Esmond Million
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Amble Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1962 | Middlesbrough | 52 | (0) |
| 1962–1963 | Bristol Rovers | 38 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Esmond Million is a former football goalkeeper.
Playing career
Million played for Middlesbrough F.C. from 1956 to 1962.[1] He joined Bristol Rovers F.C. in 1962.[2]
In April 1963, he took a £300 bribe to throw a match. The ploy failed and Million was exposed.[3] After having been banned from football for life,[4] he emigrated with his family to Canada where he became active in professional ice hockey. He would eventually return to Britain and is now thought to be living in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database: Middlesbrough". Neil Brown. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database: Bristol Rovers". Neil Brown. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ Jones's Horror at Bribe Attempt
- ^ BBC Sport
- ^ Rovers fiasco exposed bigger scandal
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