William Miller (footballer, born 1996)

English footballer and actor

William Miller

Born|

William Finn Miller

(1996-06-08) 8 June 1996 (age 25)[1]

London Borough of Hackney, England[1]

Occupation| Actor, footballer
Television| Krakatoa: The Last Days, Oliver Twist, Runaway

Association football career

| Position(s)|  Midfielder[1][2]
Striker[1]

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Youth career
0000–2012|  Leyton Orient[1]
2012–2016|  Tottenham Hotspur[1]
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2016–2017|  Tottenham Hotspur|  0|  (0)
2016–2017|  → Burton Albion (loan)|  15|  (1)
2017–2019|  Burton Albion|  32|  (1)
Total|  |  47|  (2)
National team‡
2013–2014|  England U18|  3|  (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:02, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:52, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

William Miller (born 8 June 1996) is an English actor and former professional footballer.

## Contents

* 1 Early life
* 2 Acting career
* 2.1 Filmography
* 3 Football career
* 4 Career statistics
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Early life[edit]

Miller was born to television director Sam Miller and actress Janine Wood. He played football at Leyton Orient from the age of seven to 12. He first appeared in a documentary drama as Pieter Beijerinck, in a 2006 documentary drama, Krakatoa: The Last Days, directed by his father. He appear in further productions for a number of years before returning to football.[3]

## Acting career[edit]

Miller rose to fame when, at the age of 11, he was chosen out of 700 applicants for the titular role in Oliver Twist, the BBC One Christmas adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic of the same name, broadcast in December 2007.[3]

Miller starred as the lead character Sean in the 2009 British children's miniseries Runaway, broadcast on BBC One, which was part of the CBBC season about homelessness.[4][5]

### Filmography[edit]

* Krakatoa: The Last Days (2006) as Pieter Beijerinck
* Oliver Twist (2007) as Oliver Twist
* Runaway (2009) as Sean
* The Kid (2010) as young Kevin

## Football career[edit]

Having previously played youth football for Leyton Orient, Miller joined Tottenham's development centre when he was 14. He signed a contract when he was 16.[3] He featured regularly for Tottenham's Under-16 team over the course of the 2012–13 season before joining Tottenham full-time in the summer of 2013.[1]

On 21 September 2013, Miller was selected for an England under-18 squad for two matches against Hungary on 11 and 14 October 2013.[6]

On 25 August 2016, Miller joined Burton Albion on loan.[7] His first goal for the club came on 10 September of the same year, a late equaliser against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[8] In January 2018, he injured his knee in a game against Queens Park Rangers, ending the season prematurely for him.[9]

In 2018–19 season, he scored a goal in the 1–1 draw against Plymouth Argyle in December 2018.[10] Miller left Burton Albion at the end of the contract in 2019.

In an interview with The Guardian in April 2020, Miller revealed that he has retired from football and is pursuing a career as a film-maker and musician.[11]

## Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 19 April 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[a] | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Tottenham Hotspur | 2016–17[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Tottenham Hotspur U-23s | 2017–18[13] | Premier League 2, Div 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
Burton Albion (loan)  | 2016–17[12] | Championship | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1
Burton Albion | 2017–18[13] | Championship | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0
2018–19[14] | League 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1
Career total  | 47 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 2

1. ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g "William Miller". www.tottenhamhotspur.com. Tottenham Hotspur Ltd. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
2. ^ "Hungary test for U18s". www.thefa.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
3. ^ a b c Fisher, Ben (19 September 2017). "Burton's Will Miller: 'I definitely don't want to be known as Oliver Twist'". The Guardian.
4. ^ "Runaways". RTÉ Guide. RTÉ. 2009. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
5. ^ "Kierston Wareing: A Runaway success". Wales on Sunday. Wales Online. 15 March 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
6. ^ "Hungary test for U18s". The Football Association. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
7. ^ "MILLER JOINS BREWERS ON-LOAN FROM SPURS". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk.
8. ^ "Wolves 1-1 Burton: Will Miller rescues a point for visitors". Sky Sports.
9. ^ "Will Miller: Burton Albion midfielder's season ended by knee injury". BBC. 17 January 2018.
10. ^ Murray, Josh (30 December 2018). "Will Miller wants to keep making a difference after first Burton Albion goal of the season". Derby Telegraph.
11. ^ McRae, Donald (5 April 2020). "Will Miller: 'Ugo passed and I said let's turn this into a song. Emotion flew out of me'". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
12. ^ a b "Games played by William Miller in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
13. ^ a b "Games played by William Miller in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
14. ^ "Games played by William Miller in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

## External links[edit]

* William Miller at Soccerbase
* William Miller at IMDb

Authority control

General|

* ISNI
* 1
* VIAF
* 1
* WorldCat

National libraries|

* Spain
* Germany
* United States

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals