Jack McMillan (Scottish footballer)

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Jack McMillan
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Livingston, Scotland
Position(s) Right Back
Team information
Current team
Exeter City
Number 2
Youth career
Motherwell
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Motherwell 14 (0)
2017–2018Livingston (loan) 6 (1)
2018–2022 Livingston 59 (2)
2019Partick Thistle (loan) 13 (0)
2022–2024 Partick Thistle 64 (3)
2024– Exeter City 29 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:33, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

Jack McMillan (born 18 December 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Exeter City. He has previously played for Partick Thistle, Motherwell and Livingston.

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Career

Motherwell

McMillan is a product of the Motherwell Academy. He made his debut for Motherwell on 15 October 2016, in a 2–0 defeat against Celtic. [1]

On 2 December 2016, McMillan signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal with Motherwell. [2]

On 31 August 2017, McMillan moved on loan to Livingston until January 2018. [3]

Livingston

He then made the move permanent on 19 January 2018, signing until summer 2019. [4] McMillan moved on loan to Partick Thistle in January 2019. [5] He made 16 appearances for the Jags in all competitions in which he featured predominantly as part of a back three.

Partick Thistle return

Three years after his initial loan at the club, on 1 June 2022, McMillan signed a two-year deal with Partick Thistle. [6] McMillan was offered a new contract with Partick Thistle but opted to reject it, resulting in his release from the club at the end of the 2023-24 season. [7]

Exeter City

On 20 June 2024, McMillan made his first foray into English football by signing a two-year deal with EFL League One side Exeter City. The transfer reunited McMillan with manager Gary Caldwell who had originally signed him to Partick Thistle during his initial loan spell. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 February 2025 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Motherwell 2016–17 [10] Scottish Premiership 14010002 [c] 0170
2017–18 [11] Scottish Premiership0000102 [c] 030
Total140101040200
Livingston (loan) 2017–18 [12] Scottish Championship 6100000061
Livingston 2017–18 [12] Scottish Championship8010001 [d] 090
2018–19 [13] Scottish Premiership7100411 [e] 0122
2019–20 [14] Scottish Premiership2001030240
2020–21 [15] Scottish Premiership801030120
2021–22 [16] Scottish Premiership1612040221
Total5935014120864
Partick Thistle (loan) 2018–19 [13] Scottish Championship130300000160
Partick Thistle 2022–23 [17] Scottish Championship36130617 [f] 3525
2023–24 [18] Scottish Championship28230105 [g] 0372
Total6439071123897
Exeter City 2024–25 [19] EFL League One 29140101 [h] 0351
Career total185719023219324512
  1. Includes Scottish Cup and FA Cup
  2. Includes Scottish League Cup and EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances for Motherwell under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
  4. Appearance in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  5. Appearance for Livingston under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
  6. Six appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs, and one appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  7. Three appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs, one appearance in the Scottish Division One play-offs, and one appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  8. Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

  1. "Celtic 2–0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. "McMillan signs contract extension". Motherwell F.C. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. "McMillan departs on loan". Motherwell F.C. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  4. "Jack McMillan a-loan no more". Livingston F.C. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. "SIGNING NEWS:JACK MCMILLAN IS A JAG". Partick Thistle F.C. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  6. "Signing News: McMillan agrees two-year deal". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  7. "Jack McMillan leaves Partick Thistle". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  8. "Jack McMillan signs for City". Exeter City FC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  9. Jack McMillan at Soccerway
  10. "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  11. "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  14. "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  15. "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  16. "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  17. "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  18. "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  19. "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2024.