| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1960-1961 | Inter S.C. | ||
| 1961-1962 | → Inter-Brooklyn Italians | ||
| 1962-1964 | → Boca Juniors | ||
| 1964-1968 | New York Inter | ||
| 1969 | Baltimore Bays | ||
| 1969-1972 | New York Inter Giuliana | ||
| National team | |||
| 1968-1972 | United States | 13 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Peter Millar is a retired Scottish-American soccer forward. He spent nine seasons in the second American Soccer League, one in the North American Soccer League and four in the German American Soccer League. He also earned thirteen caps, scoring eight goals, with the U.S. national team between 1968 and 1972.
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In 1960, Millar joined Inter S.C. of the American Soccer League (ASL) and quickly established himself as one of the league's dominant forwards. In 1961, the team merged with the Brooklyn Italians to form the Inter-Brooklyn Italians. He led the ASL in scoring during the 1961-1962 season, with 18 goals in 23 games. This led to his selection as the league’s Most Valuable Player honors. The next year, the team was renamed the Boca Juniors. Millar finished third in the league with 12 goals, but took home a second consecutive MVP award. In 1964, Millar moved to New York Inter in the Eastern Soccer Conference. In 1965, Millar found himself back in the ASL when New York Inter entered the league. In 1969, Millar played a single season for the Baltimore Bays of the North American Soccer League. He finished 8th in the league’s points list with 18 off 8 goals and 2 assists. Despite his output, Baltimore finished last in the league standings and folded at the end of the season. He finished his professional career with the New York Inter Giuliana of the German American Soccer League for whom he played from 1969 to 1972.
Millar earned thirteen caps for the U.S. national team between 1968 and 1972, scoring 8 goals (or 9 depending on the sources) during that time. He made an auspicious debut with the team by scoring a hat trick in a September 15, 1968 tie with Israel. Some records only attribute 2 goals to Millar as he and Willy Roy apparently kicked the ball nearly simultaneously which leads to the discrepancy in his stats.[1] He went on to play in all 9 national team games in 1968, scoring 9 goals. He played both national team games in 1969. The national team did not play again until 1972 when Millar earned his last two caps before fading from the national team scene.