Jimmy Millar (footballer born 1870)
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Jimmy Millar was a Scottish
Scottish people
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 footballer
Football (soccer)
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 who played for Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
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 and the Scotland national football team
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 as a Forward
Striker
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. He made his debut for Sunderland on 13 September 1890 against Burnley
Burnley F.C.
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, Sunderland lost the game 3–2. Millar played for Sunderland under two different spells; in 1890–96 and 1900–04 respectively, separated with a stay at Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

. Overall, at his time at Sunderland, he made 260 appearances, scoring 122 goals. At the time of his death he was the trainer for Chelsea football club.

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