Freddie Miller (rugby league)
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| Full name | Freddie Miller | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 July 1960 (aged 45) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Freddie Miller (c. 1915 - 20 July 1960) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for Hull F.C. and Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 314),[1] as a right-footed toe-end style (rather than round the corner style) goal-kicking fullback, i.e. number 1, and was captain of Hull during the 1946–47 season.[2][3]
Playing career[edit]
Challenge Cup Final appearances[edit]
Freddie Miller played fullback in Featherstone Rovers' 10-18 defeat by Workington Town in the 1952 Challenge Cup Final during the 1951–52 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 19 April 1952, in front of a crowd of 72,093.
County Cup Final appearances[edit]
Freddie Miller played fullback in Hull FC's 10-18 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1938 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 October 1938.
Playing career[edit]
Freddie Miller was transferred from Hull F.C. to the Featherstone Rovers for £200 during January 1920, he made his début for the Featherstone Rovers on Saturday 21 January 1950, he played his last match for the Featherstone Rovers during the 1952–53 season,[4] he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.
Honoured at Featherstone Rovers[edit]
Freddie Miller is a Featherstone Rovers Hall of Fame inductee.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Eric Batten & Freddy Miller". Great Players - Great Games. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Coaches and Captains". hullfc.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ Bailey, Ron (1956). The Official History Of Featherstone Rovers R.L.F.C.. Wakefield Express. ASIN: B00O1TLDPC
- ^ Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press. ISBN 0752422952
- ^ "Featherstone Rovers legends added to Hall of Fame". pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
External links[edit]
- Search for "Miller" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- (archived by web.archive.org) Stats → PastPlayers → M at hullfc.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at hullfc.com