Miller was brought up in Hapton and had been spotted by a Burnley director playing in a Schoolboy Cup Final in Blackburn. He was soon recruited to the office staff and made steady progress through the junior teams before signing as a professional in 1954.

He made his first team debut at wing half, deputisng for Les Shannon during the FA Cup marathon with Chelsea in 1956 and he scored his first goal in senior football in only his second League appearance shortly afterwards.

Up against a formidable trio like Shannon, Jimmy Adamson, Tommy Cummings and Bobby Seith, the young Miller did well to force himself into the reckoning as the title winning side began to come together.

Over the next few seasons, his rugged and hard tackling style was a key factor in the team's success and he played in every League and Cup game during the Championship season of 1959/60. His consistency was rewarded that summer, with three England under 23 caps.

After another successful season in 1960/61, Brian won what proved to be his only cap for England, against Austria in Vienna in the May of 1961, although he was played out of position at right-half.

He was still an automatic choice for Burnley right into the mid 1960's and in his final season as a player in 1966/67, he scored two goals in the two-legged European Fairs Cup quarter final against Eintracht. Soon after that, his career came to an end following a badly twisted knee suffered in a game against Aston Villa at Villa Park.

He joined the coaching staff at Turf Moor in 1967, initially as Reserve team trainer and then the trainer for the first team under both Jimmy Adamson and Harry Potts.

He replaced Potts as Manager in 1979 and masterminded the Third Division Championship campaign of 1981/82.

But with the team struggling at the wrong end of the table in 1983, he was dismissed to make way for Frank Casper.

He had a second spell as Manager in 1986 when Burnley were in the Fourth Division and about to embark on the most traumatic season in the Club's history.

Miller was the man in charge for the Orient game, which ultimately ended in success and Burnley survived as a Football League club.

The following season saw Burnley embark on a run in the Sherpa Van Trophy and make it all the way to Wembley.

In 1989, Casper again replaced him in the hotseat, although Brian was retained and became Chief Scout for the Club.