Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Dennis Mills[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 4 January 1949||
Place of birth | Godalming, Surrey, England[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Youth career | |||
1964–1966 | Portsmouth | ||
1966–1967 | Ipswich Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1966–1982 | Ipswich Town | 591 | (22) |
1982–1985 | Southampton | 103 | (3) |
1985–1987 | Stoke City | 38 | (0) |
Total | 732 | (25) | |
International career | |||
1967 | England Youth | 6 | (0) |
1970–1972 | England U23 | 5 | (0) |
1972–1982 | England | 42 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1985–1989 | Stoke City | ||
1990 | Colchester United | ||
2001 | Birmingham City (joint caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael Dennis Mills MBE (born 4 January 1949) is an English former footballer who played for Ipswich Town, Southampton and Stoke City. He managed Stoke City, Colchester United and Birmingham City. During his career he achieved Ipswich Town's record number of appearances and captained England at the 1982 World Cup.[1]
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1984 New Year Honours, for "services to association football".[3]