Jimmy Millar

James Millar (20 November 1934 – 20 October 2022) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Dunfermline Athletic, Rangers, Dundee United and the Scotland national team, mainly as a centre forward.

Club career Born in Edinburgh, Millar was signed by Rangers manager Scot Symon for £5000 on 12 January 1955 from Dunfermline Athletic, and also played in that position on a number of occasions in the early seasons of his career at Ibrox. Millar achieved more success when he played at centre forward in a pre-season tour of America and started scoring goals regularly. another record equalled only by Johnstone. Millar was also the first ever substitute to come on for Rangers, replacing Jim Forrest during a 5–0 victory over Falkirk in a league match at Ibrox in October 1966.

Millar was also known for his scoring record against Rangers' arch-rivals Celtic, with 13 goals in Old Firm matches, including two winning goals at Celtic Park in the traditional New Year's Day fixture, in 1960 and 1964. Millar made 317 appearances (197 in the league) for Rangers, scoring 162 goals (91 in the league) and also won three Championships, five Scottish Cups and three Scottish League Cups.

International career Millar earned two caps for Scotland in 1963 during his spell with Rangers. He also featured four times for the Scottish Football League XI, scoring three goals.

Illness and death In 2017, his family revealed that for the past decade Millar had been suffering from dementia, a condition they believed to be linked to his heading a football. Millar died on 20 October 2022, at the age of 87.

Honours Rangers Scottish League championship: 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64 Scottish Cup: 1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66 Scottish League Cup: 1960–61, 1961–62, 1964–65 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1960–61 runner-up