Chris_Millar

Chris Millar

Scottish footballer

For those of a similar name, see Christopher Millar (disambiguation) and Chris Miller (disambiguation).

Christopher Alexander Millar (born 30 March 1983) is a Scottish professional football player and coach who currently plays for Troon.

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Chris Millar
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Alexander Millar
Date of birth	(1983-03-30) 30 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Central Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Troon
Youth career
0000–2003	Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2008	Greenock Morton	178	(29)
2008–2018	St Johnstone	273	(6)
2018–2021	Greenock Morton	53	(3)
2021–2022	East Kilbride	?	(?)
2022–2023	Kilwinning Rangers	17	(0)
2023	Troon	6	(0)
2023–	Troon
Managerial career
2023	Clyde (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:42, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

Millar was in the Celtic youth system, then started his professional career with Greenock Morton. He then played for St Johnstone for ten seasons, helping them win the Scottish Cup in 2014. Millar returned to Morton in 2018.

Career

Millar was born in Glasgow. After being released by Celtic in February 2003, Millar signed for then Scottish Football League Third Division side Greenock Morton.

Morton

Millar made his Morton debut away at Montrose on 25 February 2003.^[1] He was a member of Morton's 2002–03 Scottish Third Division championship-winning team that season.

On 21 December 2007, it was announced that Millar had signed a pre-contract agreement with St Johnstone. He officially signed with the club on 1 May 2008.^[2]

St Johnstone

Millar helped St Johnstone win the 2008–09 Scottish First Division and promotion to the Scottish Premier League.^[3] Millar continued to play regularly for St Johnstone in the top flight and helped the club win the 2013–14 Scottish Cup.^[4] He signed a two-year contract with St Johnstone in January 2015.^[4]

Having completed 10 years of service, Millar was granted a testimonial by St Johnstone in 2018.^[5] Manager Tommy Wright said in May 2018 that Millar would be released at the end of the 2017–18 season.^[5]

Return to Morton

After leaving St Johnstone, Millar signed again with Morton on a one-year deal.^[6]

On 27 May 2019, it was announced Millar had committed himself to the club until 10 June 2020.^[7]

East Kilbride

Millar signed with East Kilbride on 9 June 2021.^[8] He was named as club captain by ex-teammate Stephen Aitken.^[9]

Kilwinning Rangers

After a season with East Kilbride, Millar moved to West of Scotland Football League side Kilwinning Rangers on a one-year deal.^[10] After one season at the Buffs, Millar was released along with his namesake Mark Millar and five others.^[11]

Troon

Millar signed for Troon during the 2023 close season. He left them in September 2023 to become assistant manager at Clyde,^[12] where he became caretaker manager after the departure of Brian McLean. Millar left Clyde in November 2023, following the appointment of Ian McCall, and then returned to Troon.^[13]

Career statistics

Player

As of match played 6 February 2021^[14]^[15]

More information Club, Season ...

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Greenock Morton	2002–03^[16]	Scottish Third Division	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2003–04^[17]	Scottish Second Division	36	3	2	1	2	0	2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	42	4
	2004–05^[18]		34	10	3^{[lower-roman 1]}	3	2	0	1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	40	13
	2005–06^[19]		35	5	2	0	1	0	6^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	44	5
	2006–07^[20]		35	8	3	1	1	0	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1	43	9
	2007–08^[21]	Scottish First Division	25	3	4	1	1	0	2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	32	4
	Total		178	29	14	5	7	0	15	1	214	35
St Johnstone	2008–09^[22]	Scottish First Division	34	2	1	0	2	0	1^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-roman 2]}	0	38	2
	2009–10^[23]	Scottish Premier League	36	3	2	0	3	1	—		41	4
	2010–11^[24]		30	0	4	1	3	0	—		37	1
	2011–12^[25]		30	0	2	0	1	0	—		33	0
	2012–13^[26]		26	0	1	0	1	0	2^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	30	0
	2013–14^[27]	Scottish Premiership	32	0	4	0	3	0	2^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	41	0
	2014–15^[28]		32	1	1	0	2	0	4^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	39	1
	2015–16^[29]		20	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	23	0
	2016–17^[30]		17	0	2	0	3	0	—		22	0
	2017–18^[31]		16	0	1	0	0	0	2^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	19	0
	Total		273	6	19	1	20	1	11	0	323	8
Greenock Morton	2018–19^[32]	Scottish Championship	30	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	36	4
	2019–20^[33]		19	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	23	0
	2020–21^[34]		4	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0
	Total		53	3	5	1	5	0	0	0	63	4
Career total			504	38	38	7	32	1	26	1	600	47

Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
Four appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the First Division play-offs
Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Includes two appearances not recorded on Soccerbase. "Morton 3-1 East Stirlingshire". BBC Sport. 23 November 2004. Retrieved 17 February 2015. & "Cove Rangers 1-7 Morton". BBC Sport. 11 December 2004. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
Includes one Challenge Cup appearance not recorded on Soccerbase. "Ross County 2-1 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 26 July 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

Managerial record

As of match played 11 November 2023

More information Team, From ...

Team	From	To	Record
G	W	D	L	Win %
Clyde (interim)	22 October 2023	15 November 2023	3	1	1	1	033.33
Total			3	1	1	1	033.33

Honours

St Johnstone

First Division: 2008–09
Scottish Cup: 2013–2014^[35]

Greenock Morton

Second Division: 2006–07
Third Division: 2002–03

Kilwinning Rangers

Eglinton Cup: 2022

References

[1]
"Montrose 0–0 Morton". BBC Sport. 25 February 2003. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
[2]
"Saints secure Swankie and Millar". BBC Sport. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
[3]
"St Johnstone midfielder Chris Millar ponders Australia move". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
[4]
"St Johnstone: Midfielder Chris Millar extends contract until 2017". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
[5]
"Manager announces summer departures". St Johnstone FC. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
[6]
"Chris Millar returns home". Greenock Morton F.C. 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
[7]
"Chris Millar signs one year contract extension". Greenock Morton F.C. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
[8]
"Triple swoop sees Manager bolster the squad with experienced trio". East Kilbride FC. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
[9]
Johnson, Paul (31 March 2022). "St Johnstone legend Chris Millar provides insight into new East Kilbride boss and former Saints team-mate Kevin Rutkiewicz". Daily Record. Reach plc. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
[10]
"Chris Millar checks in". kilwinningrangers.com. Kilwinning Rangers F.C. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
[11]
"SQUAD UPDATE: END OF SEASON 22/23". Kilwinning Rangers F.C. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
[12]
"Chris Millar appointed Clyde Assistant Manager". Troon FC. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
[13]
"Chris Millar Returns!". Troon FC. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
[14]
"Miller career stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
[15]
Chris Millar at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
[16]
"Games played by Chris Millar in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
[17]
"Games played by Chris Millar in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
[18]
"Games played by Chris Millar in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
[19]
"Games played by Chris Millar in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
[20]
"Games played by Chris Millar in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
[21]
"Games played by Chris Millar in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
[22]
"Games played by Chris Millar in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
[23]
"Games played by Chris Millar in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
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"Games played by Chris Millar in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
[25]
"Games played by Chris Millar in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
[26]
"Games played by Chris Millar in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
[27]
"Games played by Chris Millar in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
[28]
"Games played by Chris Millar in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
[29]
"Games played by Chris Millar in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
[30]
"Games played by Chris Millar in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
[31]
"Games played by Chris Millar in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
[32]
"Games played by Chris Millar in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
[33]
"Games played by Chris Millar in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
[34]
"Games played by Chris Millar in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
[35]
Wilson, Richard (17 May 2014). "St Johnstone 2–0 Dundee United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2016.

External links

Chris Millar at Soccerbase
Miller at Soccerbase (5 games in 2002–03 with wrong spelling of surname)

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