Tommy Millar Player Profile

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Player Details

  • Full Name: Thomas Thomson Millar
  • Born: December 3rd, 1938 (Edinburgh)
  • Height: 5' 9
  • Position: Right Back
  • Signed: March 2nd, 1962
  • First Manager: Jerry Kerr
  • Career Totals: 282 appearances, 10 goals
  • Also Played For: Berwick Rangers, Colchester United, Cowdenbeath, Hamilton Academical


Playing History

Season Win % Draw % Loss %
1968-69 12 (2) 0 0 0 64.3% 14.3% 21.4%
1967-68 27 (1) 0 0 0 21.4% 32.1% 46.4%
1966-67 44 1 0 0 47.7% 22.7% 29.5%
1965-66 42 1 2 0 52.4% 16.7% 31.0%
1964-65 55 0 0 0 56.4% 12.7% 30.9%
1963-64 48 5 0 0 37.5% 25.0% 37.5%
1962-63 44 3 0 0 43.2% 34.1% 22.7%
1961-62 7 0 0 0 28.6% 28.6% 42.9%
Totals: 279 (3) 10


 Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals
 Cln = Clean Sheets | CtGR = Clean Sheets to Games Ratio | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals

 Recent First Team Starts
 04/01/69 Division One vs. Aberdeen (H) 1 - 4
 02/01/69 Division One vs. Dundee (A) 2 - 1
 01/01/69 Division One vs. St Johnstone (H) 4 - 2
 28/12/68 Division One vs. Dunfermline (A) 2 - 2
 21/12/68 Division One vs. Partick Th (H) 2 - 1

 Recent First Team Goals
 31/08/66 Sectional Tie vs. St Johnstone (H) 5 - 3
 12/02/66 Division One vs. Hamilton (A) 4 - 0
 14/03/64 Division One vs. Hearts (A) 4 - 0
 11/03/64 Division One vs. Kilmarnock (H) 2 - 1
 29/02/64 Division One vs. Falkirk (A) 1 - 2

 List of Goals Scored (click to expand)
 31/08/66 Sectional Tie vs. St Johnstone (H)  5 - 3
 12/02/66 Division One vs. Hamilton (A)  4 - 0
 14/03/64 Division One vs. Hearts (A)  4 - 0
 11/03/64 Division One vs. Kilmarnock (H)  2 - 1
 29/02/64 Division One vs. Falkirk (A)  1 - 2
 05/10/63 Division One vs. Airdrie (H)  9 - 1
 05/10/63 Division One vs. Airdrie (H)  9 - 1
 24/04/63 Division One vs. Hibernian (A)  1 - 1
 08/04/63 Quarter Final 2nd Replay vs. QOS (N)  4 - 0
 23/03/63 Division One vs. Clyde (H)  4 - 1

 List of Games Played
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Biography

Starting his career in the Scottish junior ranks with Slateford Athletic, Edina Hearts and Armadale Thistle, Tommy signed provisionally with Hibs before heading to Bo'ness. During this time he contracted tuberculosis but was lucky enough to fully recovered and continue his playing career. Whilst completing his apprenticeship as a bookbinder, he signed for English Third Division side Colchester United at the age of 21 and was a first team regular over the next two years. Following the tragic death of his young son, Tommy returned to Scotland in January 1962, and was offered training facilities by United. Just over a month later he signed a contract at Tannadice, and made his United debut at inside right against Motherwell in March 1962 and remained in that position for the rest of the season.

He was soon back in his more familiar right back position and was rarely out of the United line-up over the next six seasons. During that time Jerry Kerr's side not only solidified their position in the top flight, they also reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1963, and their first League Cup semi-final in 1964. In the summer of 1965, he played in all ten matches as United reached the final of the short-lived Summer Cup competition, collecting a runners-up medal.

Having finished in 5th place in Division One at the end of the 1965/66 season, the club's highest ever league position as the club qualified for European football for the first time. Prior to United's first venture into Europe, United rejected a £10,000 bid for Millar from Billy Shankly's Liverpool, and the defender decided to only sign a part-time contract with the club and took a job working in a local printers. He was then part of the side that famously recorded home and away wins over Spanish giants, Barcelona. Unfortunately for Tommy, he lost his job as a result of taking time off to play in the away leg at the Nou Camp! Thankfully United then took him on full-time again, and could later travel with the team to Italy to face Juventus in the next round, as well as to the United States as the side represented Dallas Tornado in the United Soccer Association.

In season 1967-68 Tommy was joined at United by his older brother Jimmy, who had been released after a successful spell with Rangers. The brothers played together on at least a dozen occasions, however injuries prevented that that number being higher. In February 1968 Tommy was stretchered off with a broken leg in the classic 5-6 Scottish Cup match with Hearts at Tannadice, an injury that marked the beginning of the end of Tommy's time at United. Out for nine months, he returned to the side for a while in October 1968 but he was released in May 1969. He then joined Cowdenbeath where he collected a Second Division runners-up medal in 1970, and later played with Berwick Rangers and Hamilton Academical before retiring in 1971.

In 2014, he was posthumously inducted in to the Dundee United Hall of Fame.

Last updated on Monday, October 31st, 2016 by B Orr.





Debut

March 17th, 1962
Dundee United 1 - 1 Motherwell

League (Division One)


Timeline

  • Date of Birth


    Tommy was born on this date in Edinburgh.

    Saturday, December 3rd, 1938

  • Signed For Dundee United

    Friday, March 2nd, 1962

  • First Team Debut

    Dundee United 1 - 1 Motherwell
    League (Division One)

    Saturday, March 17th, 1962

  • First Goal

    Dundee United 4 - 1 Clyde
    League (Division One)

    Saturday, March 23rd, 1963

  • 50th Appearance

    Dundee United 3 - 0 Celtic
    League (Division One)

    The season had been extended to cope with a winter, which had seen United, along with many others, manage only a handful of games in a 10 week period. Our encounter with Celtic had been one of those v

    Saturday, May 11th, 1963

  • 50th League Appearance

    Kilmarnock 2 - 0 Dundee United
    League (Division One)

    Saturday, November 9th, 1963

  • 100th Appearance

    Dundee 2 - 3 Dundee United
    League Cup (Sectional Tie)

    A Dundee Derby at Dens Park in the League Cup was how United began what was to prove a season of quickly changing fortunes. However, all went well on the opening day. Denn

    Saturday, August 8th, 1964

  • 100th League Appearance

    Dunfermline 0 - 1 Dundee United
    League (Division One)

    Championship seeking Dunfermline faced United with a 100% home record still intact that term. But facing them was United Dane Finn Dossing who travelled to East End Park with the remarkable scoring re

    Saturday, March 20th, 1965

  • Last Goal

    Dundee United 5 - 3 St Johnstone
    League Cup (Sectional Tie)

    Wednesday, August 31st, 1966

  • 200th Appearance

    St Johnstone 2 - 0 Dundee United
    League (Division One)

    Saturday, September 10th, 1966

  • 200th League Appearance

    St Mirren 1 - 1 Dundee United
    League (Division One)

    Saturday, November 30th, 1968

  • Last Appearance

    Dundee United 1 - 4 Aberdeen
    League (Division One)

    Saturday, January 4th, 1969