Gary Mills (footballer, born 1961)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gary Roland Mills[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 11 November 1961||
Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) |
Right-back / Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–1978 | Nottingham Forest | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1982 | Nottingham Forest | 58 | (8) |
1982–1983 | Seattle Sounders | 34 | (5) |
1982–1983 | → Derby County (loan) | 18 | (2) |
1983–1987 | Nottingham Forest | 79 | (4) |
1987–1989 | Notts County | 75 | (8) |
1989–1994 | Leicester City | 200 | (15) |
1994–1996 | Notts County | 47 | (0) |
1996–1998 | Grantham Town | 66 | (3) |
1998 | Gresley Rovers | 7 | (0) |
1998–2000 | King's Lynn | 67 | (3) |
2000–2001 | Boston United | 8 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Tamworth | 41 | (2) |
2005 | Glapwell | ||
2005–2007 | Alfreton Town | 24 | (0) |
2007–2010 | Tamworth | 3 | (0) |
Total | 727 | (50) | |
International career | |||
England schools | |||
1978–1979 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
1981 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1996–1998 | Grantham Town | ||
1998–2000 | King's Lynn | ||
2001–2002 | Tamworth | ||
2004 | Notts County | ||
2005–2007 | Alfreton Town | ||
2007–2010 | Tamworth | ||
2010–2013 | York City | ||
2013–2015 | Gateshead | ||
2015–2016 | Wrexham | ||
2016–2017 | York City | ||
2020–2022 | Corby Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gary Roland Mills (born 11 November 1961) is an English
Mills, who played as a
Mills started his managerial career as
Early and personal life
Mills was born in Northampton, Northamptonshire[4] to Roly, also a footballer, and Jean (née Frost).[5][6][7] As a youngster Mills displayed talent in multiple sports, being capped for England schools in both football and rugby union, and showed promise as a sprinter, running 100 metres in 11 seconds as an English Schools' Athletics Championships finalist.[5][8]
Club career
Nottingham Forest
Mills played for a local village team before being spotted by a
Due to an injury to
Seattle Sounders and Derby County loan
Mills left Forest shortly before the end of 1981–82 to join the
Return to Nottingham Forest
Mills returned to England on a permanent basis by rejoining his former club Nottingham Forest in December 1983.[13] It was not until 7 April 1984 that he made his second debut for Forest, when he started the 3–1 home win over West Bromwich Albion.[27] He played in nine matches for Forest in 1983–84, including seven outings in their last nine league fixtures, with the team finishing third in the First Division.[27] Mills' first goal in his second spell with Forest was the winning goal in a 3–2 home victory over Manchester United on 8 December 1984.[28] He was in and out of the starting line-up in 1984–85, ultimately making 31 appearances and scoring 5 goals.[28] Forest ended in ninth place in the First Division this season.[28]
Mills did not establish himself in the team in 1985–86.[29] After a run of eight successive league starts spanning October to December 1985, he went on to make only three starts in the remainder of the season.[29] In total he made 18 appearances, Forest finishing eighth in the First Division.[29] He started 1986–87 only making substitute appearances, but from mid October 1986 onwards he started matches frequently.[30] He made 38 appearances, scoring 1 goal, with Forest again ranking eighth in the First Division.[30]
Notts County
After calling time on his Forest career, Mills was once again on the move, this time to Forest's neighbours
Leicester City
Mills signed for Second Division club Leicester City on 2 March 1989 as part of the deal that saw Phil Turner join County for a fee of £125,000, with over two months of 1988–89 remaining.[15][34] He slotted straight into the starting line-up, making his debut two days after joining in a 1–0 victory at home to Walsall.[35] He made 13 consecutive appearances for Leicester before missing the last two matches of 1988–89, his new club finishing 15th in the Second Division.[35] His first goal for Leicester was the only goal in a 1–0 win away to Stoke City on 25 November 1989.[36] Other than a spell out of the team from early September to mid November 1989, Mills was a regular in the Leicester team that ranked 13th place in the Second Division in 1989–90, making 30 appearances and scoring 4 goals.[36] He established himself as a popular player with the supporters,[37] and was named the club's Player of the Year.[38]
