 By finishing fourth in the table Leicester made the First Division play-offs for the third successive season, and Mills led the team out before the final despite being unable to play.Leicester beat Derby County 2–1 and thus earned promotion to the Premier League.Mills returned to Notts County on 26 September 1994 after re-signing for a fee of £50,000, having made one Premier League appearance for Leicester by that point in 1994–95.