Mick Mills

Mick Mills
MBE
Personal information
Full name Michael Dennis Mills
Date of birth (1949-01-04) 4 January 1949
Place of birth Godalming, Surrey, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
1964–1966 Portsmouth
1966–1967 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1982 Ipswich Town 591 (22)
1982–1985 Southampton 103 (3)
1985–1987 Stoke City 38 (0)
Total 732 (25)
International career
1967 England Youth 6 (0)
1970–1972 England U23 5 (0)
1972–1982 England 42 (0)
Managerial career
1985–1989 Stoke City
1990 Colchester United
2001 Birmingham City (joint caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Dennis Mills MBE (born 4 January 1949) is an English former footballer who played for Ipswich Town, Southampton and Stoke City. He managed Stoke City, Colchester United and Birmingham City. During his career he achieved Ipswich Town's record number of appearances and captained England at the 1982 World Cup.. He is 7th on the list of all-time appearances in the top-flight of English football (First Division and Premier League) with 658 league appearances, and fourth for outfield players.

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1984 New Year Honours, for "services to association football".