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'{{short description|Association football club in South London, England}} {{Use British English|date=January 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = chillwall | image = This is the logo for Millwall Football Club.png | upright = 0.9 | alt = chillwall crest: a blue circle with a white border, in the centre is a white and grey lion, around the border are the words Millwall Football Club and the year 1885 in blue letters. | fullname = Millwall Football Club | nickname = The Lions | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1885}}, as Millwall Rovers | dissolved = | ground = [[The Den]] | capacity = 20,146 | owntitle = Owner | owner = Millwall Holdings | chrtitle = Chairman | chairman = ''Vacant'' | mgrtitle = Manager | manager = [[Gary Smith]] | league = {{English football updater|Millwall}} | season = {{English football updater|Millwall2}} | position = {{English football updater|Millwall3}} | website = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk | current = 2023–24 Millwall F.C. season | pattern_la1 = _millwall2223h | pattern_b1 = _millwall2223h | pattern_ra1 = _millwall2223h | pattern_sh1 = _millwall2223h | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = 000A31 | body1 = 000A31 | rightarm1 = 000A31 | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = 000A31 | pattern_la2 = _millwall2223a | pattern_b2 = _millwall2223a | pattern_ra2 = _millwall2223a | pattern_sh2 = _millwall2223a | pattern_so2 = _blacktop | leftarm2 = FFF200 | body2 = FFF200 | rightarm2 = FFF200 | shorts2 = FFF200 | socks2 = FFF200 | kit_alt3 = | pattern_la3 = _millwall2223t | pattern_b3 = _millwall2223t | pattern_ra3 = _millwall2223t | pattern_sh3 = _millwall2223t | pattern_so3 = _blacktop | leftarm3 = FF0000 | body3 = FF0000 | rightarm3 = FF0000 | shorts3 = 000000 | socks3 = FF0000 }} '''Millwall Football Club''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɪ|l|w|ɔː|l}})<ref name="forvo">{{cite web| title = Millwall pronunciation in English| url = http://forvo.com/word/millwall/#en| work = Forvo| access-date = 9 May 2016}}</ref> is a professional [[Association football]] club in [[Bermondsey]], [[Greater London|South East London]], England. They compete in the [[EFL Championship]], the second tier of [[English football league system|English football]]. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the [[Millwall]] area of the [[Isle of Dogs]] in 1910. From then until 1993, the club played at what is now called [[The Old Den]] in [[New Cross]], before moving to its current home stadium nearby, called [[The Den]]. The traditional club crest is a lion [[rampant]], referred to in the team's nickname 'The Lions'. Millwall's traditional [[Kit (association football)|kit]] consists of dark blue shirts, white shorts, and blue socks. Millwall was one of the founding members of the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] in 1894. They competed in it for 22 seasons until 1920, claiming the title twice in [[1894–95 Southern Football League|1895]] and [[1895–96 Southern Football League|1896]]. Since joining [[the Football League]] in the [[1920–21 Football League|1920–21 season]], the club have been promoted 11 times (five times as champions in [[1927–28 in English football#Third Division South|1928]], [[1937–38 in English football#Third Division South|1938]], [[1961–62 in English football#Fourth Division|1962]], [[1987–88 in English football#Second Division 3|1988]], and [[2000–01 in English football#Football League Second Division|2001]]) and relegated nine times. They have spent [[List of Millwall F.C. seasons|90 of their 97 seasons]] in the Football League [[Yo-yo club|yo-yoing]] between the second and third tiers. The club had a brief spell in the top flight between 1988 and 1990, in which they achieved their highest ever league finish of [[1988–89 Millwall F.C. season|tenth place]] in the [[Football League First Division]] in [[1988–89 Football League|1988–89]]. Millwall reached the [[2004 FA Cup Final]] and qualified for [[UEFA competitions]] for the first time in their history, playing in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]. The club have also won two [[EFL League One|League One]] play-off finals in [[2010 Football League One play-off final|2010]] and [[2017 EFL League One play-off final|2017]], the [[Football League Group Cup]] in [[Football League Group Cup#1982–83|1983]], and were [[Football League Trophy]] finalists in [[1999 Football League Trophy Final|1999]]. Millwall's supporters, such as Oscar Faithfull, have often been associated with [[Football hooliganism|hooliganism]], with [[#In popular culture|numerous films]] made fictionalising their notoriety. The fans are renowned for their terrace [[Football chant|chant]] "[[No one likes us, we don't care]]". Millwall have a [[Millwall F.C.–West Ham United F.C. rivalry|long-standing rivalry]] with [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]. The [[London derbies|local derby]] between the two sides has been contested almost 100 times since 1899. Millwall also [[Leeds United F.C.–Millwall F.C. rivalry|share rivalry]] with [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]], and contest the [[South London derby]] which can also sometimes be referred to as the [[South-east London|South East London derby]] for geographical reasons with local rivals in the district [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]. ==History== {{main|History of Millwall F.C.}} {{For|a statistical breakdown by season|List of Millwall F.C. seasons}} <!--This section is just a summary. Please use the 'History of Millwall' article for more detailed additions.--> ===Beginnings, Southern League and relocation: 1885–1919=== [[File:1885MRFCFirstKit.jpg|thumb|left|180px|The first Millwall Rovers kit, worn by club secretary Jasper Sexton in 1885.<ref name="Kits" />]] The club was founded as '''Millwall Rovers''' by the workers of J.T. Morton's canning and preserve factory in the [[Millwall]] area of the [[Isle of Dogs]] in London's [[East End of London|East End]] in 1885.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=8}} J.T. Morton was founded in [[Aberdeen]] in 1849 to supply sailing ships with food, the company opened their first English cannery and food processing plant at [[Millwall Docks|Millwall dock]] in 1872 and attracted a workforce from across the country, including the east coast of Scotland, primarily [[Dundee]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=8}} The club secretary was 17-year-old Jasper Sexton, the son of the landlord of The Islander [[Public house|pub]] in Tooke Street where Millwall held their club meetings.<ref name="Millwall Official History"/> Millwall Rovers' first game was an away fixture held on 3 October 1885 against Fillebrook, a team that played in [[Leytonstone]]. The newly formed team were beaten 5–0.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=8}} Millwall's first home game was on a piece of waste ground on [[Glengall Road (football ground)|Glengall Road]] against [[St Luke's F.C. (England)|St Luke's]], on 24 October 1885, which they won 2–1.{{sfn|Tarrant|Lindsay|2010|p=116}} Rovers found a better playing surface for the 1886–87 season, at the rear of the Lord Nelson pub and it became known as the [[Lord Nelson Ground]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=8}} In November 1886, the East End Football Association was formed, along with the Senior Cup Competition. Millwall made it to the final against London Caledonians, which was played at [[Leyton Cricket Ground]]. The match finished 2–2 and the teams shared the cup for six months each.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=9}} Millwall won the East London Senior Cup at the first attempt. The club also won the cup in the following two years, and the trophy became their property.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=8}}{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=9}} In April 1889, a resolution was passed for Millwall to drop "Rovers" from their name, and they began playing under the name '''Millwall Athletic''', inspired by their move to their new home [[The Athletic Grounds]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=9}}{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=11}} They were founding members of the [[Southern Football League]] which they won for the first two years of its existence, and were runners-up in its third.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=12}} During this period the club was invited to join the Second Division of the Football League but the committee turned down the opportunity, partly due to the expected increase in travel expenses but also to stay loyal to the Southern League.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=27}} They were forced to move to a new ground [[North Greenwich (football ground)|North Greenwich]] in 1901, as the Millwall Dock Company wanted to use their land as a timberyard.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=32–33}} Millwall Athletic reached the [[FA Cup semi-finals|semi-finals]] of the [[FA Cup]] in [[1899–1900 FA Cup|1900]] and [[1902–03 FA Cup|1903]], and were also champions of the [[Western Football League]] in 1908 and 1909.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=170–172}} On 10 October 1910, Millwall played their last game as an East London club against [[Woolwich Arsenal F.C.|Woolwich Arsenal]] in the London Challenge Cup.{{sfn|Tarrant|Lindsay|2010|page=119}} Millwall won the game 1–0 in front of a crowd of 3000.{{sfn|Tarrant|Lindsay|2010|page=119}} Millwall moved to a new stadium, named [[The Den (defunct stadium)|The Den]], in [[New Cross]], [[South London|South East London]] in 1910.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=16–17}} The club had previously occupied four different grounds in the 25 years since their formation in [[East London]]; limited expansion space on the Isle of Dogs meant The Lions had to move to boost support and attendances.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=32–33}} The estimated cost of The Den was £10,000.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=32–33}} The first match played at the new ground was on 22 October 1910 against reigning Southern League champions [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]], who won 1–0.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=176}} ===Entering the Football League: 1920–1939=== [[File:MillwallCrystalPalace1922.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Millwall fans watch a [[South London derby]] against [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] in a [[1921–22 FA Cup|1922]] [[FA Cup]] replay.]]Millwall, who had now also dropped "Athletic" from their name, were invited to join [[the Football League]] in 1920 for the [[1920–21 in English football|1920–21 season]], along with 22 other clubs, through the creation of the new [[Football League Third Division]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=17}} The Southern League was shorn of its status, with almost all its clubs deciding to leave—Millwall followed suit.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=17}} Millwall's first Football League match was on 28 August 1920 at The Den, and they were 2–0 winners against [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=18}} In the [[1925–26 in English football|1925–26 season]] Millwall had 11 consecutive clean sheets, a Football League record, which they hold jointly with [[York City F.C.|York City]] and [[Reading F.C.|Reading]].<ref name="football-league.co.uk"/> Millwall became known as a hard-fighting Cup team and competed in various memorable matches, notably defeating three-time league winners and reigning champions [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] 3–1 in the third round of the [[1926–27 FA Cup]].<ref name="FA CUP SHOCK">{{Cite news | title = Fa Cup Shock: romance is dying | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-fa-cup-shock-romance-is-dying-1074435.html | newspaper=The Independent | access-date =30 September 2010 | date=17 January 1999 | first=David | last=Randall}}</ref> In the [[1927–28 in English football|1927–28 season]] Millwall won the [[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]] title and scored 87 goals at home in the league, an [[Football records in England#Goals|English record]] which still stands.<ref name="football-league.co.uk">{{cite web |title=Football League Records – Goals |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Goals/0,,10794~634862,00.html |work=The Football League |date=3 August 2008 |access-date=28 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320021001/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Goals/0%2C%2C10794~634862%2C00.html |archive-date=20 March 2012 }}</ref> Matches against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] and [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] saw packed crowds of 48,000-plus in the 1930s and 1940s.<ref name="footballgroundguide">{{cite web |title=The Den Millwall FC – Football Ground Guide |url=http://www.footballgroundguide.com/millwall/ |work=Football Ground Guide |access-date=8 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724125618/http://www.footballgroundguide.com/millwall/ |archive-date=24 July 2011 }}</ref> Their [[1936–37 FA Cup|1937]] FA Cup run saw Millwall reach the semi-finals for the third time, and a fifth-round game against Derby still stands as Millwall's record attendance of 48,762.<ref name="FA CUP SHOCK"/><ref name="footballgroundguide"/> Millwall were the 11th best supported team in England in 1939, despite being in the Second Division.<ref name="european-football-statistics.co.uk">{{cite web |title = Millwall Attendances |url = http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/mill.htm |work = England Historical Attendances |access-date = 22 April 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150808050032/http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/mill.htm |archive-date = 8 August 2015 |url-status = dead }}</ref> Millwall were one of the most financially wealthy clubs in England. The club proposed plans to improve the Den and signed international players.<ref name="pre war millwall"/> Winger [[Reg Smith|Reg 'JR' Smith]] was capped twice, scoring two goals for [[England national football team|England]] in 1938.<ref name="Lions Internationals">{{cite news | title = Millwall Internationals | url = http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall_Internationals.htm |work=The Millwall History Files | access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref> The Lions were pushing for promotion to the First Division toward the end of the decade, but one week into the [[1939–40 in English football|1939–40 season]], World War II broke out and Millwall were robbed of their aim.<ref name="pre war millwall">{{Cite news | title = Millwall, The Den and the misfortunes of war | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Origins-4.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =30 September 2010}}</ref> ===Wartime doldrums and relegation to fourth tier: 1940–1965=== [[File:MillwallFC League Performance.svg|thumb|right|Annual table positions of Millwall in the Football League, 1920–2022.|424x424px]]On 7 April 1945, Millwall appeared in a [[Football League War Cup#1944–45|Football League War Cup final]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], but because it was a wartime cup final it is not acknowledged in the record books.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=317}} With the war in Europe in its last days, the number of spectators allowed to attend games was relaxed. The attendance was 90,000, the largest crowd Millwall have ever played in front of, which included [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]], whom the team were introduced to before kick-off.