Mick Mills

**Michael 'Mick' Denis Mills** (4 January 1949 - 27 January 2026) was an English footballer turned manager.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|FA Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Europe|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="19"|Ipswich Town|1965–66|Second Division|2|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|
|1966–67|Second Division|22|0|1|0|2|0|0|0|0|0|25|0|||
|1967–68|Second Division|10|0|1|0|2|0|0|0|0|0|13|0|||
|1968–69|First Division|36|2|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|37|2|||
|1969–70|First Division|40|3|1|0|3|1|0|0|0|0|44|4|||
|1970–71|First Division|42|1|6|1|2|0|0|0|0|0|50|2|||
|1971–72|First Division|34|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|37|0|||
|1972–73|First Division|42|0|2|0|2|0|0|0|8|0|54|0|||
|1973–74|First Division|41|2|3|0|4|1|8|0|0|0|56|2|||
|1974–75|First Division|42|1|9|1|5|0|0|0|0|0|56|2|||
|1975–76|First Division|42|1|3|0|5|0|4|0|0|0|54|1|||
|1976–77|First Division|37|0|3|0|2|0|0|0|0|0|42|0|||
|1977–78|First Division|34|6|7|2|2|0|5|0|0|0|48|8|||
|1978–79|First Division|42|2|5|1|2|0|6|0|1|0|56|3|||
|1979–80|First Division|37|1|4|0|2|0|3|1|0|0|46|2|||
|1980–81|First Division|33|0|6|0|5|0|10|0|0|0|54|0|||
|1981–82|First Division|42|3|3|0|8|0|2|0|0|0|55|3|||
|1982–83|First Division|11|0|0|0|2|0|2|0|0|0|15|0|||
|rowspan="4"|Southampton|1982–83|First Division|27|1|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|28|1|
|1983–84|First Division|34|2|6|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|41|2|||
|1984–85|First Division|42|0|3|0|7|0|2|0|0|0|54|0|||
|rowspan="4"|Stoke City|1985–86|Second Division|31|0|1|0|3|0|0|0|2|0|37|0|
|1986–87|Second Division|6|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|6|0|||
|1987–88|Second Division|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="8"|England|1972|1|0|
|1976|9|0|||
|1977|3|0|||
|1978|8|0|||
|1979|7|0|||
|1980|3|0|||
|1981|4|0|||
|1982|7|0|||

## Managerial statistics

|rowspan="2"|Team|rowspan="2"|From|rowspan="2"|To|colspan="5"|Record|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Stoke City|align=left|24 June 1985|align=left|7 November 1989|||
|align=left|Colchester United|align=left|3 January 1990|align=left|9 May 1990|||
|align=left|Birmingham City|align=left|15 October 2001|align=left|12 December 2001|||

### As a player

**Ipswich Town**
- FA Cup: 1978
- UEFA Cup: 1981
- Texaco Cup: 1973
- Football League First Division runner-up: 1980–81, 1981–82
- Football League Second Division: 1967–68

**Southampton**
- Football League First Division runner-up: 1983–84

**Individual**
- Ipswich Town Player of the Year: 1977–1978
- Football League First Division PFA Team of the Year: 1976–77
- Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2007

## Infobox (football biography)

- **playername**: Mick Mills
- **image**: Mick Mills.jpg
- **image size**: 150px
- **fullname**: Michael Dennis Mills Member of the Order of the British Empire, MBE
- **birth place**: Godalming, Surrey, England
- **youthyears1**: 1964–1966
- **youthyears2**: 1966–1967
- **youthclubs1**: Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth
- **youthclubs2**: Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town
- **position**: Defender (football)#Full back, Full Back
- **years1**: 1966–1982
- **clubs1**: Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town
- **caps1**: 591
- **goals1**: 22
- **years2**: 1982–1985
- **clubs2**: Southampton F.C., Southampton
- **caps2**: 103
- **goals2**: 3
- **years3**: 1985–1987
- **clubs3**: Stoke City F.C., Stoke City
- **caps3**: 38
- **goals3**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 732
- **totalgoals**: 25
- **nationalyears1**: 1973–1983
- **nationalteam1**: England national football team, England
- **nationalcaps1**: 42
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **manageryears1**: 1985–1989
- **manageryears2**: 1990
- **manageryears3**: 2001
- **managerclubs1**: Stoke City F.C., Stoke City
- **managerclubs2**: Colchester United F.C., Colchester United
- **managerclubs3**: Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City (Joint Caretaker)