Mills made 49 appearances and scored 5 goals for Leicester in 1990–91, missing only one match all season.[39] Leicester avoided relegation to the Third Division by only two points, finishing one place above relegated West Bromwich Albion in 22nd place.[40] Mills went one better in 1991–92 by appearing in all 62 Leicester fixtures that season, scoring 7 goals, and was named the club's Player of the Year for the second time.[38][41] This season saw an improvement in fortunes for Leicester, as they reached the Northern Area final of the Full Members' Cup, in which they were beaten 3–1 on aggregate by Nottingham Forest, and the Second Division play-offs with a fourth-place finish the league.[41] After beating Cambridge United 6–1 on aggregate in the semi-final Leicester lost 1–0 to Blackburn Rovers at Wembley Stadium in the final.[41]
Mills captained the Leicester team that reached the First Division play-offs in 1992–93 with a sixth place league finish, and they beat Portsmouth 3–2 on aggregate in the semi-final.[42][43] However, they lost in the final for the second successive season, being beaten 4–3 by Swindon Town at Wembley Stadium.[43] He made 53 appearances this season, missing only three of Leicester's fixtures.[43] Mills featured regularly in 1993–94 before missing the last few months of the season with a foot injury, having made 25 appearances by then.[44] By finishing fourth in the table Leicester made the First Division play-offs for the third successive season, and Mills led the team out before the final despite being unable to play.[45] Leicester beat Derby County 2–1 and thus earned promotion to the Premier League.[46]
Return to Notts County
Mills returned to Notts County on 26 September 1994 after re-signing for a fee of £50,000,
Mills started 1995–96 as County's first-choice right-back before losing his place to Tommy Gallagher.[15] He returned to the starting line-up in November 1995,[50] before his season was ended by a serious injury in December.[15] County finished fourth in the Second Division, and after being beaten 2–0 by Bradford in the play-off final, the club released Mills after he had made 20 appearances in 1995–96.[15][50][51] He retired from professional football in May 1996 as a result of the injury he sustained that season.[52]
International career
Mills was
Style of play
Mills played primarily as a right-back or as a midfielder.[15] He was comfortable on the ball, could play the passing game and was a good tackler.[15][49]
Managerial and coaching career
Grantham Town
Mills moved into management on the advice of
In 1997–98, Mills' Grantham won the Southern League Midland Division title, earning promotion to the Southern League Premier Division, having led the table from the start of the season.[52][59] Grantham also reached the quarter-final of the FA Trophy for only the second time in the club's history.[52] He appeared even more frequently in the first team this season, making 50 appearances.[60] However, Mills resigned a week after the season ended in May 1998 as the club's takeover by local businessman Reg Brealey would have meant dismantling the team due to budget cuts.[55][61] He joined Gresley Rovers of the Southern League Premier Division as a player in July 1998, making his debut in their 0–0 away draw with Bromsgrove Rovers on 22 August.[5][62][63] He appeared regularly for Gresley, playing in their first seven matches of 1998–99.[62][63]
King's Lynn
Mills took over as player-manager at
Tamworth
Mills made eight appearances for Boston before being appointed the player-manager of Southern League Premier Division club Tamworth on 12 January 2001.[74][75][76] He was not in charge for the following day's 3–0 home defeat to Boston in the FA Trophy, with Tim Steele continuing as caretaker manager for this match.[77][78][79] His first match as manager was a 2–2 home draw with Havant & Waterlooville on 20 January 2001, in which he played and scored.[77][80] Tamworth finished the season in 12th place in the Southern League Premier Division,[81] and Mills made 16 appearances and scored 2 goals.[78] Tamworth missed out on promotion to the Football Conference on the final day of 2001–02, finishing second in the Southern League Premier Division, two points behind the title winners Kettering Town.[82][83] He played often for Tamworth this season, making 30 appearances.[84]
Coventry City
Mills left the club on 23 May 2002 to become first-team coach and reserve-team manager at First Division club Coventry City, as part of the management team of Gary McAllister and Eric Black.[82][85] In 2002–03, Mills' reserves finished bottom of the Premier Reserve League Southern Division in 14th place.[86] He spoke to Telford United regarding the managerial vacancy at the Football Conference club in May 2003, but decided to stay at Coventry saying he was happy at the club.[87] Mills later spoke of his regret at leaving Tamworth for Coventry, saying: "It was the biggest decision I've ever made in football. I was very happy at Tamworth and we were winning most games".[88]
Notts County
Mills took over as manager of Second Division Notts County on 9 January 2004 after the resignation of
