Lot 23
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JOHN MILLER - John Miller, an old fashioned Centre-Forward or Outside-Left made his debut for Dumbarton during Season 1889-90. By no means a regular, Miller made only two League appearances the following Championship Winning Season and might therefore be deemed fortunate to have been awarded a medal, but for the fact that he scored in the final game of the Season which led to a playoff against Rangers, and then netted the equaliser in that same playoff game. By contrast, Miller played in 21 of the 22 League fixtures during 1891-92, scoring 13 times. In the summer of 1892, he joined the professional ranks at Liverpool, completing just one Season with the Club, but scoring twenty-five goals from twenty-eight appearances. Thereafter, there were periods at Derby County and then, from November 1897, Bolton Wanderers. The following three lots were awarded to JOHN MILLER
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The Scottish Football League held its inaugural meeting on 30th April 1890, with the first match taking place on 16th August 1890. After playing 18 games Dumbarton F.C. and Rangers F.C. were tied on 29 points each. A play-off was ordered to decide the winners of the first Scottish Football League Championship, the game being held at Cathkin Park, on 21st May 1891, before 10,000 spectators. Rangers went in at the interval 2-0 ahead but Dumbarton staged a revival in the second half and thanks to a late goal the match ended 2-2. The Scottish League decided then to declare Dumbarton and Rangers as Joint Champions. Had goal difference then been a deciding factor, Dumbarton would have been awarded the Championship, having scored 61 goals to Rangers' 58.

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