Jim McMillan

James Dunn Templeton McMillan (born 3 December 1945), better known as Jim McMillan or Jimmy McMillan, is a retired Scottish motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 4 caps for the Scotland national speedway team, 31 caps for the Great Britain national speedway team and 28 caps for the England national speedway team.

Biography Born in Glasgow, McMillan worked as a sheet metal worker and took up speedway at the training school at Cowdenbeath in early 1966, following in the footsteps of two of his uncles who were also speedway riders - Doug Templeton and Willie Templeton. Later that year he broke into the Glasgow team in the British League and went on to average 3.54 points from thirteen matches. In both the 1969 and 1970 seasons he averaged over ten points per match, and he captained the Tigers team. In 1972 he rode as a reserve in the World Final. averaging 9.85 in the lower division. Three seasons followed with Berwick Bandits before he retired at the end of the 1986 season. Heat 11, Grand Prix Final, White City. L-R Jim McMillan, Peter Collins, Kevin Holden, Billy Sanders McMillan rode in the British League Riders' Championship five times between 1969 and 1974, his best finish a third place in 1971.

World Final appearances Individual World Championship 1972 - London, Wembley Stadium - Reserve - 2pts

World Pairs Championship 1970 - Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Bert Harkins) - 4th - 18pts (10) 1971 - Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with George Hunter) - 5th - 16pts (11) 1976 - Eskilstuna, Snälltorpet (with George Hunter) - 6th - 12pts (10)