Gary Mills (footballer born 1981)

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Gary Mills
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Personal information
Full name Gary Leonard Mills
Date of birth May 20, 1981 (1981-05-20) (age 27)
Place of birth    Isle of Sheppey, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Stevenage Borough
Youth clubs
1999–2000 Rushden & Diamonds
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2000–2006
2006–2007
2007
2007
2007–2008
2008–		 Rushden & Diamonds
Crawley Town
Rushden & Diamonds
Tamworth
Kettering Town
Stevenage Borough		 124 (39)
021 0(0)
017 0(0)
009 0(2)
00? 0(?)
000 0(0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 22:35, October 30, 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Gary Leonard Mills (born May 20, 1981 in Isle of Sheppey) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Conference National side Stevenage Borough, where he plays as a midfielder.

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[edit] Playing career

[edit] Rushden & Diamonds

Mills began his career with Rushden & Diamonds as a trainee in 1999. The following season, Mills enjoyed promotion to The Football League after winning the Conference National.

Seemingly a club heading in the right direction, Mills and Rushden & Diamonds exceeded expectations by reaching the Division Three playoff final but lost to Cheltenham Town.

The Diamonds continued to impress in the league and subsequently manger Brian Talbot, became the subject of speculation linking him with bigger clubs. March 2004 saw Talbot leave his post to join Oldham Athletic, this saw a quick demise in their fortunes.

On September 11, 2004, Mills suffered a dislocated ankle in a league match against Oxford United[1], leading Mills to miss most of 2004.

After all the success Mills had enjoyed in the early part of his career, Mills tasted the heartbreak of relegation from The Football League in the 2004/05 season.

Mills remained loyal to the cause and started the Conference season, however struggled to find his form.

[edit] Crawley Town

Mills left The Diamonds and joined fellow Conference National side Crawley Town on August 10, 2006.

[edit] Rushden & Diamonds

After just six months with The Red Devils, Mills rejoined Rushden & Diamonds on January 9, 2007. Despite numerous managerial changes, Mills became a regular in the first team squad making 17 appearances for the remainder of the season[2].

[edit] Tamworth

On May 25, 2007 Tamworth manager Gary Mills signed his namesake after previously been released by Rushden & Diamonds at the end of the 2006/07 season[3], reuniting the midfielder with former team mate Carl Heggs who he played alongside at Rushden & Diamonds.

On October 24, 2007, Mills was sacked by Tamworth following a massive fallout with manager, Gary Mills.[4]

[edit] Kettering Town

Following Mills ill fated departure from Tamworth, the player went into talks with former Tamworth manager Mark Cooper at fellow Conference North club Kettering Town and signed for the club on the exact same day.

[edit] Stevenage Borough

Mills signed for Stevenage Borough on May 13, 2008, having been previously managed by the current Stevenage Borough manager, Graham Westley whilst he was at Rushden & Diamonds and Kettering Town.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Flag of England Rushden & Diamonds

Winner

[edit] References

  1. ^ Oxford United 0-0 Rushden & Diamonds
  2. ^ Rushden return for defender Mills
  3. ^ Tamworth complete deal for Mills
  4. ^ Clayton, Dave. "Manager scathing over namesake's departure", TheLambs.co.uk, 2007-10-24. Retrieved on 2007-11-01. 

[edit] External links

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1 Julian • 3 Murray • 4 Oliver • 6 Westwood • 11 Cole • 12 Wilson • 13 Russell • 14 McMahon • 15 Martin • 18 Bradshaw • 20 Morison • 22 Buchanan • 24 Anderson • 25 Henry • 28 Laird • 29 Willock • 31 Burke • 32 McDevitt • 33 Vincenti • 35 O'Sullivan • –– Anaclet • –– Bayes • –– Bostwick • –– Boylan • –– Bridges • –– Christie • –– Drury • –– Mills • –– Thomas • –– Westcarr • Manager: Westley