Tommy McMillan

[RadgeAgainstThe Machine]

Tommy McMillan passed away last night after a long illness.  Older Dandies will remember Tam as a fine centre-half and a Scottish Cup Winner in 1970.

Edited yesterday at 09:59 by RadgeAgainstThe Machine
bad typist

[blinlemon]

I’ve just seen the club announcement. I think only Bobby Clark, Chalky (Tam’s best pal), Jinky, and Jimmy Wilson from the 1967 cup final team are still on the right side of the turf. 
Of the 1970 cup-winning team, Bobby Clark, Jim Hermiston, George Murray, Martin Buchan, Joe Harper, Bumper, and George Buchan are still extant.

Tam was also Inverness Thistle (RIP) player-manager, and when he came back to the city as a taxi driver was aye good for a pint in the cricket club at Mannofield. 
I was at a Football Memories session at Pittodrie about 3 years ago, and it was sad to see how dementia had affected him. 
Ach. 

[swaddon]

He would have been a team-mate of Fergie's at Falkirk in 1972-73.

My dad told me once that he attended the 1970 cup final, and many Celtic fans stopped to congratulate him on Aberdeen's victory on his way home.

I don't want to get all maudlin, but I wish I had asked him more about following the Dons in the 1960s and 70s. Cannae now.

[Radiored]

10 hours ago, blinlemon said:

I’ve just seen the club announcement. I think only Bobby Clark, Chalky (Tam’s best pal), Jinky, and Jimmy Wilson from the 1967 cup final team are still on the right side of the turf. 
Of the 1970 cup-winning team, Bobby Clark, Jim Hermiston, George Murray, Martin Buchan, Joe Harper, Bumper, and George Buchan are still extant.

Tam was also Inverness Thistle (RIP) player-manager, and when he came back to the city as a taxi driver was aye good for a pint in the cricket club at Mannofield. 
I was at a Football Memories session at Pittodrie about 3 years ago, and it was sad to see how dementia had affected him. 
Ach. 

Canna help but think yev cast a 'jinx' on the 'chavvin on' select ... nae doot, time will tell,

[tlg1903]

16 hours ago, swaddon said:

He would have been a team-mate of Fergie's at Falkirk in 1972-73.

My dad told me once that he attended the 1970 cup final, and many Celtic fans stopped to congratulate him on Aberdeen's victory on his way home.

I don't want to get all maudlin, but I wish I had asked him more about following the Dons in the 1960s and 70s. Cannae now.

I'm well known for a being a dandy in my home town.   When we won the cup last year I had a lot of messages from people wishing me well which was lovely.   I have to say though, at least 50% were celtic fans.   In particular my pal Gary's message sticks in my mind. Words to the effect of "I was fucking raging when mitov saved from Johnson until it cut to Aberdeen fans going mental.  Instantly thought of you and all the shit you've been through over the years and couldn't not be delighted for you."  I must admit I was very touched to get that message. 

[blinlemon]

18 hours ago, swaddon said:

He would have been a team-mate of Fergie's at Falkirk in 1972-73.

My dad told me once that he attended the 1970 cup final, and many Celtic fans stopped to congratulate him on Aberdeen's victory on his way home.

I don't want to get all maudlin, but I wish I had asked him more about following the Dons in the 1960s and 70s. Cannae now.

I think he played in the 1972 game where it was 0-0 at HT, and finished 8-0 to the Dons. Next morning, I had to laugh at the HT phoned-in Daily Record report filleting the Dons for a poor performance under the score “Aberdeen 8 Falkirk 0”. 

https://www.afcheritage.org/matches/match-report?id=3041