<ref name="Wartime Cup Final">{{Cite news |title = Chelsea v Millwall, Wembley |url = http://www.millwallprints.com/pictures_3461541/soccer-fa-cup-final-south-chelsea-v-millwall-wembley.html |work = Millwall Prints |access-date = 30 September 2010 |date = 30 September 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110228113828/http://www.millwallprints.com/pictures_3461541/soccer-fa-cup-final-south-chelsea-v-millwall-wembley.html |archive-date = 28 February 2011 }}</ref> The loss of so many young men during the Second World War made it difficult for clubs to retain their former status. This was especially true for Millwall, who appeared to suffer more than most. From being one of the country's biggest clubs before the war, Millwall were reduced to one of its smallest afterward.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=317}} The Den sustained severe bomb damage on 19 April 1943, and one week later a fire, determined to have been caused by a discarded cigarette, also destroyed an entire stand.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=317}} The club accepted offers from neighbours [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]], [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] to stage games at their grounds.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=317}} On 24 February 1944, Millwall returned to The Den, to play in an all-standing stadium. This was achieved with considerable volunteer labour by Lions fans.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=317}} Millwall's fortunes fluctuated in the immediate post war years, they were relegated to [[Football League Third Division South|Division Three South]] in 1948 and had to apply for [[Re-election (Football League)|re-election to the league]] in 1950 after finishing in the bottom two. An upswing in fortunes saw Millwall finish 5th, 4th, and then runners up in Division Three South in [[1952–53 in English football|1952–53 season]]; but with only the Champions being promoted, Millwall found themselves stuck in the third tier despite averaging crowds of over 20,000. Millwall then suffered a down swing in fortunes with a number of bottom-half finishes. One highlight of the period was one of the biggest [[Cinderella (sports)|giant-killing]] upsets in the Fourth Round of the [[1956–57 FA Cup]] on 26 January 1957, when Millwall beat [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] 2–1 in front of a crowd of 45,646.<ref name="Millwall Football Club Diary">{{Cite news | title = Millwall Football Club Diary | url = http://www.gonedigging.co.uk/calendars-and-diaries/personalised-football-diaries/millwall-football-club-diary/ | work=Gone Digging | access-date =30 September 2010 | date=30 September 2010}}</ref> Millwall suffered the ill fortune of becoming a founding member of [[Football League Fourth Division|Division Four]]{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=378–379}} in 1958. While initially suffering from this reorganisation, the de-regionalisation of [[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]] and Third Division South opened up the way for promotion via the runner up spots. Millwall won the Division Four Title in 1962 with the help of 23 Goals from [[Peter Burridge]] and 22 from [[David Jones (footballer, born 1940)|Dave Jones]]. They were relegated again in the [[1963–64 in English football|1963–64 season]], but were to bounce back by winning back-to-back promotions as runner up. This is the last time Millwall played in the fourth tier.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=386–387}} ===Unbeaten home record and the class of '71: 1966–1987=== Later in the decade, Millwall established a record of 59 home games without defeat (43 wins and 16 draws) from 22 August 1964 to 14 January 1967. During this spell, Millwall played 55 different teams, kept 35 clean sheets, scored 112 goals and conceded 33.<ref name="Millwall's Unbeaten Home Record"/> This was thanks largely to managers [[Billy Gray (footballer)|Billy Gray]], who laid the foundations, and [[Benny Fenton]], a former player who continued to build on Gray's side. All the players, which included winger [[Barry Rowan]], goalkeeper [[Alex Stepney]] and strikers [[Hugh Curran]] and [[Len Julians]], were presented with a commemorative gold cigarette lighter by [[the Football Association]].<ref name="Millwall's Unbeaten Home Record">{{Cite news | title = Millwall's unbeaten Home Record | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Origins-8.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =17 September 2010 | date=17 September 2010}}</ref> The record was eventually broken by [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], who were unbeaten for 63 games at home between 1978 and 1981.<ref name="Millwall's Unbeaten Home Record"/> In the early 1970s, the Millwall team included many notable and memorable players, now remembered by some fans as "The Class of '71". This was a team that included; goalkeeper [[Bryan King (footballer, born 1947)|Bryan King]], defender [[Harry Cripps]], goalscoring midfielder [[Derek Possee]], Millwall's most capped international player to date, [[Eamon Dunphy]]<ref name="Dunphy">{{Cite news |title = Hall of Fame – Eamon Dunphy |url = http://www.millwallfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HallOfFame/0,,10367~81262,00.html |publisher = Millwall Football Club |access-date = 10 September 2011 |date = 6 November 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080927102742/http://www.millwallfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HallOfFame/0,,10367~81262,00.html |archive-date = 27 September 2008 |url-status = dead }}</ref> and the club's longest serving player, [[Barry Kitchener]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=394}} They missed out on promotion to Division One by one point.<ref name="71-72 season">{{Cite news | title = 71–72 season | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Millwall-Stats71-72.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =30 September 2010 | date=30 September 2010}}</ref> By remaining unbeaten at home in Division Two for the [[1971–72 in English football|1971–72 season]], Millwall became the only club to go through an entire season without losing a match at home in four different divisions 1927–28 Division Three South, 1964–65 Division Four, [[1965–66 in English football|1965–66]] Division Three and 1971–72 Division Two.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=27}} In [[1973–74 in English football|1974]], Millwall hosted the first game to be played on a Sunday against [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]].<ref name="20 January 1974: The first Sunday football">{{Cite news | title = 20 January 1974: The first Sunday football | url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jan/23/first-sunday-football-1974-millwall-fulham | work=The Guardian | access-date =30 September 2010 | date=30 September 2010}}</ref> The Lions reached the quarter-finals of the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] in [[1973–74 Football League Cup|1974]], and again in [[1976–77 Football League Cup|1977]].<ref name="League Cup 1960-1996">{{Cite news | title = England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html | access-date =21 July 2013}}</ref> [[George Graham (footballer, born 1944)|George Graham]] managed Millwall from 1983 to 1986, and during that time he guided the club to a [[Football League Group Cup]] win, beating [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] 3–2 in the final in the [[1982–83 in English football|1982–83 season]].<ref name="82/83">{{Cite news | title = 82/83 season | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Millwall-Stats8283-1.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =30 September 2010 | date=30 September 2010}}</ref> The [[1984–85 in English football|1984–85 season]] was particularly successful, Millwall reached the FA Cup quarter-finals and gained promotion to the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]], going unbeaten at home again in Division Three, winning 18 games and drawing five.<ref name="84/85">{{Cite news | title = 84/85 season | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Millwall-Stats8485-1.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =30 September 2010 | date=30 September 2010}}</ref> In the FA Cup they were beaten 1–0 by First Division [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] at Kenilworth Road. The match is remembered for all the wrong reasons, after [[Football hooliganism|hooligans]] [[1985 Kenilworth Road riot|rioted at the game]]. 81 people (including 31 police officers) were injured in the disturbances.<ref name="Millwall vs the Mob"/> ===Promotion to top tier, new stadium and administration: 1988–2000=== [[File:Cascarino and Sheringham.jpg|thumb|right|160px|In their three seasons together at Millwall, [[Tony Cascarino]] and [[Teddy Sheringham]] scored 99 goals between them.<ref name="Top goal scorers">{{cite web | title = Top Goal Scorers | url = http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Top%20Scorers.htm | work=Millwall History | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref>]]Graham's replacement was Glaswegian [[John Docherty (footballer, born 1940)|John Docherty]]. In his second season as manager, Millwall won the Second Division championship and gained promotion to the top flight of English football for the first time in the club's history.<ref name="1987/88 Season">{{cite web | title = 1987/88 Season | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/1987-88Season.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref>{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=29}} Starting the [[1988–89 Millwall F.C. season|1988–89 season]] strongly, Millwall topped the league on 1 October 1988 having played six games (winning four and drawing two) and rarely slipped out of the top five before Christmas. This was mainly due to [[Tony Cascarino]] and [[Teddy Sheringham]], who scored 99 goals between them in three seasons playing together.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=308–312}} Millwall's first top division season ended with a tenth-place finish, which was the lowest place occupied by the club all season. The following season, they briefly led the league for one night in September 1989 after beating [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] 4–1, but won only two more games all season and were [[Promotion and relegation|relegated]] in 20th place at the end of the [[1989–90 in English football|1989–90 season]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=310}} Just before relegation was confirmed, Docherty was sacked and replaced by ex-[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] manager [[Bruce Rioch]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=48–49}} Striker Teddy Sheringham, who later played for England and was the highest-scoring player throughout the Football League in the [[1990–91 in English football|1990–91 season]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Results90-91.gif/ |work=The Millwall History Files |title=Results 90–91 |access-date=27 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928021722/http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Results90-91.gif/ |archive-date=28 September 2007 }}</ref> was sold to [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] for £2&nbsp;million after Millwall's 6–2 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion in the [[Football League Championship play-offs#1991|Second Division play-offs]].<ref name="sbase">{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=7239 |title=Teddy Sheringham |work=Soccerbase |access-date=27 August 2007 |archive-date=22 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222072700/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=7239 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Rioch left Millwall in 1992 to be succeeded by Irish [[Defender (association football)|defender]] [[Mick McCarthy]]. McCarthy guided Millwall to third place in the new Division One at the end of the [[1993–94 in English football|1993–94 season]].<ref name="McCarthy"/> This was their first season at a new ground, at first known as The New Den (to distinguish it from its predecessor) but now called simply [[The Den]], which was opened by the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour party]] leader [[John Smith (Labour Party leader)|John Smith]] on 4 August 1993.<ref name="Views of The Den">{{cite web |title = Views of The Den |url = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/club/Views-Of-The-Den/ |publisher = Millwall Football Club |access-date = 27 July 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121001154359/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/club/Views-Of-The-Den/ |archive-date = 1 October 2012 }}</ref> The new ground was the first all-seater stadium to be built in England after the [[Taylor report]] on the [[Hillsborough disaster]].<ref name="Moving On: The New Den">{{cite news | title = Moving On: The New Den | url = http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/the_den5.htm |work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =1 September 2011 | date=1 September 1993}}</ref> The Lions knocked [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] out of the [[1994–95 FA Cup]] in a third-round replay, beating them 2–0 at [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]].<ref name="Arsenal 0 Millwall 2">{{Cite news | title = Arsenal 0 Millwall 2 | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/millwall-deepen-arsenals-misery-1568773.html | work=The Independent | access-date =28 August 2010 | first=Trevor | last=Haylett | date=19 January 1995}}</ref> They also reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup in [[1994–95 Football League Cup|1995]].<ref name="League Cup 1960-1996"/> Millwall lost 5–1 on aggregate to Derby County in the [[1994 Football League First Division play-off final#Road to Wembley|play-off semi-finals]] that same [[1994–95 in English football|1994–95 season]], in a tie blighted by crowd trouble.<ref name="Millwall Official History"/> McCarthy resigned to take charge of the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland national team]] on 5 February 1996, shortly after Millwall had been knocked off the top of the Division One table by Sunderland, following a 6–0 defeat.<ref name="McCarthy">{{cite web | title = Mick McCarthy | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/MickMcCarthy.htm |work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref> [[Jimmy Nicholl]] of [[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]] was appointed as McCarthy's replacement, but could not reverse the slump in form which saw Millwall relegated at the end of the [[1995–96 in English football|1995–96 season]] in 22nd place.<ref name="Millwall Official History"/> Just five months earlier they had been top of Division One, but now Millwall found themselves in the third tier for the [[1996–97 in English football|1996–97 season]]. The club experienced severe financial difficulties that resulted in them being placed in [[Administration (law)|financial administration]] for a short time.<ref name="Millwall Official History"/> Nicholl was relieved of his duties and John Docherty returned on a short-term basis to stabilise the club.<ref name="Millwall Official History"/> Millwall came out of administration, and new chairman [[Theo Paphitis]] appointed ex-West Ham United manager [[Billy Bonds]] as manager.