Sam Millington

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Simeon "Sam" Millington
Personal information
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1926–1933 Chelsea 245 (0)
Total245(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 ]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cheshire, Scott (1994). Chelsea: An illustrated history. Derby: Breedon. pp. 33, 34, 38, 40, 49. ISBN   9781873626917.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Assessing Chelsea's top 10 clean sheet kings". Chelsea FC. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 The Observer Book of Film. Observer Books. 2007. pp. 74–75.
  4. ↑ "Past Cup Meetings". Daily Post. Liverpool. 3 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024– via ProQuest.
  5. ↑ "The Goalkeeper – J. Petts – National Football Museum". Art UK. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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