Jim Mills (born 29 September 1944 in Aberdare) is a Welsh former rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s. A Great Britain and Wales international representative prop forward, "Big Jim" as he was known played club football in England with Halifax, Salford, Bradford Northern, Widnes and Workington Town and also in Australia for North Sydney. His son, David Mills became a prop forward for Widnes as well, playing in Super League.
Mills originally played rugby union club football in Wales with Cardiff RFC before turning professional and playing in England.
After a strong display in Wales' win against England in the 1975 World Series in Brisbane, Sydney's Manly-Warringah and Canterbury-Bankstown clubs were keen to get the prop's signature.[1] Mills was banned for the rest of the season after an altercation in the 25-24 win over New Zealand at Swansea in the same tournament. The ban was eventually lifted on 2 January 1976.
Jim Mills was also one of the original thirteen former Widnes players inducted into the Widnes Hall of Fame in 1992. That year he also worked as team manager for the Wales national team.
Jim Mills won caps for Wales (RL) while at Bradford Northern, and Widnes 1969…1979 (14?)17-caps 3-tries 9-points, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) in 1974 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand, in 1978 against Australia, and in 1979 against Australia.[2]
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