Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas McMillan | ||
Date of birth | 26 June 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | 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]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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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 |
McMillan later became a Taxicab driver in Aberdeen. [3]
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