| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Alexander Millar | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-03-30)30 March 1983 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position | Central Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Troon | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 as of 09:42, 31 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Christopher Alexander Millar (born 30 March 1983) is a Scottish professionalfootball player and coach who plays forPort Glasgow Juniors
Millar was in theCeltic youth system, then started his professional career with Greenock Morton. He then played forSt Johnstone for ten seasons, helping them win theScottish Cup in 2014. Millar returned to Morton in 2018.
Millar was born inGlasgow. After being released byCeltic in February 2003, Millar signed for thenScottish Football League Third Division sideGreenock Morton.
Millar made his Morton debut away atMontrose on 25 February 2003.[1] He was a member of Morton's2002–03Scottish 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]
Millar helped St Johnstone win the2008–09 Scottish First Division and promotion to theScottish Premier League.[3] Millar continued to play regularly for St Johnstone in the top flight and helped the club win the2013–14 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 atestimonial 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]
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]
Millar signed withEast Kilbride on 9 June 2021.[8] He was named as club captain by ex-teammateStephen Aitken.[9]
After a season with East Kilbride, Millar moved toWest of Scotland Football League sideKilwinning Rangers on a one-year deal.[10] After one season at the Buffs, Millar was released along with his namesakeMark Millar and five others.[11]
Millar signed forTroon during the 2023 close season. He left them in September 2023 to become assistant manager atClyde,[12] where he became caretaker manager after the departure ofBrian McLean. Millar left Clyde in November 2023, following the appointment ofIan McCall, and then returned to Troon.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[a] | 0 | 42 | 4 | |
| 2004–05[18] | 34 | 10 | 3[i] | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 40 | 13 | ||
| 2005–06[19] | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 44 | 5 | ||
| 2006–07[20] | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 43 | 9 | ||
| 2007–08[21] | 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 | 2008–09[22] | Scottish First Division | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a][ii] | 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[c] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[27] | Scottish Premiership | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[28] | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 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[c] | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||