Willie Miller
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Ferguson Miller | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1990 | Aberdeen | 558 | (20) |
| National team | |||
| 1975–1989 | Scotland | 65 | (1) |
| 1976 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1992–1995 | Aberdeen | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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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. Sir Alex Ferguson described Miller as "the best penalty box defender in the world".
Miller signed for Aberdeen in 1972 at the age of 17 and was made captain four years later by manager Ally McLeod. His central defensive partnership with Alex McLeish was integral to Aberdeen's success in the 1980s, as they won all the major domestic honours and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983. He retired from playing in 1990 due to an injury picked up whilst playing for Scotland. In 2003, Willie Miller was voted the greatest Aberdeen player of all time in a poll to mark the club's centenary.
Miller won 65 international caps for Scotland between 1975 and 1989, scoring one goal. His international career was effectively ended by an injury suffered during the last game of 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification. Although he did not play in the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals, Miller was presented with the match ball from Scotland's 1–0 loss to Brazil to thank him for his contribution to Scottish football.
He was an inaugural inductee to the Scottish Football Hall of Fame, in 2004. In 2010, Miller was chosen as one of the eleven members of Scotland's Greatest Team, by viewers of the Scottish Television documentary series, which sought the fans' opinion on the greatest ever Scotland players. Viewers also chose Alex McLeish as his central defence partner.
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