<ref name="Bonds">{{cite web |title=Billy Bonds |url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/archive/Billy-Bonds-previously-unseen-pictures-of-the-West-Ham-legend-plus-original-Daily-Mirror-features-and-stories-from-our-archive-article361.html |work=Daily Mirror |access-date=28 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828062624/http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/archive/Billy-Bonds-previously-unseen-pictures-of-the-West-Ham-legend-plus-original-Daily-Mirror-features-and-stories-from-our-archive-article361.html |archive-date=28 August 2010 }}</ref> The [[1997–98 in English football|1997–98 season]] was not a successful one, with the club hovering close to relegation to the fourth tier. Bonds was sacked and replaced by [[Keith Stevens|Keith "Rhino" Stevens]], with [[Alan McLeary]] as his assistant. McLeary was later promoted to the role of joint-manager alongside Stevens.<ref name="Millwall Official History"/> Stevens and McLeary led Millwall to their first ever official appearance at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]].<ref name="Millwall Official History"/> The Lions reached the [[1999 Football League Trophy Final]] with a [[golden goal]] win against [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] in the semi-finals, and a 2–1 aggregate victory over [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] in the regional final. They faced [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] in the final but, while playing in front of 49,000 of their own fans, lost 1–0 to an injury-time goal.<ref name="Wigan"/> Millwall also lost 1–0 on aggregate to Wigan in the [[2000 Football League Second Division play-off final#Route to the final|Second Division play-off semi-finals]] the [[1999–2000 in English football|1999–2000 season]].<ref name="Wigan">{{cite web |title = Millwall vs Wigan Athletic |url = http://www.soccerbase.com/head2.sd?team2id=2783&team1id=1699 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130202094353/http://www.soccerbase.com/head2.sd?team2id=2783&team1id=1699 |url-status = dead |archive-date = 2 February 2013 |work = Soccerbase |access-date = 28 August 2010 }}</ref> ===Champions, FA Cup Final and European football: 2001–2004=== [[Mark McGhee]] was named as Millwall's new manager in September 2000, and eight months later the club won promotion as Division Two champions, with the team built by Keith Stevens, after five years in the third tier of the league.<ref name="Millwall Official History"/> They finished with 93 points, a club record.<ref name="Millwall 00/01 Season"/> Winning the first match of the [[2001–02 in English football|2001–02 season]] 4–0 at home to [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] set the team up well for a good year, in which Millwall qualified for the [[Football League Championship play-offs|Division One play-offs]], but lost to eventual winners [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] 2–1 in the [[2002 Football League First Division play-off final#Birmingham City's route to the final|semi-finals]]. Millwall finished mid-table in the [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03 season]] and McGhee was sacked soon after the start of the [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04 season]].<ref name="McGhee">{{Cite news | title = Mark McGhee | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/3193162.stm |work=BBC Sport | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=15 October 2003}}</ref> In 2003, [[Dennis Wise]], ex-Chelsea and England player, became caretaker, and subsequently permanent player-manager, of the club. In his first season in charge Wise led the club to the first [[FA Cup Final]] in their history.<ref name="Wise">{{Cite news | title = Dennis Wise | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/4527395.stm |work=BBC Sport | access-date =3 September 2010 | date=3 September 2010}}</ref> When Millwall took to the field at the [[Millennium Stadium]] in Cardiff they were only the second team from outside the top flight to play in the Cup final since [[1982 FA Cup Final|1982]], and were the first team from outside the [[Premier League]] to reach the final since the foundation of the top tier in 1992.<ref>{{cite news |title=Man Utd win FA Cup |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/3725063.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=22 May 2004 |access-date=26 January 2010 }}</ref> The club was missing 16 players from their squad due to suspension or injury. They played the Cup final on 22 May 2004, [[2004 FA Cup Final|losing 3–0]] to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref name="FA Cup final">{{cite news | title = Man Utd win FA CUP | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/3725063.stm |work=BBC Sport | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=22 May 2004}}</ref> As United had already qualified for the [[UEFA Champions League]], Millwall were assured of playing in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]. Midfielder [[Curtis Weston]], substituted for Wise with one minute of normal time remaining, became the youngest Cup final player in history at 17 years 119 days, beating the 125-year-old record of [[James F. M. Prinsep]].<ref name="Curtis Weston">{{cite news | title = Curtis Weston: History man or just a footballing footnote | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/curtis-weston-history-man-or-just-a-footballing-footnote-1220953.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090104071356/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/curtis-weston-history-man-or-just-a-footballing-footnote-1220953.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 4 January 2009 | work=The Independent | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=2 January 2009}}</ref> In the [[2004–05 UEFA Cup]], Millwall lost 4–2 on aggregate in the first round proper to [[Hungary|Hungarian]] champions [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]], with Wise scoring both Millwall's goals.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=92–93 }} ===Upheaval, stability and first play-off success: 2005–2013=== [[File:Wembley2010PlayoffFinalWin.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Millwall players celebrating promotion to the [[Football League Championship]] at [[Wembley Stadium]] in 2010.<ref name="hoodoo">{{Cite news | title = Lions break hoodoo | url = http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3280188,00.html | work=Sky Sports | access-date =3 September 2010 | date=3 September 2010}}</ref>]]In 2005, Theo Paphitis announced that he was stepping down as chairman of the club with [[Jeff Burnige]] to replace him from May 2005.<ref name="Paphitis">{{Cite news | title = Theo Paphitis sporting life | url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/feb/07/theo-paphitis-sporting-life | work=The Guardian | access-date =28 August 2010 | first=Emma | last=John | date=7 February 2010}}</ref> At the end of the [[2004–05 in English football|2004–05 season]], manager Dennis Wise announced that he was leaving as he was unable to form a working relationship with the new chairman.<ref name="Wise"/> Former Millwall striker [[Steve Claridge]] was announced as the new player-manager of Millwall. However, when Burnige then stepped down just two months after taking up the post, it was announced on 27 July that Claridge had been sacked after just 36 days, without ever taking charge of the team in a competitive match.<ref name="Lee/Claridge"/> Former [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] manager [[Colin Lee]] replaced him but lasted only five months in charge of the club.<ref name="Lee/Claridge">{{Cite news | title = Lee replaces Claridge at Millwall | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/4720941.stm |work=BBC Sport | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=12 August 2010}}</ref> On 21 December, with the club bottom of the Championship, he became the club's Director of Football and was replaced as manager by 32-year-old player [[Dave Tuttle]], on a short-term contract until the end of the [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06 season]].<ref name="Tuttle">{{Cite news | title = Tuttle replaces Lee as Lions boss | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/4548876.stm |work=BBC Sport | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=12 August 2010}}</ref> Tuttle had no prior experience in football management. In February 2006, Lee left the club altogether. Millwall experienced a difficult season, having had four managers in 2005. Their 13 goals scored at home was the second worst in Football League history.<ref name="football-league.co.uk"/> Their relegation to [[Football League One|League One]] was confirmed on 17 April 2006 with a 2–0 loss against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]. In the closed season [[Nigel Spackman]] was appointed as the new manager, but he lasted only four months after a string of bad results.<ref name="Spackman">{{Cite news | title = Millwall and Spackman part company | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/5375308.stm |work=BBC Sport | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=12 August 2010}}</ref> In September 2006, Theo Paphitis (chairman from 1997 to 2005) ended his nine-year association with the club after a year-long spell as a non-executive director.<ref name="Paphitis quits">{{Cite news |title = Paphitis to quit Millwall |url = http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/article-12521081-paphitis-to-quit-millwall.do |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130505124249/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/article-12521081-paphitis-to-quit-millwall.do |url-status = dead |archive-date = 5 May 2013 |work = This Is London |access-date = 28 August 2010 |date = 12 August 2010 }}</ref> On 19 March 2007, [[Willie Donachie]] signed a two-year contract following some progress which had seen the club climb to 11th place in the league.<ref name="Donachie"/> Before Donachie took charge, Millwall had taken only six points from their first ten games. In the [[2007–08 in English football|2007–08 season]] Millwall sat bottom of the table at the beginning of October. Donachie was sacked on 8 October, with [[Richard Shaw (footballer)|Richard Shaw]] and Colin West becoming caretaker managers.<ref name="Donachie">{{Cite news | title = Donachie Axed | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/7034869.stm |work=BBC Sport | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=12 August 2010}}</ref> In March 2007, Chestnut Hill Ventures, led by American [[John Berylson]], which have interests in business and financial services, retail, property and sport, invested £5&nbsp;million into the club. The continued investment of Berylson, who has since become the club's major shareholder and chairman,<ref name="Berylson">{{cite news | title = John G Berylson proud to lead the revival of Millwall | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/millwall/5363618/John-G-Berylson-proud-to-lead-the-revival-of-Millwall.html | work=The Telegraph|location=London | access-date =28 August 2010 | first=Henry | last=Winter | date=21 May 2009}}</ref> has steered The Lions on a better course on and off the pitch. The appointment of [[Kenny Jackett]] as manager on 6 November 2007, proving crucial.<ref name="Kenny Jackett appointed">{{Cite news | title = Millwall confirm Jackett as boss | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/7081134.stm |work=BBC Sport | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=6 November 2007}}</ref> Over the course of the next two seasons Jackett led Millwall to two top six finishes in League One, in fifth and third place respectively. He won the [[Football League One Manager of the Month|League One Manager of the Month]] award three times while in charge of the club.<ref name="LMA: Kenny Jackett">{{Cite news |title = League Managers Association: Kenny Jackett profile |url = http://www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/history-361.html |work = League Managers Association |access-date = 9 October 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130127172559/http://www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/history-361.html |archive-date = 27 January 2013 }}</ref> Several of his key signings helped propel Millwall toward the play-offs, and eventual promotion. After a [[2009 Football League One play-off final|play-off final]] defeat in the [[2008–09 in English football|2008–09 season]] against [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] and losing out on automatic promotion on the last day of the [[2009–10 in English football|2009–10 season]] to [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] by one point, Millwall made it back to Wembley, finally breaking the play-off hoodoo run of five successive failures in [[1991 Football League play-offs#Second Division|1991]], [[1994 Football League play-offs#First Division|1994]], [[2000 Football League play-offs#Second Division|2000]], [[2002 Football League play-offs#First Division|2002]] and 2009, with a 1–0 win in the [[2010 Football League One play-off final|2010 League One play-off final]] against [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]], securing a return to the [[Football League Championship]] after a four-year absence.<ref name="hoodoo"/> Millwall's first game back in the Championship was a 3–0 away win at [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]. The game had been much hyped due to City's signing of then-England goalkeeper [[David James (footballer)|David James]]. Only days after the defeat, [[Steve Coppell]] resigned as City manager.<ref name="Coppell resigns">{{Cite news | title = Coppell resigns | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_city/8908308.stm |work=BBC Sport | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=12 August 2010}}</ref> The Lions celebrated the 125th anniversary of the club on 2 October 2010, which was the closest home game date to the first fixture Millwall ever played against Fillebrook on 3 October 1885. Millwall drew 1–1 with [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] and wore a special one-off kit for the game, made by manufacturers [[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]], which bore the names of every footballer who had played for the club.<ref name="125YEARS">{{Cite web | title=125 Years Celebration Shirt | url=http://www.mfcshop.co.uk/product/1941/125_Years_Celebration_Shirt | website=Millwall Online Club Shop | publisher=Millwall Football & Athletic Company (1985) PLC | access-date=20 February 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-date=31 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731214256/http://www.mfcshop.co.uk/product/1941/125_Years_Celebration_Shirt }}</ref> Kenny Jackett celebrated five years in charge of the club in November 2012, with a 4–1 victory away at Nottingham Forest.<ref name="Nottm Forest 1 Millwall 4">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20107373 |title=Nottm Forest 1 Millwall 4|publisher=BBC Sport|date= 3 November 2012|access-date=13 June 2020 }}</ref> After a strong start to the [[2012–13 Millwall F.C. season|2012–13 season]], including a 13-game unbeaten run and flirting with the play-offs,<ref name="Ipswich 3-0 Millwall">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20564693 |title=Ipswich 3–0 Millwall |publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2012-08-12}}</ref> Millwall finished poorly, with only five wins in the last 23 games, narrowly avoiding relegation on the last day of the season.<ref name="Derby 1-0 Millwall">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22320611 |title=Derby 1–0 Millwall |publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2013-04-05}}</ref> Their poor league form coincided with reaching the semi-final of the [[2012–13 FA Cup|FA Cup]] for the fifth time in their history.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jamie Jackson at Ewood Park |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/mar/13/blackburn-millwall-fa-cup-match-report |title=Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Millwall &#124; FA Cup sixth-round replay match report &#124; Football |work=The Guardian |access-date=2013-03-26 |date=13 March 2013}}</ref> They played Wigan Athletic at [[Wembley Stadium]] on 14 April 2013, losing 2–0 to the eventual [[2013 FA Cup Final|cup winners]].