Arthur Mills (Australian footballer) explained

Arthur Mills
Fullname:	Arthur William Mills
Birth Date:	22 November 1905
Birth Place:	Jeparit, Victoria
Death Place:	Wangaratta, Victoria
Originalteam:	Bethanga, Wangaratta
Statsend:	1930
Years1:	1930
Games Goals1:	10 (1)

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.

External links

• • • 1929 - Wangaratta Football Club - team photo

Notes and References

1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 612.
2. Web site: 1929 - Mills move to Oxley . Trove Newspapers . Wodonga & Towong Senitel . 3 November 2020 . 3 . 15 February 1929.
3. Web site: 1934 - O&KFL - Best & Fairest Medal . Ovens & King FNL . Ovens & King FNL . 3 November 2020.
4. Web site: 1935 - O&KFL Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . The Age . 3 November 2020 . 7 . 9 September 1935.
5. Web site: 1935 - O&KFL Meeting . Trove Newspapers . The Argus . 3 November 2020 . 15 . 23 September 1935.
6. Web site: 1940 - O&KFL Premiers - Milawa FC . Ovens and King FNL . Milawa FNC . 3 November 2020.