Tommy Mills (footballer)

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Tommy Mills
Personal information
Date of birth(1911-12-28)28 December 1911
Place of birth Ton Pentre, [1] Wales
Height5 ft 6+12 in (1.69 m) [1]
Position(s) Inside right [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1936–1939 Bristol Rovers 99 (17)
International career
1933–1934 Wales 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tommy Mills (28 December 1911; date of death unknown) was a Welsh international footballer forward. He was part of the Wales national football team between 1933 and 1934, playing 4 matches. He played his first match on 4 November 1933 against Ireland and his last match on 21 November 1934 against Scotland. [2] At club level he played for Bristol Rovers F.C. between 1936 and 1939, playing 99 matches and scoring 17 goals.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bristol Rovers. Rovers make clean sweep. Skill, youth and experience". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.