Thomas McMillan (soccer player)

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Tom McMillan
Personnel
birthday October 11, 1866
place of birth Mauchline ,  Scotland
date of death January 2, 1928
position midfield
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1885-1895 Dumbarton FC 71 (4)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1887 Scotland 1 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

Thomas "Tom" McMillan (born October 11, 1866 in Mauchline , † January 2, 1928 ) was a Scottish football player . In his playing career, he won two Scottish championships with Dumbarton FC in the 1890s .

Career

Thomas McMillan was born in Mauchline, about 10 kilometers southeast of Kilmarnock , in 1866 . From 1885 he played for Dumbarton FC . On September 19, 1885 he made his debut for the club in the 1st round of the Scottish Cup against the Vale of Leven Wanderers . Until 1889 he only took part in the cup with the club, as there was still no league game. He came with the club in the years 1887 and 1891 each in the cup final. In these there were defeats against Hibernian Edinburgh and Heart of Midlothian .

From 1890 he took part in the Scottish Football League when Dumbarton was one of eleven founding clubs. McMillan made his debut against FC Cowlairs at Boghead Park on the first match day of the inaugural season 1890/91 . On the 2nd matchday he managed his one goal for the club when he scored in the 3-1 away win against Third Lanark . At the end of the season, which ended with the championship , McMillan came to 13 out of 18 possible games. He was also an integral part of the team in the following years. In 1892 , the title from the previous year was successfully defended. McMillan was also a goalscorer with three goals in 16 games.

In 1887 McMillan played an international match for Scotland against Ireland during the British Home Championship 1886/87 . After three wins, Scotland won the tournament in which McMillan was only used in the 4-1 win over Ireland. There were no further games in the national shirt of Scotland.

successes

with FC Dumbarton
with Scotland

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personal data
SURNAME McMillan, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McMillan, Tom
BRIEF DESCRIPTION scottish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Mauchline , Scotland
DATE OF DEATH January 2, 1928