Billy Mills (footballer)

William Mills was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Football League for Leicester Fosse.[1]

Billy Mills
Personal information
Full name William Mills[1]
Date of birth 1891
Place of birth Hackney, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Barnet & Alston
0000–1911 Vicar of Wakefield
1911–1918 Leicester Fosse 77 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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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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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester Fosse 1911–12[4] Second Division 8 2 1 1 9 3
1912–13[4] 28 4 0 0 28 4
1913–14[4] 12 3 0 0 12 3
1914–15[4] 29 11 1 0 30 11
Career total 77 20 2 1 79 21

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 205. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Leicester Fosse". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part 22". Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "Billy Mills | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 23 November 2017.