▁on ▁to ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁Den is ▁Smith ' s ▁" M inst erm en " ▁finished ▁ 7 th ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁Division ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 – 8 6 , ▁and ▁M ills ▁was ▁voted ▁Club man ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁However ▁a ▁decl ine ▁at ▁Bo oth am ▁C res cent ▁saw ▁the ▁club ▁s lip ▁to ▁ 2 0 th ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 – 8 7 , ▁and ▁Smith ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Bobby ▁Sa xt on . ▁M ills ▁was ▁sn apped ▁up ▁by ▁John ▁Rud ge ' s ▁Port ▁V ale ▁for ▁£ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁York ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁re leg ation ▁places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 – 8 8 . ▁ ▁Rud ge ▁converted ▁M ills ▁from ▁a ▁mid f iel der ▁to ▁a ▁right - back . ▁He ▁made ▁ 1 9 ▁Third ▁Division ▁appearances ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 – 8 8 , ▁scoring ▁five ▁goals . ▁He ▁played ▁ 5 5 ▁games ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 – 8 9 , ▁playing ▁in ▁partners hip ▁first ▁with ▁fellow ▁centre - back s ▁Phil ▁S pro son ▁and ▁Bob ▁Haz ell ▁( who ▁both ▁strugg led ▁with ▁inj uries ) ▁and ▁later ▁Gary ▁West ▁and ▁Dean ▁Glo ver ▁( who ▁were ▁signed ▁mid - season ), ▁alongside ▁full - back s ▁Alan ▁Web b