Gary Mills
Born 20 May 1981 (Age 17 at debut)
Position: Midfielder
(Diamonds player #113)
Total appearances 190 - 3 goals
(161 League, 7 FA Cup, 1 FA Trophy, 8 League Cup, 6 League Trophy, 3 Hillier Senior Cup, 4 Maunsell Cup)
First spell
Debut:
22 December 1998 (Away Farnborough Town)
Final game:
11 February 2006 (Home Notts County)
Second spell
Debut:
20 January 2007 (Home Stafford Rangers)
Final game:
17 April 2007 (Away Stevenage Borough)
Third spell
Debut:
18 January 2011 (Away Hayes & Yeading Utd)
Final game:
22 April 2011 (Away Crawley Town)
Midfielder Gary started his career with the Coventry City youth set up but left before his sixteenth birthday. He was spotted playing for Northampton Spencer and joined Diamonds youth set up on 21 July 1997. He came straight into Diamonds youth team, playing in the same side as Andy Burgess and Jon Challinor. He made his debut in the League Cup game at Farnborough Town on 22 December 1998, coming on as a second half substitute. He signed a professional contract the following season, and after several substitute appearances early on, had his first start at Altrincham in October 1999. In the Conference winning season, he played in half of the League games which saw Diamonds progress into the Football League. As Diamonds adjusted to life as a League club, Gary found himself mainly on the bench during the following season, but at the beginning of the 2002/2003 season, established himself in the starting eleven as Diamonds gained another promotion.
Gary unfortunately suffered a serious ankle injury in the game at Oxford United on 11 September 2004 and it meant he was sidelined for some 14 months by which time Diamonds were struggling to remain in the Football League. He went on to make another 14 appearances, but left the club by mutual consent on 20 April 2006 to join Crawley Town on non-contract terms after some eight years at Nene Park and some 153 games. Although not noted for his shooting prowess, he did score three times, including two League goals.
After an unsuccessful trial with Yeovil Town, Gary re-joined Crawley Town on 10 August 2006 on a short term deal and remained with the club until 9 January 2007, when manager Graham Westley brought him back to Nene Park, and he went on to make another 17 appearances. Following another change of manager and the arrival of Garry Hill, he was released again at the end of the season, and signed for Conference North side Tamworth on 25 May 2007.
His stay at Tamworth was not very successful, and after an argument with manager Gary Mills (no relation) after being left out of the team, he was dismissed from the club on 24 October 2007. He joined fellow Conference North side Kettering Town just three days later, helping the Poppies to promotion - and scoring twice, but he was released at the end of the season. Graham Westley brought him to Stevenage Borough on 13 May 2008, and was a regular in the side during the 2008/2009 season, which included an FA Trophy win over York City at Wembley Stadium. He signed for Mansfield Town on 26 May 2009 on a two year deal, but on 18 October 2010, went out on a one month loan with Forest Green Rovers. He was eventually released by the Stags and on 13 January 2011 rejoined Rushden & Diamonds for a third spell with the club.
After becoming a main-stay of the Diamonds midfield for the remainder of that season, his last game for the club was at Crawley Town in April 2011 when the red card he received in that game meant a premature end to his season. He had made a further 20 league appearances for the club, one of them as a substitute. He joined Bath City on a season long deal on 23 May 2011, but made just three appearances before leaving to join Conference North side Nuneaton Town on 15 September 2011.
