Esmond Million Explained

Esmond Million
Birth Date:15 March 1938
Birth Place:Ashington, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Amble Juniors
Years1:1956–1962
Caps1:52
Goals1:0
Years2:1962–1963
Caps2:38
Goals2:0

Esmond Million (born 15 March 1938) is a former football goalkeeper.

Playing career

Million played for Middlesbrough from 1956 to 1962.[1] He joined Bristol Rovers in 1962.[2]

In April 1963, he took a £300 bribe to throw a match. The ploy failed and Million was exposed amid the 1964 British football match-fixing scandal.[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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database: Middlesbrough. Neil Brown. 10 December 2012.
  2. Web site: Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database: Bristol Rovers. Neil Brown. 10 December 2012.
  3. http://www.wolvesheroes.com/2009/12/01/joness-horror-at-bribe-attempt/ Jones's Horror at Bribe Attempt
  4. Web site: The worst scandal of them all. 14 July 2006. Dan . Warren . BBC Sport.
  5. https://archive.today/20131017061701/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Rovers-fiasco-exposed-bigger-scandal/story-19649315-detail/story.html%23axzz2huuesNJE Rovers fiasco exposed bigger scandal