Elliot "Morie" Millington (1954 — 17 July 2023) was a Vincentian football manager and player who played as a midfielder.
Life Millington was born in 1954 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He had five siblings. He was the brother of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines international Oswald Millington. He attended Sion Hill Government School in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. After that, he attended Emmanuel High School in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He worked as a plumber.
After retiring from football, he moved with his family to the United States. He died on 17 July 2023 in New York City, United States.
Club career He mainly operated as a midfielder and was known for his passing ability.
In 1972, he joined the youth team of Somerset, and he debuted for the senior team, in 1973. He joined the new Sion Hill team in 1975 when Somerset merged with other local clubs, and he helped to found the Sion Hill Football League during the 1980s. He retired in 1993 after eighteen years with Sion Hill.
International career Millington was a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines youth international; he represented Saint Vincent and the Grenadines U20 at the 1974 Caribbean Youth Championship as the vice-captain.
He was the captain of the senior Saint Vincent and the Grenadines team, which he represented between 1977 and 1988, and he was part of the team which finished as runners-up at the 1979 CFU Championship.
Managerial career He was the player-manager at Sion Hill for his entire playing career with the club, and in 1990, he was appointed manager of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team.
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