| 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 | ||
| Height | 5 ft7+1⁄4 in (1.71 m)[1] | ||
| Position | 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) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1946–1953 | Derby County | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stuart Thomas McMillan (17 September 1896 – 27 September 1963) was an Englishfootball player and manager, andcricketer. As a footballer, he played as awinger in theFootball League for clubs includingDerby County,Gillingham,Wolverhampton Wanderers andBradford City. He later managed Derby between 1946 and 1953, winning theFA Cup in1946. As a cricketer, he was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played forDerbyshire.
Stuart McMillan was born inLeicester on 17 September 1896. His fatherJohnny McMillan was a Scottish professional footballer and football manager,[2] then playing forLeicester Fosse after recently being transferred fromDerby County.
McMillan became a footballer and played for Derby County,Gillingham,Wolverhampton Wanderers,Bradford City,Nottingham Forest andClapton Orient in the . He later returned to Derby County as manager between 1946 and 1953, taking them to the1946 FA Cup Final. Derby defeatedCharlton Athletic 4–1 after extra time to win theFA Cup for the first time.
McMillan also playedfirst-class cricket forDerbyshire. His debut came in the 1922 season againstEssex atDerby,[3] where, as amiddle 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 onlyinnings 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 centurionPeter 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 aduck.
McMillan died inAshbourne, Derbyshire, on 27 September 1963, aged 67.[4]