Shaun Miller

Shaun Miller

Miller playing for Coventry City in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Shaun Robert Miller[1]
Date of birth	25 September 1987[1]
Place of birth	Alsager, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Morecambe
Number	16
Youth career
1995–2006	Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2006–2012	Crewe Alexandra	163	(39)
2006–2007	→ Witton Albion (loan)	3	(1)
2012–2014	Sheffield United	28	(4)
2014	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)	8	(3)
2014–2015	Coventry City	12	(1)
2014–2015	→ Crawley Town (loan)	5	(0)
2015	→ York City (loan)	6	(0)
2015–	Morecambe	18	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:24, 30 December 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Shaun Robert Miller (born 25 September 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League Two club Morecambe.

Born in Alsager, Cheshire, Miller began his career at Crewe Alexandra before moving to Sheffield United in 2012 and Coventry City in 2014. He has also spent time on loan at Witton Albion, Shrewsbury Town and York City. He was released by Coventry in May 2015 before signing for Morecambe.

Career

Crewe Alexandra

Miller started his career with Crewe Alexandra's youth system, and he signed a professional contract with the club on 3 July 2006.^[1] He made his first team debut on 11 November 2006 in a 4–0 FA Cup loss to Bradford City at Valley Parade.^[2] He made his league début in a 1–0 loss away to Gillingham on 10 March 2007,^[3] before marking his first professional start with a goal in a 2–1 loss away to Blackpool at the end of the month.^[4]

In his second season Miller was in and out of the first team making 17 appearances, his only goal coming in a 4–1 home loss to Bournemouth. The following season Miller played 40 times for Crewe, scoring 7 goals. He scored his first goal of the 2009–10 season in a 2–1 loss at home to Aldershot Town. He finished the season with 7 goals including a goal in a 1–0 win against rivals Port Vale.

On 21 August 2010 he scored 2 goals as Crewe beat Barnet 7–0 at home.^[5] He scored his fifth goal of the season in an incredible 5–5 draw with Chesterfield.^[6] He scored his 17th goal of the season in an 8–1 win against Cheltenham Town.^[7] On the final day of the season Miller scored two goals as Crewe beat Bradford 5–1, giving him a total of 19 goals for the season.^[8] His first goal of the 2011–12 season came in a 3–2 League Cup defeat to Preston North End. On 3 September he scored two goals as Crewe beat Oxford United 3–1. He scored his 5th league goal of the season in a 3–1 win over Barnet on 10 September. On 17 December 2011 Miller was sent off in a 1–1 draw against Crawley Town.^[9]

Sheffield United

Miller signed for Sheffield United at the end of July 2012, agreeing a two-year deal with the option of a further year.^[10] He made his début on 11 August 2012, in a 2–2 draw against Burton Albion in the Football League Cup,^[11] and made his league debut a week later during a 1–0 win against Shrewsbury Town at Bramall Lane.^[12] Miller had to wait until mid-October to score his first goals for the club, netting twice in a 4–1 win against Notts County in the Football League Trophy.^[13] On 1 December 2012, Miller netted two goals in the 90th minute for the Blades in a 2–1 win over Port Vale in the FA Cup second round. Miller then scored against Scunthorpe in a 3–0 victory on Boxing Day 2012, only to be taken off later in the game with what turned out to be cruciate ligament damage to his knee,^[14] ruling him out for almost nine months. Miller did not appear for the United first team again until 19 October 2013, in a 2–1 victory against Port Vale at Bramall Lane.^[15] On 4 February 2014 Miller scored an extra time winning goal away at Premier League Fulham in a fourth round FA Cup replay match.^[16]

On 22 March 2014 Miller joined Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the season,^[17] scoring an injury time winner on his debut, as a substitute against Bradford City.^[18] Miller scored three goals in eight appearances before returning to Bramall Lane.^[19] On 15 May, it was revealed that Sheffield United would not be renewing Miller's contract, thus making him a free agent.^[20]

