| Ian McMillan | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Livingstone McMillan | |
| Date of birth | March 18, 1931 | |
| Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1948-1958 1958-1964 1964-1966 |
Airdrieonians Rangers Airdrieonians |
249 (102) 127 (36) 52 (17)[1] |
| National team2 | ||
| 1952-1961 | Scotland | 6 (2) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1970-1976 | Airdrieonians | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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For the poet, see Ian McMillan (poet)
John Livingstone "Ian" McMillan (born 18 March 1931 in Airdrie) is a former Scottish footballer who played for Airdrieonians, Rangers and the Scotland national team. For the former Scottish footballer see Ian McMillan (footballer. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as 'Airdrie' were a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in the Monklands Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association.
Nicknamed "The Wee Prime Minister", [2][3] 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[1] before joining Rangers in 1958. McMillan played the role of scheming inside-forward (a creative midfield position in today's football parlance).
He remained at Rangers until 1964, making 127 appearances[1], before returning to Airdrieonians in 1964 where he would remain for a further two years. He was capped six times by the Scotland national team between 1952 and 1961 scoring twice, both against the United States in April 1952. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports McMillan was in Scotland's 22 man 1954 World Cup squad. The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the World Cup was held in Switzerland from June 16 to July 4. 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. James Robert "Bobby" Combe ( 29 January, 1924 in Leith, Edinburgh – 19 January 1991) was a former Scottish Jimmy Binning (born July 25, 1927) was a Scottish footballer who played for Arbroath & Dumfries side Queen of the South Inside forward George Hamilton was also on reserve but travelled after Bobby Johnstone withdrew through injury. George Hamilton ( 7 December 1917 - May 2001 was a Scottish international footballer, who spent most of his 21-year career with Aberdeen Bobby Johnstone ( 7 September 1929 in Selkirk, Scotland - 22 August 2001 in Selkirk was a Scottish
McMillan later managed Airdrieonians between 1970 and 1976. [4]
He is currently Honorary president of Airdrie United, [3] a continuation of Airdrieonians after the club went out of business in 2002. Airdrie United Football Club is a Scottish professional football team based in the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire.
References
- ^ a b c "IAN McMILLAN", www. neilbrown. newcastlefans. com. Retrieved on 2007-09-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire.
- ^ "Diamonds and deadlines", BBC Sport, 2001-02-19. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Retrieved on 2007-09-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire.
- ^ a b "The Airdrie United FC Board", www.airdrieunitedfc.com. Airdrie United Football Club is a Scottish professional football team based in the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. Retrieved on 2007-09-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire.
- ^ "Managers 1969 -1976", www. thefootballnetwork. net. Retrieved on 2007-09-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire.
External links
- Ian McMillan profile at scottishfa.co.uk
- International stats at Londonhearts. The Scottish Football Association (also known as the SFA and The Scottish FA or the "worst league in the world" is the governing body of com
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