Chris Millar

Christopher Alexander Millar (born 30 March 1983) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Greenock Morton 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.

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

Chris Millar
Personal information
Full name Christopher Alexander Millar
Date of birth (1983-03-30) 30 March 1983
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Position(s) Central Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Greenock Morton
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2003 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Greenock Morton 178 (29)
2008–2018 St Johnstone 273 (6)
2018– Greenock Morton 49 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:47, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

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]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 February 2020 [8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisiionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Greenock Morton 2002–03[10] Scottish Third Division 130000000130
2003–04[11] Scottish Second Division 36321202[lower-alpha 1]0424
2004–05[12] 34103[lower-roman 1]3201[lower-alpha 1]04013
2005–06[13] 35520106[lower-alpha 2]0445
2006–07[14] 35831104[lower-alpha 1]1439
2007–08[15] Scottish First Division 25341102[lower-alpha 1]0324
Total 178291457015121435
St Johnstone 2008–09[16] Scottish First Division 34210201[lower-alpha 1][lower-roman 2]0382
2009–10[17] Scottish Premier League 3632031—414
2010–11[18] 3004130—371
2011–12[19] 3002010—330
2012–13[20] 26010102[lower-alpha 3]0300
2013–14[21] Scottish Premiership 32040302[lower-alpha 3]0410
2014–15[22] 32110204[lower-alpha 3]0391
2015–16[23] 200102000230
2016–17[24] 1702030—220
2017–18[25] 16010002[lower-alpha 3]0190
Total 27361912011103238
Greenock Morton 2018–19[26] Scottish Championship 303313000364
2019–20[27] 180202000220
Total 483515000584
Career total 4993838732126159547
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. Four appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the First Division play-offs
  3. 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. "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. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  7. "Chris Millar signs one year contract extension". Greenock Morton F.C. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  8. "Miller career stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  9. Chris Millar at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  10. "Games played by Chris Millar in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  11. "Games played by Chris Millar in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  12. "Games played by Chris Millar in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  13. "Games played by Chris Millar in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  14. "Games played by Chris Millar in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  15. "Games played by Chris Millar in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  16. "Games played by Chris Millar in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  17. "Games played by Chris Millar in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  18. "Games played by Chris Millar in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  19. "Games played by Chris Millar in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  20. "Games played by Chris Millar in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  21. "Games played by Chris Millar in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  22. "Games played by Chris Millar in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  23. "Games played by Chris Millar in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  24. "Games played by Chris Millar in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  25. "Games played by Chris Millar in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  26. "Games played by Chris Millar in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  27. "Games played by Chris Millar in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  28. Wilson, Richard (17 May 2014). "St Johnstone 2–0 Dundee United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  • Chris Millar at Soccerbase
  • Miller at Soccerbase (5 games in 2002–03 with wrong spelling of surname)
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