1. Daniel John Mills was born on 18 May 1977 and is an English former professional footballer, his main position was right-back, though he could play as a centre-back.
18 Facts About Danny Mills
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Danny Mills earned 19 caps for the England national team and was starting right-back in the five games that England played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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Danny Mills retired in 2009 from the game at the age of 32 due to an ongoing knee injury.
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Danny Mills began his career with Norwich City after coming through their youth system.
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Danny Mills often said that he would've liked to go back to Leeds again, but this never materialised.
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Danny Mills has been seen at Leeds games with his son after the club's relegation to the Football League Championship.
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Danny Mills started the majority of matches in his first season at Manchester City, but was dropped from the first team when Stuart Pearce replaced Kevin Keegan as manager in March 2005.
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The injury coincided with the emergence of Micah Richards who deposed him as first choice right-back; after Richards made his debut, Danny Mills made only five further first team appearances in the remainder of the season.
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Danny Mills re-joined former club Charlton on a loan deal until the end of 2007.
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Danny Mills joined Premier League strugglers Derby County on loan, in January 2008 until 2 May However, he was injured in only his second game for the Rams, returning to City shortly after.
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On 7 August 2009 Danny Mills announced his retirement from all football during an appearance on BBC Five Live.
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At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Danny Mills was chosen as England's first choice right-back following an injury to Gary Neville, and he played every minute of England's five matches.
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Danny Mills is a patron of Shine, and has raised money for the charity since the death of his son Archie from the condition in 2002.
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Danny Mills has appeared on BBC Five Live's Fighting Talk.
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Danny Mills was a runner up, along with Michael Underwood, on the 2012 series of Celebrity MasterChef.
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Danny Mills was beaten by Emma Kennedy in a closely contested final.
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Danny Mills had previously run the Yorkshire Marathon for the Jane Tomlinson Appeal in 3 hours 17 minutes.
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Danny Mills's younger son Stanley is a professional footballer who played for Everton and Oxford United.