Stuart McMillan (footballer)

Stuart Thomas McMillan (17 September 1896 – 27 September 1963) was an English and football player and manager, and a cricketer. As a footballer, he played as a Winger in the Football League for clubs including Derby County, Gillingham, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bradford City. He later managed Derby between 1946 and 1953, winning the FA Cup in 1946. As a cricketer, he was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Derbyshire.

Stuart McMillan
Personal information
Full name Stuart Thomas McMillan
Date of birth (1896-09-17)17 September 1896
Place of birth Leicester, England
Date of death 27 September 1963(1963-09-27) (aged 67)
Place of death Ashbourne, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–1915 Derby County 1 (0)
1919–1921 Chelsea 0 (0)
1921–1922 Gillingham 30 (2)
1922–1924 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 (5)
1924–1927 Bradford City 70 (6)
1927–1928 Nottingham Forest 9 (0)
1928–1929 Clapton Orient 23 (1)
Teams managed
1946–1953 Derby County
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Stuart McMillan was born in Leicester on 17 September 1896. His father Johnny McMillan was a Scottish professional footballer and football manager,[1] then playing for Leicester Fosse after recently being transferred from Derby County.

Football career

McMillan became a footballer and played for Derby County, Gillingham, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bradford City, Nottingham Forest and Clapton Orient in the . He later returned to Derby County as manager between 1946 and 1953, taking them to the 1946 FA Cup Final. Derby defeated Charlton Athletic 4–1 after extra time to win the FA Cup for the first time.

Cricket career

McMillan also played first-class cricket for Derbyshire. His debut came in the 1922 season against Essex at Derby,[2] where, as a middle order batsman, he was unable to make much headway in the match, bowling a single, expensive over, conceding 14 runs, and finishing not out for 0 in the only innings in which he batted. As there was no play on the first day of the match, it was to end in a draw with the best batting performance of the game coming from Essex's centurion Peter Perrin.

McMillan made just one appearance during the following season, and had to wait for more than thirteen months before making his final two appearances, both at home, in 1924. While he scored well in the first match of the season, his second finished with him getting out for a duck.

Death

McMillan died in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, on 27 September 1963, aged 67.[3]

See also

References
  1. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  2. "Derbyshire v Essex in 1922". Cricket Archive. 9–11 August 1922. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. "Stuart McMillan". Liverpool Echo. 27 September 1963. p. 28. Retrieved 18 January 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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