Tommy Miller

Ipswich Town Miller signed back to Ipswich on 12 July 2001 by manager George Burley for £750,000. In his first season at Ipswich Town, he only made eight league appearances and his side was 18th place which resulted relegation to Football League Division One.

Sunderland Miller moved to Sunderland in June 2005 on a two-year contract, beating Scottish club Celtic and Leeds United who were chasing after him. On 13 August 2005, he made his debut for the club in a 3–1 loss against Charlton Athletic. The next game on 1 October 2005, Miller scored his second goal in a 1–1 draw against West Ham United. On 28 November 2006, Miller made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Coventry City.

Return to Ipswich Town After being released, Miller was linked to Championship sides Stoke, Coventry and Sheffield Wednesday, League One sides Nottingham Forest and Leeds United, and also SPL side Hearts. Also interested was Romanian side Steaua București who want to sign him with reports claiming that he could discuss a move. However, Miller snub moving to Steaua București in order to stay in England.

On 19 July 2007, Miller started his third spell with Ipswich Town, signing a two-year contract with the Championship club. Ipswich Town were linked signing him last November 2006 on loan but opted to join Preston. On 11 August 2007, Miller made his second debut for the club in a 4–1 win over Sheffield Wednesday.

Sheffield Wednesday Upon completing the signing of Miller for Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws commented, "I have made it clear that we need to add experience to our squad and Tommy certainly fits the bill. He also has the ability to go with that experience and a massive drive to succeed. I am delighted to welcome him to the club". Miller signed a two-year contract. Previously in December 2001, Sheffield Wednesday made an approach for Miller but rejected by Ipswich Town as Manager Joe Royle wanted to keep Miller. On 15 August 2009, Miller made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Peterborough United.

On 10 May 2011, Sheffield Wednesday released Miller from his contract. After his release, Miller hit back on Irvine successor Gary Megson for forcing him out of the club and claims that Megson made Miller a promise for a new contract but Megson changed his mind.

Huddersfield Town Miller signed a one-year deal with Huddersfield Town on 7 July. Before joining Huddersfield Town, Miller was linked to join Conference National side Gateshead. He made his Terriers debut as a substitute in the 1–1 draw against Bury at the Galpharm Stadium on 6 August 2011. Among the clubs interested in signing Miller, was his former club Hartlepool United and had talks with him since his release. He scored his first goal for Swindon on 21 August 2012 against Crawley Town at the County Ground.

Miller left Bury at the end of the 2013–14 season when his contract expired.

Return to Hartlepool At the end of the 2013–14 season, Miller left Bury to join Hartlepool United under the guide of Colin Cooper. He injured his calf in October 2014 only making one more appearance which was on 28 April 2015, in the 2–1 win against Exeter City which confirmed Hartlepool's Football League status. Miller was sacked on 5 December 2021 after just seven months in charge, the club sitting 13th in the table.

On 3 May 2023, it was announced that Miller would join recently promoted side South Shields as assistant manager to recently appointed manager Julio Arca. Arca and Miller were dismissed on 27 December 2023 with South Shields in 8th-place in the National League North, following a six-game winless run.

In February 2026, Miller began working in Hartlepool United's academy as the under-16s side's head coach. Later that month, he returned to Spennymoor Town as joint-interim manager alongside Matthew Dolan. In April 2026, Miller took sole charge of the club on a permanent basis.

International recognition Miller was eligible for England and Scotland. After his good form in 2004–05 he was noticed by Scotland manager Berti Vogts, but was unavailable due to injury. This led Miller to hint that he hoped to get a Scottish call up. Miller was named in a friendly squad to face Wales in 2004, but missed out due to an ankle injury.

Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1997–98 Third Division 13 1 0 0 0 0

0 0 13 1 1998–99 Third Division 34 4 2 1 2 0

3 2 41 7 1999–2000 Third Division 44 14 2 0 2 1

4 1 52 16 2000–01 Third Division 45 15 1 0 2 2

6 3 54 20

136 34 5 1 6 3

13 6 160 41

2001–02 Premier League 8 0 1 0 2 0 2 0

13 0 2002–03 First Division 30 6 1 1 2 1 4 2

37 10 2003–04 First Division 34 10 2 1 1 0

2 0 39 11 2004–05 Championship 45 13 1 1 2 1

2 0 50 15

117 29 5 3 7 2 6 2 4 0 139 36

2005–06 Premier League 29 3 2 0 0 0

31 3 2006–07 Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0

4 0

33 3 2 0 0 0

35 3 Preston North End (loan) 2006–07 Championship 37 5 0 0 1 0

38 5 2008–09 Championship 32 5 2 0 3 1

37 6

69 10 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 75 11

2009–10 Championship 20 1 0 0 2 0

22 1 2010–11 League One 34 9 3 2 1 0

3 0 41 11

54 10 3 2 3 0

3 0 63 12 Huddersfield Town 2011–12 League One 26 1 1 0 2 0

4 1 33 2 Swindon Town 2012–13 League One 34 1 0 0 4 0

1 0 39 1 Bury 2013–14 League Two 28 0 1 0 1 0

0 0 30 0 Hartlepool United 2014–15 League Two 15 0 0 0 1 0

1 0 17 0 Halifax Town 2015–16 National League 1 0 3 0

0 0 4 0 Spennymoor Town 2018–19 2000–01 Third Division PFA Fans' League One Player of the Month: October 2010