Stuart Mills (footballer)

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Stuart Mills
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-07) 7 April 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
Blantyre Victoria
Youth career
Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Hamilton Academical 3 (0)
2010 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
2010–2011 Clyde 11 (2)
2011–2012 South Camlachie Juveniles
2012–2013 Pollok
2013– Blantyre Victoria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:50, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

Stuart Mills (born 7 April 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays, as a right winger, for Blantyre Victoria in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Hamilton Academical.

Career

Born in Glasgow, [1] Mills began his career at Hamilton Academical, making his professional debut on 4 April 2009, against Celtic, in the Scottish Premier League. [2] He made two more appearances for the Accies, before leaving the club to sign for junior side Kirkintilloch Rob Roy. [3]

In June 2010, he returned to the senior game, joining Clyde. [4] [5] He only stayed with Clyde for a year, being released at the end of the season, after making 14 appearances in all competitions, scoring 2 goals. [6]

Mills later returned to youth football with South Camlachie Juveniles before signing for Junior side Pollok in July 2012. [7] He moved on to Blantyre Victoria in the summer of 2013. [8] While playing with Blantyre Victoria he suffered a potentially career-ending injury in March 2014, and a benefit match to raise funds for him was organized. [9]

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References

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  1. "Player profile". Clyde F.C. official website. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  2. "Celtic 4-0 Hamilton Accies". BBC Sport. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
  3. "Hamilton Ban for Fans". Football365. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  4. "Two more join the Bully Wee". Clyde F.C. official website. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  5. "Former SPL youth pair join Clyde". BBC Sport. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  6. "Player news". clydefc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  7. "Signing News". Pollok F.C. 19 July 2012.
  8. Bell, David (11 July 2013). "Trio add bite to Blantyre Vics squad". Hamilton Advertiser . Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  9. "Club to play in benefit game for Stuart Mills". Hamilton Academical F.C. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.