Ian McMillan (footballer)
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John Livingstone "Ian" McMillan (born 18 March 1931 in Airdrie
) is a former Scottish
footballer
who played for , and the Scotland national team
.
six times by the Scotland national team between 1952 and 1961 scoring twice, both against the United States
in April 1952. McMillan was in Scotland's 22 man 1954 World Cup
squad. Scotland decided to take only 13 of the 22 to the finals with McMillan staying at home on reserve with the likes of Bobby Combe
and Jimmy Binning
. Inside forward George Hamilton
was also on reserve but travelled after Bobby Johnstone
withdrew through injury.
He is currently Honorary president of , a continuation of Airdrieonians after the club went out of business in 2002.
He is the grandfather of modern day player, Iain Russell
.
Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
Airdrie is a town within North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau roughly 400 ft above sea level, and is approximately 12 miles east of Glasgow city centre. Airdrie forms part of a conurbation with its neighbour Coatbridge, in the former district known as the Monklands. As of 2006,...
) is a former Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who played for , and the Scotland national team
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
.
Airdrieonians
Nicknamed "The Wee Prime Minister", McMillan started his career with local club Airdrieonians in 1948 where he would go on to become a club legend. He scored 102 goals in 249 appearances over ten years for the club in this spell at Airdire. McMillan played the role of scheming inside-forward (a creative midfield position in today's football parlance).Scotland
He was cappedCap (sport)
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six times by the Scotland national team between 1952 and 1961 scoring twice, both against the United States
United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
in April 1952. McMillan was in Scotland's 22 man 1954 World Cup
1954 FIFA World Cup
The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...
squad. Scotland decided to take only 13 of the 22 to the finals with McMillan staying at home on reserve with the likes of Bobby Combe
Bobby Combe
James Robert "Bobby" Combe was a Scottish international association football player, who spent his entire senior career with Hibernian....
and Jimmy Binning
Jimmy Binning
Ian "Jimmy" Binning was a Scottish footballer who played for Arbroath and Dumfries side Queen of the South.-Arbroath:From season 1948-49 until his departure Jimmy Binning scored six goals in his 84 league games for Arbroath....
. Inside forward George Hamilton
George Hamilton (footballer)
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was also on reserve but travelled after Bobby Johnstone
Bobby Johnstone
Robert "Bobby" Johnstone was a Scottish association football player, mainly remembered as one of the Famous Five forward line of Hibernian....
withdrew through injury.
Return to Airdrie
He returned to Airdrieonians in 1964 where he would remain for a further two years.After playing
McMillan later managed Airdrieonians between 1970 and 1976 taking them to 1974-75 Scottish Cup Final.He is currently Honorary president of , a continuation of Airdrieonians after the club went out of business in 2002.
He is the grandfather of modern day player, Iain Russell
Iain Russell
Iain Thomas Russell is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing as a forward for Livingston in the Scottish Football League First Division....
.
External links
- International stats at Londonhearts.com