played by George Miller in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  23. "Games played by George Miller in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  24. "Games played by George Miller in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  25. "Games played by George Miller in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  26. "Games played by George Miller in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  27. "Games played by George Miller in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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