Appearances
1998/1999
|
ET2 |
22.12.98 |
Farnborough Tn(A) |
as sub |
|
HSCSr |
10.4.99 |
Cogenhoe Utd (H) |
as sub |
1999/2000
|
MCF |
31.7.99 |
Northampton Tn(H) |
as sub |
|
Conf |
28.8.99 |
Sutton Utd (A) |
as sub |
|
Conf |
30.8.99 |
Welling Utd (H) |
as sub |
|
Conf |
11.9.99 |
Woking (H) |
as sub |
|
Conf |
2.10.99 |
Altrincham (A) |
|
|
FAC4q |
16.10.99 |
Sutton Utd (H) |
as sub |
|
Conf |
23.10.99 |
Scarborough (A) |
as sub |
|
Conf |
13.11.99 |
Yeovil Town (A) |
as sub |
|
Conf |
18.12.99 |
Telford Utd (A) |
|
|
HSC2 |
25.1.00 |
Kettering Town (A) |
1 goal |
|
Conf |
29.1.00 |
Northwich Vic (H) |
as sub |
|
FAT4r |
8.2.00 |
Billericay Tn (H) |
|
|
Conf |
12.2.00 |
Dover Athletic (A) |
as sub |
|
Conf |
18.3.00 |
Sutton Utd (H) |
as sub |
|
Conf |
11.4.00 |
Woking (A) |
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|
Conf |
15.4.00 |
Altrincham (H) |
|
|
Conf |
22.4.00 |
Southport (A) |
|
|
Conf |
29.4.00 |
Scarborough (H) |
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|
Conf |
1.5.00 |
Welling (A) |
|
|
Conf |
6.5.00 |
Doncaster Rvrs (H) |
|
2000/2001
|
Conf |
19.8.00 |
Chester City (H) |
|
|
Conf |
12.9.00 |
Scarborough (A) |
as sub |
|
Conf |
16.9.00 |
Woking (A) |
as sub |
|
Conf |
3.10.00 |
Leigh RMI (A) |
as sub |
|
Conf |
8.10.00 |
Boston Utd (H) |
|
|
Conf |
14.10.00 |
Hereford Utd (A) |
|
|
Conf |
21.10.00 |
Morecambe (A) |
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|
Conf |
31.10.00 |
Hayes (H) |
|
|
Conf |
4.11.00 |
Yeovil Town (H) |
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|
Conf |
11.11.00 |
Doncaster Rvrs (A) |
|
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FAC1 |
17.11.00 |
Luton Town (A) |
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LDV1 |
28.11.00 |
Barnet (A) |
|
|
Conf |
2.12.00 |
Dover Athletic (A) |
as sub |
|
Conf |
9.12.00 |
Hayes (A) |
|
|
Conf |
16.12.00 |
Hednesford Tn (H) |
|
|
NWT3 |
19.12.00 |
Kingstonian (A) |
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|
Conf |
25.3.01 |
Northwich Vic (A) |
as sub |
|
Conf |
7.4.01 |
Morecambe (H) |
as sub |
|
HSCF |
10.4.01 |
Kettering Town (H) |
|
|
Conf |
14.4.01 |
Hereford Utd (A) |
as sub |
|
Conf |
16.4.01 |
Doncaster Rvrs (H) |
as sub |
|
Conf |
21.4.01 |
Yeovil Town (A) |
|
|
Conf |
24.4.01 |
Telford Utd (H) |
|
|
Conf |
28.4.01 |
Dover Athletic (H) |
|
|
Conf |
5.5.01 |
Chester City (A) |
as sub |
2001/2002 - squad number 15
|
D3 |
11.8.01 |
York City (A) |
|
|
WC1 |
21.8.01 |
Burnley (A) |
as sub |
|
D3 |
1.9.01 |
Oxford Utd (A) |
as sub |
|
D3 |
8.9.01 |
Southend Utd (H) |
|
|
WC2 |
11.9.01 |
Crewe Alex (A) |
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|
D3 |
15.9.01 |
Leyton Orient (A) |
as sub |
|
D3 |
13.10.01 |
Rochdale (A) |
as sub |
|
LDV1 |
16.10.01 |
Cardiff City (A) |
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MCSF |
6.11.01 |
Northampton Tn(H) |
|
|
MCF |
12.12.01 |
Peterborough (H) |
|
|
D3 |
23.3.02 |
Shrewsbury Tn (H) |
as sub |
|
D3 |
1.4.02 |
Swansea City (H) |
as sub |
|
D3 |
6.4.02 |
Scunthorpe Utd (A) |
as sub |
|
D3 |
13.4.02 |
Kidderminster (H) |
|
2002/2003 - squad number 15
|
D3 |
10.8.02 |
Swansea City (A) |
as sub |
|
D3 |
13.8.02 |
Torquay Utd (H) |
as sub |
|
D3 |
17.8.02 |
Kidderminster (H) |
as sub |
|
D3 |
24.8.02 |
Shrewsbury Tn (A) |
|
|
D3 |
26.8.02 |
Scunthorpe Utd (H) |
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|
D3 |
31.8.02 |
Cambridge Utd (A) |
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|
D3 |
7.9.02 |
Southend Utd (H) |
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|
WC1 |
10.9.02 |
Millwall (H) |
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|
D3 |
14.9.02 |
York City (A) |
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|
D3 |
17.9.02 |
Bournemouth (A) |
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D3 |
21.9.02 |
Wrexham (H) |
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|
D3 |
28.9.02 |
Hartlepool Utd (A) |
