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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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