Keith Millen

Keith Millen
Personal information
Full name Keith Derek Millen[1]
Date of birth (1966-09-26) 26 September 1966 (age 58)[2]
Place of birth Croydon, England[2]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1980–1982 Southampton
1982–1983 Crystal Palace
1983 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1994 Brentford 305 (17)
1994–1999 Watford 165 (5)
1999–2003 Bristol City 60 (4)
Total 530 (26)
Managerial career
2005 Bristol City (caretaker)
2010 Bristol City (caretaker)
2010–2011 Bristol City
2013 Crystal Palace (caretaker)
2014 Crystal Palace (caretaker)
2014–2015 Crystal Palace (caretaker)
2018 Milton Keynes Dons (caretaker)
2020 Örgryte IS
2021–2022 Carlisle United
2023 Gillingham (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Keith Derek Millen (born 26 September 1966) is an English football manager and former player who played as a centre back. He is currently head of academy coaching at League Two side Gillingham.

Millen was appointed as Steve Coppell's successor, after Coppell chose to resign from Bristol City and retire from football. Millen spent most of his professional career at Brentford, where he reached the Associate Members' Cup final in 1985, and won the Football League Third Division in 1992. After leaving Brentford in 1994, he finished his playing career with Watford and Bristol City. Following retirement, Millen remained at City as a member of the coaching staff. He was caretaker manager at Ashton Gate following Gary Johnson's departure towards the end of the 2009–10 season. He took charge of nine competitive matches, winning five, drawing three and losing once. He was caretaker manager at Crystal Palace for 4 matches in the 2013–14 season winning one drawing one and losing 2. He was again appointed caretaker manager at Crystal Palace on 14 August 2014. On 27 August 2014 Neil Warnock was appointed full-time manager and at that time Millen's role at the club was not certain. However, on 12 September 2014 it was reported that Warnock was happy for Millen to continue in the role of assistant manager at Crystal Palace.[3] Millen was re-appointed as caretaker manager on 27 December 2014 after Warnock was sacked following a poor run of results. On 2 January 2015, Alan Pardew was appointed to replace Warnock, and Millen reverted to assistant manager. On 9 January 2017, after Sam Allardyce was appointed as manager, Millen left Crystal Palace.

  1. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 294. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Haynes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Keith Millen and Ben Garner impress Crystal Palace boss". Croydon Advertiser. Retrieved 19 October 2015.