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WC2 |
2.10.02 |
Coventry City (A) |
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D3 |
5.10.02 |
Leyton Orient (H) |
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|
D3 |
12.10.02 |
Exeter City (A) |
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|
D3 |
19.10.02 |
Bury (H) |
as sub |
|
LDV1 |
22.10.02 |
Cambridge Utd (A) |
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|
D3 |
26.10.02 |
Hull City (A) |
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D3 |
29.10.02 |
Boston Utd (H) |
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|
D3 |
2.11.02 |
Rochdale (A) |
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|
D3 |
9.11.02 |
Darlington (H) |
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|
D3 |
23.11.02 |
Lincoln City (A) |
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|
FAC1r |
26.11.02 |
Kidderminster (H) |
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|
D3 |
30.11.02 |
Bristol Rvrs (H) |
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FAC2 |
7.12.02 |
Exeter City (A) |
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D3 |
14.12.02 |
Macclesfield Tn (A) |
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|
D3 |
21.12.02 |
Carlisle Utd (A) |
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|
D3 |
26.12.02 |
Scunthorpe Utd (A) |
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D3 |
1.2.03 |
Swansea City (H) |
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D3 |
8.2.03 |
Darlington (A) |
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|
D3 |
22.2.03 |
Southend Utd (A) |
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|
D3 |
8.3.03 |
Wrexham (A) |
as sub |
|
D3 |
18.3.03 |
Bury (A) |
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|
D3 |
29.3.03 |
Exeter City (H) |
as sub |
|
D3 |
19.4.03 |
Carlisle Utd (A) |
as sub |
2003/2004 - squad number 4
|
D2 |
9.8.03 |
Luton Town (A) |
as sub |
|
CC1 |
13.8.03 |
West Ham Utd (A) |
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|
D2 |
16.8.03 |
Plymouth Arg (H) |
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|
D2 |
23.8.03 |
Tranmere Rvrs (A) |
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|
D2 |
25.8.03 |
QPR (H) |
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|
D2 |
30.8.03 |
Oldham Athletic(A) |
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|
D2 |
6.9.03 |
Wycombe Wdrs(H) |
as sub |
|
D2 |
20.9.03 |
Bournemouth (A) |
as sub |
|
D2 |
27.9.03 |
Stockport Co (H) |
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|
D2 |
30.9.03 |
Brighton & HA (H) |
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|
D2 |
4.10.03 |
Barnsley (A) |
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|
D2 |
11.10.03 |
Chesterfield (H) |
as sub |
|
LDV1 |
15.10.03 |
Oxford Utd (A) |
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|
D2 |
18.10.03 |
Sheff Wed (A) |
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|
D2 |
21.10.03 |
Blackpool (A) |
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|
D2 |
25.10.03 |
Wrexham (H) |
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|
D2 |
1.11.03 |
Grimsby Town (H) |
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|
LDV2 |
4.11.03 |
Luton Town (H) |
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|
FAC1 |
8.11.03 |
Swansea City (A) |
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|
D2 |
15.11.03 |
Hartlepool Utd (A) |
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|
D2 |
29.11.03 |
Port Vale (A) |
as sub |
|
D2 |
13.12.03 |
Bristol City (H) |
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|
D2 |
20.12.03 |
Peterborough U(A) |
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|
D2 |
31.1.04 |
Oldham Athletic(H) |
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|
D2 |
7.2.04 |
Swindon Town (A) |
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|
D2 |
14.2.04 |
Chesterfield (A) |
