George Miller (footballer, born 1998)

George Miller
Miller in 2016
Personal information
Full name George Miller[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Bolton, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cheltenham Town
Number 10
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)
2022–2024 Doncaster Rovers 36 (11)
2024– Cheltenham Town 18 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:55, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

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

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]

In August 2024, Miller joined League Two side Cheltenham Town for an undisclosed fee.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[22]
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bury 2015–16[23] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016–17[24] League One 28 7 2 0 0 0 1[a] 1 31 8
Total 29 7 2 0 0 0 1 1 32 8
Witton Albion (loan) 2016–17 NPL Division One South 2 1 0 0 – 0 0 2 1
Middlesbrough 2017–18[25] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19[26] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
Wrexham (loan) 2017–18[25] National League 5 0 0 0 – 1[b] 0 6 0
Bury (loan) 2017–18[25] League One 19 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 8
Bradford City (loan) 2018–19[26] League One 39 3 4 2 1 0 1[a] 1 45 6
Barnsley 2019–20[17] Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2020–21[27] Championship 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2021–22[28] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9 0
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2019–20[17] League Two 15 1 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 19 1
Walsall (loan) 2021–22[28] League Two 41 12 2 0 0 0 4[a] 0 47 12
Doncaster Rovers 2022–23[29] League Two 34 11 1 0 0 0 2[a] 2 37 13
2023–24[30] League Two 2 0 0 0 1 2 1[c] 0 4 2
Total 36 11 1 0 1 2 3 2 41 15
Cheltenham Town 2024–25[31] League Two 18 6 2 0 1 0 2[a] 1 23 7
Career total 210 49 12 2 6 2 18 5 246 58
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy.
  3. ^ Appearance in the League Two Play-Offs

References

  1. ^ "EFL Released and Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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. ^ "Cheltenham sign striker Miller from Doncaster". BBC. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  22. ^ "George Miller | Football Stats | Doncaster Rovers | Age 24 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  23. ^ "Games played by George Miller in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  24. ^ "Games played by George Miller in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  25. ^ a b c "Games played by George Miller in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by George Miller in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  27. ^ "Games played by George Miller in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  28. ^ a b "Games played by George Miller in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  29. ^ "Games played by George Miller in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  30. ^ "Games played by George Miller in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  31. ^ "Games played by George Miller in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2024.