Mills: Frederick (Fred)

1934-1939 (Player Details)

Wing Half

Born: Hanley: 17-08-1911

Debut: v Middlesbrough (h): 25-08-1934

5’8 1/2” 11st 4lb (1938)

Mills learnt his soccer at East Woodvale School in Hanley. He began work at a local pottery firm and played for Middleport, before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1932. He soon established himself in the first team and moved to Leeds in June 1934. With Vale he began as an Inside Right but was later converted to a Wing-half. He made seventy-three League appearances for Port Vale and scored twice. Mills made a two goal League debut with Leeds as a Centre Forward, but was generally at Wing-half, with the occasional appearance at Right Back. He broke his leg playing for Leeds at Leicester City in November 1934 and missed the balance of the 1934-35 and the entire 1935-36 season. He made a come-back in October 1936 and was in and out of the first team up to World War Two, when he retired. He died in Biggleswade Bedfordshire in March 1990.