Chris Millar

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Chris Millar
Personal information
Full name Christopher Alexander Millar
Date of birth (1983-03-30) 30 March 1983 (age 38)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Position(s) Central Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 East Kilbride
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– East Kilbride 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

Christopher Alexander Millar (born 30 March 1983) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Lowland Football League side East Kilbride as a midfielder.

Millar was in the Celtic youth system, then started his professional career with Greenock Morton. He then played for St Johnstone for 10 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]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 6 February 2021[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Divisiion Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Greenock Morton 2002–03[11] Scottish Third Division 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
2003–04[12] Scottish Second Division 36 3 2 1 2 0 2[a] 0 42 4
2004–05[13] 34 10 3[i] 3 2 0 1[a] 0 40 13
2005–06[14] 35 5 2 0 1 0 6[b] 0 44 5
2006–07[15] 35 8 3 1 1 0 4[a] 1 43 9
2007–08[16] Scottish First Division 25 3 4 1 1 0 2[a] 0 32 4
Total 178 29 14 5 7 0 15 1 214 35
St Johnstone [17] Scottish First Division 34 2 1 0 2 0 1[a][ii] 0 38 2
2009–10[18] Scottish Premier League 36 3 2 0 3 1 — 41 4
2010–11[19] 30 0 4 1 3 0 — 37 1
2011–12[20] 30 0 2 0 1 0 — 33 0
2012–13[21] 26 0 1 0 1 0 2[c] 0 30 0
2013–14[22] Scottish Premiership 32 0 4 0 3 0 2[c] 0 41 0
2014–15[23] 32 1 1 0 2 0 4[c] 0 39 1
2015–16[24] 20 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 23 0
2016–17[25] 17 0 2 0 3 0 — 22 0
2017–18[26] 16 0 1 0 0 0 2[c] 0 19 0
Total 273 6 19 1 20 1 11 0 323 8
Greenock Morton 2018–19[27] Scottish Championship 30 3 3 1 3 0 0 0 36 4
2019–20[28] 19 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 23 0
2020–21[29] 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
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Four appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the First Division play-offs
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Includes one Challenge Cup appearance not recorded on Soccerbase. "Ross County 2-1 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 26 July 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

Honours[]

St Johnstone
Greenock Morton

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. ^ Jump up to: a b "St Johnstone: Midfielder Chris Millar extends contract until 2017". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "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. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Chris Millar signs one year contract extension". Greenock Morton F.C. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Triple swoop sees Manager bolster the squad with experienced trio". East Kilbride FC. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Miller career stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  10. ^ Chris Millar at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Games played by Chris Millar in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Games played by Chris Millar in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Games played by Chris Millar in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Games played by Chris Millar in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Games played by Chris Millar in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Chris Millar in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Chris Millar in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Chris Millar in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Chris Millar in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Chris Millar in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  21. ^ "Games played by Chris Millar in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Chris Millar in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Chris Millar in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  24. ^ "Games played by Chris Millar in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  25. ^ "Games played by Chris Millar in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  26. ^ "Games played by Chris Millar in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  27. ^ "Games played by Chris Millar in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  28. ^ "Games played by Chris Millar in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  29. ^ "Games played by Chris Millar in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  30. ^ 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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