Chris Millington

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Chris Millington
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-09-08) 8 September 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2022–2025 FC Halifax Town

Chris Millington (born 8 September 1975) is an English football coach. He was most recently the manager of National League club FC Halifax Town.

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Coaching career

Millington played as a midfielder as a youngster, including a spell at Manchester City, but did not have a professional playing career. He then began his coaching career at Altrincham U18s before working at a number of clubs at both youth and first team level, including Curzon Ashton, Macclesfield and Stockport County. [1]

He then worked with Pete Wild in the Oldham Athletic academy after meeting whilst studying together for their UEFA A License. Millington was then appointed his assistant during Wild's two caretaker spells of the first team. [2]

In July 2019, Wild was named as the new first team manager of FC Halifax Town. The following month, Millington was announced as his assistant. [3] The pair worked together at the West Yorkshire club for three seasons until Wild moved to manage League Two side Barrow in May 2022. [4]

The day after Wild's departure, Millington was confirmed as his replacement as first team manager. [5] In his first season with the Shaymen, he led them to an 11th placed league finish and victory in the 2023 FA Trophy final at Wembley Stadium. [6]

Millington's second season as manager saw Halifax finish 7th in the league, qualifying for the play-offs. His side ultimately lost 4–2 in the quarter finals to eventual finalists Solihull Moors. [7] They were eliminated at the same stage of the play-offs in the following season, losing 4–0 to Oldham Athletic. [8] [9] On 27 May 2025, following the defeat to Oldham, Millington resigned as manager of Halifax. [10]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record
TeamNatFromToRecord
PWDLGFGAGDWin %
FC Halifax Town Flag of England.svg 28 May 202227 May 2025141544047160154638.3%

Honours

As a manager

FC Halifax Town

References

  1. ↑ "Profile of FC Halifax Town's new manager Chris Millington". Halifax Courier. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "FC Halifax Town: Chris Millington appointed as assistant manager". Halifax Courier. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Millington Joins as Assistant Manager". FC Halifax Town. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Pete Wild Appointed As Barrow Manager". Barrow AFC. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Chris Millington: Halifax promote Pete Wild's assistant to become new manager". BBC Sport. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Jamie Cooke nets winner as FC Halifax seal Isuzu FA Trophy glory". The FA. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Solihull Moors 4–2 FC Halifax Town - Hosts head into National League play-off semi-finals". BBC Sport. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "FC Halifax Town". Football Club Database. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Oldham thrash Halifax to reach play-off semi-final". BBC Sport. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Announcement: Chris Millington". FC Halifax Town. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.


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