Robert Millar (soccer)
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| Full name | Robert Millar | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 12, 1889 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Date of death | February 26, 1967 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Staten Island, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Inside left | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 1909–1911 | St Mirren | ||||||||||||||
| 1912–1913 | Disston A.A. | ||||||||||||||
| 1913–1914 | Brooklyn Field Club | ||||||||||||||
| 1914–1916 | Bethlehem Steel | ||||||||||||||
| 1916–1918 | Babcock & Wilcox | ||||||||||||||
| 1916 | → N.Y. Clan MacDonald (loan) | ||||||||||||||
| 1916 | → Hibernian F.C. (loan) | ||||||||||||||
| 1916 | → Allentown (loan) | ||||||||||||||
| 1918–1919 | Bethlehem Steel | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 1919–1920 | Robins Dry Dock | ||||||||||||||
| 1920 | J&P Coats | ||||||||||||||
| 1920–1921 | Erie | ||||||||||||||
| 1921 | → Tebo Yacht Basin (loan) | ||||||||||||||
| 1921–1922 | J&P Coats | 21 | (10) | ||||||||||||
| 1922–1923 | Fall River Marksmen | 6 | (3) | ||||||||||||
| 1923 | New York Field Club | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 1923–1925 | New York Giants | 42 | (11) | ||||||||||||
| 1925–1927 | Indiana Flooring | 57 | (29) | ||||||||||||
| 1927–1928 | → New York Nationals | 22 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 1928–1929 | New York Giants | 13 | (4) | ||||||||||||
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| 1925 | United States | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||
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| 1925–1927 | Indiana Flooring | ||||||||||||||
| 1927–1928 | → New York Nationals | ||||||||||||||
| 1929 | Newark Skeeters | ||||||||||||||
| 1928–1930 | United States | ||||||||||||||
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Robert "Bob" Millar (May 12, 1890 – February 22, 1967) was a Scottish American soccer forward and coach of the U.S. national team at the first FIFA World Cup, in 1930. During his at times tumultuous Hall of Fame career, Millar played with over a dozen teams in at least five U.S. leagues as well as two seasons in the Scottish Football League. He finished his career as a successful professional and national team coach.
In 1909, Millar began his professional career with St Mirren of the Scottish Football League. He left St Mirren in 1911 to move to the United States, joining Disston A.A. during the 1912-1913 season. In 1913, he moved to the Brooklyn Field Club of the National Association Football League (NAFBL). In January 1914, Brooklyn played Disston in the quarterfinals of the 1914 American Cup. During the game, Millar was involved in a fight with a Disston fan on the sidelines which resulted in a brawl between fans and players from both teams. Later that year, Brooklyn won the inaugural National Challenge Cup over Brooklyn Celtic, with Millar assisting on the winning goal. This victory made Brooklyn the first team to win what could become known as the U.S. Open Cup.
In September 1914, Millar moved to Bethlehem Steel for the 1914-1915 Allied League of Philadelphia season. That season, he scored fifty-nine goals in thirty-three league and cup games, setting a U.S. record. The season culminated with Bethlehem winning the 1915 National Challenge Cup, 3-1 over Brooklyn Celtic. Millar scored Bethlehem’s first goal.
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