Tony Millington
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Horace Millington | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Hawarden, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 5 August 2015 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | North Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Connah's Quay Nomads | |||
| Queensferry | |||
| Sutton Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1964 | West Bromwich Albion | 40 | (0) |
| 1964–1966 | Crystal Palace | 16 | (0) |
| 1966–1969 | Peterborough United | 118 | (0) |
| 1969–1974 | Swansea City | 178 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | Glenavon | ||
| National team | |||
| Wales Under-23 | 4 | (0) | |
| 1962–1971 | Wales | 21 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Anthony Horace "Tony" Millington (5 June 1943 – 5 August 2015) was a Welsh footballer who played as a goalkeeper for West Bromwich Albion, Crystal Palace, Peterborough United and Swansea City in the 1960s and 1970s and made 21 international appearances for Wales. His career ended in 1975 following a car accident and he later became the disability officer at Wrexham A.F.C.. He was the brother of Grenville Millington, who played in goal for Rhyl and Chester.
Millington was born in Hawarden, Flintshire, and played football for his school side and represented his county. After playing for various local clubs, he joined West Bromwich Albion as a trainee in July 1959.
He made his first-team debut for Albion on 30 September 1961, taking over from Ray Potter in a 2–2 draw at home to Manchester City. He retained the goalkeeper's jersey for the remainder of the 1961–62 season but the following year he and Potter "shared" the jersey. His final game for the "Baggies" came on 16 March 1963 at Molineux, when he played in the absence of the injured Potter against Wolverhampton Wanderers, conceding seven goals. Millington spent the next 18 months in the reserves before he was transferred to Crystal Palace in October 1964.
After two seasons at Selhurst Park, Millington was sold to Peterborough United in March 1966 along with Derek Kevan for a combined fee of £15,000. At Peterborough, he replaced Willie Duff, making his debut on 1 October 1966 in a 5–2 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion. He soon became established as the first choice goalkeeper and made 118 league appearances over three years before moving to Wales to join Swansea Town for a £5,000 fee in July 1969.
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