Jack McMillan (Scottish footballer)

Jack McMillan
Personal information
Full name Jack McMillan[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-18) 18 December 1997
Place of birth Livingston, Scotland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Right back
Team information
Current team
 Exeter City
Number 2
Youth career
–2016 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Motherwell 14 (0)
2017–2018 → Livingston (loan) 6 (1)
2018–2022 Livingston 59 (2)
2019 → Partick Thistle (loan) 13 (0)
2022–2024 Partick Thistle 64 (3)
2024– Exeter City 62 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:59, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

Jack McMillan (born 18 December 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Exeter City. He has previously played for Partick Thistle, Motherwell and Livingston.

Career

Motherwell

McMillan is a product of the Motherwell Academy. He made his debut for Motherwell on 15 October 2016, in a 2–0 defeat against Celtic.[3]

On 2 December 2016, McMillan signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal with Motherwell.[4]

On 31 August 2017, McMillan moved on loan to Livingston until January 2018.[5]

Livingston

He then made the move permanent on 19 January 2018, signing until summer 2019.[6] McMillan moved on loan to Partick Thistle in January 2019.[7] He made 16 appearances for the Jags in all competitions in which he featured predominantly as part of a back three.

Partick Thistle return

Three years after his initial loan at the club, on 1 June 2022, McMillan signed a two-year deal with Partick Thistle.[8] McMillan was offered a new contract with Partick Thistle but opted to reject it, resulting in his departure from the club at the end of the 2023-24 season.[9]

Exeter City

On 20 June 2024, McMillan made his first foray into English football by signing a two-year deal with EFL League One side Exeter City.The transfer reunited McMillan with manager Gary Caldwell who had originally signed him to Partick Thistle during his initial loan spell.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 November 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell U20 2016–17[11] — — — 2[c] 0 2 0
2017–18[12] — — — 2[c] 0 2 0
Total — — — 4 0 4 0
Motherwell 2016–17[11] Scottish Premiership 14 0 1 0 0 0 — 15 0
2017–18[12] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 14 0 1 0 1 0 — 16 0
Livingston (loan) 2017–18[12] Scottish Championship 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Livingston 2017–18[12] Scottish Championship 7 0 1 0 — 1[d] 0 9 0
2018–19[13] Scottish Premiership 7 1 0 0 4 1 — 11 2
2019–20[14] Scottish Premiership 21 0 1 0 3 0 — 25 0
2020–21[15] Scottish Premiership 8 0 1 0 3 0 — 12 0
2021–22[16] Scottish Premiership 16 1 2 0 5 0 — 23 1
Total 59 2 5 0 15 1 1 0 80 3
Livingston U20 2018–19[13] — — — 1[c] 0 1 0
Partick Thistle (loan) 2018–19[13] Scottish Championship 13 0 3 0 — — 16 0
Partick Thistle 2022–23[17] Scottish Championship 36 1 3 0 6 1 7[e] 3 52 5
2023–24[18] Scottish Championship 28 2 3 0 1 0 5[f] 0 37 2
Total 64 3 6 0 7 1 12 3 89 7
Exeter City 2024–25[19] League One 44 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 49 2
2025–26[20] League One 18 1 2 0 0 0 3[g] 0 23 1
Total 62 3 6 0 1 0 3 0 72 3
Career total 218 9 21 0 24 2 21 3 284 14
  1. ^ Includes Scottish Cup and FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup and EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Scottish Premiership play-offs
  5. ^ One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup; Six appearances, three goals in Scottish Premiership play-offs
  6. ^ One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup; Four appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs
  7. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 17th May 2025" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. ^ https://www.whoscored.com/players/396797/show/jack-mcmillan
  3. ^ "Celtic 2–0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. ^ "McMillan signs contract extension". Motherwell F.C. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  5. ^ "McMillan departs on loan". Motherwell F.C. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Jack McMillan a-loan no more". Livingston F.C. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  7. ^ "SIGNING NEWS:JACK MCMILLAN IS A JAG". Partick Thistle F.C. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Signing News: McMillan agrees two-year deal". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Jack McMillan leaves Partick Thistle". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Jack McMillan signs for City". Exeter City FC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  12. ^ a b c d "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  13. ^ a b c "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  14. ^ "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  17. ^ "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  18. ^ "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  19. ^ "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  20. ^ "Games played by Jack McMillan in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
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