| Peter Miller |
 Peter Miller was born on Tuesday, 2nd February, 1858, in Kilmun, Argyll and Bute. The midfielder signed for Thistle in March, 1885, having most recently been with Dumbarton. Aged 27, he made his first known appearance on Saturday, 21st March, 1885, in a 2-1 friendly win at home to Renton. There were no known goals for Peter during his spell with Thistle. He played his last known game for the club on Saturday, 25th April, 1885, in a 5-2 friendly win at home to Rangers, having appeared for the Thistle on at least 4 occasions. His club-list included Dumbarton, Partick Thistle and West Hartlepool NER. Peter died on Sunday, 11th October, 1914, in Glasgow, aged 56. |
| Peter Miller's Summary Totals |
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| League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Competitive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Games | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Born on the shores of Loch Long where his father was a ploughman, Peter's family moved to Dumbarton when he was a child to find work in the shipyards. He broke through to the Dumbarton team in his late teens and was an integral part of the club's success as the 1870s turned to the 1880s. In the SFA's annual for 1884 Peter was described “a brilliant half-back” and was recognised as one of the best in the land. By then in his mid 20s, he was already a stalwart and, indeed, had played in 3 successive Scottish Cup finals, finally landing a winners medal in the 1883 final versus Vale of Leven. Peter was at his footballing peak in these years and, in 1882 and 1883, he was capped by Scotland on 3 occasions, twice against England and once against Wales, with a 100% win record all the way. His first cap - on 11 March 1882 - was particularly memorable as a record crowd of 10,000 packed into First Hampden, straining at every vantage point going. Peter played alongside team captain Charles Campbell (QP) in the regular 2-2-6 formation of the day. Scotland “in the well-known blue and white stripes of the Edinburgh Academicals, with the Scottish lion worked in gold as a badge” (SC) were too strong for the English and were convincing winners by 5 to 1. It was a real coup to land a player of Peter's quality at Muir Park in the springtime of 1885; a testament to Thistle's developing status, but also it suited Peter who was employed in a Govan shipyard at the time. Peter played for the Jags on at least 4 occasions, all friendlies, signing off with a 5-2 victory at home to Rangers on 25 April 1885. Within months though, Peter was enticed back to Dumbarton, and he played with the Sons until 1889. From there, he moved to works side West Hartlepool NER, and was club captain for a couple of years until retirement from the game. Continuing in the shipbuilding industry, Peter stayed in the Hartlepool area for the rest of his days although, in 1914, he passed away at Glasgow Western Infirmary where he was being treated for a gastric obstruction. The Scottish Referee remembered him as “a perfect specimen of the footballer of his times, who never used physical strength against an opponent to gain advantage.” A gentleman. Peter is included in our feature piece, The Definitive Who's Who Of The Partick Thistle Internationalists →. |
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3 caps, 0 goals
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