Ernie Mills | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Ernie Mills |
---|
HERITAGE NO : 575 Ernie Mills by Alex Service A local lad, who lived in Talbot Street, Ernie Mills first came into prominence as a member of the Saints senior team in the War Emergency League. His debut was against a powerful Keighley team at Knowsley Road and he was at loose forward that afternoon, with Harry Finney and Norman Thompson in the back row. It proved to be quite a spirited performance from the home team and the young debutant, although they eventually lost the game 17-23. Essentially he was a loose forward, but Ernie had the all-round ability to enable him to play in the centres if need be. Indeed, he played against Widnes in Saints first pre-war league match against Widnes at Knowsley Road in the left centre position and once again did well. He scored a try, but the Chemics came away with an 8-20 victory. Ernie's winger that afternoon was another local lad, Frank Riley. Ernie could also kick goals, although he was utilised sparingly, with the likes of the Stott brothers around. The Saints, of course, were at the start of a long building process that would see them start to become one of the rugby league elite during the early 1950s, but success was at a premium during Ernie's time at Knowsley Road. Yet he was a valued team member, with excellent all-round skills. Perhaps one of his finest moments came at Central Park, Wigan on Good Friday 1947, in front of over 30,000 fans, when the Saints upset the form book with a shock 12-7 victory. Ernie was on the left wing, with Jimmy Stott as his centre. On the other wing was Duggie Greenall. The 1946-47 season was to be his last in a Saints jersey and his final game was at right centre in the 7-18 defeat against Oldham on 12th April 1947 at Knowsley Road. Ernie later became a valuable member of the ground staff at the club. He was a Pattern Maker in a Gas Stoves Works and in 1939 he was living in Talbot Street, St Helens. He died in his home town in February 2005, aged 81. |
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
1943~44 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
1944~45 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
1945~46 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
1946~47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
TOTALS: | 12 | 18 | 0 | 76 |
Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
1943~44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1944~45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
TOTALS: | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
ALL MATCHES |
Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4th Sep 1943 | 1 | L |
13 | Keighley | WEL | H | 17 | 23 | VIEW | |||
11th Sep 1943 | 2 | L |
11 | Leeds | WEL | H | 5 | 28 | VIEW | |||
