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sydneysaint

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Charles Miller was the son of a railway worker in Brazil. He returned to Southampton for an education in 1884. he was a natural at football.He played as a winger/striker. On his return to Brazil the first clubs were formed - Corinthians. Corinthians won the Charles Miller international tournament in 1955 a statue to him is erected outside the stadium.

If we do indeed get a well known striker from Brazil then the above when properly researched and in conjunction with the player and photo of statue would make the skeleton good press release.

there is much more info on the web i.e. Southampton toured in the early days. He is much revered by players such as Pele etc.

excuse brevity and spelling/grammar as IQ is/was 146, but cant concentrate long after stroke and triple bypass. I am also aware a lot of you know this story but it is intended for SFC

Thank you for your forbearance.

SNSUN

SNSUN

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Always good to learn more about Saints history. I'm usually confined to Duncan's books to learn about our past.

The9

The9

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Isn't there a painting of Charlie Miller now somewhere near SMS? On the Railway Bridge or something?

 

Think he has been recognised at long last

 

There's a half-finished looking mural on the railway bridge near Northam Road, onto which some helpful local has now graffiti'd a bloody great triangle or pentangle-looking thing over some of his face. So not really being recognised, especially as he's only alongside some outlines of planes and ships anyway.

 

At least he's on the banner though. Up there, look ! He's the first one. Think he gets a mention in one of the "early days" videos in the National Football Museum in Manchester as well.

suewhistle

suewhistle

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Isn't there a painting of Charlie Miller now somewhere near SMS? On the Railway Bridge or something?

 

Think he has been recognised at long last

 

There is indeed. For a lot of the research into Charles Miller you need to thank the writers Dave Juson and Aidan Hamilton, the latter a Portuguese speaker.

SNSUN

SNSUN

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There's a half-finished looking mural on the railway bridge near Northam Road, onto which some helpful local has now graffiti'd a bloody great triangle or pentangle-looking thing over some of his face. So not really being recognised, especially as he's only alongside some outlines of planes and ships anyway.

 

At least he's on the banner though. Up there, look ! He's the first one. Think he gets a mention in one of the "early days" videos in the National Football Museum in Manchester as well.

 

Thanks! That answer's the question I've never got around to asking...

StInky

StInky

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[h=1]God is Brazilian: Charles Miller, the Man Who Brought Football To Brazil[/h]

By Josh Lacey. A very good read and widely available.

saintbletch

saintbletch

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My Basingstoke-born, Liverpool-supporting mate now lives in São Paulo. Whenever I speak with him or his Brazil-supporting wife and they tell me how great football is over there, I remind them that without the Saints their national sport might well be baseball or basketball. Good old Charles Miller.

 

It really is a good story, and I agree that we should make more of it as a club - especially if we're now trying to sign more Brazilians.

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