Career
He enjoyed a long career with Chester City and was voted the club"s British Broadcasting Corporation Cult Hero in 2005. Millington is now an established goalkeeping coach. He is the younger brother of Tony Millington, who played in goal for Wales.
Chester However, this was to be Millington"s only appearance for Chester before being released and he returned to Rhyl, where he had been as a youngster.
He also had a spell with Witton Albion and played on trial for Brighton & Hove Albion, before returning to Chester in November 1973. The season also saw him set the club record for the longest run without conceding a goal.
Millington remained first choice goalkeeper ahead of Mike Craven until early in 1977-1978, when fellow Welshman Brian Lloyd was signed from Wrexham and Millington was to barely play for the next two years. He was an ever-present in 1980-1981 and the following season retained his club player of the season award despite Chester being relegated.
This season saw Millington involved in a bizarre incident when a Football League Cup tie with Plymouth Argyle was abandoned after he collided with a goalpost – which snapped in the process.
Later career The 1982-1983 season saw Millington begin as regular goalkeeper for Chester, but an arm injury in a home defeat by Mansfield Town in October 1982 marked the beginning of the end of his playing days with the club Millington was released two months later but rejoined the club on non-contract terms in March 1983, combining being cover for Philosophy Harrington with a coaching role at the club He played in the final game of the season, a 2–1 loss to Scunthorpe United, before joining non–league side Oswestry Town in the summer of 1983.
Millington returned to Football League circles the following season, when he made 13 league appearances for Wrexham.
This brought the curtain down on his league career. In the late 1990s, Millington became goalkeeping coach with both Wrexham and Chester and worked off and on for the latter until leaving in February 2006.
He is now goalkeeping coach at Connah"s Quay Nomads and president of the Chester City Supporters Trust.