Willie Mills

For the baseball player, see Willie Mills (baseball).

William Mills (28 January 1915 – 1991) was a professional footballer, who played for Aberdeen, Huddersfield Town, Dumbarton and Clyde. He was born in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

Willie Mills

Personal information
Full name	William Mills
Date of birth	(1915-01-28)28 January 1915
Place of birth	Alexandria, Scotland
Date of death	1991 (aged 75–76)
Place of death	Aberdeen, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Bridgeton Waverley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1932–1937	Aberdeen	182	(102)
1937–1939	Huddersfield Town	27	(7)
1939–1940	Dumbarton (wartime guest)[1]	7	(4)
	Clyde
	Lossiemouth
	Huntly
Total		216	(113)
International career
1935–1936	Scotland	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Mills was signed by Aberdeen from Junior club Bridgeton Waverley in 1932.^[2] He entered their first team almost immediately, aged 17.^[2] Mills was primarily a creative player, but also scored frequently and was the club's top goalscorer in the 1933–34 season.^[2]

He was transferred to Huddersfield Town in March 1938 for £6,500.^[2] Mills did not stay long in English football, however, as the Second World War curtailed league play.^[2] After the war concluded he played in the Highland Football League for Lossiemouth and Huntly.^[2]

International

Mills represented Scotland three times between October 1935 and December 1936.^[2][3][4]

Personal life

His brother Hugh 'Bunty' Mills was also a footballer, who began his career at Bridgeton and featured for West Ham.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances by club, season and competition^[6]

Club	Seasons	League			Scottish Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	1932–33	Scottish Division One	31	18	3	0	34	18
	1933–34		35	28	4	0	39	28
	1934–35		33	11	7	5	40	16
	1935–36		33	17	5	3	38	20
	1936–37		31	15	5	0	36	15
	1937–38		19	13	4	4	23	17
	Total		182	102	28	12	210	114
Huddersfield Town	1937–38	First Division	4	1	0	0	4	1
	1938–39		23	6	4	0	27	6
	Total		27	7	4	0	31	7
Dumbarton (wartime guest)	1939–40	Western Division	7*	4*	0	0	7*	4*
Career total			216	113	32	12	248	125

* Unofficial wartime appearances

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Scotland	1935	2	0
	1936	1	0
Total		3	0