Robert Millar (soccer)
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Full name | Robert Millar | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | May 12, 1890 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | February 26, 1967 | (aged 76)||||||||||||||||
Place of death |
Staten Island, New York , U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Inside left | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
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 A.A. | ||||||||||||||||
1921 | → Tebo Yacht Basin (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
1921–1922 |
J&P Coats | 21 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
1922–1923 | Fall River F.C. | 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) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1925 | United States | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1925–1927 | Indiana Flooring | ||||||||||||||||
1927–1928 | → New York Nationals | ||||||||||||||||
1929 | Newark Skeeters | ||||||||||||||||
1928–1930 | United States | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Millar (May 12, 1890 – February 22, 1967) was a
Playing
Professional
In 1909, Millar began his professional career with
In September 1914, Millar moved to
In early 1916, Millar signed with
In January 1921, he was suspended for two months after striking former Robins teammate
In 1922, Millar left Coats and signed with the
In October 1928, Millar resigned from the Nationals, informing the team management, ""I hereby advise you that I must refuse to continue as playing manager of the New York Nationals Football Club. I hereby tender my resignation, because to engage further in unsanctioned soccer football will materially endanger my status in organized soccer and will thereby affect my future livelihood as a professional soccer player. You have not lived up to the terms of my contract, which call for me to play and manage under the rules and regulations of the United States Football Association, and by forcing me to engage in outlaw soccer, you are breaking my means of gaining a living. I am compelled to seek a position in organized football."
National team
In 1925 Millar was called into the U.S. national team for two games with Canada. Canada won the first game, 1–0, on June 27, 1925. The U.S. won the return game, 6–1, on November 11, 1925.[13] This game was tied 1–1 at halftime, but Millar assisted on the second U.S. game, scored by Archie Stark soon after halftime.[14]
Coaching
Club
Millar began his coaching career when he was hired by Indiana Flooring in 1925 as both a player and a coach. He remained with Flooring as coach through its 1927 name change to the New York Nationals, but resigned in October 1928 during the soccer wars. He later coached the Newark Skeeters in 1929.
National team
Millar was selected as the coach of the U.S. national team for the 1930 FIFA World Cup. The success of the national side at the first World Cup in finishing as semi-finalists came as a surprise, more so since they won both of their group matches (against Belgium and Paraguay) without conceding a goal. In the semi-final they suffered considerable ill-luck, two players being injured during the game against Argentina. Following their elimination from the cup, the U.S. played a series of exhibition games against South American professional and regional All Star teams. Of those games, a 4–3 loss to Brazil was the only official international game. Millar finished his term as national team coach with a 2–2 record.[15]
Millar was inducted into the
Personal life
Millar has a daughter, Mary Martin, who lives in Gresham, Oregon.[17]
Honors
St Mirren
- Paisley Charity Cup: 1910[18]
- Renfrewshire Cup: 1910[19]
Tacony FC
- Pennsylvania League: 1912[18]
Brooklyn Field
Bethlehem Steel
Robin Dry Dock
New York Nationals (player / coach)
United States (coach)
- FIFA World Cup: Bronze-medal 1930[20]
Individual
Sources
- Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921–1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4. ().
See also
References
- ^ January 18, 1914 New York Times
- ^ U.S. Soccer History – 1914
- ^ U.S. Open Cup at RSSSF
- ^ "February 23, 1916 The Globe article". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009.
- ^ Chances of Teams for National Cup
- ^ "December 27, 1918 The Globe article". Archived from the original on October 27, 2009.
- ^ "December 17, 1918 The Globe article". Archived from the original on October 27, 2009.
- ^ "January 10, 1921 The Globe article". Archived from the original on October 21, 2009.
- ^ "May 16, 1921". Archived from the original on October 21, 2009.
- ^ "January 22, 1923 The Globe article". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009.
- ^ "September 1, 1925 The Globe article". Archived from the original on October 21, 2009.
- ^ "October 13, 1928 The Globe article". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009.
- ^ RSSSF
- ^ "November 9, 1925 The Globe article". Archived from the original on October 21, 2009.
- ^ USSF Coaches Records
- ^ "Robert Millar - 1950 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". Robert Millar - 1950 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ Edwards, Art (July 1, 2014). "Gresham woman's dad coached 1930 U.S. World Cup team". KGW. NewsChannel 8: Portland. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ^ a b "A Letter From Bob Millar". Beyond the Lastman. February 3, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Renfrewshire Cup". StMirren.info. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Robert Millar". NSHoF. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Bethlehem Lose in Soccer Classic". New York Herald. Newspapers.com. May 3, 1920. Retrieved March 25, 2021.