Born in Middlesbrough, Miller played for local youth team South Bank Casuals, scoring 42 goals as centre forward in the 1934−35 season.
[1] He signed for Middlesbrough a couple of seasons later but failed to make a first team league appearance.
A subsequent move to Wolverhampton Wanderers gained him three League games before a serious leg muscle injury sidelined him for a season.
A move to Derby County brought him a single appearance in half a season.
[2] Doncaster were having a surprisingly bad season and were wanting to make improvements, so they brought Miller to Belle Vue in January 1948.