External links
- Ray Millington's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ray Millington at AustralianFootball.com
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| Ray Millington | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ray Millington | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1932 | ||
| Original team(s) | Eastern Suburbs | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1952 | Fitzroy | 2 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ray Millington (born 15 May 1932) is a former Australian rules footballer with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]
He was recruited from the Eastern Suburbs club in the New South Wales competition. [2]
Millington's career in Victoria was short-lived and by the start of the 1954 season he had returned to New South Wales and taken up rugby union with Randwick. [3]
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