GRADUATE: Tyrone Mings in action for Chippenham, inset, starring for Villa
PICTURE: NLP Photographer

TYRONE MINGS has become the latest former Non-League star to earn an England call-up. The Aston Villa centre-back was rejected by Southampton at 16 and began his career playing for Yate Town and then Chippenham Town. He impressed in a trial at Mick McCarthy’s Ipswich Town in 2013 and the Bluebirds received £10,000 for his move.
After a spell at Bournemouth in the Premier League, following an £8m transfer in 2015, Mings went on loan to Villa and earned promotion from t...