18th Sep 1943 | 3 | L |
4 | Dewsbury | WEL | A | 16 | 48 | VIEW | |||
25th Sep 1943 | 4 | L |
3 | Barrow | WEL | H | 5 | 24 | VIEW | |||
30th Oct 1943 | 5 | L |
4 | Oldham | WEL | A | 8 | 10 | VIEW | |||
27th Dec 1943 | 6 | L |
13 | Wigan | WEL | H | 2 | 7 | VIEW | |||
1st Jan 1944 | 7 | L |
13 | Featherstone Rovers | WEL | H | 0 | 30 | VIEW | |||
5th Feb 1944 | -- | L |
3 | Wigan * | Fr | A | 5 | 51 | 1 | 1 | VIEW | |
12th Feb 1944 | 8 | W |
13 | Batley | WEL | H | 13 | 8 | 2 | VIEW | ||
19th Feb 1944 | 9 | L |
13 | Halifax | WEL | H | 9 | 16 | 3 | VIEW | ||
26th Feb 1944 | 10 | L |
13 | Wakefield Trinity | WEL | A | 5 | 21 | 1 | VIEW | ||
4th Mar 1944 | 11 | L |
13 | Huddersfield | WEL | H | 6 | 19 | VIEW | |||
11th Mar 1944 | 12 | L |
13 | Dewsbury | CC1(1) | A | 7 | 43 | 1 | VIEW | ||
18th Mar 1944 | 13 | L |
13 | Dewsbury | CC1(2) | H | 15 | 33 | 3 | VIEW | ||
2nd Sep 1944 | 14 | D |
13 | Huddersfield | WEL | H | 5 | 5 | VIEW | |||
16th Sep 1944 | 15 | L |
13 | Castleford | WEL | A | 11 | 26 | VIEW | |||
2nd Dec 1944 | 16 | L |
13 | Featherstone Rovers | WEL | A | 2 | 8 | VIEW | |||
9th Dec 1944 | 17 | W |
13 | Dewsbury | WEL | H | 12 | 0 | VIEW | |||
16th Dec 1944 | 18 | L |
13 | Huddersfield | WEL | A | 8 | 20 | 1 | VIEW | ||
25th Dec 1944 | 19 | L |
13 | Wigan | WEL | A | 5 | 20 | VIEW | |||
26th Dec 1944 | 20 | L |
13 | Wigan | WEL AB | H | 3 | 12 | VIEW | |||
30th Dec 1944 | 21 | W |
13 | Keighley | WEL | H | 10 | 0 | VIEW | |||
13th Jan 1945 | 22 | L |
13 | Barrow | WEL | A | 6 | 22 | VIEW | |||
3rd Feb 1945 | 23 | L |
13 | Halifax | WEL | A | 3 | 29 | VIEW | |||
10th Feb 1945 | 24 | L |
13 | Castleford | WEL | H | 2 | 16 | VIEW | |||
17th Feb 1945 | 25 | L |
11 | Barrow | WEL | H | 8 | 24 | VIEW | |||
24th Feb 1945 | 26 | L |
13 | Leeds | WEL | A | 14 | 20 | 1 | VIEW | ||
3rd Mar 1945 | 27 | L |
13 | Wakefield Trinity | WEL | A | 7 | 36 | 1 | VIEW | ||
10th Mar 1945 | 28 | L |
5 | Oldham | WEL | H | 10 | 21 | 1 | VIEW | ||
17th Mar 1945 | 29 | L |
13 | Bradford Northern | CC1(1) | H | 8 | 15 | VIEW | |||
24th Mar 1945 | 30 | L |
13 | Bradford Northern | CC1(2) | A | 13 | 34 | 2 | VIEW | ||
7th Apr 1945 | 31 | L |
13 | Bradford Northern | WEL | A | 0 | 22 | VIEW | |||
28th Apr 1945 | -- | W |
13 | Wigan * | Fr | H | 13 | 6 | 2 | VIEW | ||
25th Aug 1945 | 32 | L |
4 | Widnes | L | A | 8 | 20 | 1 | VIEW | ||
1st Sep 1945 | 33 | L |
13 | Widnes | L | H | 2 | 7 | VIEW | |||
3rd Sep 1945 | 34 | W |
13 | Broughton Rangers | L | A | 11 | 5 | 1 | VIEW | ||
8th Sep 1945 | 35 | W |
13 | Oldham | L | A | 23 | 15 | 1 | VIEW | ||
15th Sep 1945 | 36 | W |
13 | Wakefield Trinity | L | H | 15 | 3 | VIEW | |||
22nd Sep 1945 | 37 | L |
13 | Workington Town | LC1(1) | A | 8 | 9 | VIEW | |||
29th Sep 1945 | 38 | W |
13 | Workington Town | LC1(2) | H | 21 | 11 | 2 | VIEW | ||
