David Mills (footballer)

David Mills
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-12-06) 6 December 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Whitby, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City (head scout)
Youth career
1968 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1979 Middlesbrough 296 (76)
1979–1982 West Bromwich Albion 59 (6)
1981–1982 → Newcastle United (loan) 23 (4)
1982–1983 Sheffield Wednesday 15 (3)
1983–1984 Newcastle United 16 (5)
1984–1985 Middlesbrough 32 (14)
1986–1987 Darlington 17 (2)
Whitby Town
Total 458 (112)
International career
1967 England Schoolboys[2] 1 (0)
1974–1976 England U23 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Mills (born 6 December 1951) is an English former footballer most notable for his career with Middlesbrough and becoming England's first £500,000 footballer.[3]

He is currently[when?] working as the head scout for Leicester City.[4]

  1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ^ "Match results schoolboys (under 15) 1960–1969". England Football Online. Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Heroes: David Mills 1968–79 and 1984–86". Middlesbrough F.C. Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
  4. ^ Newman, Paul (10 April 2011). "Scout still pulling rabbits out of hats". The Independent. London. Retrieved 7 October 2012.