Peter Millar (21 April 1951 – 17 June 2013) was a Scottish

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who played as a defender or

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. Millar is best known for his time at

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where he made 178 league appearances from 1972 to 1979;Peter Millar
MotherWELLnet he also played for

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Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently compete in the after winning the 2022–23 Scottish League One title. Dunfermline play at ...

and

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before rounding off his career in the United States where he played for Phoenix Inferno and Cleveland Force. .

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Dunfermline Athletic FC obituaryMotherwell FC obituary
{{DEFAULTSORT:Millar, Peter 1951 births 2013 deaths Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Wishaw Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Forth Wanderers F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Phoenix Inferno players Cleveland Force (original MISL) players Scottish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Deaths from brain cancer in Scotland 20th-century Scottish sportsmen