| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keith Derek Millen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1966-09-26)26 September 1966 (age 59)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position | 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) | ||
| 2024–2025 | AFC Croydon Athletic | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Keith Derek Millen (born 26 September 1966) is an Englishfootballmanager and former player who played as acentre back. He was most recently manager ofAFC Croydon Athletic.
Millen was appointed asSteve Coppell's successor, after Coppell chose to resign from Bristol City and retire from football. Millen spent most of his professional career atBrentford, where he reached theAssociate Members' Cup final in 1985, and won theFootball League Third Division in 1992. After leaving Brentford in 1994, he finished his playing career withWatford andBristol City. Following retirement, Millen remained at City as a member of the coaching staff. He was caretaker manager atAshton Gate followingGary 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 atCrystal Palace on 14 August 2014. On 27 August 2014Neil Warnock was appointed full-timemanager 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, afterSam Allardyce was appointed as manager, Millen left Crystal Palace.
After spells as an apprentice atSouthampton andCrystal Palace, Millen spent time as a junior atBrentford, before turning professional in 1983.[4] Between then and 1994, he made 305League appearances for the club, scoring 17 goals. He helped Brentford reach the final of theAssociate Members' Cup in 1985, where they were defeated 3–1 byWigan Athletic atWembley Stadium.[5]
He helped the club to theFootball League Third Division title in 1991–92, and earned atestimonial match againstTottenham Hotspur in 1993 following ten years as a professional.[6]
Millen joined Watford along with defensive partnerColin Foster in March 1994, helping them escape relegation that season.[4] Although Watford were eventually relegated in 1996, Millen later played a part in the club achieving successive promotions underGraham Taylor between 1997 and 1999. In total, Millen made 165 appearances for Watford, scoring 5 goals.
Millen joinedBristol City in November 1999. In the2000 Football League Trophy final at Wembley, Millen captained Bristol City in a 2–1 defeat toStoke City. He played his last competitive game in August 2002, a 2–0 home win overBlackpool before retiring in 2003,[6] and later joining the club's coaching staff.[2]
Following his retirement from football, Millen became under-17 manager at Bristol City.[7] WhenBrian Tinnion was promoted toplayer-manager in 2004, he appointed Millen as his assistant. Under Tinnion's management City won 22 of 61 matches,[8] and Millen was appointed as caretaker when Tinnion left the club. However, he publicly ruled himself out of the running to become the permanent manager.[9] He was madecaretaker manager of City whenGary Johnson left the club in March 2010, and became manager on a full-time basis on a three-year contract when Johnson's replacement, Steve Coppell, departed on 12 August 2010.[10] Millen left the manager's position on 3 October 2011.[11]
After a brief spell as head of coaching and development atBlackpool[12] earlier in the year, Millen was appointed assistant manager atCrystal Palace in November 2012, following formerBlackpool managerIan Holloway. On 23 October 2013, Millen was appointed as caretaker manager after Holloway left by mutual consent.[13]
On 26 November 2013, newly appointed Crystal Palace managerTony Pulis announced that Millen would be kept as backroom staff.[14]
After Tony Pulis' surprise departure from Crystal Palace on 14 August 2014 (only 2 days before the start of the newPremier League season) Millen was again appointed caretaker manager.[15] However, whenNeil Warnock was appointed permanentmanager on 27 August 2014, Millen's future was not made clear.[16] On 12 September 2014 it was reported thatNeil Warnock was happy for Millen to continue as assistant manager atCrystal Palace.[3]
On 27 December 2014, Millen took over as caretaker manager of Crystal Palace for a third time following Warnock being sacked.[17] WhenAlan Pardew was appointed to replace Warnock on 2 January 2015 Millen reverted to assistant manager.
On 9 January 2017, subsequent to the appointment ofSam Allardyce as manager of Crystal Palace, it was announced that Millen had left the club.[18] He then worked with the Tottenham Hotspur development squad while seeking a new first team role.[19]
On 23 January 2018, after a brief spell working on the coaching staff atPortsmouth, Millen joinedLeague One clubMilton Keynes Dons asassistant manager.[20]
On 22 April 2018, following the mutual contract termination of first team managerDan Micciche, Millen was appointed caretaker manager of the club.[21]
Roy Hogdson helpedHalmstads BK recruit Millen as assistant manager to Igor Krulj and joined the side in January 2019.[22] After Igor Krulj was sacked, Millen continued as assistant manager underMagnus Haglund until leaving the club at the end of the 2019 season after the team failed to advance to the Swedish top divisionAllsvenskan.[23]
After leaving Halmstads BK, Millen was appointed manager ofSuperettan sideÖrgryte IS, which he led for the 2020 season until being sacked in October the same year.[24]
On 26 October 2021, Millen was appointed manager of League Two sideCarlisle United on an 18-month contract following the sacking ofChris Beech three weeks previously.[25] On 23 February 2022, with the club sitting in the relegation zone in 23rd position, Millen left the club by mutual consent.[26]
On 7 April 2023, Millen was appointed head of academy coaching at League Two sideGillingham.[27] On 5 October 2023, following the sacking ofNeil Harris, Millen took charge of the first team on an interim basis.[28]
On 18 November 2024, Millen was appointed manager ofIsthmian League South East Division sideAFC Croydon Athletic.[29] He departed the club on 14 February 2025 after recording just three wins from his 14 games in charge.[30]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||||
| Bristol City (caretaker) |  | 11 September 2005 | 26 September 2005 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 033.33 | ||||
| Bristol City (caretaker) | | 18 March 2010 | 11 May 2010 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 055.56 | ||||
| Bristol City | | 12 August 2010 | 3 October 2011 | 57 | 18 | 12 | 27 | 031.58 | ||||
| Crystal Palace (caretaker) | | 23 October 2013 | 23 November 2013 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 025.00 | ||||
| Crystal Palace (caretaker) | | 14 August 2014 | 27 August 2014 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 033.33 | ||||
| Crystal Palace (caretaker) | | 27 December 2014 | 2 January 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 000.00 | ||||
| Milton Keynes Dons (caretaker) | | 22 April 2018 | 6 May 2018 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 033.33 | ||||
| Carlisle United | | 26 October 2021 | 23 February 2022 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 027.27 | ||||
| Gillingham (caretaker) | | 5 October 2023 | 1 November 2023 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 033.33 | ||||
| AFC Croydon Athletic | | 18 November 2024 | 14 February 2025 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 021.43 | ||||
| Total | 123 | 38 | 28 | 57 | 030.89 | |||||||
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