Tommy Millar Explained

Tommy Millar
Fullname:Thomas Thomson Millar
Birth Date:3 December 1938
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Death Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Position:Right back
Years1:1959–1962
Years2:1962–1969
Years3:1967
Years4:1969–1970
Years5:1970–1971
Years6:1971–1972
Clubs3:Dallas Tornado (loan)[1]
Clubs6:Hamilton Academical
Caps1:46
Goals1:4
Caps2:209
Goals2:7
Caps3:10
Goals3:0
Caps4:28
Goals4:1
Caps5:10
Goals5:0
Caps6:4
Goals6:0
Totalcaps:307
Totalgoals:12

Tommy Millar (3 December 1938 – 29 July 2001) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a right back.

Career

Millar signed professional forms with Colchester United in 1959 and went on to play nearly fifty league games before leaving in 1961 to join Dundee United. Millar spent eight years at Tannadice and was joined by his brother Jimmy for the final two years, the forward signing from Rangers.[2] After over 200 league matches for The Terrors, Millar moved to Cowdenbeath, where his single season preceded similar spells at Berwick Rangers and finally Hamilton Academical. Upon retiring in 1971, Millar had played in just under 300 senior league matches, scoring twelve times.

Millar died in 2001.

Honours

Club

Colchester United[3]
Cowdenbeath[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASL-Tommy Millar.
  2. Web site: Dundee United A-Z (B). 4 March 2008. Dundee United FC. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071025041118/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?pg=218. 25 October 2007.
  3. Web site: Tier Four (League Two) Honours . Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  4. Web site: Other Award – Cup Honours . Coludaybyday.co.uk.