Liam Miller

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Liam Miller, the Irish midfielder, made 60 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 3 times, averaging 0.05 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 2006-07, with 2 goals.

Figures are from our match-by-match data, densest from 2010 onward.
Liam Miller

Liam William Peter Miller (13 February 1981 – 9 February 2018) was an Irish professional footballer . Miller began his career with Celtic and was later loaned to Aarhus in 2001. He returned to Celtic Park and broke into the first-team squad during the 2003–04 season. Rejecting the offer of a new contract from Celtic, he joined Manchester United in 2004 on a free transfer under the Bosman ruling . [ 5 ] Loaned to Leeds United during the 2005–06 season, Miller made 22 first-team appearances for Manchester United. [ 6 ] From 2006 until 2009, he played for Sunderland , followed by a short stay at Queens Park Rangers from January until May 2009, when he was released. Miller joined Hibernian in September of that year on a free transfer. He moved to Australia's A-League in 2011 after his contract with Hibernian expired, and represented Perth Glory , Brisbane Roar and Melbourne City there. In 2015, he joined his hometown team Cork City , and a year later Wilmington Hammerheads . Miller represented the Republic of Ireland team internationally, making his debut in 2004 against the Czech Republic . He earned 21 caps over the next five years, scoring one international goal. Miller died of pancreatic cancer in 2018. — Wikipedia

Position
MF
Nationality
Ireland
Birthplace
Cork
Born
13 Feb 1981
Height
170 cm
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At Sunderland

Miller made his debut for Sunderland in a 2–1 win over Derby County on 9 September 2006 at Pride Park Stadium , [ 36 ] and scored his first goal in the following game against former team Leeds on 13 September in a 3–0 win, shooting across the goalkeeper from 14 yards. [ 37 ] On 6 January 2007, he was sent off by referee Iain Williamson in the 37th minute of an FA Cup third round match against Preston, after receiving his second yellow card for a foul on David Nugent ; Sunderland went on to lose the match 1–0. [ 38 ] Sunderland ended the season as league champions, returning to the Premier League. [ 39 ] Miller scored his first Premier League goal on 22 September 2007 against North-East rivals Middlesbrough in the Tees-Wear derby ; his 89th minute 20-yard left-footed shot sealed a 2–2 draw at the Riverside Stadium . [ 40 ] He was sent off for the second time in his Sunderland career by Peter Walton ; against Chelsea on 8 December for a push on Claudio Pizarro , as the Black Cats lost 2–0. [ 41 ] In February 2008, Keane placed Miller on the transfer list after deeming him to be surplus to requirements. [ 42 ] He was linked with a move to Toronto FC , a Canadian club with ties to former Sunderland players Danny Dichio , Carl Robinson and Andy Welsh . [ 43 ] — Wikipedia

Career
Republic of Ireland national under-20 football team (1998–99)→Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team (1998–98)→Celtic F.C. (2000–04)→Aarhus Gymnastikforening (2001–02)→Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team (2002–02)→Republic of Ireland men's national association football team (2004–09)→Manchester United F.C. (2004–06)→Leeds United F.C. (2005–06)→Sunderland A.F.C. (2006–09)→Hibernian F.C. (2009–11)→Queens Park Rangers F.C. (2009–09)→Perth Glory FC (2011–13)→Brisbane Roar FC (2013–14)→Melbourne City FC (2014–14)→Cork City F.C. (2015–15)→Wilmington Hammerheads FC (2016)
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Sunderland career (from season records)
60
Appearances
3
Goals

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Goals per season across 3 seasonsgoals per season
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2008-0940—
2007-08251—
2006-07312—

Appearances counted as matches started or come on as substitute. Figures from recorded season totals — we hold no match-by-match data for this era.

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