Lee Mills
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rowan Lee Mills | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexborough, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | |||
| 1992–1995 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | (2) |
| 1995 | → Derby County (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 1995 | Derby County | 15 | (6) |
| 1995–1998 | Port Vale | 109 | (35) |
| 1998–2000 | Bradford City | 65 | (29) |
| 2000 | → Manchester City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Portsmouth | 26 | (4) |
| 2001 | → Coventry City (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | Coventry City | 30 | (5) |
| 2003 | → Stoke City (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2003 | Stoke City | 8 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Telford United | 26 | (9) |
| 2004–2005 | Hereford United | 31 | (7) |
| Total | 350 | (102) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2011 | Bridgnorth Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Rowan Lee Mills (born 10 July 1970) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.
In a career spanning fourteen years he made 293 appearances in the Football League, scoring 86 goals. He played for numerous clubs and was transferred for some big money moves; totalling around £2 million. Arguably his most successful period came at Port Vale and Bradford City in the late 1990s. He helped Vale to their highest post-war finish in the league, whilst he helped Bradford win promotion into the Premier League.
Born in Mexborough, Mills started his career with before being brought to the Football League with Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Derby County.
In July 1995, he joined John Rudge's Port Vale as Derby paid £475,000 plus Mills in exchange for Robin van der Laan. He made his debut for the "Valiants" as a substitute on 13 August 1995, in a goalless draw with Derby at The Baseball Ground. At the end of the season Derby were promoted, but Vale were to finish in twelfth spot. On 13 October 1996, he came off the bench at the Victoria Ground to score a last minute equaliser in a Potteries derby game with Stoke City. He finished the 1996–97 season with fifteen goals and was handed the club's player of the year award as the club posted their highest post-war finish – eighth place in the First Division. During the 1997–98 season Mills was the club's top scorer with 16 goals, as Vale narrowly avoiding relegation.
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