George Miller (footballer, born 1998)

George Miller (born 11 August 1998)^[3] is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cheltenham Town.

George Miller

Miller in 2016
Personal information
Full name	George Miller[1]
Date of birth	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Bolton, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Cheltenham Town
Number	10
Youth career
2014–2016	Bury
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Bury	29	(7)
2016	→ Witton Albion (loan)	2	(1)
2017–2019	Middlesbrough	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Wrexham (loan)	5	(0)
2018	→ Bury (loan)	19	(8)
2018–2019	→ Bradford City (loan)	28	(3)
2019–2022	Barnsley	6	(0)
2019	→ Bradford City (loan)	11	(0)
2019–2020	→ Scunthorpe United (loan)	15	(1)
2021–2022	→ Walsall (loan)	41	(12)
2022–2024	Doncaster Rovers	36	(11)
2024–	Cheltenham Town	43	(9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:33, 16 August 2025 (UTC)

Early life

He is the nephew of referee Mark Halsey.^[4]

Club career

Bury

Miller joined the Bury youth set-up in April 2014.^[5] He made his League One debut for the Shakers on 7 February 2016, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Reece Brown in a 3–0 defeat to Barnsley at Oakwell.^[6]

He had a brief loan at Witton Albion, making two appearances and scoring one goal for the club.^[7] On 29 October 2016, he scored his first goal for Bury in a 3–2 defeat against Northampton Town.^[8]

Middlesbrough

On 14 July 2017, Miller signed a three-year contract with EFL Championship club, Middlesbrough, following a successful previous season with his former club Bury.^[9] Miller went on to make his debut for his new club on 19 September 2017 in a 2–0 victory over Aston Villa in the third round of the EFL Cup, coming on as a late substitute for Ashley Fletcher at Villa Park.^[10] On 5 December 2017, he signed for National League side Wrexham on a month-long loan, going on to make six appearances for the club.^[11] On 19 January 2018, Middlesbrough announced that Miller would rejoin his former club Bury on loan until the end of the season, despite reported interest from Wrexham to resign their former loanee.^[12]

On 16 July 2018, Bradford City announced that Miller had joined the club on loan for the 2018–19 season.^[13][14]

Barnsley

On 31 January 2019 Miller was signed by Barnsley for a fee of £200,000 and immediately loaned back to Bradford City until the end of the 2018–19 season.^[15] A few days later, he was announced as the winner of the December 2018 EFL Young Player of the Month award.^[16]

Miller made his EFL Championship debut for Barnsley as a late substitute against Fulham on Saturday 3 August 2019 in a 1–0 win.^[17] However, first-team opportunities remained limited and on 22 August 2019, it was announced Miller was heading out on loan again, this time joining League Two side Scunthorpe United on a season-long loan deal.^[18]

Miller made just six substitute appearances for Barnsley in the 2020–21 season and on 31 August 2021 moved out on loan again, joining League Two side Walsall on a season-long loan deal.^[19]

Doncaster Rovers

On 20 June 2022, Miller agreed to join Doncaster Rovers on a three-year deal following his release from Barnsley.^[20]

In August 2024, Miller joined League Two side Cheltenham Town for an undisclosed fee.^[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[22]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bury	2015–16[23]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2016–17[24]	League One	28	7	2	0	0	0	1[a]	1	31	8
	Total		29	7	2	0	0	0	1	1	32	8
Witton Albion (loan)	2016–17	NPL Division One South	2	1	0	0	–		0	0	2	1
Middlesbrough	2017–18[25]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2018–19[26]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	2[a]	0	2	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	0
Wrexham (loan)	2017–18[25]	National League	5	0	0	0	–		1[b]	0	6	0
Bury (loan)	2017–18[25]	League One	19	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	8
Bradford City (loan)	2018–19[26]	League One	39	3	4	2	1	0	1[a]	1	45	6
Barnsley	2019–20[17]	Championship	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	2020–21[27]	Championship	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2021–22[28]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		6	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
Scunthorpe United (loan)	2019–20[17]	League Two	15	1	0	0	0	0	4[a]	0	19	1
Walsall (loan)	2021–22[28]	League Two	41	12	2	0	0	0	4[a]	0	47	12
Doncaster Rovers	2022–23[29]	League Two	34	11	1	0	0	0	2[a]	2	37	13
	2023–24[30]	League Two	2	0	0	0	1	2	1[c]	0	4	2
	Total		36	11	1	0	1	2	3	2	41	15
Cheltenham Town	2024–25[31]	League Two	40	9	2	0	1	0	3[a]	2	46	11
	2025–26[32]	League Two	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		43	9	2	0	2	0	3	2	50	11
Career total			235	52	12	2	7	2	19	6	273	62

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance in the FA Trophy.
3. Appearance in the League Two Play-Offs