Charlie Miller
Miller playing for Gold Coast United in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Miller | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1999 | Rangers | 83 | (10) |
| 1998 | → Leicester City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1999 | Watford | 14 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Dundee United | 118 | (17) |
| 2004–2006 | SK Brann | 52 | (14) |
| 2007–2008 | Lierse | 33 | (12) |
| 2008–2009 | Brisbane Roar | 30 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | Gold Coast United | 12 | (1) |
| 2011 | Clyde | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 351 | (62) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Charlie Miller (born 18 March 1976) is a retired Scottish football player. Miller started his career at Rangers, and won five consecutive Scottish league championships and two Scottish Cup titles. Miller was voted the SPFA Young Player of the Year in 1995 during his time with the club. After spells with English Premier League clubs Leicester City and Watford, Miller joined Dundee United in 2000 where he played for four seasons. Miller played for Norwegian club SK Brann from 2004 to 2006 and won the Norwegian Cup with the club in 2004. After spells in Belgium and Australia, Miller returned to Scotland in 2011 when he joined Clyde.
Miller was born in Glasgow and started his career with Rangers and showed he was talented enough to make an impression in the nine-in-a-row team under Walter Smith. Indeed, when David Beckham scored his famous goal from the midfield against Wimbledon on 17 August 1996, he did so in boots custom-made for Miller ("CHARLIE" was embroidered on the boots), which had been given to Beckham by mistake.
A lifestyle of parties and an unhealthy diet followed, and Miller's career appeared to be on the wane. In 1996, he had engaged in a pub brawl after allegedly singing sectarian songs. Miller's accomplice, Jimmy Gardner, was convicted of assault in relation to the incident, while a verdict of not proven was recorded against Miller. He was loaned to Leicester City towards the end of the 1998-99 season before joining Watford for £450,000 in October 1999. Watford were relegated in their first FA Premier League season with Miller unable to make an impact, making only 15 league appearances. He played one more League Cup game for the Hornets in the 2000-01 before moving to Dundee United on a free transfer. Miller enjoyed a successful spell at United, becoming a firm favourite with the fans. However, in May 2004, a contract dispute saw Miller leave the club to join ex-Dundee United player Robbie Winters at Norwegian club SK Brann.
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