Sam Millington

Simeon "Sam" Millington was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper during the mid-1920s and 1930s. Over a 6-year period, he had 245 appearances and recorded 78 clean sheets for Chelsea. He was known for wearing a wide-brimmed flat cap while playing in goal.
Millington joined Chelsea in January 1926 from non-league Wellington and was the club's first-choice goalkeeper for the next six seasons. In 1930, he helped them win promotion back to the Football [League First Division|First Division], keeping 14 clean sheets. He retired at the end of the 1932/33 season due to injury, making way for the up-and-coming Vic Woodley.
He also made a non-speaking cameo appearance in the 1930 film, The [Great Game (1930 film)|The Great Game], one of the first films to be made about football. He appeared alongside ex-Chelsea star Jack Cock and teammates George Mills and Andy Wilson.