Sam Millington

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Simeon "Sam" Millington was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper during the mid-1920s and 1930s. [1] [2] [3] Over a 6-year period, he had 245 appearances and recorded 78 clean sheets for Chelsea. [4] He was known for wearing a wide-brimmed flat cap while playing in goal. [1] [2] [5]

Millington joined Chelsea in January 1926 from non-league Wellington and was the club's first-choice goalkeeper for the next six seasons. [2] In 1930, he helped them win promotion back to the First Division, keeping 14 clean sheets. [2] He retired at the end of the 1932/33 season due to injury, [2] making way for the up-and-coming Vic Woodley. [1]

He also made a non-speaking cameo appearance in the 1930 film, The Great Game , one of the first films to be made about football. [3] He appeared alongside ex-Chelsea star Jack Cock and teammates George Mills and Andy Wilson.[ citation needed ]

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