Danny Mills (footballer, born 1991)

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Danny Mills
Mills playing for Whitehawk in February 2013
Personal information
Full name Daniel Paul Mills[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-27) 27 November 1991 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Dulwich Hamlet
Youth career
2007–2008 Croydon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Crawley Town 2 (0)
2009–2012 Peterborough United 3 (0)
2009 → Torquay United (loan) 2 (0)
2009 → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 1 (0)
2010 → Histon (loan) 18 (1)
2011 → Kettering Town (loan) 17 (6)
2011–2012 → Tamworth (loan) 20 (3)
2012 → Kettering Town (loan) 18 (2)
2012 Carshalton Athletic 10 (1)
2012–2017 Whitehawk 170+ (88)
2017–2019 Ebbsfleet United 10 (1)
2017–2018 → Dartford (loan) 23 (6)
2018–2019 → Welling United (loan) 37 (9)
2019– Dulwich Hamlet 121 (41)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

Daniel Paul Mills (born 27 November 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Dulwich Hamlet.

Career[edit]

Born in Croydon, London, Mills started his career with the Croydon F.C. youth system in 2007 before signing for Conference National club Crawley Town in 2008.[3] Mills scored 26 goals in 2008–2009 for Crawley's youth team and made two first-team appearances as a substitute, earning a trial at Rangers and a £15,000 move to Peterborough United.[4]

Peterborough United[edit]

Mills made his Football League Two debut on loan at Torquay United on 26 September 2009, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute for Elliot Benyon in a 1–2 defeat at Macclesfield Town,[5] before joining Rushden & Diamonds on loan in October 2009.[6] He made his Diamonds debut in an FA Cup tie at Workington on 24 October 2009, but after little opportunity in the first team, he returned to Peterborough United after just one month.[7] Mills made his Peterborough United debut in a Championship fixture against Barnsley on 5 April 2010, which ended in a 2–2 draw and confirmed The Posh's relegation.[7][8]

Mills joined Conference National side Histon on 30 July 2010 in a season long loan deal,[9] making his debut at home to Altrincham on 9 October 2010 and scoring after coming on as a 90th-minute substitute.[10] Following the result Mills spoke of his delight at scoring his first goal for Histon.[11] Mills was re-called from his loan to Histon on 3 January 2011[12] and on 15 February 2011 joined Kettering Town on loan until the end of the season.[13] Mills was then reunited with his former Kettering manager Marcus Law at Tamworth, in another loan deal[14] before a further loan at Kettering Town.

Carshalton Athletic[edit]

After being released by Peterborough United in the summer of 2012, Mills moved back to his home town of Croydon to join Carshalton Athletic at the start of the 2012–13 Isthmian League Premier Division season.[7] Used primarily as a striker, and occasionally on the right of a front three, he played 10 games and scored three goals – two in an FA Trophy qualifier against Heybridge Swifts and one against Kingstonian in a 2–1 league defeat.

Whitehawk[edit]

Mills joined newly promoted Whitehawk in November 2012[7] and helped The Hawks to the Isthmian League Premier Division title in his first season at the Enclosed Ground.[15] Mills established himself as one of the leading goal scorers in Conference South the following year, despite The Hawks spending most of the 2013–2014 season battling against relegation. Mills finished the season as the club's top scorer, with 21 goals in all competitions, including five league goals in a 6–2 away win at Dorchester Town on 24 August 2013.[16] Once the club had secured its place in the division for the next season, The Hawks activated a clause in Mills' contract to keep him at the club and in June 2014 turned down a five-figure bid from Conference South rivals Havant & Waterlooville.[17]

Mills scored a further 18 league goals in 2014–2015 as well as the opening goal at Falmer Stadium in a 5–0 Sussex Senior Cup Final win over Lewes on 16 May 2015.[18] In the summer of 2015, he signed a further two-year contract with Whitehawk, saying he was "staying at the club he loves".[19][20]

Mills (right) playing for Whitehawk in August 2016

Mills scored eight times in the FA Cup in 2015–16,[21] including the opening goal to give Whitehawk the lead in the round 2 replay against Dagenham & Redbridge,[22] televised live on BT Sport on 6 December 2015.[23] In April 2016 Mills won the National League South player of the month award and was named in the league team of the season alongside teammates Sergio Torres and Nick Arnold,[24] after finishing the season as The Hawks' top scorer with 22 league goals.[25] In a 4–2 defeat at Truro City on 25 March 2017, Mills scored his 100th goal for the club in all competitions.[26]

Ebbsfleet United[edit]

Mills joined Ebbsfleet United in June 2017.[27] Mills, along with a number of other first-team players, was released by Ebbsfleet at the end of the 2018/19 season.[28]

Dartford (loan)[edit]

On 1 December 2017, Mills signed on loan for Dartford until the end of January 2018,[29] an arrangement which would subsequently be extended until the end of the 2017–18 season.[30]

