Willie Miller

For other people with the same name, see William Miller.

Willie Miller
MBE
Personal information
Full name William Ferguson Miller[1]
Date of birth (1955-05-02) 2 May 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
1969–1971 Eastercraigs Boys Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1990 Aberdeen 560 (21)
1971–1972 → Peterhead (loan)
International career
1977 Scotland U21 2 (0)
1974–1976 Scotland U23 9 (0)
1975–1989 Scotland 65 (1)
1976 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
Managerial career
1992–1995 Aberdeen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Ferguson Miller MBE (born 2 May 1955) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager, who made a club record 560 league appearances for Aberdeen. Sir Alex Ferguson described Miller as "the best penalty box defender in the world".[3]

  1. ^ Miller, Willie (2013). Willie Miller – The Don. Birlinn. ISBN 9780857905505.
  2. ^ "Dark Blue Dons: Willie Miller". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  3. ^ Harry Reid (2005), The Final Whistle?, Birlinn, 237–8 ISBN 1-84158-362-6