- Danny Mills (footballer born 1991)
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Danny Mills 
Personal information Full name Daniel Paul Mills[1] Date of birth 27 November 1991 Place of birth Peterborough, England Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Playing position Left Wing, Striker Club information Current club Tamworth
(on loan from Peterborough United)Number 9 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2008–2009 Crawley Town 2 (0) 2009– Peterborough United 3 (0) 2009 → Torquay United (loan) 2 (0) 2009 → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 1 (0) 2010 → Histon (loan) 17 (1) 2011 → Kettering Town (loan) 17 (6) 2011– → Tamworth (loan) 15 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:48, 18 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Daniel Paul Mills (born November 27, 1991 in Peterborough) is an English footballer currently playing for Conference National side Tamworth, where he is on loan from Football League Championship side Peterborough United. He plays as a striker.
Mills is well known for drifting out to the left wing and cutting inside and unleashing shots with his favoured right foot, consequently his style has been compared to that of Thierry Henry. He can operate as a target man or on the left wing of a 4–3–3 formation.
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Playing career
Peterborough United
Mills made his Peterborough United debut in a Football League Championship fixture against Barnsley, the game finished in a 2-2 draw.
Torquay United
Danny made his debut for Torquay United on September 26, 2009, in the Football League Two fixture against Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose, the game ended in a 2–1 win to Macclesfield Town.
Histon
Mills joined Conference National side Histon on July 30, 2010, in a season long loan deal. He was joined at the club on the same day by fellow Peterborough United player Ramone McCrae.[2]
Danny made his debut for Histon in a Conference National fixture at home to Altrincham on October 9, 2010. Although Mills had been named as a substitute for the game, he was bought on for Antonio Murray on the 90th minute of the match, and despite his late introducion, Mills scored with almost his first touch, firing home a loose ball in the area to complete a 3-0 win for Histon.[3] Following the result Mills spoke of his delight at scoring his first goal for Histon.[4]
Despite Mills and McCrae been loaned to Histon for the season, Peterborough United decided to recall the duo on January 3, 2011.[5]
Kettering Town
On February 15, 2011, Kettering Town manager Marcus Law moved to sign Mills, and team mate McCrae, with the pair joining the club until the end of the season.[6]
Tamworth
Following a successful trial period, Danny was reunited with his former Kettering Town manager Marcus Law at Tamworth, in a loan deal that will keep him at the club until December 31, 2011.[7]
References
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2010 and 31/08/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/August%202010.ashx/August%202010.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- ^ "Histon set to finalise four loan deals". BBC Sport. 30 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/histon/8870174.stm. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ^ "Histon 3-0 Altrincham". BBC Sport. 9 October 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/9053313.stm. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "Danny Mills delighted with first Histon goal". BBC Sport. 13 October 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/histon/9087874.stm. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ "Histon sign Max York from Rushden & Diamonds". BBC Sport. 3 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/histon/9334483.stm. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ "Peterborough United pair make Kettering Town switch". BBC Sport. 15 February 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kettering_town/9397992.stm. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ "Mills signs loan deal". TheLambs.co.uk. 6 August 2011. http://www.thelambs.co.uk/news/mills-signs-loan-deal-1503.htm. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
External links
Tamworth F.C. – current squad 1 Hedge · 2 Tait · 3 Habergham · 4 Courtney · 5 F. Francis · 6 L. Francis · 7 Smith · 8 Cain · 9 Mills · 10 St Aimie · 11 Thomas · 12 McDonald · 13 Andrews · 14 Patterson · 16 Green (c) · 17 Gudger · 18 Bradley · 19 Barrow · 20 Reynolds · 21 Collister · 22 Shariff · 23 Christie · 24 Kanyuka · 25 Grocott · 26 Taylor · 29 Weemes · Manager: Law
Categories:- 1991 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players
- Histon F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Tamworth F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
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