James McMillan (footballer, born 1869) explained

James McMillan
Fullname:James Andrew McMillan[1]
Birth Date:11 April 1869
Birth Place:Bonhill, Scotland
Death Place:Bootle, England
Position:Inside Forward
Years1:1888–1890
Clubs1:Vale of Leven
Caps1:3
Goals1:0
Years2:1890–1896
Clubs2:Everton
Caps2:7
Goals2:5
Years3:1896–1898
Clubs3:St Bernard's
Caps3:25
Goals3:4
Totalcaps:33
Totalgoals:9
Nationalyears1:1897
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

James Andrew McMillan (11 April 1869 – 20 February 1937) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Everton.[2] [3] He had earlier played for Vale of Leven, featuring on the losing side in the 1890 Scottish Cup Final, and later returned to Scottish football with St Bernard's,[4] his club at the time of making one appearance for the Scotland national team in 1897 against Wales[5] [6] after impressing in a trial.[7] He later returned to live on Merseyside with his family.[3] [1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mitchell, Andy . The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939 . Amazon . 2021 . 9798513846642.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. 2004. SoccerData. 1-899468-67-6.
  3. http://efcheritagesociety.com/?p=4246 James McMillan, the Lad from Leven Vale
  4. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  5. Book: Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Paul Smith. Pitch Publishing. 2013. 196.
  6. https://londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/players/j.mcmillan.html (Scotland player) J. McMillan
  7. https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1897/1897030608.htm Other Matches. Scottish International Trials.