Leigh Mills

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Leigh Mills
Personal information
Full name Leigh Mills [1]
Date of birth (1988-02-08) 8 February 1988 (age 37) [1]
Place of birth Winchester, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Halfway House Harriers F.C.
Youth career
2004 Swindon Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2009 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2008 → Brentford (loan) 0 (0)
2008 → Gillingham (loan) 12 (3)
2010–2012 Winchester City 75 (21)
2012–2013 Eastleigh 9 (8)
2013 Blackfield & Langley 20 (3)
2013– Winchester City 34 (8)
International career
2003 England U16 1 (0)
2004–2005 England U17 11 (0)
2005 England U18 1 (0)
2006 England U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:05, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

Leigh Mills (born 8 February 1988) is an English former professional footballer who was signed to Tottenham Hotspur between 2004 and 2009.

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Since February 2023, Leigh Mills signed a short-term contract for YMCA Newbury, scoring the opening goal in a 2-1 win against Beacon in the National Christian Cup where Jamie Killner received the MOTM award for a dominant defensive display.

Career

Tottenham Hotspur

Mills started his career as a youth team player at Swindon Town but was signed by Tottenham Hotspur as a 16-year-old in 2004 before he had made a league appearance for the Robins. [2]

Mills joined Brentford in a season-long loan deal on 17 June 2008. [3] On 8 August he was recalled by Tottenham and joined Gillingham on loan, subsequently extended from one month to five. [4] [5] [6] Mills made his Gillingham and professional debut in a 1–0 home defeat against Luton Town on 16 August. [7] The loan ended on 1 January 2009, and in February, Mills was released from his contract. [8]

Others

In July 2010, Mills signed for his hometown club Winchester City on a free transfer. [9]

In September 2012 he signed for Conference South side Eastleigh. [10] Mills was released on 18 January 2013, after making nine league appearances for the Spitfires. [11]

In January 2013, Mills signed for Wessex side Blackfield & Langley.

He is now a P.E teacher at Testbourne Community School, Hampshire.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ↑ "Teen Mills to join Spurs". BBC Sport. 11 July 2004.
  3. ↑ "Brentford recruit Hamer and Mills". BBC Sport. 17 June 2008.
  4. ↑ "Brentford complete triple swoop". BBC Sport. 8 August 2008.
  5. ↑ "LEIGH MILLS SIGNS FROM SPURS". gillinghamfootballclub.com. 9 August 2008.
  6. ↑ "Mills' loan spell extended". tottenhamhotspur.com. 26 August 2008.
  7. ↑ "Gillingham 0-1 Luton". BBC Sport. 16 August 2008.
  8. ↑ "Mills departs". tottenhamhotspur.com. 9 February 2009.
  9. ↑ "WINCHESTER CITY 2-1 EASTLEIGH FC". winchesterfootballclub.co.uk. 24 July 2010.
  10. ↑ "Eastleigh complete Mills signing". Southern Daily Echo. 28 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Mills Released". Eastlegih FC. 18 January 2013.
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