| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roland Walter George Mills [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1933 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Daventry, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 February 2010 (aged 76) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1954–1964 | Northampton Town, | 305 | (30) |
| Total | 305 | (30) | |
| International career | |||
| England Youth | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| Long Buckby | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roland Walter George Mills (22 June 1933 – 8 February 2010) was an English footballer who played as a wing half. He spent his entire career with Northampton Town, where he made 305 appearances. [2] At the start of the 1964/65 season, he became assistant trainer for Northampton and continued to play for the reserves for two or three years, if needed. After retiring from playing he managed non-League club Long Buckby. [3]
He was the father of Gary Mills, a player turned manager. [4]
Mills died on the morning of 8 February 2010 from Alzheimer's disease. [5] [6]
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 429. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ A brief history Long Buckby A.F.C.
- ^ "From the Bernabéu Stadium to Bootham Crescent". Vital York. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Roly Mills". Northampton Town F.C. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Race fund-raiser in memory of Roly". Northampton Chronicle. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- 1933 births
- 2010 deaths
- Sportspeople from Daventry
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football managers
- Long Buckby A.F.C. managers
- Deaths from Alzheimer's disease in the United Kingdom
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roland Walter George Mills [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1933 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Daventry, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 February 2010 (aged 76) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1954–1964 | Northampton Town, | 305 | (30) |
| Total | 305 | (30) | |
| International career | |||
| England Youth | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| Long Buckby | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roland Walter George Mills (22 June 1933 – 8 February 2010) was an English footballer who played as a wing half. He spent his entire career with Northampton Town, where he made 305 appearances. [2] At the start of the 1964/65 season, he became assistant trainer for Northampton and continued to play for the reserves for two or three years, if needed. After retiring from playing he managed non-League club Long Buckby. [3]
He was the father of Gary Mills, a player turned manager. [4]
Mills died on the morning of 8 February 2010 from Alzheimer's disease. [5] [6]
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 429. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ A brief history Long Buckby A.F.C.
- ^ "From the Bernabéu Stadium to Bootham Crescent". Vital York. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Roly Mills". Northampton Town F.C. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Race fund-raiser in memory of Roly". Northampton Chronicle. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- 1933 births
- 2010 deaths
- Sportspeople from Daventry
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football managers
- Long Buckby A.F.C. managers
- Deaths from Alzheimer's disease in the United Kingdom