Kirk Millar

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

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)

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. Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
  4. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
  5. 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. "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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