Welling United (loan)[edit]

On 20 July 2018, Mills signed on a season-long loan for Welling United.[31]

Dulwich Hamlet[edit]

On 19 June 2019, Mills signed for Dulwich Hamlet.[32]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 29 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crawley Town 2008–09[33] Conference Premier 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Peterborough United 2009–10[34] Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
Torquay United (loan) 2009–10[34] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 2009–10[34] Conference Premier 1 0 1 0 — 0 0 2 0
Histon (loan) 2010–11[35] Conference Premier 18 1 1 0 — 0 0 19 1
Kettering Town (loan) 2010–11[36] Conference Premier 17 6 — — 0 0 17 6
Tamworth (loan) 2011–12[35] Conference Premier 20 3 2 0 — 1[a] 0 23 3
Kettering Town (loan) 2011–12[35] Conference Premier 18 2 — — 0 0 18 2
Carshalton Athletic 2012–13 Isthmian Premier Division 10 1 ? ? — ? ? 10 1
Whitehawk 2012–13 Isthmian Premier Division ? 12 0 0 — 0 0 ? 12
2013–14[35] Conference South 42 18 0 0 — 3[a] 2 45 20
2014–15[35] 42 18 0 0 — 0 0 42 18
2015–16[35] National League South 44 25 4 3 — 0 0 48 28
2016–17[35] 42 15 2 0 — 3[a] 1 47 16
170+ 88 6 3 0 0 6 3 182+ 94
Ebbsfleet United 2017–18[35] National League 10 1 2 0 — 0 0 12 1
Dartford (loan) 2017–18[35] National League South 23 6 — — 3[a][b] 1 26 7
Welling United (loan) 2018–19[35] National League South 37 9 3 0 — 7[a][c][b] 4 47 13
Dulwich Hamlet 2019–20[35] National League South 31 13 3 2 — 4 5 38 20
2020–21[35] 9 5 3 0 — 2 1 13 6
2021–22[35] 37 13 1 0 — 2 1 40 14
2022–23[35] 44 10 0 0 — 1 1 45 11
Total 121 41 7 2 0 0 9 8 137 51
Career total 428 135 19 5 0 0 20 16 467 156
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearance in National League South Play-Offs
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in London Senior Cup

Honours[edit]

Welling United

References[edit]

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2010 and 31/08/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Danny Mills". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Career History". UpThePosh!. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Uptheposh.com". uptheposh.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ^ "and at soccer league. -". soccervista.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Rushden seal loan deal for Mills". 23 October 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2021 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ a b c d "Danny Mills". 2 December 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Uptheposh.com". uptheposh.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Histon set to finalise four loan deals". BBC Sport. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  10. ^ "Histon 3–0 Altrincham". BBC Sport. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  11. ^ "Danny Mills delighted with first Histon goal". BBC Sport. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  12. ^ "Histon sign Max York from Rushden & Diamonds". BBC Sport. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  13. ^ "Peterborough United pair make Kettering Town switch". BBC Sport. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  14. ^ "Mills signs loan deal". TheLambs.co.uk. 6 August 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  15. ^ Howard Griggs (23 April 2013). "Whitehawk are champions". The Argus. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  16. ^ "DORCHESTER TOWN 2 – 6 WHITEHAWK | Whitehawk FC". whitehawkfc.co.uk.gridhosted.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Hawks turn down bid for Mills". The Argus. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Classy Whitehawk win Senior Cup at the Amex". The Argus. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Whitehawk goal ace Danny Mills staying 'at club he loves'". 1 July 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  20. ^ "National League South Season Preview 2015/2016 – Part Five". 4 August 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  21. ^ Whitehawk v Ebbsfleet United, match day programme, 4 May 2016
  22. ^ "Whitehawk 2-3 Dagenham & Redbridge (aet)". BBC Sport. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  23. ^ "Two Emirates FA Cup second round replays have been selected for live TV coverage on BT Sport". The Football Association. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  24. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  25. ^ "National League South Season Preview 2016/2017 – (Final Part)". 31 July 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  26. ^ "Mills 100 Up As Hawks Lose Out At Truro - Whitehawk FC". whitehawkfc.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017.
  27. ^ "Mills fills first National League berth". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  28. ^ "Fleet announce retained list". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  29. ^ "Player News: Danny Mills". 1 December 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  30. ^ "Player News: Danny Mills". 31 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  31. ^ "King seals triple swoop + Coombes departs". 20 July 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  32. ^ "Danny Mills Joins The Hamlet". pitchero.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  33. ^ "Games played by Danny Mills in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  34. ^ a b c "Games played by Danny Mills in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  35. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Danny Mills at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  36. ^ "Games played by Danny Mills in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  37. ^ "Welling are buzzing as they see off Brentford". News Shopper. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

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