Danny Mills

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Personal information
Danny Mills
Full name	Daniel John Mills
Date of birth	May 18, 1977 (age 29)
Place of birth	Norwich, England
Height	5 ft 10 in
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Manchester City
Number	18
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994-1998 1998-1999 1999-2004 2003-2004 2004- 2006	Norwich City Charlton Athletic Leeds United → Middlesbrough (loan) Manchester City → Hull City (loan)	066 (0) 045 (3) 101 (3) 028 (0) 051 (1) 009 (0)
National team²
2001-2004	England	019 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:08, 27 October 2006 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of September 24, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Daniel "Danny" John Mills (born May 18, 1977 in Norwich, Norfolk) is an English professional footballer, who currently plays for Manchester City. His main position is right-back though he can also play in central defence.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 Outside football
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Club career

Mills began his career with Norwich City after coming through their youth system. He was unable to establish a regular place in the side and moved to Charlton in 1998. Fifteen months later, he signed for Leeds United in a £4.1 million transfer.^[1]

Mills spent the 2003-04 season on loan at Middlesbrough, where he played in the 2004 League Cup final to help Middlesbrough to their first ever major trophy.^[2]

Following relegation from the Premier League at the end of 2003-04, Leeds could no longer afford to retain Mills' services, and he moved to Manchester City on a free transfer in the close season, signing a five year contract.^[3] As part of his severence package with Leeds, Mills continued to receive part of his wages from the Yorkshire club for the duration of his original Leeds contract.^[4]

Mills made his Manchester City debut in the opening fixture of the 2004-05 season, a 1-1 draw against Fulham at the City of Manchester Stadium.^[5]. He started the majority of matches in his first season at Manchester City, but was dropped from the first team when Stuart Pearce replaced Kevin Keegan as manager in March 2005.^[6] He regained his place for the start of the 2005-06 season, and on October 2 2005 he scored his first and (as of March 2007) only goal for Manchester City, a powerful shot from 25 yards against Everton.^[7] One month later, he sustained a shin injury which resulted in a fifteen game absence.^[8] The injury coincided with the emergence of Micah Richards who deposed him as first choice right-back; after Richards made his debut Mills made only five further first team appearances in the remainder of the season.

He looks set to leave Manchester City after falling out of favour with manager Stuart Pearce, and was heavily linked with Aston Villa. However, on the 14 September 2006 he joined Hull City in a two month loan deal. He has since returned to Manchester City.

[edit] International career

Following a series of impressive performances for Leeds United, Mills received his first England callup in 2001, making his international debut on 25 May 2001, as a substitute in a friendly against Mexico at Pride Park. His first England start came on 27 March 2002 in a friendly against Italy. He represented England at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, playing every minute of England's five matches, and has made a total of 19 appearances for the national team.

[edit] Outside football

Mills is a patron of the Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus,^[9] and has raised money for the charity since the death of his son Archie due to the condition in 2002.^[10]^[11]

[edit] References

^ Charlton to sell Mills for GBP 4.1m. London Evening Standard. Retrieved on March 29, 2007.
^ Boro lift Carling Cup. BBC. Retrieved on March 29, 2007.
^ Keegan delighted with Mills signing. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
^ £7m consolation for missing out on promotion - Leeds still moving in right direction, says Bates. Professional Footballers' Association. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
^ James, Gary (2006). Manchester City - The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0. p476
^ Pearce salutes Mills attitude. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
^ Man City 2-0 Everton. BBC. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
^ City: Mills will fight youth brigade. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
^ Footballer Danny Mills praises new Helpline. ASBAH. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
^ Footy stars team up for Danny boy. icCoventry. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
^ Mills in defence of stars. Northern Echo. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.

[edit] External links

Manchester City F.C. - Current Squad
1 Isaksson \| 2 Richards \| 3 Ball \| 4 Jordan \| 5 Dabo \| 7 Ireland \| 8 Barton \| 9 Mpenza \| 10 Abdoun \| 11 Vassell \| 12 Weaver \| 14 Dickov \| 15 Distin \| 16 Onuoha \| 17 Sun \| 18 Mills \| 20 Samaras \| 21 Hamann \| 22 Dunne \| 24 Beasley \| 27 Trabelsi \| 28 Sinclair \| 30 Corradi \| 33 Johnson \| 36 Sturridge \| 39 Laird \| 43 Miller \| Manager: Pearce

	England squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists
1 Seaman \| 2 Mills \| 3 A. Cole \| 4 Sinclair \| 5 Ferdinand \| 6 Campbell \| 7 Beckham \| 8 Scholes \| 9 Fowler \| 10 Owen \| 11 Heskey \| 12 Brown \| 13 Martyn \| 14 Bridge \| 15 Keown \| 16 Southgate \| 17 Sheringham \| 18 Hargreaves \| 19 J. Cole \| 20 Vassell \| 21 Butt \| 22 James \| 23 Dyer \| Coach: Eriksson