Ricky Miller
 Miller (wearing the number 9 shirt) is congratulated by his team-mates after scoring a goal for Dover Athletic in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricky Howard Miller[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1989[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hatfield, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dover Athletic | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| –2006 | Woking | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Stamford | ||
| 2006 | → Cottesmore Amateurs (loan) | ||
| 2006 | → Bourne Town (loan) | ||
| 2007 | → Rothwell Town (loan) | ||
| 2007 | Corby Town | ||
| 2007 | Hitchin Town | ||
| 2007–2008 | Fleet Town | ||
| 2008–2009 | Spalding United | 28 | (17) |
| 2009 | Boston United | 12 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | Stamford | ||
| 2010 | Cambridge City | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Aylesbury | 34 | (15) |
| 2011 | Wealdstone | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Stamford | ||
| 2012 | Corby Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | St Ives Town | ||
| 2012–2013 | Stamford | 25 | (23) |
| 2012 | → Arlesey Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Boston United | 40 | (24) |
| 2014–2015 | Luton Town | 12 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Dover Athletic (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| 2015– | Dover Athletic | 64 | (41) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:19, 30 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Ricky Howard Miller (born 13 March 1989) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Dover Athletic.
Career
After spells in the academy systems at Charlton Athletic[3] and Woking, Miller started his career in St Albans with Queens Head Sandridge before moving on to Stamford in September 2006. He made his debut as a last minute substitute in the club's 2–1 home defeat to Lincoln United in an FA Cup First Qualifying Round Replay on 19 September 2006.[4] He joined Leicestershire Senior League Division One side Cottesmore Amateurs on dual terms, scoring twice on his debut: a 6–4 defeat at Ashby Ivanhoe on 23 September 2006.[5] He then linked up with Bourne Town, again on a dual basis, making his debut in the club's 4–0 home United Counties League defeat to Boston Town on 18 October 2006.[6] He then agreed dual terms with Rothwell Town, spending the latter half of the season with the club and scoring his first senior hat-trick in the club's 3–0 Southern Football League Division One Midlands home victory over Bromsgrove Rovers on 6 March 2007.[7]
Although offered terms by Stamford for the 2007–08 season,[8] Miller instead chose to join Corby Town[9] reuniting him with his former Rothwell Town manager Alan Biley who had moved to act as Kevin Wilson's assistant at Corby. Miller re-joined Stamford early in the 2012–2013 season and scored 19 goals in 13 games before leaving in early January, only to return weeks later and score another 20 including twice in the play-off final victory.
After helping Stamford to promotion to the Northern Premier League Premier Division, Miller attracted the interest of Conference North side Boston United and signed a one-year contract with the club for the 2013–14 season. He went on to score 28 goals in 46 games but that wasn't enough to earn the Pilgrims a play-off spot as they narrowly missed out. He was awarded the Conference North Player of the Year trophy for his performances.
On 25 June 2014, Miller joined League Two side Luton Town on a one-year deal from Boston.[10] On 2 September 2014, he joined Conference Premier team Dover Athletic on loan[11] before being recalled just over a month later after scoring five goals in ten appearances.[12] Miller made his debut for Luton the following day in a 2–1 away victory over Hartlepool United.[13] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 FA Cup victory over Newport County and followed this up with the winning goal in a 1–0 win against Tranmere Rovers. He made 15 appearances in all competitions for Luton during the 2014–15 season.
On 27 April 2015, Miller and team-mate Shaun Whalley were both arrested by Bedfordshire Police in connection with an alleged assault following Luton Town's end of season awards night. Both were released on bail, but were suspended by the club pending a police inquiry.[14] Miller was later released from his Luton contract early following his arrest.[15] On 3 June 2015, Miller was charged with five offences in connection to the assault.[16]
On 30 June 2015, Miller signed for Conference National side Dover Athletic on a two-year contract.[17] In December of the same year he was cleared of the charges in the assault case.[18]
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 November 2016.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boston United | 2008–09[19] | NPL Premier Division | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | |||
| Cambridge City | 2009–10[19] | SL Premier Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Aylesbury | 2010–11[19] | SL Division One Central | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 | |
| 2011–12[19] | SL Division One Central | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 4 | |||
| Total | 34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 16 | |||
| Wealdstone | 2011–12[20] | IL Premier Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 2011–12[21] | SL Premier Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Corby Town | 2012–13[22] | Conference North | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Arlesey Town | 2012–13[19] | SL Premier Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Boston United | 2013–14[23] | Conference North | 40 | 24 | 2 | 2 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 45 | 28 | |
| Luton Town | 2014–15[22] | League Two | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Dover Athletic (loan) | 2014–15[22] | Conference Premier | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | |||
| Dover Athletic | 2015–16[22] | National League | 45 | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 54 | 22 | |
| 2016–17[22] | National League | 19 | 21 | 3 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25 | ||
| Total | 74 | 46 | 5 | 4 | — | 7 | 2 | 86 | 52 | |||
| Career total | 187 | 92 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 209 | 104 | ||
References
- ↑ "Ricky Miller". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Ricky Miller". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "Ricky Miller aiming high at Luton". Luton Town F.C. Official Website. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ "Injury-time goal puts Daniels out". Rutland & Stamford Mercury. 21 September 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ "Amateurs let lead slip in moments of madness". Rutland & Stamford Mercury. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ "Wakes slip into relegation zone". Rutland & Stamford Mercury. 20 October 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ "Inspired display halts leaders' unbeaten run". Rutland & Stamford Mercury. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ "Four goals for Daniels". Rutland & Stamford Mercury. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ "Wilson signs up striker Miller". Northamptonshire Telegraph. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ "Luton Town sign Boston United striker Ricky Miller". BBC Sport. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "Boston United target Ricky Miller joins Dover Athletic from Luton Town". Boston Target. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "Over at Dover for Miller". Sky Sports News. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "Hartlepool 1 Luton 2". BBC Sport. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "Luton Town suspend winger Shaun Whalley and striker Ricky Miller". The Guardian. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ↑ "Whalley, Fitzsimons and Miller depart Luton Town". Luton Town F.C. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ↑ "Ricky Miller charged with assault". Leighton Buzzard Online. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ↑ "Dover sign ex-Luton man subject to criminal trial". BBC Sport. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ↑ "Ex-Luton striker Ricky Miller not guilty of cab driver headbutt". BBC Sport. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Aylesbury United profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "Player Statistics 2011-12". Wealdstone F.C. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "Ricky Miller Hemel profile". Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ricky Miller profile at Soccerway
- ↑ "Boston profile". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
