Ian McMillan

John Livingstone "Ian" McMillan (18 March 1931 – 16 February 2024) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward for Airdrieonians, Rangers and the Scotland national team.

Club career McMillan was born in Airdrie. Nicknamed "The Wee Prime Minister" (he shared a variant of his surname with the incumbent of the era), he 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 league appearances over ten years for the club but his spell was otherwise very successful, Despite his prominent role at a major club, he also continued to work in his other profession as a mining surveyor as he had done as a part-time player. where he would remain for a further two years, though affected by injuries. He was latterly Honorary president of the current Airdrieonians, He was the grandfather of Iain Russell.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McMillan goal. + List of international goals scored by Ian McMillan