Arthur Mills (Australian footballer)
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| 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 | |||
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]
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.