Alfreton Town
He was appointed as manager of
Mills made large-scale changes to the squad over the summer of 2006,[100] although a few months into 2006–07 more budget cuts were made and this limited his ability to add to a squad lacking in depth.[101][102] When he left Alfreton they were 13th in the Conference North, and he was playing less frequently, making five appearances in 2006–07.[103]
Return to Tamworth
After an undisclosed financial settlement was agreed Mills left Alfreton to return to Tamworth, who at this time were in the
Mills was given time to rebuild the squad over the summer of 2008, bringing in players like
Tamworth started 2009–10 in good form, and by late September 2009 were occupying a play-off spot in the Conference Premier.
York City
With a compensation package agreed Mills left Tamworth after being appointed the manager of fellow Conference Premier club York City on 13 October 2010.[121][122] He replaced Martin Foyle, who resigned the previous month, and at the time of his appointment York were 16th in the table.[122][123] He was not registered as a player at York, although chairman Jason McGill would refuse Mills a playing contract on multiple occasions.[116] After his appointment, Mills said he believed he had left Tamworth for a club with greater potential and that his aim was to return York to the Football League.[116]
Mills' first match in charge was a 1–1 draw at home to Bath City on 16 October 2010, and with results improving he was named the Conference Premier Manager of the Month for November 2010 after York recorded four wins and three draws, including a 3–0 home win over Rotherham United in the first round of the FA Cup.[123][124][125] In the third round of the competition Mills' York played Premier League team Bolton Wanderers, who won 2–0 with late goals from Kevin Davies and Johan Elmander.[126] York made a push toward the play-off places, and by mid March 2011 were sixth in the Conference Premier, just one place outside the play-offs.[123][127] York finished 2010–11 in eighth place in the Conference Premier,[123] The Press claiming Mills "restored pride and belief into the club" with his "unbounded optimism and positivity".[128]
Mills made a statement of intent to win the Conference Premier title in 2011–12.[129] His summer recruitment was focused on signing players who would improve the team's goalscoring record, and he succeeding in doing this when signing Matty Blair, Paddy McLaughlin and Jason Walker.[130] York consistently occupied a play-off position throughout 2011–12, eventually securing one after finishing fourth in the table.[131] The team played a passing style in the first half of the season, before often grinding out results with The Press saying they "compensated for a loss of craft with bundles of graft".[132]
After beating
Mills' signings for 2012–13 proved to be less influential than his signings the previous summer, a number of new players being left out of the team with little playing time.[136] York were in midtable for most of the first half of the season,[137] and his signings in the winter transfer window had little impact on the team.[136] Having been 14th in the table on 1 January 2013, York went on a run of 11 matches without a win, and this left the team four points above the relegation zone in 18th place.[137] Mills was dismissed by York on 2 March 2013, an hour after the last of these matches, a 2–0 defeat at home to Bradford City.[136]
Gateshead
Mills returned to management with Conference Premier club Gateshead, signing a one-year rolling contract on 3 September 2013 to replace Anth Smith who resigned in August.[138] At the time Gateshead were 19th in the table, one point above the relegation zone.[139] His first match was a 2–1 home win over Hereford United on 7 September 2013, and both goals were scored by Josh Walker.[140][141] This was the first time Mills had won his opening match as manager at a new club.[140] Mills was named the Conference Premier Manager of the Month for October 2013 after Gateshead won all five matches that month, conceding only one goal.[142][143] Gateshead's form continued to improve and by mid January 2014 they had moved into a play-off place;[141] Mills commented in February that "When I came in, I wanted everyone here to believe that we could win promotion – I think they're starting to now".[144]
Gateshead qualified for the Conference Premier play-offs for the first time in their history after finishing third in the table in 2013–14, which represented the club's highest league placing since being voted out of the Football League in 1960.[145] With a 4–2 aggregate win over Grimsby Town in the semi-final, Gateshead played at Wembley Stadium for the first time in the play-off final; despite entering the match on the back of a 14-match unbeaten run they were beaten 2–1 by Cambridge United.[141][146] Mills said after the match that "I told the lads that they'll be better for it. My job next year is to emulate or better this season".[147] He was named the Non-League Manager of the Year for 2013–14 at the National Game Awards, ahead of John Still, who led Luton to the Conference Premier title.[148]
