Alf Miller
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred George Abraham Miller | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 August 1999 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| Ryde Sports | |||
| Margate | |||
| 1936–1937 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 1937–1939 | Southport | 32 | (2) |
| 1939–1948 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | (0) |
| 1942–1945 | → Aldershot (guest) | ||
| 1948–1949 | Colchester United | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 43 | (2) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1955 | Colchester United (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alfred George Abraham "Alf" Miller (25 March 1917 – 2 August 1999), also known as Dusty Miller, was an English professional footballer and coach who played as a wing half in the Football League for Southport and Plymouth Argyle.
Miller began his career with his hometown club Portsmouth but never appeared for the first-team. He ventured into non-League football before being handed another opportunity in the Football League by Bristol Rovers. Again, he failed to break into the first-team, but a move to Southport saw him make his professional debut in 1937. Two years with Southport amounted to 32 appearances and a move to Plymouth Argyle, but World War II broke out before Miller could make any appearances for the club.
Miller spent the war years making guest appearances for Aldershot, and finally made his debut for Plymouth in 1946. After injury interrupted his return, he made a move to Colchester United in 1948, where he played just twice before becoming a member of the club's coaching staff. He was briefly caretaker manager with Claude Orrin in early 1955.
Born in Portsmouth, Miller was on the books of his hometown club Portsmouth as late as 1935, but after failing to break through into the first-team, he moved into non-League football with Ryde Sports. He later made appearances for Margate before Bristol Rovers signed him in 1936.
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