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Percy Mills (footballer)

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Percy Mills
Personal information
Full name Percy Clifford Mills
Date of birth 10 January 1909
Place of birth Barton-upon-Humber, England
Date of death 1967 (aged 57–58)
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Barton Town
1926 Grimsby Town 0 (0)
1926 Hull City 0 (0)
1927–1939 Notts County 409 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Percy Clifford Mills (10 January 1909 – 1967) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Notts County where he made over 400 appearances.[2]

Family

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Percy's brother Paddy Mills was also a footballer, notably for Hull City and Notts County.

Percy is also the grandfather of former Hull City and Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Notts County. 19 professionals on the books". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ "Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson's Forest connection". Leicester Mercury. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.