<ref name="Wigan semi">{{cite news|author=Phil Mcnulty |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22049714 |title=Millwall 0–2 Wigan |publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2013-04-14}}</ref> Kenny Jackett resigned on 7 May 2013.<ref>{{cite web | title = Kenny Jackett: Millwall manager resigns|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22434414| publisher = BBC Sport|date = 7 May 2013 | access-date = 7 May 2013}}</ref> He was Millwall's fourth-longest serving manager.<ref name="millwall managers">{{Cite news | title = Millwall Managers | url = http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall%20Managers.htm | work=Millwall History | access-date =3 November 2012 | date=3 November 2012}}</ref> After a month of searching, Millwall appointed [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]] boss [[Steve Lomas]] as their new manager on 6 June 2013.<ref name="Lomas appointment">{{Cite news | title = Lions confirm new boss | url = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/lomas-appointed-857480.aspx | work=Millwall FC | access-date =6 June 2013 | date=6 June 2013}}</ref> His appointment provoked mixed emotions among some supporters, due to him being a former captain of [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], their [[Millwall F.C.–West Ham United F.C. rivalry|biggest rival]].<ref name="Lomas poll">{{Cite news | title = Poll: What do you make of Steve Lomas' arrival at Millwall? | url = http://www.newsatden.co.uk/22913-poll-what-do-you-make-of-steve-lomas-arrival-at-millwall.html | work=News at Den | access-date =6 June 2013 | date=6 June 2013}}</ref> Club record goalscorer [[Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)|Neil Harris]] returned to Millwall as a coach on 23 June 2013 after retiring as a player through injury.<ref name="Harris returns">{{Cite news | title = Legend Returns | url = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/harris-returns-876728.aspx | work=Millwall FC | access-date =23 June 2013 | date=23 June 2013}}</ref> Millwall sacked Lomas on 26 December 2013, after winning only five of his first 22 games in charge.<ref name="Lomas sacked">{{cite news | title = Millwall: Steve Lomas sacked after Watford defeat on Boxing Day | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25522384 | work=BBC Sport | access-date =2013-12-27 | date=2013-12-26}}</ref> Harris and youth team coach [[Scott Fitzgerald (footballer born 1969)|Scott Fitzgerald]] took over as joint caretaker-managers.<ref name="Lomas sacked"/> On 4 January 2014 Millwall lost 4–1 at [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] in the FA Cup, a team 31 places below them in the football pyramid. Harris described the performance as a "shambles."<ref name="Southend 4-1">{{cite news | title = Harris: Millwall players let themselves down at Southend | url = http://www.newsatden.co.uk/30042-harris-millwall-players-let-themselves-down-at-southend.html | work=News at Den | access-date =2014-01-06 | date=2014-01-04}}</ref> ===FA Cup giant-killers and fifth trip to Wembley in eight years: 2014–2023=== [[File:Millwall Chairman John Berylson.jpg|thumb|130px|right|Millwall's late [[Americans|American]] chairman [[John Berylson]], who owned the club from 2007–2023.<ref name="Berylson"/><ref name="Berylson going to wall">{{Cite news| title = Berylson going to wall| url = http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/articles/2010/04/06/berylson_going_to_wall/| work=The Boston Globe| access-date =10 October 2010| first=Frank| last=Dell'Apa| date=6 April 2010}}</ref>]]The club appointed [[Ian Holloway]] as their new manager on 6 January 2014, with the club sitting 21st in the Championship table. He was given the priority of maintaining their Football League Championship status, which he achieved. Millwall went unbeaten in the last eight games of the [[2013–14 Millwall F.C. season|2013–14 season]] and finished in 19th place, four points above the relegation zone.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fifield|first=Dominic|title=Ian Holloway appointed Millwall manager on two-and-a-half-year deal|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/06/ian-holloway-returns-millwall-manager|access-date=7 January 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|date=6 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="Cherries 1-0">{{cite news | title = Millwall 1–0 Bournemouth | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27167654 | work=BBC Sport | access-date =2014-05-03 | date=2014-05-03}}</ref> The following season, Holloway was sacked on 10 March 2015 with the team second from bottom in the Championship, and Neil Harris was reinstated as caretaker manager until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ian Holloway sacked as Millwall manager after 14 months|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31814234|access-date=13 April 2015}}</ref> He was unable to ensure survival, however, as Millwall's relegation to League One was confirmed on 28 April with one game of the [[2014–15 Millwall F.C. season|2014–15 season]] still to play.<ref name="Rotherham relegate Millwall">{{cite news | title = Rotherham 2–1 Reading | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32390916 | work=BBC Sport | access-date =2015-04-28 | date=2015-04-28}}</ref> Harris was confirmed as Millwall's permanent manager the next day.<ref name="Harris manager">{{cite news | title = Neil Harris named manager of relegated club | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32517166 | work=BBC Sport | access-date =2015-04-29 | date=2015-04-29}}</ref> In his first [[2015–16 Millwall F.C. season|full season]] in charge, Harris led Millwall to a fourth-place finish in League One and a [[2016 Football League One play-off final|play-off final]] at Wembley, which the Lions lost 3–1 to Barnsley.<ref name="barnsley final">{{cite news | title = Barnsley 3–1 Millwall | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36352352 | publisher=BBC Sport| access-date =2016-05-29 | date=2016-05-29}}</ref> In the [[2016–17 FA Cup]], Millwall reached the Quarter-finals for the tenth time in their history, knocking out Premier League opposition in three consecutive rounds: [[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]] in the third round, [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] in the fourth round, and reigning Premier League champions [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in the fifth round.<ref name="leicester 5th round">{{cite news | title = Leicester gloom deepens as Ranieri's men suffer Cup shock | url = http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-england-mlw-lei-idUKKBN15X0QB | publisher=Reuters}}</ref> On 28 February 2017, Millwall beat Peterborough United 1–0 and increased their unbeaten run to 16 games in all competitions, and have gone nine games without conceding a goal for the first time since the [[1925–26 in English football|1925–26 season]].<ref name="nogoals">{{cite news | title = Millwall boss: Gregory answered the questions with penalty winner | url = http://www.newsatden.co.uk/61557-millwall-boss-gregory-answered-the-questions-with-penalty-winner.html | work=NewsatDen | access-date =2017-03-01 }}</ref> Millwall made it to the League One [[2017 Football League One play-off final|play-off final]] at Wembley for the second successive year, after beating Scunthorpe United 3–2 in the semi-final. They were promoted back to the Championship following a 1–0 playoff final victory over [[Bradford City A.F.C|Bradford City]], thanks to an 85th-minute winner from [[Steve Morison]], his 86th goal for the club.<ref name="Scunny semi">{{cite news | title = Scunthorpe United 2–3 Millwall | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39765841 | publisher=BBC Sport| access-date =2017-05-07 | date=2017-05-07}}</ref> In Millwall's return to the Championship in the [[2017–18 Millwall F.C. season|2017–18 season]] the team went on a club record 17-game unbeaten run; their longest streak in the second tier, which surpassed a record of 15 set in 1971.<ref name="unbeaten run">{{Cite news| title = Match preview – Millwall vs Bristol City| url = http://www.skysports.com/football/millwall-vs-bristol-c/preview/375107| work=Sky Sports| access-date =6 April 2018| date=6 April 2018}}</ref> During the undefeated run they won six away wins in a row, equalling a club record set in the 2008–09 season.<ref name="6 away wins">{{Cite news| title = EFL essential stats: In-form Millwall set club away wins record| url = http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11296933/efl-essential-stats-in-form-millwall-set-club-away-wins-record| work=Sky Sports| access-date =6 May 2018| date=6 May 2018}}</ref> In the [[2018–19 FA Cup]], Millwall once again reached the Quarter-finals for an 11th time, only losing to Premier League side [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton]] on penalties. In the previous round they knocked out Premier League side [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], to equal [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton's]] FA Cup 'Giant-killings' record, having knocked out 25 top-flight teams when not in the top flight themselves.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47230429|title=FA Cup's top giant-killers? Here's what the numbers say|date=2019-02-14|access-date=2019-04-30|language=en-GB}}</ref> On 3 October 2019, Neil Harris resigned as Millwall manager with the club sitting in 18th place with two wins from their first ten Championship games.<ref name="Harris resigns">{{Cite news| title = Club Statement – Neil Harris| url = https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/2019/october/club-statement---neil-harris/| work=Millwall FC| access-date =3 October 2019| date=3 October 2019}}</ref> Harris led Millwall to Wembley twice, with one promotion, and two FA Cup quarter-finals during his tenure.<ref name="Harris resigns"/> He was the Lions fifth longest-serving manager, having spent four and a half years at the club.<ref name="millwall managers"/> On 21 October, he was replaced by former Stoke City boss [[Gary Rowett]], who beat his former club 2–0 in his very first game in charge.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50131399|title=Gary Rowett: Millwall appoint former Stoke boss as new manager|date=2019-10-21|access-date=2019-10-22|language=en-GB}}</ref> The [[2019–20 Millwall F.C. season|2019–20 season]] ended in an 8th-placed finish, after a late play-off run came up short. Rowett then guided the club to [[2020–21 Millwall F.C. season|11th]] and [[2021–22 Millwall F.C. season|9th]] the following two seasons. Millwall required a win on the final day of the [[2022–23 Millwall F.C. season|2022–23 season]] to secure a play-off spot but gave up a 3–1 lead, losing 3-4 to [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] and eventually finishing 8th.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65445638|title=Millwall 3-4 Blackburn Rovers: Lions denied play-off spot by Rovers comeback|date=2023-05-08|access-date=2023-05-08|language=en-GB}}</ref> ===Death of chairman: 2023–=== On 4 July 2023, the club announced the death of owner and chairman John Berylson, who passed away in an accident.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-04 |title=John Berylson RIP |url=https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/2023/july/04/john-berylson/ |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=Millwall FC}}</ref> The 70-year-old was driving in [[Falmouth, Massachusetts]], lost control of his [[Range Rover]] and hit a tree. He died at the scene.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-05 |title=Millwall owner John Berylson killed when Range Rover 'lost control on bend' |url=https://news.sky.com/story/millwall-owner-john-berylson-killed-when-range-rover-lost-control-on-bend-12915541 |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Sky News}}</ref> ==Colours, crest and nickname== ===Kit=== {{Football kit box | align = right | pattern_b = _vneckwhite | leftarm = 002060 | body = 002060 | rightarm = 002060 | shorts = FFFFFF | socks = 002060 | | title = Millwall Rovers first home kit from their [[1885–86 Millwall Rovers F.C. season|1885–86 season]], which the team wore for the 125-year anniversary of the club in the [[2010–11 Millwall F.C. season|2010–11 season]].<ref name="Kits"/> }}[[File:Millwall FC logo (1992-1994).svg|thumb|right|140px|The leaping lion has been on the club's crest from 1979 to 1999, and from 2007 to present. This version was used from 1992 to 1994.<ref name="Kits"/>]] Millwall's traditional [[Kit (association football)|kit]] has predominantly consisted of blue shirts, white shorts and blue socks throughout their 125-year history.<ref name="Kits"/> For the first 50 years, up until 1936, they played in a traditional navy blue, similar to the colours of [[Scotland national football team|Scotland national team]].<ref name="Kits"/> This colour was chosen because it paid homage to the Scottish roots of the club,{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=8}} with the nucleus of the first Millwall Rovers squad being from Dundee.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=8}} In 1936, newly appointed Millwall manager [[Charlie Hewitt (footballer)|Charlie Hewitt]] opted to change the kit colour from navy blue to a lighter royal blue,{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=36}} and the team played in this colour for the best part of 74 years, with the exception of 1968–75 and 1999–2001, in which the team played in an all-white strip.<ref name="Kits"/> Their kit for the 2010–11 season celebrated the 125th anniversary of the club, with Millwall adopting the darker navy blue of their first strip.<ref name="125 Year Anniversary">{{cite web |title = 125 Year Anniversary |url = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~1980984,00.html |publisher = Millwall Football Club |access-date = 28 August 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100708075726/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~1980984,00.html |archive-date = 8 July 2010 |url-status = dead }}</ref> The club has retained this colour since.<ref name="Kits"/> As for change colours, white shirts and blue shorts or yellow shirts and black shorts have been the Lions primary away colours. They have also played in red and black stripes, all grey, all orange, all red, and green and white stripes. Millwall wore a special one-off camouflage kit to commemorate the centenary of the First World War against Brentford on 8 November 2014. It went on sale to fans, with proceeds going to [[Headley Court]], a [[Physical medicine and rehabilitation|rehabilitation]] centre for injured members of the [[British Armed Forces]].<ref name="camo">{{cite web | title = Millwall show support for the 100th anniversary of WW1 | url = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/millwall-commemorative-kit-for-brentford-2020400.aspx | publisher=Millwall Football Club | access-date =16 October 2014}}</ref> ===Badge=== The club crest has been a [[rampant]] [[lion]] since 1936, which was also introduced by Charlie Hewitt.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=36}} There have been many variations of the lion; the first was a single red lion, often mistakenly said to be chosen because of the club's Scottish roots.<ref name="Millwall Badges">{{cite web| title = Millwall Badges| url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/millwall_badges.htm|work=The Millwall History Files| access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref> The lion bore a striking resemblance to [[Public house#Signs|signs]] used by pubs named The Red Lion.<ref name="Millwall Badges"/> From 1956 to 1974 Millwall's crest was two leaping red lions facing each other.<ref name="Kits"/> Former chairman Theo Paphitis brought back the badge in 1999, where it was used for a further eight years. The current crest is a leaping lion, which first appeared on a Millwall kit in 1979.<ref name="Kits"/> It remained until 1999 and was re-introduced again in 2007.<ref name="Kits"/> The club [[mascot]] is a giant lion called Zampa, named after Zampa Road, the road The Den is located on.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://wakeupmillwall.livejournal.com/231854.html|title=Zampa the Millwall lion steals Zampa Road sign!|date=19 December 2008|work=Wake Up Millwall}}</ref> ===The Lions=== The team nickname is The Lions, previously The Dockers.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=14}}<ref name="The Dockers 1885-1910">{{Cite news | title = The Dockers 1885–1910 | url = http://noluthemag.blogspot.com/2009/08/millwall-history-badges-dockers-1885.html | work=No One Liks Us Fanzine | access-date =13 September 2010 | date=13 September 2010}}</ref> The original Dockers name arose from the job of many of the club's supporters in the early 1900s.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=8}} The club did not like the nickname and changed it after press headlined Millwall as 'Lions of the South', after knocking Football League leaders [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] out of the 1899–1900 FA Cup. Millwall, then a Southern League side, went on to reach the semi-final.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=19}} The club adopted the motto: ''We Fear No Foe Where E'er We Go''.<ref name="Millwall origins"/> In the 2000s the club started to recognise its unique link with [[Port of London|London docks]] by introducing Dockers' Days, and archiving the club's dock roots in the Millwall FC Museum.<ref name="Dockers Day">{{Cite news |title = Dockers' Day |url = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/dockers-day-160276.aspx |publisher = Millwall Football Club |access-date = 13 September 2010 |date = 20 February 2012 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140226122712/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/dockers-day-160276.aspx |archive-date = 26 February 2014 }}</ref> Dockers' Days bring together past successful Millwall teams who parade on the pitch at half-time. Supporters who were dockers are allowed to attend the game without charge.<ref name="Dockers Day"/> In 2011, Millwall officially named the east stand of The Den as the 'Dockers Stand' in honour of the club's former nickname.<ref name="East Stand">{{cite web |title=East Stand named |url=http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~2272083,00.html |publisher=Millwall Football Club |access-date=21 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124030731/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10367~2272083%2C00.html |archive-date=24 January 2011 }}</ref> ===Kit sponsors and manufacturers=== For the [[2013–14 Millwall F.C. season|2013–14 season]], Millwall chose the charity [[Prostate Cancer UK]] to sponsor their shirt for free.<ref>{{cite web|title=Millwall announce new sponsors|url=http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/lions-announce-new-sponsors-880066.aspx|work=millwallfc.co.uk|access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> {{Football kit box | align = right | pattern_la = _whiteborder | pattern_ra = _whiteborder | pattern_b = _collarwhite | pattern_sh = _blue stripes | pattern_so = _hoops_blue | leftarm = 0000FF | body = 0000FF | rightarm = 0000FF | shorts = FFFFFF | socks = FFFFFF | title = 1936–39 strip. The first change of colour from navy blue to royal blue. This was the first appearance of the [[lion]] [[rampant]] crest on the kit.<ref name="Kits"/> }}[[File:Millwall FC logo (two lions).png|thumb|right|The two red lions first appeared on the Millwall crest in 1956.<ref name="Kits"/>]] {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! Year !!Kit manufacturer<ref name="Kits"/>!!Main shirt sponsor!!Secondary sponsor(s) |- | 1975–80 || [[Bukta]] || rowspan=2|''None'' |- | 1980–83 || rowspan=2|Osca |- | 1983–85 || [[London Docklands Development Corporation|LDDC]] |- | 1985–86 || Gimer || rowspan=2|[[London Docklands]] |- | 1986–87 || rowspan=5|Spall |- | 1987–89 || [[Lewisham Council]] |- | 1989–90 || [[Millwall]] |- | 1990–91 || Lewisham Council |- | 1991–92 || Fairview Homes PLC |- | 1992–93 || rowspan=2|Bukta||Fairview |- | 1993–94 || rowspan=2|[[Captain Morgan]] |- | 1994–96 || rowspan=3|[[ASICS]] |- | 1996–97 || [[South London Press]] |- | 1997–99 || [[L!VE TV]] |- | 1999–2001 || rowspan=4|Strikeforce || Giorgio |- | 2001–03 || 24 Seven |- | 2003–04 || [[Ryman]] |- | 2004–05 || rowspan=2|[[Beko]] |- | 2005–06 || rowspan=2|[[Lonsdale (clothing)|Lonsdale]] |- | 2006–07 || rowspan=2|Oppida |- | 2007–08 || rowspan=2|Bukta||K&T Heating Services Ltd |- | 2008–10 || rowspan=2|CYC ||Oppida |- | 2010–11 || rowspan=6|[[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]] || Matchbet |- | 2011–12 || rowspan=2| Racing+ || Sasco Sauces |- | 2012–13 ||| BestPay |- | 2013–14 ||| [[Prostate Cancer UK]] ||rowspan=2| Wallis Teagan |- | 2014–15 ||| Euroferries |- | 2015–16 || rowspan=2| Wallis Teagan |- | 2016–17 || rowspan=2| [[Erreà]] |- | 2017–18 || rowspan=2| TW Drainage & EnergyBet||rowspan=2|DCS Roofing |- | 2018–19 || rowspan=2| [[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]] |- | 2019–22 || rowspan=6| Huski Chocolate |- | 2022–23 || rowspan=1| [[Hummel International|Hummel]] |- | 2023– || rowspan=1| [[Erreà]] |- |} ==Stadiums== ===History=== {{main |The Den |l1=The Den (1993–present) |The Den (defunct stadium) |l2=The Den (1910–1993) |North Greenwich (football ground) |l3=North Greenwich |The Athletic Grounds |Lord Nelson Ground |Glengall Road (football ground)|l6=Glengall Road }} [[File:TheOldDen1988.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A Junior Lions day at [[The Den (defunct stadium)|The Den]] in 1988]] Millwall began life on the Isle of Dogs and inhabited four different grounds in the club's first 25 years.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=32–33}} Their first home was a piece of waste ground called [[Glengall Road (football ground)|Glengall Road]], where they only stayed for one year. From 1886 to 1890 they played behind The Lord Nelson pub on East Ferry Road, which was known as the [[Lord Nelson Ground]], before being forced to leave by the landlady, who received a better offer for its use.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=32–33}} They moved to their third home, [[The Athletic Grounds]], on 6 September 1890.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=32–33}} This was their first purpose-built ground, with a grandstand that seated 600 people and an overall capacity of between 10,000 and 15,000. The club was forced to move on again though, this time by the Millwall Dock Company who wanted to use it as a timberyard. They relocated in 1901 to a location near their second home, which became known as [[North Greenwich (football ground)|North Greenwich]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=32–33}} They remained an [[North East (London sub region)|east London]] club for a further nine years, with the last game played on the Isle of Dogs on 8 October 1910 against [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], which Millwall won 3–1. On 22 October 1910, Millwall crossed the river to South East London, moving to Cold Blow Lane in New Cross. The fifth ground was called [[The Den (defunct stadium)|The Den]], built at a cost of £10,000 by noted football ground architect [[Archibald Leitch]]. The first game played there was against Brighton & Hove Albion, which Brighton won 1–0.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=176}} Millwall remained there for 83 years, until moving to their sixth and current ground, at first known as [[The Den|The New Den]] but now called simply The Den, on 4 August 1993. The ground has an all-seated capacity of 20,146.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/21142999|title=Clubs like Brighton & Millwall take steps to halt declining attendances|date=2013-01-24|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2020-01-27|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="footballgroundguide"/> A [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting CP]] team, managed by [[Bobby Robson]] helped open the ground by playing a friendly, which The Lions lost 2–1.<ref name="Millwall Official History">{{cite web |title=Millwall History |url=http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/club/history/ |publisher=Millwall Football Club |access-date=5 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001154410/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/club/history/ |archive-date= 1 October 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Millwall origins">{{cite web | title = Millwall origins | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/origins.htm |work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref> {{wide image|THENEWDEN.jpg|1200px|align-cap=center|''A panoramic view of [[The Den]] from the upper Dockers Stand.''<ref name="East Stand"/>}} {{wide image|TheDen2019.jpg|1200px|align-cap=center|''A panorama view of [[The Den]] from behind the players tunnel in the lower Barry Kitchener Stand.''}} ===Bermondsey redevelopment controversy=== In September 2016 [[Lewisham London Borough Council|Lewisham Council]] approved a [[compulsory purchase order]] (CPO) of land surrounding The Den rented by Millwall, as part of a major redevelopment of the "New Bermondsey" area. The plans were controversial because the developer, Renewal, is controlled by [[Offshore company|offshore companies]] with unclear ownership, and is seen by the club and local community to be profiteering by demolishing existing homes and businesses as well as Millwall's car-park and the Millwall Community Trust facility to build up to 2,400 new private homes, with no [[Public housing in the United Kingdom|social housing]]. The club contemplated the possibility of having to relocate to [[Kent]]. Millwall had submitted their own plans for regeneration centred around the club itself, but the council voted in favour of Renewal's plans.<ref name="Renewal">{{cite news| title = Millwall Football Club 'to fight' compulsory purchase order | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-37306839| publisher=BBC News| date=8 September 2016}}</ref> In December 2016 ''[[Private Eye]]'' reported how Renewal had been founded by a former Lewisham Council leader and senior officer, suggesting potential bias, and that the decision to approve Renewal's plans may have been made as far back as 2013 despite the fact that no due diligence had been able to be carried out by [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]] due to "poor" and "limited" access to information and management at Renewal, which is controlled from the [[Isle of Man]] and [[British Virgin Islands]].<ref>{{cite magazine |date=9 December 2016 |title=Pitch battle |magazine=[[Private Eye]] |location=London |publisher=Pressdram Ltd <!--|access-date=27 December 2016-->}}</ref> In the face of mounting community opposition and media scrutiny, the Council said in January 2017 it will not proceed with the CPO.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/27/how-local-resistance-and-press-scrutiny-saved-millwalls-stadium | title=How the battle to save Millwall's stadium was won | date=27 January 2017 | author=Ronay, Barney |access-date=28 January 2017}}</ref> However, it was later reported to be taking legal advice regarding other avenues of securing the CPO, and Council cabinet members will decide how to proceed after a "review". ''Private Eye'' reported that Millwall are continuing to explore relocation options in Kent.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=10 February 2017 |title=Load of Bullocks |magazine=[[Private Eye]] |location=London |publisher=Pressdram Ltd <!--|access-date=14 February 2017-->}}</ref> ==Traditional songs== A tradition at The Den is the playing of the official club song<ref name="Nick Banks: We'll Score Again">{{cite web |title = Nick Banks: We'll Score Again |url = http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news/Nick-Banks-ll-score/article-1600744-detail/article.html |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130421114355/http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news/Nick-Banks-ll-score/article-1600744-detail/article.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 21 April 2013 |work = This Is Exeter |access-date = 28 August 2010 }}</ref> "Let 'em Come", by Roy Green, as Millwall and the opposing team walk onto the pitch. It was specifically written for the club and the lyrics represent old London culture, such as eating [[jellied eels]]<ref name='East End Food & Drink'>{{cite web|url=http://www.visiteastlondon.co.uk/business/factsheets/Food%20and%20Drink.doc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026063140/http://www.visiteastlondon.co.uk/business/factsheets/Food%20and%20Drink.doc |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 October 2007 |title=FACT SHEET – East End Food & Drink |access-date=11 December 2008 |format=Doc |work=VisitEastLondon.co.uk}}</ref> and having a glass of beer before going to the game. The song ends with all home fans standing, arms raised (usually in the direction of the travelling fans singing the last line, "Let 'em all... come down.... to The Den!" A television drama about a Millwall supporter and ex-docker, starring [[David Jason]], featured a lyric from the song in its title, ''Come Rain Come Shine''. The song was played on repeat at Wembley Stadium after Millwall gained promotion to the Championship in 2010.<ref name="Millwall 1 Swindon 0">{{Cite news | title = Millwall 1 Swindon 0 | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/league-one/7783105/Millwall-1-Swindon-0-match-report.html | work=The Telegraph|location=London | access-date =28 August 2010 | first=John | last=Ley | date=30 May 2010}}</ref> The song "Shoeshine Boy" by the [[Mills Blue Rhythm Band]] was played as the entrance song before "Let 'em Come".<ref name="Shoeshine Boy">{{Cite news |title=Shoeshine Boy, 30 September 2010 Podcast |url=http://www.millwallsupportersclub.co.uk/lionslive/podcasts.asp |work=Millwall Supporters Club |access-date=28 August 2010 |date=30 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914124925/http://www.millwallsupportersclub.co.uk/lionslive/podcasts.asp |archive-date=14 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Other songs that have been regularly played at The Den over the years in the build-up to a game include "[[London Calling (song)|London Calling]]" by [[The Clash]], "[[No Surrender (song)|No Surrender]]" by [[Bruce Springsteen]], "[[Town Called Malice]]" by [[The Jam]] and "[[House of Fun]]" by [[Madness (band)|Madness]], which features the lyric "welcome to the lion's den...". [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]]'s cover version of "[[Rockin' All Over the World (song)|Rockin' All Over the World]]" is played after every home win.<ref name="We Are Going Up!">{{cite web |title = We Are Going Up! |url = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~2061714,00.html |publisher = Millwall Football Club |access-date = 28 August 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100702110313/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~2061714,00.html |archive-date = 2 July 2010 |url-status = dead }}</ref> ==Rivalries== Millwall were listed eighth out of a list of 92 Football League clubs with the most rivals, with [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]], [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]], and [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] considering them a major rival.<ref name="FFC">{{cite web |title=Football Rivalries census |work=[[Football Fans Census]]|url=http://www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf|access-date=27 November 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020074918/http://www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf |archive-date=20 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="2012 census">{{cite news| title = 2012 Football rivalry census results| url = http://thechriswhitingshow.wordpress.com/2012/08/28/2012-football-rivalry-census-results/| access-date =6 September 2012}}</ref> [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] also share minor rivalries with Millwall, with hooliganism between their fans dating back to the 1970s.<ref name="everton fa cup"/><ref name="FFC"/><ref name="mill1eve1">{{cite web |title=Millwall 1 Everton 1: Millwall are caught on the rebound |work=The Independent|date=8 January 2006|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/millwall-1-everton-1-millwall-are-caught-on-the-rebound-6112420.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/millwall-1-everton-1-millwall-are-caught-on-the-rebound-6112420.html |archive-date=14 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref> ===Major rivalry with West Ham United=== {{Main|Millwall F.C.–West Ham United F.C. rivalry}} {{See also|2009 Upton Park riot}} [[File:Millwall v West Ham 2011.jpg|thumb|West Ham and Millwall players shake hands before kick-off in 2011.<ref name="Millwall 0 West Ham 0"/>]] Millwall's fiercest rival is West Ham United. It is one of the most passionately contested local derbies in football.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/westham/6105500/West-Ham-v-Millwall-a-history-of-how-the-rivalry-started.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912185344/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/westham/6105500/West-Ham-v-Millwall-a-history-of-how-the-rivalry-started.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=12 September 2012 | work=The Telegraph|location=London | title=West Ham v Millwall: a history of how the rivalry started | first=Oliver | last=Brown | date=28 August 2009}}</ref> The two clubs have rarely met in recent years due to them playing in different leagues; the majority of their meetings happened before the First World War, with some 60 meetings between 1899 and 1915.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=156–184}} The clubs have played 99 times since the first contest in 1899. Millwall have won 38, drawn 27 and lost 34.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=501}} Despite violence between the two sets of supporters and calls for future games between the clubs to be played [[Behind closed doors (football)|behind closed doors]], they last met in the Football League Championship in 2011–12 with no outright ban on either set of fans, and no repeat of crowd trouble.<ref name="Millwall 0 West Ham 0">{{cite news | title = Millwall 0 West Ham 0 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14863911.stm | work=BBC Sport | access-date =17 September 2011 | date=17 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="west ham violence">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham/6097814/West-Ham-and-Millwall-should-never-play-again-says-Harry-Redknapp.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham/6097814/West-Ham-and-Millwall-should-never-play-again-says-Harry-Redknapp.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=West Ham and Millwall should never play again, says Harry Redknapp |work=The Telegraph|date=27 August 2009 |access-date=20 October 2010 | location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The rivalry between the sides, specifically the clubs' two hooligan firms has been depicted on the big screen several times, in films such as ''[[Green Street (film)|Green Street]]''.<ref name="green street"/> ===Rivalry with Leeds United=== {{main|Leeds United F.C.–Millwall F.C. rivalry}} Millwall share a fierce rivalry with [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]. The rivalry between the teams is intensified by both clubs' passionate fans and association with [[Football hooliganism in the United Kingdom|football hooliganism]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/09/leeds-united-millwall-play-offs|title=Police ready for crowd violence as Millwall and Leeds chase promotion|last=Jackson|first=Jamie|date=2009-05-08|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-01-27|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name="70s80shooligans">{{cite news| url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/the-english-disease-how-leeds-and-millwall-fans-were-the-scourge-of-football-by-hillsborough-coroner-1-7695415|title=The English disease: How Leeds and Millwall fans were the scourge of football, by Hillsborough coroner|newspaper=Yorkshire Evening Post |date=25 January 2016 |access-date=20 September 2017}}</ref> The clubs' two [[Football hooliganism|hooligan firms]]; the [[Leeds United Service Crew]] and the [[Millwall Bushwackers]] were notorious in the 1970s and 80s for their violence, being called "dirty Leeds" and "the scourge of football" respectively.<ref name="70s80shooligans"/><ref name="hated">{{cite news| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykakVJonKys |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/ykakVJonKys| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Why Are Leeds & Millwall so Hated?|publisher=Copa90 |date=27 January 2018 |access-date=10 July 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> From 1920 to 2003 the sides met just 12 times; competing in different tiers for the majority of their histories, and neither considering the other a rival on the pitch. Since Leeds were relegated from the [[Premier League]] in [[2003–04 Leeds United A.F.C. season|2004]], the teams have met 28 times in 16 years. The rivalry began in [[Football League One|League One]] during the [[2007–08 Football League One|2007–08 season]], with disorder and violent clashes between both sets of fans and the police at [[Elland Road]].<ref name="27oct07clash">{{cite news| url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/video-fans-clash-with-police-who-kept-leeds-united-amp-millwall-hooligans-apart-1-2119309|title=Fans clash with police who kept Leeds United and Millwall hooligans apart|newspaper=Yorkshire Evening Post |date=27 October 2007 |access-date=20 September 2017}}</ref> It continued into the [[2008–09 Football League One|2008–09 season]]; where the teams were [[Leeds United F.C.–Millwall F.C. rivalry#League One finishing positions|vying for promotion]] to the [[Football League Championship|Championship]], culminating in Millwall knocking Leeds out of the [[EFL League One play-offs|League One playoffs]] at the [[2009 Football League play-offs#League One|semi-final stage]].<ref name="crowd trouble">{{cite news|last=Jackson |first=Jamie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/09/leeds-united-millwall-play-offs|title=Police prepare for crowd trouble as Leeds and Millwall chase promotion|newspaper=The Guardian |date=9 May 2009 |access-date=19 September 2017}}</ref>{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=480}} The clubs have played each other 40 times and are evenly matched; Millwall has won 18, Leeds 17 and five games have ended in a draw. ===South East London derbies=== {{Main|South London derby}} Millwall are closest in proximity to [[Charlton Athletic]], with The Den and [[The Valley (London)|The Valley]] being less than four miles ({{convert|4|mi|abbr=out|disp=output only}}) apart. They last met in July 2020, a 1–0 win for Millwall at the Valley.<ref name="H2H Charlton"/> Since their first competitive game in 1921, Millwall have won 37, drawn 26 and lost 12.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=488}} The Lions are unbeaten in their last twelve games against Charlton, spanning 24 years, where they have won seven and drawn five. The Addicks last win came in March 1996 at The Valley.<ref name="H2H Charlton">{{cite news |title = Head-to-Head v Millwall |url = http://www.statto.com/football/teams/charlton-athletic/millwall/head-to-head |work = Statto |access-date = 28 September 2015 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150928181753/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/charlton-athletic/millwall/head-to-head |archive-date = 28 September 2015 }}</ref> The Lions last played against fellow South East London club [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] in the [[2012–13 in English football|2012–13 season]] when both teams were in the [[Football League Championship]]. They drew 0–0 at The Den and 2–2 at [[Selhurst Park]].<ref name="H2H Palace">{{cite news |title = Millwall's Head-to-head comparison with Crystal Palace |url = http://www.statto.com/football/teams/millwall/crystal-palace/head-to-head |work = Statto |access-date = 28 September 2015 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150928170948/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/millwall/crystal-palace/head-to-head |archive-date = 28 September 2015 }}</ref> In almost 100 competitive games between the two clubs since 1906, Millwall have won 39, drawn 29 and lost 29.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=489}} ==Players== ===Current squad=== {{updated|28 May 2023.}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Millwall FC - First-Team |url=https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/squads |publisher=Millwall F.C. |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> <!----------------------------- READ THIS NOTICE FIRST BEFORE EDITING ---------------------------------- – Do NOT add new players before their signing is officially announced by the club through the Millwall F.C. website. – Do NOT remove players before their exit is officially announced by the club. – Do NOT add or change squad numbers without a reference. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> {{fs start}} {{fs player|no=1|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[George Long (footballer)|George Long]]}} {{fs player|no=2|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=[[Danny McNamara (footballer)|Danny McNamara]]}} {{fs player|no=3|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Murray Wallace (footballer)|Murray Wallace]]}} {{fs player|no=4|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Shaun Hutchinson]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}} {{fs player|no=5|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Jake Cooper (footballer, born 1995)|Jake Cooper]]|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|vice-captain]]}} {{fs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[George Evans (footballer, born 1994)|George Evans]]}} {{fs player|no=7|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=[[Kevin Nisbet]]}} {{fs player|no=8|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Billy Mitchell (footballer, born 2001)|Billy Mitchell]]}} {{fs player|no=9|nat=WAL|pos=FW|name=[[Tom Bradshaw (footballer, born 1992)|Tom Bradshaw]]}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Zian Flemming]]}} {{fs player|no=14|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Tyler Burey]]}} {{fs mid}} {{fs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Joe Bryan]]}} {{fs player|no=18|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Ryan Leonard]]}} {{fs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Duncan Watmore]]}} {{fs player|no=21|nat=GER|pos=FW|name=[[Andreas Voglsammer]]}} {{fs player|no=22|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=[[Aidomo Emakhu]]}} {{fs player|no=23|nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=[[George Saville]]}} {{fs player|no=25|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Romain Esse]]}} {{fs player|no=26|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Alex Mitchell (English footballer)|Alex Mitchell]]}} {{fs player|no=27|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Connal Trueman]]}} {{fs player|no=33|nat=POL|pos=GK|name=[[Bartosz Białkowski]]}} {{fs player|no=39|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[George Honeyman]]}} {{fs end}} ===Millwall Under 21s=== {{updated|19 May 2023.}}<ref name="u23s">{{cite web| title = Millwall FC - Under 23s| url = https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/squads/u23| publisher=Millwall Football Club| access-date =25 April 2023}}</ref> {{football squad start}} {{fs player|no=30|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Chinwiki Okoli}} {{fs player|no=31|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Joe Wright}} {{fs player|no=37|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Abdulsabur Abdulmalik}} {{fs player|no=38|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Nana Boateng (footballer, born 2002)|Nana Boateng]]}} {{fs player|no=44|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=George Walker}} {{fs player|no=45|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Sebastian Drozd}} {{fs mid}} {{fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Nino Adom-Malaki}} {{fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Kyle Smith}} {{fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Frankie Hvid}} {{fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Kamarl Grant}} {{fs player|no= |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Sha’mar Lawson}} {{fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Tomas Leahy}} {{fs end}} ===Millwall Under 18s=== {{updated|19 May 2023.}}<ref name="u18s">{{cite web| title = Millwall FC - Under 18s| url = https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/squads/u18 | publisher=Millwall Football Club| access-date =25 April 2023}}</ref> {{football squad start}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=George Evans}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Albert Penney}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Oliver Evans}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Adedapo Olugbodi}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Finley Cotton}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ALG|pos=MF|name=Arezki Hamouchene}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Henry Hearn}} {{fs mid}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jack Howland}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Frankie Maciocia}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Alfie Massey}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Christopher Ojemen}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Joshua Stephenson}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Frankie Baker}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Kavalli Heywood}} {{fs end}} ===Player of the year=== :''As voted by Millwall Supporters Club members and season ticket holders.''<ref name="The Boy Dunne Good">{{cite web | title = The Boy Dunne Good | url = http://www.millwallsupportersclub.co.uk/ | work=Millwall Supporters Club | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref> {{col-begin}} {{col-4}} {| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff; text-align:left;" |- style="font-weight:bold; color:#fff; background:#002060;"| |'''Year'''||'''Winner''' |- |1971||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Bridges]] |- |1972||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bryan King (footballer, born 1947)|Bryan King]] |- |1973||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alf Wood (footballer, born 1945)|Alf Wood]] |- |1974||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alf Wood (footballer, born 1945)|Alf Wood]] |- |1975||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Summerill]] |- |1976||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Kitchener]] |- |1977||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Brisley]] |- |1978||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Walker (footballer, born 1954)|Phil Walker]] |- |1979||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Kitchener]] |- |1980||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[John Lyons (footballer)|John Lyons]] |- |1981||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Roberts (footballer, born 1962)|Paul Roberts]] |- |1982||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dean Horrix]] |- |1983||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dean Neal]] |- |1984||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Anton Otulakowski]] |- |1985||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Sansome]] |} {{col-4}} {| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff; text-align:left;" |- style="font-weight:bold; color:#fff; background:#002060;"| |'''Year'''||'''Winner''' |- |1986||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan McLeary]] |- |1987||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Horne]] |- |1988||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Danis Salman]] |- |1989||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Hurlock]] |- |1990||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Dawes (footballer, born 1963)|Ian Dawes]] |- |1991||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Teddy Sheringham]] |- |1992||{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Aidan Davison]] |- |1993||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kasey Keller]] |- |1994||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Stevens]] |- |1995||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Roberts (footballer)|Andy Roberts]] |- |1996||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ben Thatcher]] |- |1997||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lucas Neill]] |- |1998||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Shaw (footballer)|Paul Shaw]] |- |1999||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)|Neil Harris]] |- |2000||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Nethercott]] |} {{col-4}} {| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff; text-align:left;" |- style="font-weight:bold; color:#fff; background:#002060;"| |'''Year'''||'''Winner''' |- |2001||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Matthew Lawrence (footballer)|Matt Lawrence]] |- |2002||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Claridge]] |- |2003||{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Tony Warner]] |- |2004||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Ward (footballer, born 1978)|Darren Ward]] |- |2005||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Ward (footballer, born 1978)|Darren Ward]] |- |2006||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Livermore]] |- |2007||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Shaw (footballer)|Richard Shaw]] |- |2008||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Robinson (footballer, born 1982)|Paul Robinson]] |- |2009||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Frampton]] |- |2010||{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Alan Dunne]] |- |2011||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tamika Mkandawire]] |- |2012||{{flagicon|Comoros}} [[Jimmy Abdou]] |- |2013||{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Danny Shittu]] |- |2014||{{flagicon|IRL}} [[David Forde (footballer)|David Forde]] |- |2015||{{flagicon|Comoros}} [[Jimmy Abdou]] |} {{col-4}} {| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff; text-align:left;" |- style="font-weight:bold; color:#fff; background:#002060;"| |'''Year'''||'''Winner''' |- |2016||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jordan Archer]] |- |2017||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Steve Morison]] |- |2018||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Hutchinson]] |- |2019||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Gregory (footballer)|Lee Gregory]] |- |2020||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartosz Białkowski]] |- |2021||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartosz Białkowski]] |- |2022||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Murray Wallace (footballer)|Murray Wallace]] |- |2023||{{flagicon|HOL}} [[Zian Flemming]] |} {{col-end}} ===Personnel honours=== ====English Football Hall of Fame==== Millwall players inducted into the [[English Football Hall of Fame]]:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame.htm |title=Hall of Fame&nbsp;– National Football Museum |work=[[National Football Museum]] |access-date=16 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114114919/http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame.htm |archive-date=14 November 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{col-begin-small}} {{col-3}} *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Teddy Sheringham]] ''(2009)'' *{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Ray Wilkins]] ''(2013)'' {{Col-end}}{{Col-begin-small}}{{col-end}} ====PFA Fans' Player of the Year==== {{col-begin-small}} {{col-3}} Players included in the [[PFA Fans' Player of the Year]] whilst playing for Millwall: *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jay Simpson]] ''([[PFA Fans' Player of the Year#2008|2008]], while on loan from [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]])''<ref name="Jay wins top award">{{cite web |title=Jay wins top award |url=http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~1285519,00.html |publisher=Millwall Football Club |access-date=28 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905170052/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10367~1285519%2C00.html |archive-date= 5 September 2012 }}</ref> (First winner of the award whilst on loan at another club.) {{col-end}} ====PFA Team of the Year==== {{col-begin-small}} {{col-3}} Players included in the [[PFA Team of the Year]] whilst playing for Millwall: *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Cahill]] ''(2004)'' *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Cahill]] ''(2001)'' *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Matt Lawrence (English footballer)|Matt Lawrence]] ''(2001)'' *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)|Neil Harris]] ''(2001)'' *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Rae (footballer, born 1969)|Alex Rae]] ''(1996)'' *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Rae (footballer, born 1969)|Alex Rae]] ''(1995)'' *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ben Thatcher]] ''(1995)'' *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Cooper]] ''(1993)'' *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Cusack]] ''(1985)'' *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Jackson (footballer, born 1942)|John Jackson]] ''(1980)'' *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ray Evans (footballer, born 1949)|Ray Evans]] ''(1976)'' *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bryan King (footballer, born 1947)|Bryan King]] ''(1975)'' *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bryan King (footballer, born 1947)|Bryan King]] ''(1974)'' {{col-end}} ===Notable former players=== The following is a list of notable footballers who have played for Millwall, including players who have been honoured in Millwall's Hall of Fame, international players who were [[Cap (sport)|capped]] by their country while playing for Millwall, players who have been given a [[Testimonial match|testimonial]] for 10 years of service at the club, players who have made over 100 appearances or scored 50 goals, and also 1885 founder member players who contributed significantly to the clubs' history.<ref name="Lions Internationals"/><ref name="Millwall international caps">{{cite web| url = http://www.eu-football.info/_club.php?id=553| title = Internationally Capped Millwall players| work=EU Football| access-date =13 October 2010}}</ref><ref name="The men who've shaped Millwall: 1880s">{{cite web| url = http://www.millwall.vitalfootball.co.uk/sitepage.asp?a=520497| title = The men who've shaped Millwall: 1880s| work = Vital Football| access-date = 30 September 2010| archive-date = 15 September 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150915094508/http://www.millwall.vitalfootball.co.uk/sitepage.asp?a=520497| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name="Millwall Official History"/><ref name="Millwall Hall of Fame">{{cite web |url=http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/club/hall-of-fame-a-to-e.aspx |title=The Millwall Hall of Fame |publisher=Millwall Football Club |access-date=16 November 2007 |date=20 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305143206/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/club/Hall-of-Fame-A-to-E.aspx |archive-date= 5 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="The men who've shaped Millwall: 1890s">{{cite web| url = http://www.millwall.vitalfootball.co.uk/sitepage.asp?a=520504| title = The men who've shaped Millwall: 1890s| work = Vital Football| access-date = 30 September 2010| archive-date = 18 September 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150918172052/http://www.millwall.vitalfootball.co.uk/sitepage.asp?a=520504| url-status = dead}}</ref> {{col-begin-small}} {{col-4}} |- |valign="top"| ;Algeria *{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Hameur Bouazza]] ;Antigua and Barbuda *{{flagicon|ATG}} [[Mahlon Romeo]] ;Australia *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Cahill]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Meredith (soccer)|James Meredith]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Mitchell (Australian association footballer)|Dave Mitchell]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kevin Muscat]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lucas Neill]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason van Blerk]] ;Barbados *{{flagicon|BRB}} [[Michael Gilkes (footballer)|Michael Gilkes]] *{{flagicon|BRB}} [[Paul Ifill]] ;Canada *{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Marc Bircham]] *{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Adrian Serioux]] *{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Josh Simpson (Canadian soccer)|Josh Simpson]] *{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Kris Twardek]] ;Comoros *{{flagicon|COM}} [[Jimmy Abdou]] ;Czech Republic *{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Skalák]] ;England *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Alexander (footballer)|Gary Alexander]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sam Allardyce]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Armstrong (footballer born 1971)|Chris Armstrong]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Herbert Banks]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Beard (footballer)|Mark Beard]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gordon Bolland]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ray Brand]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Les Briley]] *{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Broadfoot]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Burridge]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Calvey]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy Carter (footballer)|Jimmy Carter]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Chatterton]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Claridge]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jack Cock]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy Constantine]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Cooper]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Craig]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Cripps]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Dawes (footballer, born 1963)|Ian Dawes]] |width="33"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Danny Dichio]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Marvin Elliott]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Fashanu]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[George Fisher (footballer)|George Fisher]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jack Fort]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Freddie Fox (footballer)|Freddie Fox]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Goddard (footballer)|Paul Goddard]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leonard Graham|Len Graham]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Gregory (footballer)|Lee Gregory]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)|Neil Harris]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Horne]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gordon Hill (footballer)|Gordon Hill]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Hill (footballer, born 1893)|Richard Hill]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Hurlock]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Johnny Johnson (footballer)|Johnny Johnson]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Len Julians]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Kane]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bryan King (footballer, born 1947)|Bryan King]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Kitchener]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Matthew Lawrence (footballer)|Matthew Lawrence]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Livermore]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Mangnall]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan McLeary]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Nethercott]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Derek Possee]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Roberts (footballer)|Andy Roberts]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Roberts (footballer, born 1907)|Henry Roberts]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Robinson (footballer born 1982)|Paul Robinson]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Rowan]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Ruddock]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Seasman]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Shaw (footballer)|Paul Shaw]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Teddy Sheringham]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Reg Smith]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alex Stepney]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Stevens]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Willie Sutcliffe]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Towner]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alf Twigg]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Walker (footballer, born 1954)|Phil Walker]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jed Wallace]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Ward (footballer born 1978)|Darren Ward]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Weller]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Wise]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Witter]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Wood (footballer, born February 1963)|Steve Wood]] |width="33"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| ;Iceland *{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Jón Daði Böðvarsson]] ;Jamaica *{{flagicon|JAM}} [[Shaun Cummings]] ;New Zealand *{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Wood (footballer, born 1991)|Chris Wood]] ;Nigeria *{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Danny Shittu]] ;Northern Ireland *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Daniel Ballard]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Tom Brolly]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Shane Ferguson]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Bryan Hamilton]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Ted Hinton (footballer)|Ted Hinton]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Chris