Robert McMillan (footballer)

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Robert John McMillan
Personal information
Date of birth 1857
Place of birth Lima, Peru [1]
Date of death 1928
Place of death Swansea, Wales [2]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1881 Shrewsbury Engineers
International career
1881 Wales 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert McMillan (born 1857) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 2 matches. He played his first match on 26 February 1881 against England and his last match on 14 March 1881 against Scotland. [3]

At Club level he played for Shrewsbury Engineers. [4]

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  3. "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. https://www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk/international_details.php?id=9 [ bare URL ]