Mills made his debut for the first team in 1966, aged just 17. Sir Bobby Robson appointed Mills as team captain in 1971 & so began a close working relationship between coach & skipper which was at the forefront of Ipswich's rise to the top of the game for a decade. In 1978 they reached the final where they beat favourites Arsenal 1–0 at Wembley. Mills, as captain, lifted the trophy
- Ipswich's first major honour for 16 years. Ipswich, meanwhile, continued to hit high spots, finishing in the top five every year between 1978 & 1982, including a memorable season in 1981 which saw them just miss out on First Division & FA Cup glory, but won the UEFA Cup, which Mills duly collected after victory over AZ 67 Alkmaar in the final.
Here is a 10x 8 photo of Mick Mills, recieving the FA Cup trophy after Ipswich's 1978 FA Cup Final victory over Arsenal.
The photo was personally signed by Mick in Birmingham, 20th November, 2010, at a signing session carried out & attended by Allstarsignin...