An inside-left or left-winger James McMillan was another born in Bonhill. The year was 1869. His father, George, was a Dye-works labourer and Irish-born, as was his mother, Martha Jane. But George would die in 1871 with James aged just two and he and his elder brother were brought up by Martha Jane alone. At nineteen he was already in the Vale of Leven team. At twenty he played in 1890 Scottish Cup Final lost to Queen's Park after a reply but was then tempted south, signed by Everton, where he remained with really any impact, making only seven First Team appearances in six seasons. He then came North once more to St. Bernard's in Edinburgh for two seasons and that was where in 1897 he won his sole cap.