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Jim Mills
Height186
Weight110
Date Of Birth24/09/1944
Place Of BirthAberdare
ClubsWidnes Vikings, Workington Town, North Sydney Bears, Bradford Bulls, Salford Red Devils, Halifax Panthers, Cardiff
HonoursWales RL, Great Britain, Other Nationalities
ManagedWales RL Management, Wales RL
Jim Mills was a former youth player and played Cardiff from 1963 until 1965, scoring one try in 16 appearances and gaining his Athletic cap in the 1963 - 64 season. In 1965 he moved to Rugby League where he had a great career. Between 1965 and 1980 he played almost 350 games for Halifax, Salford, Bradford Northern, North Sydney, Widnes and Workington Town as well as 24 games for Great Britain and Wales. Over half his games were for Widnes, for whom he played 188 times. Originally a second row forward the move to Rugby League saw him converted to prop.

More information about the career of Jim Mills can be found in the book ‘Big Jim: Jim Mills - A Rugby Giant’ by Peter Lush and Maurice Bamford.
SEASON P W D L TRY CON PEN DG PTS
1963-1964 6 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
1964-1965 10 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 3
TOTAL 16 13 0 3 2 0 0 0 6
TEAM P W D L PF PA PTS
Ebbw Vale 8 7 0 1 279 120 42
Llandovery 9 7 0 2 297 249 39
Carmarthen Quins 9 6 0 3 203 203 29
Cardiff 8 4 0 4 246 227 27
Swansea 9 4 1 4 215 239 25
Newport 9 4 0 5 222 212 24
Aberavon 9 4 0 5 239 293 21
RGC 1404 9 2 0 7 276 304 18
Bridgend Ravens 9 2 1 6 226 322 17
Pontypool 9 3 0 6 186 220 16