Gary Mills

Who is Gary Mills?

Gary Roland Mills is an English former professional footballer who is the current manager of Gateshead.

Mills started his career with Nottingham Forest and he became the club's youngest league player after making his first team debut at the age of 16 in 1978. He played in the victorious 1980 European Cup Final, which made him the youngest finalist in European Cup history. He left the club in 1982 to join American team the Seattle Sounders and during his period with them he had a loan at Derby County. He returned to Forest in 1983 and left for rivals Notts County in 1987 having made over 130 league appearances over his two spells at the club. Mills then joined Leicester City in 1989, with whom he made 200 league appearances and helped win promotion to the FA Premier League in 1994. He subsequently returned to County and after leaving in 1996 he had made over 120 league appearances for the club over two spells.

He started his managerial career as player-manager with Grantham Town in 1996 and after leading the team to the Southern League Midland Division title in his second season Mills left following the club's takeover by a local businessman.