Tommy "Red" McMillan was a Scottish

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who played in the American Soccer League. McMillan played for

Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire. Nicknamed ''The Rabs'' or ''The Roy'', they were formed in 1878. They wear red and black strips and currently compete in ...

and

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before moving to the United States where he signed with

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in 1924. In 1927, he moved to the

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/ref> During McMillan's three seasons with Boston, the team won the ASL league cup twice (1925 and 1927). McMillan played for New Bedford until at least the end of the 1931 season. However, the team went through several name changes. In the spring of 1931, it became Fall River F.C. Then in the fall of 1931, it merged with the New York Yankees and retook the Whalers name.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McMillan, Red American Soccer League (1921–1933) players Boston Soccer Club players New Bedford Whalers players Scottish footballers Scottish expatriate footballers Year of birth missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing Men's association football defenders Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States