Tom Miller (footballer born 1990)
Encyclopedia
Tom Miller is an English
football player who currently plays for .
before joining local rivals Norwich City
. He was Norwich's Young Players Player of the Year in 2008.
Miller was given a chance at Rangers
in Summer 2008 thanks to former Norwich assistant boss Jim Duffy who offered the youngster help should he ever need it after impressing while Duffy was on the coaching staff at Carrow Road.
He was signed by League of Ireland
side Dundalk
in February 2010 after impressing on trial and made his debut for the club on 5 March 2010. In January 2011, Miller joined Newport County
.
During a pre-season match with Bolton Wanderers
on 30 July 2011, Miller was involved in a clash with Bolton midfielder Lee Chung-Yong
which resulted in a broken leg for the South Korea international that initial reports said would rule him out for a minimum of nine months, but by early September, Lee was hopeful that he would return by early 2012. Miller was substituted straight away.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
football player who currently plays for .
Career
Miller, a defender or midfielder, started his youth career at amateur side Littleport Town. He moved to Ipswich TownIpswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
before joining local rivals Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
. He was Norwich's Young Players Player of the Year in 2008.
Miller was given a chance at Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
in Summer 2008 thanks to former Norwich assistant boss Jim Duffy who offered the youngster help should he ever need it after impressing while Duffy was on the coaching staff at Carrow Road.
He was signed by League of Ireland
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
side Dundalk
Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...
in February 2010 after impressing on trial and made his debut for the club on 5 March 2010. In January 2011, Miller joined Newport County
Newport County A.F.C.
Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
.
During a pre-season match with Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
on 30 July 2011, Miller was involved in a clash with Bolton midfielder Lee Chung-Yong
Lee Chung-Yong
Lee Chung-Yong is a South Korean footballer who plays for Premier League club Bolton Wanderers and the South Korean national team. His nickname, Blue Dragon, is a transliteration of his given name "Chung-Yong" derived from Hanja, 청용...
which resulted in a broken leg for the South Korea international that initial reports said would rule him out for a minimum of nine months, but by early September, Lee was hopeful that he would return by early 2012. Miller was substituted straight away.