Ricky Howard Miller (born 13 March 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League One club Peterborough United.
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Career
Early career
Born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Miller began his career with the youth system at Charlton Athletic. He later joined the Woking youth system, before moving on to Stamford in September 2006. Miller made his debut as a last minute substitute in the club's 2-1 home defeat to Lincoln United in an FA Cup first qualifying round replay on 19 September 2006. He joined Leicestershire Senior League Division One team Cottesmore Amateurs on dual terms, scoring twice on his debut, a 6-4 defeat at Ashby Ivanhoe on 23 September 2006. He then linked up with Bourne Town, again on a dual basis, making his debut in the club's 4-0 home United Counties League defeat to Boston Town on 18 October 2006. Miller then agreed dual terms with Rothwell Town, spending the latter half of the season with the club and scoring his first senior hat-trick in the club's 3-0 Southern Football League Division One Midlands home victory over Bromsgrove Rovers on 6 March 2007.
Although offered terms by Stamford for the 2007-08 season, Miller instead chose to join Corby Town, reuniting him with his former Rothwell Town manager Alan Biley who had moved to act as Kevin Wilson's assistant at Corby.
Return to Stamford and Boston United
Miller re-signed for Stamford in 2012-13 and scored the winning goal in the play-off final against Chasetown to help the club win promotion to the Northern Premier League Premier Division. He then re-signed for Conference North club Boston United in June 2013, and finished 2013-14 with 46 appearances and 28 goals, as the club narrowly missed out on the play-offs with a sixth-place finish. He was named the Conference North Player of the Year and was also named in the Team of the Year.
Luton Town
On 25 June 2014, Miller signed a one-year contract with League Two club Luton Town on a free transfer from Boston. On 2 September 2014, he joined Conference Premier team Dover Athletic on loan, before being recalled just over a month later after scoring five goals in ten appearances. Miller made his debut for Luton the following day in a 2-1 away victory over Hartlepool United. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4-2 FA Cup victory over Newport County, and this was followed up with his first Football League goal in the following match, a 1-0 win at home to Tranmere Rovers. Miller finished 2014-15 with 15 appearances and two goals for Luton.
Dover Athletic
On 30 June 2015, Miller joined Dover Athletic permanently on a two-year contract, following his release by Luton. His first goal of 2015-16 came on 11 August 2015 in a 3-2 victory at home to Kidderminster Harriers. In the space of a week, Miller scored in three consecutive matches in November 2015, before scoring five goals in three matches from December 2015 to January 2016. He scored the equaliser in a 1-1 draw away to Kidderminster Harriers on 23 April 2016, a result that confirmed Dover's place in the play-offs. Miller played in both legs of the play-off semi-final defeat to Forest Green Rovers, losing 2-1 on aggregate, despite scoring the opening goal in the second leg to level the tie, and finished the season with 54 appearances and 22 goals.
Miller made his first appearance of 2016-17 on the opening day of the season in a 0-0 draw away to Wrexham. In the following match, he scored his first goal of the season with a penalty in the first half, but was sent off four minutes into the second half, as Dover conceded four second half goals and were beaten 4-1 by Boreham Wood. Miller returned to the team for a 4-2 victory away to Eastleigh on 16 August 2016, in which he scored Dover's fourth goal, having entered the match as a 78th-minute substitute. He scored a hat-trick for Dover in a 4-3 victory at home to Forest Green Rovers on 10 September 2016, before scoring ten goals in five matches in October 2016, including four goals in a 6-1 victory at home to Braintree Town. This was followed by ten goals in seven matches from November 2016 to December 2016, which included a hat-trick in a 3-2 victory away to Solihull Moors. Miller scored two further hat-tricks in wins over Eastleigh and Barrow, and finished the season with 46 appearances and 45 goals.
Peterborough United
On 3 May 2017, Miller signed for League One club Peterborough United on a three-year contract.
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Personal life
On 27 April 2015, Miller and his Luton Town teammate Shaun Whalley were both arrested by Bedfordshire Police in connection with an alleged assault following the club's end of season awards night. Both were released on bail, but were suspended by the club pending a police inquiry. He later had his Luton contract terminated following his arrest. On 3 June 2015, Miller was charged with five offences in connection to the assault. On 8 December 2015, Miller was found not guilty and was cleared of the charges.
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 November 2017
Honours
Stamford
- Northern Premier League Division One South play-offs: 2012-13
Individual
- Conference North Player of the Year: 2013-14
- Conference North Team of the Year: 2013-14
References
External links
- Ricky Miller profile at the Peterborough United F.C. website
- Ricky Miller at Soccerbase
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