Harry Millar Explained

Harry Millar
Fullname:Harry Millar
Birth Date:5 August 1873
Birth Place:Paisley, Scotland
Years1:1891–1892
Clubs1:Abercorn
Years2:1892–1893
Clubs2:St Mirren
Years3:1893–1894
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Years4:1894–1898
Clubs4:Bury
Caps4:109
Goals4:38
Years5:1898–1899
Clubs5:Reading
Years6:1899–1901
Clubs6:The Wednesday
Caps6:32
Goals6:16
Years7:1901–1902
Goals7:12
Totalcaps:143
Totalgoals:66

Harry Millar (5 August 1873 – 1960) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Bury, Preston North End and The Wednesday as a centre forward.[1]

Career

Born in Paisley, Millar started his senior career in 1891 playing for Abercorn, joining St Mirren later the same year.[2] He came south to join Preston North End early in 1894 making his Football League debut at Nottingham Forest that March, but played just twice before the season end.[2] During the close season he joined Bury, scoring on his debut in a 4–2 win over Manchester City that September, striking four times in his first three matches and scoring 19 goals during the season as Bury won the Second Division title.[2] Millar recorded Bury's very first 4 goal haul on 20th October 1894 during a 5–1 victory away at Crewe Alexandra. He achieved the feat twice, notching a four goal haul during the Shakers record score, a 12–1 FA Cup 2nd Round victory over Stockton on 13 February 1897.[2]

His four seasons at Gigg Lane yielded 47 goals in 119 appearances for The Shakers, before he joined Southern League side Reading in 1898, playing a single season for The Royals before returning to The Football League with The Wednesday, who had been relegated the previous season.[2] His 14 goals in 30 appearances helped The Wednesday to the Second Division title in 1900, but he only made 4 appearances for the first team back in the top flight, scoring twice, before returning to the Southern League with Queens Park Rangers in the 1901 close season, where he was the club's leading goalscorer with 12 goals in 1901-02, and with whom he finished his senior football career.[2]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Preston North End1893–94First Division200020
Bury1894–95Second Division2817213018
1895–96First Division25433287
1896–97First Division2911343215
1897–98First Division27610286
The Wednesday1899–1900Second Division2814203014
1900–01First Division420042
Career Total1435411815162

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. 2004 . SoccerData. 1-899468-67-6.
  2. Web site: Millar Harry Image 1 Bury 1896 . vintagefootballers.com . 29 March 2020.