Wrexham
Mills was appointed manager of Gateshead's National League rivals Wrexham on 28 April 2015 on a one-year rolling contract.[149] On 13 October 2016, Mills was dismissed by Wrexham,[150] after a run of four defeats from six matches left them 15th in the table.[151]
Return to York City
On 16 October 2016, Mills was reappointed as manager of York City,
Corby Town
Mills was appointed manager of Southern League Division One Central club Corby Town on 8 August 2020.[158] The "Steelmen" parted company with Mills immediately after their 2-0 defeat to Belper Town on the final day of the Northern Premier League Midlands season, having finished 15th.[159]
Style of management
Mills' management style was influenced by a number of managers he played under, including John Barnwell, Brian Clough, Alan Hinton, Howard Kendall, Brian Little, David Pleat, Russell Slade and Neil Warnock.[160][161] He learned simplicity from Clough, saying: "He never did complicate anything. Football is a simple game and Cloughie was no coach, he didn't confuse us with sessions straight out of the manual".[160] Like Clough, Mills has been praised for his man management skills and Daren Fulford, his reserve-team manager at Tamworth, said: "If he felt you had made a mistake, he would give you a rollicking but if he was pleased with you he would always give kind words".[160][162] Fulford also commented on Mills' thoroughness, saying he wanted information on each players' performances after the reserves played.[162]
Mills sets his teams out to play a passing game, and affirmed this when stating: "My philosophy is to play football with the ball on the deck, to play attacking football, to be disciplined with and without the ball".
Personal life
Mills is married to Sue.[166] He released an autobiography, Young Millsy, in September 2021.[167]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nottingham Forest | 1978–79[16] | First Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
1979–80[19] | First Division | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
1980–81[20] | First Division | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 7 | ||
1981–82[22] | First Division | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
Total | 58 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 10 | ||
Seattle Sounders | 1982[23] | North American Soccer League | 31 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||||
1983[23] | North American Soccer League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
Total | 34 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 5 | ||||||
Derby County (loan) | 1982–83[26] | Second Division | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||
Nottingham Forest | 1983–84[27] | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
1984–85[28] | First Division | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | ||
1985–86[29] | First Division | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
1986–87[30] | First Division | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 1 | |||
Total | 79 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 96 | 5 | |||
Notts County | 1987–88[31] | Third Division | 46 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[d] | 0 | 60 | 5 | |
1988–89[33] | Third Division | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||
Total | 75 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 10 | 0 | 96 | 9 | |||
Leicester City | 1988–89[35] | Second Division | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
1989–90[36] | Second Division | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
1990–91[39] | Second Division | 45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 49 | 5 | ||
1991–92[41] | Second Division | 46 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 9[g] | 0 | 61 | 7 | ||
1992–93[43] | First Division | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[h] | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||
1993–94[44] | First Division | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
1994–95[47] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 200 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 15 | 0 | 232 | 16 | |||
Notts County | 1994–95[48] | First Division | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[i] | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
1995–96[50] | Second Division | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[j] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
