Peter Millar (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 April 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Forth Wanderers | |||
1969–1970 | Arbroath | 8 | (2) |
1970–1972 | Dunfermline Athletic | 26 | (3) |
1972–1979 | Motherwell | 179 | (17) |
1979–1980 | Dundee | 44 | (2) |
1980–1983 | Phoenix Inferno | 129 | (57) |
1983–1985 | Cleveland Force | 63 | (15) |
Total | 449 | (96) | |
International career | |||
1974 | Scottish League XI[2] | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Peter Millar (21 April 1951 – 17 June 2013) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.
Millar is best known for his time at Motherwell where he made 178 league appearances from 1972 to 1979;[1] he also played for Arbroath, Dunfermline Athletic and Dundee before rounding off his career in the United States where he played for Phoenix Inferno and Cleveland Force.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Peter Millar, MotherWELLnet
- ^ "[SFL player] Peter Millar". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ Peter Millar at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ McIntyre, Allan (19 June 2013). "Motherwell mourn former star Peter Millar". wishawpress.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Motherwell legend dies - Local Sport". Motherwell Times. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
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[edit]Categories:
- 1951 births
- 2013 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Footballers from Wishaw
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football defenders
- Forth Wanderers F.C. players
- Arbroath F.C. players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Phoenix Inferno players
- Cleveland Force (original MISL) players
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Deaths from brain cancer in Scotland
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen