Simeon "Sam" Millington was an
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who played as a goalkeeper during the 1920s and 1930s, mainly for
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Millington joined Chelsea in January 1926 from non-league Wellington and was the club's first-choice goalkeeper for the next six seasons. He helped them win promotion back to the
First Division, but ultimately lost his place in the side to the up-and-coming
Vic Woodley
Victor Robert Woodley (26 February 1910 – 23 October 1978) was an English football goalkeeper who played for Chelsea was an FA Cup Winner with Derby County and the England national team between the wars.
Woodley was spotted by a Chelsea sco ...
, retiring at the end of the 1932/3 season.
He also made a non-speaking cameo appearance in the
1930
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film, ''
The Great Game
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'', alongside ex-Chelsea star
Jack Cock and teammates
George Mills and
Andy Wilson.
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Chelsea F.C. players
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Men's association football goalkeepers
Place of birth missing
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