Total | 47 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 63 | 0 | |||
Grantham Town | 1996–97[57] | Southern League Midland Division | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 10[k] | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
1997–98[60] | Southern League Midland Division | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14[l] | 0 | 50 | 0 | |||
Total | 66 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | 96 | 3 | ||||
Gresley Rovers | 1998–99[62] | Southern League Premier Division | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
King's Lynn | 1998–99[67] | Southern League Premier Division | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1[m] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
1999–2000[70] | Southern League Premier Division | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4[n] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
2000–01[73] | Southern League Premier Division | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||
Total | 67 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 80 | 3 | ||||
Boston United | 2000–01[75] | Football Conference
|
8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
Tamworth | 2000–01[78] | Southern League Premier Division | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |||
2001–02[84] | Southern League Premier Division | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
Total | 41 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||||
Alfreton Town | 2005–06[99] | Conference North
|
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[m] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
2006–07[103] | Conference North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[m] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||
Tamworth | 2006–07[168] | Conference National
|
0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2008–09[169] | Conference North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
2009–10[118] | Conference Premier
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
2010–11[170] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 727 | 50 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 888 | 55 |
- ^ European Cup
- ^ Appearance in European Super Cup
- ^ UEFA Cup
- Third Division play-offs
- ^ Appearance in Associate Members' Cup
- ^ Appearance in Full Members' Cup
- Second Division play-offs
- ^ Two appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup, three in First Division play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
- Football League Trophy
- ^ One appearance in Lincolnshire Senior Cup, eight in FA Trophy, one in Southern League Cup
- ^ Two appearances in Lincolnshire Senior Cup, four in Southern League Cup, eight in FA Trophy
- ^ a b c Appearance in FA Trophy
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, three in Southern League Cup
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 23 April 2022
Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Grantham Town | July 1996 | May 1998 | 111 | 65 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | [52][61] |
King's Lynn | September 1998 | 8 November 2000 | 106 | 45 | 30 | 31 | 42.5 | [66][67][70][71][73] |
Tamworth | 12 January 2001 | 23 May 2002 | 71 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 56.3 | [74][78][84][85] |
Notts County | 9 January 2004 | 4 November 2004 | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 25.0 | [32][171] |
Alfreton Town | 25 May 2005 | 26 January 2007 | 76 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 27.6 | [94][98][104] |
Tamworth | 26 January 2007 | 13 October 2010 | 189 | 75 | 50 | 64 | 39.7 | [104][108][122] |
York City | 13 October 2010 | 2 March 2013 | 136 | 58 | 45 | 33 | 42.6 | [171] |
Gateshead | 3 September 2013 | 28 April 2015 | 103 | 46 | 32 | 25 | 44.7 | [149][171] |
Wrexham | 28 April 2015 | 13 October 2016 | 64 | 26 | 13 | 25 | 40.6 | [171] |
York City | 16 October 2016 | 30 September 2017 | 53 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 37.7 | [171][172] |
Corby Town | 8 August 2020 | Present | 53 | 21 | 8 | 24 | 39.6 | [158][173] |
Total | 1,002 | 427 | 270 | 305 | 42.6 |
Honours
As a player
Nottingham Forest
Notts County
Individual
- Notts County Player of the Year: 1987–88[32]
- Leicester City Player of the Year: 1989–90, 1991–92[38]
As a manager
Grantham Town
- Southern Football League Midland Division: 1997–98[55]
Tamworth
York City
Individual
- Conference North Manager of the Year: 2008–09[115]
- Conference North Manager of the Month: September 2008,[110] March 2009[111]
- Conference Premier Manager of the Month: November 2010,[125] October 2013[142]
- Non-League Manager of the Year: 2013–14[148]
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External links
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