Arthur William Mills (22 November 1905 – 9 March 1984) was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played for the
Hawthorn Football Club in the
Victorian Football League (VFL).
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, 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.
Mills coached the Waratahs FC to the 1935 O&KFL premiership
Mills played in the 1940 O&KFL premiership with the Milawa Football Club.
He was the older brother of
Bert Mills
Bert Mills (16 February 1910 – 6 May 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played for and captained Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Local brothers, Arthur Mills and Albert Mills played for Bethanga in the 1926 and 19 ...
.
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1929 - Wangaratta Football Club - team photo
1905 births
1984 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Hawthorn Football Club players
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