Jimmy Millar (footballer, born 1876)

Scottish footballer

For other players by this name, see Jimmy Millar.

Jimmy MillarPersonal information

Full name|  James Alexander Millar
Date of birth|  4 May 1876[1]
Place of birth|  Elgin, Scotland[1]
Date of death|  January 1932 (aged 55)
Place of death|  Michigan, United States
Height|  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s)|  Half back
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
|  Elgin City|  |
1898–1900|  Rangers|  5|  (0)
1899–1900|  → Port Glasgow Athletic (loan)|  13|  (3)
1900–1903|  Middlesbrough|  20|  (0)
1903–1907|  Bradford City|  118|  (1)
1909–1912|  Aberdeen|  77|  (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Millar (4 May 1876 – January 1932) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half back.

## Career

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Millar spent his early career with Elgin City,[1] Rangers,[2] Port Glasgow Athletic[1][3] and Middlesbrough.[4] At Rangers he played as an "attacking wing half"[4] and won the Scottish Football League title in his one full season, 1898–99, playing in the final five of the 18 fixtures – all of which Rangers won.[5] For Middlesbrough, he made 20 appearances in the Football League; he also made 3 FA Cup appearances.[6]

He joined Bradford City in June 1903, becoming one of the club's first professional players.[4] He was a "popular figure" and was elected by his teammates to serve as vice-captain to both Johnny McMillan and Fred Halliday.[4] He played in City's first ever Football League match on 1 September 1903, against Grimsby Town, playing as centre-half in that game.[4] He spent most of his time with City playing as a half back.[4] He retired due to injury in 1907, having made 118 league and 11 FA Cup appearances.[4] In 1909, Bradford City gave him a benefit match (shared with George Robinson).[7] That same year he returned to football, playing with Aberdeen until 1912.[4][1]

Millar later worked as a sheep farmer in Australia, before dying in Michigan in January 1932, aged 55.[4] Millar was also a "fine landscape painter".[4]

## Career statistics

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Club  | Seasons  | League  | National Cup  | Total

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Division  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals
Rangers | 1898-99 | Scottish Division One | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 0
1899-00 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Total  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 0
Port Glasgow Athletic (loan)  | 1899-00 | Scottish Division Two | 13  | 3  | \-  | \-  | 13+  | 3+
Middlesbrough | 1900-01 | Second Division | 19  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 22  | 0
1901-02 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
1902-03 | First Division | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0
Total  | 20  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 23  | 0
Bradford City | 1903-04 | Second Division | 24  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 28  | 0
1904-05 | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
1905-06 | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
1906-07 | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Total  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 118  | 1
Aberdeen | 1909-10 | Scottish Division One | 34  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 37  | 1
1910-11 | 30  | 1  | 4  | 0  | 34  | 1
1911-12 | 13  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 13  | 0
Total  | 77  | 2  | 7  | 0  | 84  | 2
Career total  | 115+  | 2+  | 10+  | 0+  | 243+  | 6+

## Sources

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* Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "James Millar profile". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
2. ^ "Rangers player James Elgin Miller [sic]". FitbaStats. Retrieved 29 January 2019. "Possibly a nickname derived from his birthplace as there was another player by the same name in the squad."
3. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Frost, p. 124
5. ^ Stuart Spencer (16 January 2019). "The Season of 1898-99". Scottish Football Museum. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
6. ^ "Profile". 11v11.
7. ^ Frost, p. 135
8. ^ "11v11".
9. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

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