Tommy McMillan (footballer, born 1944)

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Tommy McMillan
Personal information
Full name Thomas McMillan
Date of birth (1944-06-26) 26 June 1944 (age 79)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1972 Aberdeen 173 (1)
1972–1973 Falkirk 32 (0)
Inverness Thistle
Total205(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]

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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

Club

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

ClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aberdeen 1965–66 Scottish Division One 320504000410
1966–67 3206010000480
1967–68 330306041461
1968–69 160006040260
1969–70 240508000370
1970–71 271406000371
1971–72 80005000130
1972–73 0000000000
Total1721230450812482
Falkirk 1972-73 Scottish Division One 320208000420
Total320208000420

Honours

Aberdeen

Personal life

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

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References

  1. Tommy McMillan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  2. 1 2 "Tommy McMillan". neilstonjuniors.com. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Caught in Time: Aberdeen 3, Celtic 1, Scottish Cup final, April 11, 1970". The Times. 4 April 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
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