William Miller (Australian footballer)

For other people named William Miller, see William Miller (disambiguation).

William Miller
Personal information
Full name William Robert Miller
Nickname Darky
Born (1881-12-29)29 December 1881
Kapunda, South Australia
Died 29 December 1912(1912-12-29) (aged 31)
Rose Park, South Australia
Position Full forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1899–1910 Norwood 110 (212)
1911 Sturt
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
South Australia 9
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1910.
Career highlights
  • 2x Norwood premiership player (1904, 1907)
  • 2x SANFL leading goalkicker (1901, 1904)
  • 7x Norwood leading goalkicker
    (1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905)[1]
  • Norwood best and fairest (1905)
Source: AustralianFootball.com

William Robert Miller (29 December 1881 – 29 December 1912) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Norwood in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).[2]

He died from typhoid on his 31st birthday, at a hospital in Rose Park.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Redlegs Museum: William Miller profile Archived 3 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ^ "1904 interstate match: South Australia v Western Australia – Sandgropers go west with spoils". Australian Football – 1904. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Family Notices". The Journal. Vol. XLVII, no. 12998. South Australia. 31 December 1912. p. 1.
  4. ^ "OBITUARY". Chronicle. Vol. LV, no. 2, 837. South Australia. 4 January 1913. p. 46.
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