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|
D2 |
21.2.04 |
Sheff Wed (H) |
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|
D2 |
24.2.04 |
Tranmere Rvrs (H) |
1 goal |
|
D2 |
28.2.04 |
Wrexham (A) |
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|
D2 |
2.3.04 |
Blackpool (H) |
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|
D2 |
6.3.04 |
Peterborough U (H) |
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|
D2 |
12.3.04 |
Bristol City (A) |
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D2 |
16.3.04 |
Notts County (H) |
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|
D2 |
20.3.04 |
Brentford (A) |
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2004/2005 - squad number 4
|
CCL2 |
7.8.04 |
Kidderminster (H) |
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CCL2 |
10.8.04 |
Northampton Tn (A) |
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CCL2 |
14.8.04 |
Lincoln City (A) |
|
|
CCL2 |
21.8.04 |
Grimsby Town (H) |
|
|
CC1 |
24.8.04 |
Swindon Town (H) |
|
|
CCL2 |
28.8.04 |
Yeovil Town (A) |
1 goal |
|
CCL2 |
30.8.04 |
Bristol Rvrs (H) |
|
|
CCL2 |
11.9.04 |
Oxford Utd (A) |
|
2005/2006 - squad number 4
|
MCSF |
8.11.05 |
Rothwell Town (A) |
|
|
FAC1r |
15.11.05 |
Halifax Town (H) |
as sub |
|
LDV2 |
22.11.05 |
Swansea City (A) |
|
|
CCL2 |
26.11.05 |
Darlington (A) |
as sub |
|
FAC2 |
3.12.05 |
Leyton Orient (H) |
as sub |
|
CCL2 |
6.12.05 |
Carlisle Utd (H) |
|
|
CCL2 |
10.12.05 |
Mansfiled Town (H) |
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|
CCL2 |
17.12.05 |
Chester City (A) |
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|
CCL2 |
26.12.05 |
Leyton Orient (A) |
|
|
CCL2 |
28.12.05 |
Cheltenham Tn (H) |
|
|
CCL2 |
31.12.05 |
Torquay Utd (A) |
|
|
CCL2 |
2.1.06 |
Bristol Rvrs (H) |
|
|
CCL2 |
21.1.06 |
Stockport Co (A) |
as sub |
|
CCL2 |
7.2.06 |
Bury (A) |
as sub |
|
CCL2 |
11.2.06 |
Notts County (H) |
as sub |
2006/2007 - squad number 17
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Conf |
20.1.07 |
Stafford Rgrs (H) |
|
|
Conf |
23.1.07 |
Cambridge Utd (H) |
|
|
Conf |
29.1.07 |
Oxford Utd (A) |
|
|
Conf |
10.2.07 |
Dagenham&Rdg(A) |
|
|
Conf |
17.2.07 |
St.Albans (H) |
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|
Conf |
20.2.07 |
Exeter City (A) |
|
|
Conf |
24.2.07 |
Aldershot Town (A) |
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|
Conf |
3.3.07 |
Exeter City (H) |
|
|
Conf |
6.3.07 |
Morecambe (H) |
|
|
Conf |
23.3.07 |
Crawley Town (H) |
as sub |
|
Conf |
27.3.07 |
Grays Athletic (A) |
as sub |
|
Conf |
31.3.07 |
Forest Green (A) |
|
|
Conf |
3.4.07 |
Weymouth (H) |
|
|
Conf |
7.4.07 |
Southport (H) |
|
|
Conf |
10.4.07 |
York City (A) |
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|
Conf |
14.4.07 |
Kidderminster (H) |
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|
Conf |
17.4.07 |
Stevenage Boro (A) |
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2010/2011 - squad number 7
|
Conf |
18.1.11 |
Hayes&Yeading(A) |
as sub |
|
Conf |
22.1.11 |
Newport Co (A) |
|
|
Conf |
29.1.11 |
Tamworth (H) |
|
|
Conf |
1.2.11 |
Cambridge U (H) |
|
|
Conf |
5.2.11 |
Cambridge U (A) |
|
|
Conf |
12.2.11 |
Gateshead (H) |
|
|
Conf |
22.2.11 |
Eastbourne B (H) |
|
|
Conf |
1.3.11 |
Bath City (H) |
|
|
Conf |
5.3.11 |
Hayes&Yeading (H) |
|
|
Conf |
8.3.11 |
Forest Green (H) |
|
|
Conf |
12.3.11 |
Wrexham (A) |
|
|
Conf |
19.3.11 |
Southport (H) |
|
|
Conf |
22.3.11 |
Luton Town (H) |
|
|
Conf |
26.3.11 |
AFCWimbledon(A) |
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|
Conf |
2.4.11 |
Mansfield Town (A) |
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|
Conf |
5.4.11 |
Histon (A) |
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|
Conf |
9.4.11 |
Wrexham (H) |
|
|
Conf |
13.4.11 |
Grimsby Town (A) |
|
|
Conf |
16.4.11 |
Gateshead (A) |
|
|
Conf |
22.4.11 |
Crawley Town (A) |
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