Tommy McMillan (footballer, born 1944)

Tommy McMillan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1944-06-26) 26 June 1944 (age 81)
Place of birth	Paisley, Scotland
Position	Central defender
Youth career
	Johnstone Burgh
	Neilston Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1972	Aberdeen	173	(1)
1972–1973	Falkirk	32	(0)
	Inverness Thistle
Total		205	(1)
International career
1966–1967	Scotland U23	2	(0)
Managerial career
	Inverness Thistle
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas McMillan (born 26 June 1944) is a Scottish former professional football defender who played for Aberdeen and Falkirk. ^[1]

McMillan was born in Paisley and played as a youngster at Johnstone Burgh and Neilston Juniors. ^[2] He signed for Aberdeen in 1965. While playing for Aberdeen, he won a Scottish Cup winners' medal in 1970. ^{[3] [4]} He moved to Falkirk in 1972, before eventually taking on a player-manager role with Inverness Thistle. ^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^{[5] [6]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	1965–66	Scottish Division One	32	0	5	0	4	0	0	0	41	0
	1966–67		32	0	6	0	10	0	0	0	48	0
	1967–68		33	0	3	0	6	0	4	1	46	1
	1968–69		16	0	0	0	6	0	4	0	26	0
	1969–70		24	0	5	0	8	0	0	0	37	0
	1970–71		27	1	4	0	6	0	0	0	37	1
	1971–72		8	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	13	0
	1972–73		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		172	1	23	0	45	0	8	1	248	2
Falkirk	1972-73	Scottish Division One	32	0	2	0	8	0	0	0	42	0
	Total		32	0	2	0	8	0	0	0	42	0

Honours

Aberdeen

• Scottish Cup: 1970

Personal life

McMillan later became a Taxicab driver in Aberdeen. ^[3]

References

1. Tommy McMillan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
2. "Tommy McMillan". neilstonjuniors.com. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
3. "Caught in Time: Aberdeen 3, Celtic 1, Scottish Cup final, April 11, 1970". The Times. 4 April 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2011.^{[ dead link ]}
4. "Aberdeen could inspire other challengers". Glasgow Herald . 13 April 1970. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
5. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
6. "bettermeddle..." bettermeddle.org.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2023.