Joseph Mills

Joseph Mills

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Nathan Mills[1]
Date of birth	30 October 1989[2]
Place of birth	Swindon, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Playing position	Left back / Left midfielder
Club information
Current team	Oldham Athletic
Number	3
Youth career
0000–2008	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008–2011	Southampton	26	(0)
2009	→ Scunthorpe United (loan)	14	(0)
2010–2011	→ Doncaster Rovers (loan)	18	(2)
2011–2013	Reading	15	(0)
2012–2013	→ Burnley (loan)	10	(0)
2013–2014	Burnley	0	(0)
2013	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)	11	(0)
2014	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)	13	(0)
2014–	Oldham Athletic	45	(1)
National team^‡
2004–2006	England U17	4	(0)
2006	England U18	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:21, 14 February 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:26, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Joseph Nathan Mills (born 30 October 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Oldham Athletic. He is the younger brother of Nottingham Forest defender Matthew Mills and can play at either left back or left midfield.

Career

Southampton

He made his Southampton first team debut as substitute in a League Cup match against Birmingham City on 26 August 2008. He made his league debut at home against Barnsley on 20 September 2008.^[3]

On 23 February 2009, he joined Scunthorpe United on an emergency loan for one month.^[4] On 24 March, the loan was extended to the end of the 2008–09 season.^[5]

He signed a new three-year contract in August 2009 after some good pre-season performances, featuring sporadically during the 2009–10 season. However, Mills did play in Southampton's victorious Football League Trophy final against Carlisle United.

He joined Doncaster Rovers on a one-month emergency loan deal on 19 October 2010,^[6] making his debut the same day in a 3–2 defeat by Derby County.^[7] This loan deal was then extended to 19 January 2011. Mills was injured in Doncaster's 3–0 defeat to Reading on 15 January 2011 and this may have been his last action for Doncaster. In July 2011, he joined Preston North End F.C. on trial.

Mills scored his first professional goal for Doncaster in a 3–0 victory over former loan club Scunthorpe United. On 31 January 2011, the loan deal was extended until the end of the season.^[8]

Reading

On 22 August 2011, he joined Reading for an undisclosed fee, signing a one-year contract with the option of another year.^[9] He made his first start for the Royals in a 2–1 defeat by Charlton Athletic, in the League Cup first round on 23 August 2011, coming off the bench for Ian Harte in the 62nd minute.

On 6 November 2011, Mills was announced as Man of the Match after Reading defeated Birmingham City 1–0 thanks to a Noel Hunt winner.^[10][11]

Mills signed a contract extension on 8 February 2012 keeping him at Reading until the end of the 2014 season.^[12]

Burnley

On 17 July 2012, Mills joined Burnley on a season long loan after falling down the pecking order at Reading.^[13] He made his Burnley debut in the League Cup first round win over Port Vale^[14] and then made his first league appearance the following weekend in the 2–0 win against Bolton Wanderers.^[15] He went on to make 10 league appearances during the 2012–13 season, before joining Burnley permanently in the summer of 2013, signing a two-year contract.^[16]

On 16 August 2013, he joined League One side Oldham Athletic on a one-month loan deal.^[17]

On 31 January 2014, Mills joined Shrewsbury Town on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.^[18]

Oldham Athletic

On 4 June 2014, Mills signed for Oldham Athletic where he had spent a loan spell the previous season. He signed a two-year contract with the option of a third and was the Latics first summer signing.^[19] Manager Lee Johnson said of the signing "It's a great signing. He's young, hungry and got a lot of potential. We'll give him an identity and a bit of love and I feel he can be a really good player for us."

Career statistics

As of match played 12 March 2016.^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Southampton	2008–09[22]	Championship	8	0	0	0	2	0	—		10	0
	2009–10[23]	League One	16	0	3	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	22	0
	2010–11[24]	League One	2	0	—		1	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		26	0	3	0	3	0	3	0	35	0
Scunthorpe United (loan)	2008–09[25]	League One	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
Doncaster Rovers (loan)	2010–11[26]	Championship	18	2	1	0	—		—		19	2
Reading	2011–12[27]	Championship	15	0	0	0	1	0	—		16	0
Burnley (loan)	2012–13[28]	Championship	10	0	0	0	2	0	—		12	0
Oldham Athletic (loan)	2013–14[29]	League One	11	0	—		—		3[lower-alpha 2]	0	14	0
Shrewsbury Town (loan)	2013–14[30]	League One	13	0	—		—		—		13	0
Oldham Athletic	2014–15[31]	League One	30	0	2	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	36	0
	2015–16[32]	League One	15	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	19	1
	Total		45	1	5	0	2	0	3	0	55	1
Career totals			152	3	9	0	8	0	9	0	178	3

1. Soccerbase incorrectly credits Jack Mills with two appearances against Hull City and Charlton Athletic on 23 and 27 August 2011 respectively, that should instead be attributed to Joseph Mills as confirmed by the official match reports on the Reading website.^[20][21]
2. Appearances in Football League Trophy

Honours

Southampton

• Football League Trophy: 2010

Reading

• Football League Championship: 2011–12

References

1. "Clubs submit retained and released lists". Premier League. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
3. "Southampton 0–0 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 20 September 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
4. "Scunthorpe sign Trotter and Mills". BBC Sport. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
5. "Defender loan extended". Southampton F.C. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
6. "Mills Makes Rovers Switch". Southampton FC. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
7. "Doncaster 2 Derby County 3". BBC Sport. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
8. "Mills Stays North". Southampton FC. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
9. "Royals complete Joseph Mills signing". readingfc.co.uk. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
10. "McDermott: It's a big three points". Reading FC. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
11. "Mills: It gives me confidence". Reading FC. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
12. "Reading defender Joseph Mills signs new contract". BBC. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
13. "Mills makes Burnley move". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
14. "Port Vale match report". Burnley FC. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
15. "Bolton match report". Burnley FC. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
16. "Burnley: Joseph Mills to join Clarets on permanent basis". BBC Sport. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
17. "Latics complete double signing". Oldham Athletic AFC. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
18. "Joseph Mills Joins On Loan". Shrewsbury Town FC. 31 January 2014.
19. "Joseph Mills signs for Latics". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
20. "Royals knocked out by unbeaten Addicks". Reading F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
21. "Hull City 1–0 Reading". Reading F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
22. "Southampton 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
23. "Southampton 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
24. "Southampton 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
25. "Scunthorpe 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
26. "Doncaster 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
27. "Reading 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
28. "Burnley 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
29. "Oldham 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
30. "Shrewsbury 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
31. "Games played by Joseph Mills in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
32. "Games played by Joseph Mills in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 June 2015.

External links

• Joseph Mills career statistics at Soccerbase
• Profile on Southampton F.C. website