Stephen Thomas McMillan (born 19 January 1976, in

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) is a Scottish former

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, who retired from professional football in February 2007. He played for

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and

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Career

McMillan started his career at Scottish

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side

before joining

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

in March 2001 for £550,000 on the same day as teammate

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. 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

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. McMillan only made two league appearances for Wigan in their debut Premiership season, against Charlton and Fulham. He picked up a bad knee injury in the

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semi-final against

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, which ruled him out for the rest of the season. A year after the knee injury, McMillan announced his retirement on 27 February 2007.

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* 1976 births Living people Footballers from Edinburgh Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Troon F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Premier League players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers {{Scotland-footy-defender-1970s-stub