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Willie Miller
	Willie Miller
Personal information
Full name	William Ferguson Miller MBE
Date of birth	May 2, 1955 (age 54)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Central Defender
Senior career1
National team
Teams managed
1992–1995	Aberdeen
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only.; * Appearances (Goals)

For other people called Willie Miller, see William Miller.

William Ferguson Miller, MBE (born 2 May, 1955 in Glasgow) is a former professional football player who made a club record 558 league appearances for Aberdeen. He is currently the club's Director of Football.^[1] Sir Alex Ferguson described Miller as "the best penalty box defender in the world".^[2]

[edit] Playing Career

[edit] Aberdeen

Miller signed for Aberdeen at the age of seventeen and was made captain four years later by manager Ally McLeod. His central defensive partnership with Alex McLeish was integral to Aberdeen's great success in the 1980s, as they won all the major domestic honours and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1983. He retired from playing in 1990 due to an injury picked up whilst playing for Scotland.

[edit] Honours as an Aberdeen player

European Cup Winners' Cup 1983
European Super Cup 1983
Scottish Premier Division 1980, 1984, 1985
Scottish Cup 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986
Scottish League Cup 1976, 1985, 1989

[edit] Scotland

Miller won 65 international caps for Scotland and scored one goal. He was an inaugural inductee to the Scotland Football Hall of Fame.

[edit] Career Statistics

Club	Season	League		Scot Cup		Lge Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	1972–73	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1973–74	31	0	1	0	9	0	4	0	46	0
	1974–75	34	1	4	1	6	0	0	0	44	2
	1975–76	36	0	2	1	6	0	0	0	44	1
	1976–77	36	0	3	0	8	0	0	0	47	0
	1977–78	36	2	6	0	6	0	2	0	50	2
	1978–79	34	0	5	1	8	0	4	0	51	1
	1979–80	31	1	5	1	8	0	2	0	46	2
	1980–81	33	2	1	0	6	0	4	0	44	2
	1981–82	36	0	6	0	10	0	6	0	58	0
	1982–83	36	2	5	0	8	0	11	1	60	3
	1983–84	34	2	7	1	9	1	10	0	60	4
	1984–85	34	3	6	0	1	0	2	0	43	3
	1985–86	33	1	6	1	6	0	6	1	51	3
	1986–87	36	2	3	0	2	0	2	0	43	2
	1987–88	42	3	6	0	5	0	4	0	57	3
	1988–89	22	1	0	0	5	2	2	0	29	3
	1989–90	15	0	0	0	5	0	2	0	22	0
	1990–91	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career total		561	20	66	6	109	3	61	2	797	31

[edit] Management Career

[edit] Aberdeen

In February 1992, he was appointed Aberdeen manager, but despite two second-place finishes in the league and two losing cup finals, Willie was sacked in February 1995. Miller was subsequently appointed to the Aberdeen board in May 2004 and given executive responsibility for football. He played a large role in the appointment of Jimmy Calderwood as manager.

[edit] Career outside football

He has worked for the BBC as a football commentator and analyst between leaving Aberdeen as manager in 1995 and returning as Director of Football in 2004.

[edit] References

^ "Willie Miller backs Aberdeen over criticism of referee Steven Nicholls". The Times. 4 November 2009. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article6902176.ece.
^ Harry Reid (2005), The Final Whistle?, Birlinn, 237-8 ISBN 1-84158-362-6

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[0] "Willie Miller backs Aberdeen over criticism of referee Steven Nicholls". The Times. 4 November 2009. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article6902176.ece.

[1] Harry Reid (2005), The Final Whistle?, Birlinn, 237-8 ISBN 1-84158-362-6

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Contents

[edit] Playing Career

[edit] Aberdeen

[edit] Honours as an Aberdeen player

[edit] Scotland

[edit] Career Statistics

[edit] Management Career

[edit] Aberdeen

[edit] Career outside football

[edit] References