6th Oct 1945 | 39 | W |
13 | Rochdale Hornets | L | A | 11 | 4 | VIEW | |||
13th Oct 1945 | 40 | W |
13 | Rochdale Hornets | L | H | 21 | 0 | VIEW | |||
17th Oct 1945 | 41 | L |
13 | Wigan | LCSF | A | 5 | 18 | VIEW | |||
20th Oct 1945 | 42 | W |
13 | Hunslet | L | H | 15 | 12 | 1 | VIEW | ||
27th Oct 1945 | 43 | L |
13 | Barrow | L | A | 13 | 23 | VIEW | |||
3rd Nov 1945 | 44 | D |
13 | Swinton | L | A | 5 | 5 | VIEW | |||
10th Nov 1945 | 45 | L |
13 | Broughton Rangers | L | H | 8 | 10 | 1 | VIEW | ||
8th Dec 1945 | 46 | W |
13 | York | L | H | 22 | 7 | 2 | VIEW | ||
15th Dec 1945 | 47 | L |
3 | Warrington | L | A | 7 | 38 | 2 | VIEW | ||
22nd Dec 1945 | 48 | L |
13 | Workington Town | L | H | 5 | 20 | VIEW | |||
25th Dec 1945 | 49 | W |
13 | Liverpool Stanley | L | A | 26 | 3 | VIEW | |||
26th Dec 1945 | 50 | L |
13 | Wigan | L | H | 3 | 38 | VIEW | |||
29th Dec 1945 | 51 | L |
13 | Workington Town | L | A | 8 | 9 | VIEW | |||
1st Jan 1946 | 52 | W |
13 | Liverpool Stanley | L | H | 16 | 8 | VIEW | |||
2nd Feb 1946 | 53 | W |
3 | Swinton | L | H | 7 | 5 | VIEW | |||
9th Feb 1946 | 54 | L |
3 | Castleford | CC1(1) | A | 4 | 10 | VIEW | |||
16th Feb 1946 | 55 | W |
3 | Castleford | CC1(2) | H | 14 | 5 | 1 | VIEW | ||
23rd Feb 1946 | 56 | L |
3 | Warrington | L | H | 10 | 17 | VIEW | |||
2nd Mar 1946 | 57 | L |
13 | Workington Town | CC2 | H | 6 | 13 | VIEW | |||
9th Mar 1946 | 58 | W |
3 | Halifax | L | H | 13 | 0 | 1 | VIEW | ||
23rd Mar 1946 | 59 | L |
4 | Halifax | L | A | 11 | 21 | VIEW | |||
30th Mar 1946 | 60 | L |
3 | Barrow | L | H | 22 | 30 | 1 | VIEW | ||
6th Apr 1946 | 61 | L |
13 | York | L | A | 14 | 33 | VIEW | |||
10th Apr 1946 | 62 | L |
13 | Salford | L | A | 5 | 6 | VIEW | |||
13th Apr 1946 | 63 | L |
13 | Oldham | L | H | 9 | 14 | VIEW | |||
19th Apr 1946 | 64 | L |
13 | Wigan | L | A | 9 | 15 | VIEW | |||
31st Aug 1946 | 65 | L |
13 | Widnes | L | H | 2 | 10 | VIEW | |||
19th Oct 1946 | 66 | W |
13 | Salford | L | A | 11 | 2 | VIEW | |||
26th Oct 1946 | 67 | W |
13 | Halifax | L | H | 15 | 8 | VIEW | |||
2nd Nov 1946 | 68 | W |
13 | Oldham | L | A | 7 | 3 | VIEW | |||
9th Nov 1946 | 69 | L |
13 | Swinton | L | H | 11 | 15 | VIEW | |||
16th Nov 1946 | 70 | D |
13 | Belle Vue Rangers | L | A | 10 | 10 | VIEW | |||
4th Jan 1947 | 71 | L |
3 | Leeds | L | A | 5 | 20 | VIEW | |||
11th Jan 1947 | 72 | L |
13 | Leeds | L | H | 7 | 8 | VIEW | |||
4th Apr 1947 | 73 | W |
5 | Wigan | L | A | 12 | 7 | VIEW | |||
5th Apr 1947 | 74 | L |
5 | Warrington | L | H | 6 | 10 | VIEW | |||
7th Apr 1947 | 75 | L |
5 | Belle Vue Rangers | L | H | 10 | 12 | VIEW | |||
12th Apr 1947 | 76 | L |
3 | Oldham | L | H | 7 | 18 | VIEW |
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
WINS : 21 | LOSSES : 54 | DRAWS : 3 |
---|
GALLERY |
---|