Kirk Millar
Personal information
Full name Kirk Steven Millar[1]
Date of birth (1992-07-07) 7 July 1992
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
ClubSeasonLeagueCup[lower-alpha 1]League Cup[lower-alpha 2]ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Linfield2008–09IFA Premiership100000——10
Oldham Athletic2009–10League One600000——60
2010–11League One400000——40
2011–12League One400000—1[lower-alpha 3]050
2012–13League One1211000—1[lower-alpha 3]0141
2013–14League One901010—1[lower-alpha 3]0120
Total3512010—30411
Coleraine (loan)2009–10IFA Premiership100000——10
Chorley (loan)2012–13Northern Premier League800000—1[lower-alpha 3]191
Linfield2014–15NIFL Premiership2102010——240
2015-16NIFL Premiership34750201[lower-alpha 4]0—427
2016-17NIFL Premiership33420102[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]0364
2017-18NIFL Premiership37320201[lower-alpha 6]02[lower-alpha 5]0413
2018-19NIFL Premiership3520031——383
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
Total2733618019226314134642
Career total3183720020226318240244
  1. ↑ Appearances in the FA Cup and Irish Cup.
  2. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Cup and Northern Irish League Cup.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
  4. 1 2 Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
  5. 1 2 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. 1 2 "Oldham 2 Wycombe 2". Oldham Athletic. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "New youth players sign on". Oldham Athletic. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Kirk's reminder of home". Oldham Athletic. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  5. ↑ "Oldham 2- 3 Brentford". Oldham Athletic AFC. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  6. ↑ "Dreams come true". Oldham Athletic AFC. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  7. ↑ "Millar Ban Blow For Latics". Oldham Athletic AFC. 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 FC. 6 February 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  15. ↑ "New Feeney injury blow". Oldham Athletic AFC. 10 February 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  16. ↑ "Northern Ireland Call Up For Winchester". Oldham Athletic AFC. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  17. ↑ "Millar, Winchester Win Milk Cup Call Ups calls". Oldham Athletic AFC. 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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