Scottish footballer
Stephen McMillan|
Full name |
Stephen Thomas McMillan[1] |
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Date of birth |
(1976-01-19) 19 January 1976 (age 48) |
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Place of birth |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Position(s) |
Defender |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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1992-1993 |
Troon |
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1993–2001 |
Motherwell |
153 |
(6) |
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2001–2007 |
Wigan Athletic |
92 |
(0) |
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Total |
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245 |
(6) |
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1997 |
Scotland U21 |
4 |
(0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stephen Thomas McMillan (born 19 January 1976, in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former footballer, who retired from professional football in February 2007. He played for Troon, Motherwell and Wigan Athletic.
Career
McMillan started his career at Scottish Junior side Troon[2] before joining Motherwell in 1993. While at Motherwell, McMillan suffered a broken leg, which would lead to several injury problems in his later career. He bounced back from that unfortunate incident to develop into an all-around defender, able to move forward into attacking positions when needed.
McMillan was sold to Wigan Athletic in March 2001 for £550,000 on the same day as teammate Lee McCulloch.[3] He was an instant hit at Wigan, but a series of injuries ruined his career. He suffered a knee injury setback in 2004, and was out of the game for almost a year, not making an appearance until late in the 2004–05 season. He was only able to make 5 appearances as Wigan were promoted, and he lost his place to the young Leighton Baines. McMillan only made two league appearances for Wigan in their debut Premiership season, against Charlton[4] and Fulham.[5] He picked up a bad knee injury in the League Cup semi-final against Arsenal, which ruled him out for the rest of the season. A year after the knee injury, McMillan announced his retirement on 27 February 2007.[6]
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