Robert McMillan (footballer)

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Robert John McMillan
Personal information
Date of birth(1857-11-16)16 November 1857
Place of birth Lima, Peru [1]
Date of death 1928 (aged 70–71)
Place of death Swansea, Wales [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1881 Shrewsbury Engineers
International career
1881 Wales 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert McMillan (16 November 1857 – 1928) 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. [2] At Club level he played for Shrewsbury Engineers. [3] McMillan died in 1928. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "TwoBuses".
  2. 1 2 "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. "14 March 1881 at the Racecourse, Wrexham". welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2024.