Billy Mills (footballer) explained

Billy Mills
Fullname:William Mills[1]
Birth Date:1891
Birth Place:Hackney, England
Height:5 ft 6 in[2]
Position:Inside right
Clubs1:Barnet & Alston
Years2:–1911
Clubs2:Vicar of Wakefield
Years3:1911–1918
Clubs3:Leicester Fosse
Caps3:77
Goals3:20

William Mills was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Football League for Leicester Fosse.

Personal life

Mills served on the Western Front with the British Army during the First World War and lost a foot.[3]

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester Fosse1911–12[4] Second Division821193
1912–1328400284
1913–1412300123
1914–152911103011
Career total7720217921

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 205.
  2. News: The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Leicester Fosse . Athletic News . Manchester . 18 August 1913 . 5 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.
  3. News: Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part 22 . en . 23 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Billy Mills Leicester City career stats . 23 November 2017 . FoxesTalk . en-GB.