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