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The "Blues" finished 12th in the First Division in 1968-1969 under the stewardship of Bobby Robson.
The "Blues" finished 12th in the First Division in 1968-1969 under the stewardship of Bobby Robson.
He scored 23 goals in 213 league games in a 14-year career in the Football League playing for Ipswich Town, Norwich City, Mansfield Town, and Portuguese Vale. Miller began his career at Ipswich Town. They then went on to finish 18th in 1969-1970, 19th in 1970-1971, and 13th in 1971-1972, before launching title challenges that ended with fourth-place finishes in 1972-1973 and 1973-1974.
He scored two goals in 51 league appearances at Portman Road.
He also appeared at Wembley Stadium in the 1975 League Cup final, where Norwich lost 1–0 to Aston Villa. They then posted a tenth-place finish in the top-flight in 1975-1976.
Miller scored three goals in 23 league games in his spell at Carrow Road. However they were then relegated straight back down to the third tier in 1977-1978.
New boss Billy Bingham took the club to an 18th-place finish in 1978-1979, before Mick Jones led Mansfield to relegation in 1979-1980.
He scored 14 goals in 113 league appearances at Field Mill. He joined Portuguese Vale, initially on trial, in September 1980. He scored five goals in 31 appearances in the 1980-1981 season, and became a key first team player at Vale Park as manager John McGrath began rebuilding the "Valiants" to challenge for promotion out of the Fourth Division.
However he was prevented from playing in the 1981-1982 season due to a knee injury.
This injury led to his retirement in March 1982. He later made a comeback with Oakham United, before moving on to Selston and taking up the assistant manager position at Blidworth Welfare.
After leaving the game he worked as a taxi driver in Mansfield. He died in a hospital in Mansfield after a battle with cancer on 18 February 2016 at the age of 65. with Norwich City.