....Southern League Premier Division Central side Banbury United until January 2019.

Mills` goalscoring abilities were evident as far back as season 2009/10 when he played for then Southern League Division One side Abingdon United, scoring 21 goals for them that season.

After a brief spell with Uhlsport Hellenic Leaguers Old Woodstock Town at the end of the following season, he joined North Leigh in the summer of 2011, spending just over two seasons with the Millers before moving on to Didcot Town in September 2013.

Scoring 79 goals for the Railwaymen in his two seasons with the club alerted many clubs to his goalscoring talents but it was the newly-formed phoenix club Hereford FC who persuaded him to sign for them in the summer of 2015.

Three seasons at Edgar Street saw Mills score an amazing 140 goals as Hereford achieved three consecutive promotions by winning the Midland League Premier, Southern League Division One South & West and Southern League Premier championships. He also had made an appearance at Wembley in the 2016 Buildbase FA Vase Final and played in both Hereford’s Emirates FA Cup Second Round matches against Fleetwood Town last season.

He joined Bath this past summer and has made 14 appearances for them this season, 10 of them coming on as a substitute, scoring 2 goals.

He was in the Romans starting XI that beat United 2-0 just over a couple of weeks ago at the Banbury Plant Hire Community Stadium in the Second Qualifying Round of the FA Cup.

United manager Mike Ford told his club`s website: “The current group of players have given us a good start to the season but I felt that the time was right to introduce some freshness to the squad. When John became available it was a no brainer to bring in a player of his pedigree. I believe he will boost our goalscoring capabilities, make our existing players better and help us compete at the top end of the table.”

Bath manager Jerry Gill told www.bathcityfc.com: “After an enquiry form Banbury United, myself and John discussed the opportunity for him to go out on loan to a level of football he knows well and has been successful in. Along with being able to get guaranteed football and help develop his match fitness, I am sure he will get back into goalscoring form which will enhance his confidence levels further.

“John is very much still a Bath City player but together we felt it is the right thing for John himself at this present time. Banbury is close to his home and there are players there he already knows, which will help him settle in quickly. I have a really good relationship with Banbury manager Mike Ford, he is someone I have known for many years. I trust Mike in helping John with his football at a club I know he will be looked after in the right way”.