Robert Millar (soccer)
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The US national association football team during the 1930 World Cup held at Uruguay. Back row: Robert Millar (coach), James Gallagher (soccer), Alexander Wood (soccer), James Douglas, George Moorhouse, Raphael Tracey, Andrew Auld. Front row: James Brown, William Gonsa | |||||||||||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 soccer player who played as a forward and the coach of the United States national team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. During his at times tumultuous Hall of Fame career, he 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.