Coventry City

Following his release by the Blades, Miller signed a one-year deal with Coventry City in July 2014. He scored two goals in the early stages of the season, both coming off the bench against Cardiff City in the Football League Cup and in the league against Bristol City.^[21]

Morecambe

Miller signed for League Two club Morecambe on a one-year contract on 5 August 2015.^[22]

Personal life

Born in Alsager, Cheshire,^[1] Miller has a son called Zac who was born in January 2014.^[23]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 December 2015.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crewe Alexandra	2006–07[24]	League One	7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	3
	2007–08[25]	League One	15	1	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	17	1
	2008–09[26]	League One	33	4	4	3	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	40	7
	2009–10[27]	League Two	33	7	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	34	7
	2010–11[28]	League Two	42	19	0	0	2	0	0	0	44	19
	2011–12[29]	League Two	33	5	0	0	1	1	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	36	6
	Total		163	39	5	3	5	1	6	0	179	43
Witton Albion (loan)	2006–07[30]	NPL Premier Division	3	1	—		—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	4	1
Sheffield United	2012–13[31]	League One	15	4	2	2	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	2	19	8
	2013–14[19]	League One	13	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	16	1
	Total		28	4	5	3	1	0	1	2	35	9
Shrewsbury Town (loan)	2013–14[19]	League One	8	3	—		—		—		8	3
Coventry City	2014–15[32]	League One	12	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	13	2
Crawley Town (loan)	2014–15[32]	League One	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
York City (loan)	2014–15[32]	League Two	6	0	—		—		—		6	0
Morecambe	2015–16[33]	League Two	18	7	2	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	1	24	8
Career total			243	55	12	6	8	2	11	3	274	66

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. Appearance in FA Trophy

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 288. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
2. "Bradford 4–0 Crewe". Bradford City A.F.C. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
3. "Gillingham 1–0 Crewe". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 10 March 2007. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
4. "Blackpool 2–1 Crewe". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 31 March 2007. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
5. "Crewe 7–0 Barnet" BBC Sport. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
6. "Chesterfield 5–5 Crewe" BBC Sport. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
7. "Crewe 8–1 Cheltenham" BBC Sport. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
8. "Bradford 1–5 Crewe" BBC Sport. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
9. "Crewe 1–1 Crawley" 17 December 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
10. "Triple swoop for Blades". Sheffield United F.C. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
11. "Sheff Utd 2–2 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
12. "Sheffield Utd 1–0 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
13. "Notts County 1–4 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
14. "Double blow". Sheffield United F.C. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
15. "Sheffield Utd 2–1 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
16. "Fulham sunk as Shaun Miller's late goal takes Sheffield United into fifth round". The Guardian (London). 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
17. "Shaun Miller: Shrewsbury Town sign Sheffield United striker". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
18. "Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Bradford City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
19. "Games played by Shaun Miller in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
20. "Sheffield United have opted to release striker Shaun Miller". Sheffield Star. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
21. "Coventry City: Danny Pugh and Shaun Miller agree one-year deals". BBC Sport. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
22. "Morecambe: Shaun Miller and Jack Ryan join League Two club". BBC Sport. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
23. "That one’s for you son, says Blades FA Cup hero Miller". Yorkshire Post (Leeds). 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
24. "Games played by Shaun Miller in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
25. "Games played by Shaun Miller in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
26. "Games played by Shaun Miller in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
27. "Games played by Shaun Miller in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
28. "Games played by Shaun Miller in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
29. "Games played by Shaun Miller in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
30. "Player Details: Season 2005–2006". SoccerFactsUK. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
31. "Games played by Shaun Miller in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
32. "Games played by Shaun Miller in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
33. "Games played by Shaun Miller in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

External links

• Shaun Miller profile at Morecambe F.C.
• Shaun Miller career statistics at Soccerbase