Stuart Millar
Encyclopedia
Stuart Millar is a former Scottish
football
winger
, recently sacked as head coach of Clyde
.
Millar began his career with his home town club Airdrieonians
, where he scored on his full debut at 17 years of age, before joining Dundee F.C. where despite scoring regular for the reserves, he failed to make the breakthrough to the 1st team. He moved onto First Division Montrose
.
He then became Clyde Manager Craig Brown's last ever signing and whilst there he went onto enjoy the best spell of his career with Clyde
, playing over 100 times for the club in 4 years. He then moved on to play for Alloa Athletic
and Dumbarton
. Stuart also had a successful spell playing in Cyprus with 1st Division Evagoras Paphos, Whilst there the Cypriot club qualified for the UEFA Cup.
Following successful spells in Junior Football management with Carluke Rovers and Cumbernauld United where along with his assistant Mitchell Gibb, they won 3 promotions, he then became Assistant Manager at Stranraer
under Neil Watt. They were at Stair Park from 2003 until 2006: highlights include winning the Third Division title in their first season, followed by a further successive promotion from the Second Division to the First Division. A record of their time at Stair Park is in Stuart's Charity book - Stranraer FC - "The Neil Watt Years", which was published in 2009.
Millar was the Chief Scout at Ross County
, a position he has held from October 2007 to April 2010.
Millar was then appointed head coach of Clyde
. On Wednesday 2 February he was sacked.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
winger
Winger (sport)
In certain sports, such as football, field hockey, ice hockey, handball, rugby union, lacrosse and rugby league, the term winger is the name of a position. It refers to positions on the extreme left and right sides of the pitch . In American football and Canadian football, the analogous position...
, recently sacked as head coach of Clyde
Clyde F.C.
Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South...
.
Millar began his career with his home town club Airdrieonians
Airdrieonians F.C.
Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as Airdrie, were a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in the Monklands area of Lanarkshire....
, where he scored on his full debut at 17 years of age, before joining Dundee F.C. where despite scoring regular for the reserves, he failed to make the breakthrough to the 1st team. He moved onto First Division Montrose
Montrose F.C.
Montrose Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football team, based in the town of Montrose, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division.- Early years :...
.
He then became Clyde Manager Craig Brown's last ever signing and whilst there he went onto enjoy the best spell of his career with Clyde
Clyde F.C.
Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South...
, playing over 100 times for the club in 4 years. He then moved on to play for Alloa Athletic
Alloa Athletic F.C.
Alloa Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division....
and Dumbarton
Dumbarton F.C.
Dumbarton Football Club is Scotland's 4th oldest football club – founded in 1872, just after Queen's Park , Kilmarnock and Stranraer...
. Stuart also had a successful spell playing in Cyprus with 1st Division Evagoras Paphos, Whilst there the Cypriot club qualified for the UEFA Cup.
Following successful spells in Junior Football management with Carluke Rovers and Cumbernauld United where along with his assistant Mitchell Gibb, they won 3 promotions, he then became Assistant Manager at Stranraer
Stranraer F.C.
Stranraer Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football team based in the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway. They are members of the Scottish Football League, and currently play in the Third Division.-History:...
under Neil Watt. They were at Stair Park from 2003 until 2006: highlights include winning the Third Division title in their first season, followed by a further successive promotion from the Second Division to the First Division. A record of their time at Stair Park is in Stuart's Charity book - Stranraer FC - "The Neil Watt Years", which was published in 2009.
Millar was the Chief Scout at Ross County
Ross County F.C.
Ross County Football Club are a Scottish professional football team from the town of Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty. Founded in 1929 they currently compete in the Scottish Football League First Division and play their home matches at Victoria Park. Prior to the 1994–95 season they played in the...
, a position he has held from October 2007 to April 2010.
Millar was then appointed head coach of Clyde
Clyde F.C.
Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South...
. On Wednesday 2 February he was sacked.