Paul William Millar (born 16 November 1966) is a
Northern Irish football player turned manager, currently manager of
Larne.
As a player, he played in
Midfield and
attack. He started at
Glentoran, moving on to
Portadown, before signing with
Port Vale in 1988. Three years later he transferred to
Cardiff City. In 1995 he left
the Football League to return to Ireland, signing with
Linfield and later returned to Wales to play for
Bangor. He also won youth caps for his country, and also earned a
Northern Ireland B cap.
As a manager, he was appointed manager of Bangor, before moving on to
Ballymena United. In 2005 he was made manager of
Newry City, moving on to
Glentoran the next season, and then returning to the management position at Bangor in 2007. In 2008, he was appointed manager at
Larne.
Playing career
Millar started his career with
Glentoran, after scoring 15 goals in 28 appearances, he moved to
Portadown. The young
forward was selected as the Irish Young Footballer of the Year in 1986. He joined
Port Vale in the
English Third Division for £20,000 in December 1988. After playing just one
reserve team game he seriously damaged his knee ligaments in training and after recovering finally made his debut in a 1–1 home draw with
Middlesbrough on 30 October 1989, coming on as a
substitute. With Vale now competing in the
Second Division he struggled to gain a place in the first team and was loaned to
Fourth Division Hereford United in October 1990, returning to Vale the next...
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