Arthur William Mills (22 November 1905 – 9 March 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Arthur Mills | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Arthur William Mills | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Jeparit, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 9 March 1984 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Wangaratta, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Bethanga, Wangaratta | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1930 | Hawthorn | 10 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Local brothers, Arthur Mills and Albert Mills played for Bethanga in the 1926 and 1927 Kiewa & District Football Association grand finals, before the family moved to Oxley,[2] near Wangaratta, playing with Wangaratta Football Club in 1929, then both brothers made their debuts for the Hawthorn Football Club in 1930.
Mills won the 1934 - Ovens & King Football League best and fairest award, the Charles Butler Medal when playing for the Waratahs Football Club.[3]
Mills coached the Waratahs FC to the 1935 O&KFL premiership[4] [5]
Mills played in the 1940 O&KFL premiership with the Milawa Football Club.[6]
He was the older brother of Bert Mills.
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 612. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "1929 - Mills move to Oxley". Trove Newspapers. Wodonga & Towong Senitel. 15 February 1929. p. 3. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "1934 - O&KFL - Best & Fairest Medal". Ovens & King FNL. Ovens & King FNL. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "1935 - O&KFL Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. The Age. 9 September 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "1935 - O&KFL Meeting". Trove Newspapers. The Argus. 23 September 1935. p. 15. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "1940 - O&KFL Premiers - Milawa FC". Ovens and King FNL. Milawa FNC. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
External links
edit- Arthur Mills's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Arthur Mills at AustralianFootball.com
- 1929 - Wangaratta Football Club - team photo
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