Kirk Millar
Personal information
Full name Kirk Steven Millar[1]
Date of birth (1992-07-07) 7 July 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland[2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger / Striker
Team information
Current team
 Linfield
Youth career
0000–2009 Linfield
2009– Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Linfield 1 (0)
2009–2014 Oldham Athletic 35 (1)
2012 → Chorley (loan) 8 (0)
2014– Linfield 291 (41)
International career‡
2010–2014 Northern Ireland U21 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:28, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Kirk Steven Millar (born 7 July 1992) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for NIFL Premiership side Linfield.

Career

Oldham Athletic

He joined Oldham's Centre of Excellence as a first year scholar in May 2009,[3] having previously been at Linfield from the age of ten, progressing to reserve team football at the age of fifteen and then making a first team appearance at the age of sixteen.[4]

He made his Football League debut on 13 March 2010 as a substitute during a 2–2 draw with Wycombe Wanderers[2] and started his first match for the club on 30 March in a 3–2 defeat against Brentford.[5] He was offered a two-year professional contract by Oldham in April 2010, twelve months ahead of his scholarship expiring.[6] Millar's chances of establishing a first team place for Oldham Athletic in the 2011–12 season were dealt a blow as he was sent off in a reserves team match against Morecambe for clashing with the keeper Lawrie Walker just after recently being told by the manager Paul Dickov that he was going to be given a chance to show his ability at the end of the 2010–11 season.[7]

Millar had scarcely featured for Latics throughout the 2012–13 season but found a place in the team when Paul Dickov left the club and new man Lee Johnson arrived. Millar played a crucial part in Oldham's survival, assisting several goals, most notably Matt Smith's late winner against Bury FC at Gigg Lane. Millar scored his first & only goal for Oldham during the last game of the season against Leyton Orient, slotting the ball into the bottom right hand corner to make it 1–1.[8]

At the end of the 2013–14 season, a season in which he was limited to a few substitute appearances, Millar was released after 6 years at the club.[9]

Chorley (Loan)

In October 2012 he joined Chorley on loan for a one-month period[10] and made his club debut on 16 October in a Northern Premier League match against AFC Fylde.[11]

Millar made a guest appearance and scored for Shamrock Rovers in a friendly against Wolves in July 2014 at Tallaght Stadium.[12]

Linfield

In August 2014, Linfield manager Warren Feeney announced the signing of Millar on a free transfer. Millar signed a 2-year contract following a trial period with the club.[13]

International career

In February 2011 Millar received a call-up to the Northern Ireland Under-21 team[14] On 9 February 2011 Millar received his first cap coming on as a second-half substitute against Wales Under-21.[15] On 13 May 2011, Millar was called up for stand-bye for the Northern Ireland U-21 in their euro qualifier against Faroe Islands Under-21.[16]

In June 2011 he received his first call-up to the Northern Ireland Under-20 team, along with teammate Carl Winchester for July's Milk Cup tournament.[17]

Career statistics

As of 10 December 2022.[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Linfield 2008–09 IFA Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Oldham Athletic 2009–10 League One 6 0 0 0 0 0 — — 6 0
2010–11 League One 4 0 0 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2011–12 League One 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 5 0
2012–13 League One 12 1 1 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 14 1
2013–14 League One 9 0 1 0 1 0 — 1[c] 0 12 0
Total 35 1 2 0 1 0 — 3 0 41 1
Coleraine (loan) 2009–10 IFA Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Chorley (loan) 2012–13 Northern Premier League 8 0 0 0 0 0 — 1[c] 1 9 1
Linfield 2014–15 NIFL Premiership 21 0 2 0 1 0 — — 24 0
2015–16 NIFL Premiership 34 7 5 0 2 0 1[d] 0 — 42 7
2016–17 NIFL Premiership 33 4 2 0 1 0 2[d] 0 1[e] 0 36 4
2017–18 NIFL Premiership 37 3 2 0 2 0 1[f] 0 2[e] 0 41 3
2018–19 NIFL Premiership 35 2 0 0 3 1 — — 38 3
2019–20 NIFL Premiership 28 8 1 0 4 0 8 2 3 1 44 11
2020–21 NIFL Premiership 37 6 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 45 6
2021–22 NIFL Premiership 34 3 2 0 3 0 5 0 1 0 45 3
2022–23 NIFL Premiership 14 3 0 0 3 1 7 1 5 0 29 5
Total 273 36 18 0 19 2 26 3 14 1 346 42
Career total 318 37 20 0 20 2 26 3 18 2 402 44
  1. ^ Appearances in the FA Cup and Irish Cup.
  2. ^ Appearances in the EFL Cup and Northern Irish League Cup.
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
  4. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
  5. ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
  6. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League.

References

  1. ^ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Oldham 2 Wycombe 2". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  3. ^ "New youth players sign on". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Kirk's reminder of home". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  5. ^ "Oldham 2- 3 Brentford". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Dreams come true". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  7. ^ "Millar Ban Blow For Latics". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Leyton Orient 1–1 Oldham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Oldham Athletic retained list". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  10. ^ Watters, David (15 October 2012). "Latics loan duo lift Chorley". Northern Premier League. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  11. ^ "Match report: AFC Fylde – 16/10/2012". Chorley FC. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  12. ^ "Rovers 1:4 Wolves". Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Warren Feeney announces new signing". Linfield F.C. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  14. ^ "Latics pair win international call ups". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 6 February 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  15. ^ "New Feeney injury blow". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 10 February 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  16. ^ "Northern Ireland Call Up For Winchester". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  17. ^ "Millar, Winchester Win Milk Cup Call Ups calls". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  18. ^ "K. Millar". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  19. ^ "Kirk Millar » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

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