McGrath (footballer)|Chris McGrath]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Billy McCullough]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Conor McLaughlin]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Josh McQuoid]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Anton Rogan]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Ian Stewart (Northern Irish footballer)|Ian Stewart]] ;Republic of Ireland *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Keith Branagan]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[John Byrne (footballer born 1961)|John Byrne]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Tony Cascarino]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Kenny Cunningham]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Alan Dunne]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Eamon Dunphy]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[David Forde (footballer)|David Forde]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Jon Goodman]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Joe Haverty]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Charlie Hurley]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Mark Kennedy (footballer, born 1976)|Mark Kennedy]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Andy Keogh]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Mick McCarthy]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Aiden O'Brien]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Kevin O'Callaghan]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Steven Reid]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Robbie Ryan (footballer)|Robbie Ryan]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Richard Sadlier]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Dave Savage]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Pat Saward]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Gary Waddock]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Shaun Williams (footballer)|Shaun Williams]] |width="33"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| ;Saint Kitts and Nevis *{{flagicon|SKN}} [[Bobby Bowry]] ;Russia *{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Sergei Yuran]] ;Scotland *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jordan Archer]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Willie Carr]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stevie Crawford|Stephen Crawford]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Hugh Curran]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Forsyth]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Malcolm Finlayson]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Gilchrist (footballer, born 1939)|John Gilchrist]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Hartley]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Duncan Hean]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Jardine]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John McGinlay]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Rae (footballer born 1969)|Alex Rae]] ;Trinidad & Tobago *{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Carlos Edwards]] *{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Justin Hoyte]] *{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Tony Warner]] ;United States of America *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kasey Keller]] *{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Kerr, Jr. (soccer)|John Kerr]] *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Murray (soccer)|Bruce Murray]] *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Zak Whitbread]] ;Wales *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Malcolm Allen (footballer)|Malcolm Allen]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Joe Davies (footballer, born 1870)|Joe Davies]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Walter Davis (footballer)|Walter Davis]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Jermaine Easter]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Paul Jones (footballer, born 1967)|Paul Jones]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Richard Jones (footballer, born 1879)|Dick Jones]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Steve Lovell (Welsh footballer)|Steve Lovell]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Steve Lowndes]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[John Lyons (footballer)|John Lyons]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Steve Morison]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ben Thatcher]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Alfred Ernest Watkins|Alf Watkins]] {{col-end}} <small>Note: Current players [[George Saville]] and [[Tom Bradshaw (footballer, born 1992)|Tom Bradshaw]] have been capped internationally while playing for Millwall, and will be added to the list when they leave the club.</small> ==Managers== There have been 34 permanent and 15 [[caretaker manager]]s since the appointment of the club's first professional manager, [[Bert Lipsham]] on 4 May 1911.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=208–231}} From 1890 to 1910, Millwall directors Kidd, Stopher and Saunders were honorary managers, also working under the title of club secretary.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=208}} Bob Hunter is Millwall's longest serving manager, having stayed at the helm for 15 years. Prior to becoming manager, he was the club's trainer for 21 years. He died in office in 1933, having served at the club for a total of 36 years.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=209}} Steve Claridge holds the shortest tenure at the club, having been in charge for a period of 36 days without ever taking charge of a first-team game.<ref name="Lee/Claridge"/> Every Millwall manager has come from the [[United Kingdom]] or [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=208–231}} {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} {| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff; text-align:left;" |- style="font-weight:bold; color:#fff; background:#002060;"| |'''Years'''||'''Manager''' |- |1890–1899||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[F.B. Kidd|Fred Kidd]]<sup>(s)</sup> |- |1899–1900||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Edward Stopher]]<sup>(s)</sup> |- |1900–1910||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[George Saunders (football manager)|George Saunders]]<sup>(s)</sup> |- |1911–1918||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bert Lipsham]] |- |1918–1933||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bob Hunter (football manager)|Bob Hunter]] |- |1933–1936||{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Billy McCracken|Bill McCracken]] |- |1936–1940||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Charlie Hewitt (footballer)|Charlie Hewitt]] |- |1940–1944||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[William Voisey]] |- |1944–1948||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jack Cock]] |- |1948–1956||{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Hewitt |- |1956–1958||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ron Gray (footballer)|Ron Gray]] |- |1958–1959||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy Seed]] |- |1959–1961||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Reg Smith|Reg 'J.R.' Smith]] |- |1961–1963||{{flagicon|ENG}} Ron Gray |- |1963–1966||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Billy Gray (footballer)|Billy Gray]] |- |1966–1974||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Benny Fenton]] |- |1974||{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Theo Foley]]<sup>(c)</sup> |} {{col-3}} {| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff; text-align:left;" |- style="font-weight:bold; color:#fff; background:#002060;"| |'''Years'''||'''Manager''' |- |1974–1977||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gordon Jago]] |- |1977||{{flagicon|IRL}} Theo Foley<sup>(c)</sup> |- |1978–1980||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[George Petchey]] |- |1980||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Long (footballer)|Terry Long]]<sup>(c)</sup> |- |1980–1982||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Anderson (footballer born 1949)|Peter Anderson]] |- |1982||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Kitchener]]<sup>(c)</sup> |- |1982–1986||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[George Graham (footballer, born 1944)|George Graham]] |- |1986–1990||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Docherty (footballer, born 1940)|John Docherty]] |- |1990||{{flagicon|ENG}} Bob Pearson<sup>(c)</sup> |- |1990–1992||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bruce Rioch]] |- |1992–1996||{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Mick McCarthy]] |- |1996||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Evans (footballer)|Ian Evans]]<sup>(c)</sup> |- |1996–1997||{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Jimmy Nicholl]] |- |1997||{{flagicon|SCO}} John Docherty |- |1997–1998||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Billy Bonds]] |- |1998–1999||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Stevens]] |- |1999–2000||{{flagicon|ENG}} Keith Stevens & [[Alan McLeary]] |} {{col-3}} {| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff; text-align:left;" |- style="font-weight:bold; color:#fff; background:#002060;"| |'''Years'''||'''Manager''' |- |2000||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Gritt]] & [[Ray Harford]]<sup>(c)</sup> |- |2000–2003||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mark McGhee]] |- |2003–2005||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Wise]] |- |2005||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Claridge]] |- |2005–2006||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Lee]] |- |2006||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Tuttle]] |- |2006||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Burns]] & Alan McLeary<sup>(c)</sup> |- |2006||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nigel Spackman]] |- |2006–2007||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Willie Donachie]] |- |2007||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Shaw (footballer)|Richard Shaw]] & [[Colin West]]<sup>(c)</sup> |- |2007–2013||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Kenny Jackett]] |- |2013||{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Steve Lomas]] |- |2013–2014||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)|Neil Harris]] & [[Scott Fitzgerald (footballer born 1969)|Scott Fitzgerald]]<sup>(c)</sup> |- |2014–2015||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Holloway]] |- |2015–2019||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)|Neil Harris]] |- |2019||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adam Barrett]]<sup>(c)</sup> |- |2019–||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Rowett]] |} {{col-end}} <small>(s) = secretary (c) = [[caretaker manager|caretaker]]</small> ==Club officials== {{updated|5 July 2023.}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/club/whos-who/ |title=Who's Who |publisher=Millwall Football Club |access-date = 6 October 2010}}</ref><ref name="Millwall Holdings Board">{{cite web |title=Millwall Holdings PLC |url=http://www.millwallholdingsplc.co.uk/board-details |access-date=28 August 2010}}</ref> ===Board=== *'''Chairman:''' ''Vacant'' due to the death of [[John Berylson]] on 4 July 2023. *'''Chief Executive Officer:''' Steve Kavanagh *'''Directors:''' James Berylson, Constantine Gonticas, Trevor Keyse, Demos Kouvaris, Richard Press and Peter Garston ===Coaching staff=== *'''Manager:''' [[Gary Rowett]] *'''Assistant Manager:''' [[Adam Barrett]] *'''First-Team Coach:''' [[Paul Robinson (footballer, born December 1978)|Paul Robinson]] *'''Technical Coach:''' Joe Carnall *'''Goalkeeping Coach:''' [[Andy Marshall]] *'''U23 Elite Development Squad Manager:''' [[Kevin Nugent (footballer)|Kevin Nugent]] *'''U23 Elite Development Squad Assistant Manager:''' [[Paul Robinson (footballer, born 1982)|Paul Robinson]] *'''Academy Director:''' [[Scott Fitzgerald (footballer born 1969)|Scott Fitzgerald]] ==Honours== [[File:MillwallRovers1887.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Millwall Rovers with the East London Cup, 1887.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=9}}]] {|class="toccolours" |- ! style="background:silver;"|Competition !! style="background:silver;"|Achievement !! style="background:silver;"|Year !! style="background:silver;"|Notes |- style="background:#eee;" |[[List of teams promoted from the English Football League Championship and predecessors|Second Division]] (tier 2)||'''Champions'''||[[1987–88 in English football#Second Division 3|1988]]||Promoted to the top flight for the first time in the club's history.<ref name="1987/88 Season" /> |- |- style="background:#eee;" |[[List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors|Third Division South / Second Division]] (tier 3)||'''Champions'''||[[1927–28 in English football#Third Division South|1928]], [[1937–38 in English football#Third Division South|1938]], [[2000–01 in English football#Football League Second Division|2001]]||Millwall set an [[Football records in England#Goals|English record]] in [[1927–28 in English football|1928]] with 87 league goals scored at home.<ref name="football-league.co.uk" /> Finished with 93 points in 2001, a club record.<ref name="Millwall 00/01 Season">{{cite news | title = Millwall 00/01 Season | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Millwall-Stats0001-1.htm |work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =30 September 2010 | date=13 January 2009}}</ref> |- |[[List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors|Third Division]] (tier 3)||Promoted||[[1965–66 in English football#Third Division|1966]], [[1975–76 in English football#Third Division 3|1976]], [[1984–85 in English football#Third Division 2|1985]]||Unbeaten at home for the second successive season in 1965–66 season.<ref name="Millwall's Unbeaten Home Record" /> Automatically promoted after finishing third in 1976.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=415}} |- style="background:#eee;" |[[List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors|Football League One]] (tier 3)||'''[[Football League One play-offs|Play-off]] Winners'''||[[2010 Football League One play-off final|2010]], [[2017 Football League One play-off final|2017]]||Won 1–0 against [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] in 2010 and 1–0 against [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] in 2017.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=101}} |- |[[List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors|Football League One]] (tier 3)||Play-off Finalists||[[2009 Football League One play-off final|2009]], [[2016 Football League One play-off final|2016]]|| |- style="background:#eee;" |[[List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors|Second Division]] (tier 3) |Play-off Semi-Finalists |[[2000 Football League play-offs#Second Division|2000]] | |- |[[List of teams promoted from English Football League Two and its predecessors|Fourth Division]] (tier 4)||'''Champions'''||[[1961–62 in English football#Fourth Division|1962]]|| |- style="background:#eee;" |[[List of teams promoted from English Football League Two and its predecessors|Fourth Division]] (tier 4)||Runners-Up||[[1964–65 in English football#Fourth Division|1965]]||Finished one point behind the champions [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=393}} |- |[[FA Cup]]||Finalists||[[2004 FA Cup Final|2004]]||Qualified for the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]. Game was played at the [[Millennium Stadium]] in [[Cardiff]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=92–93}} |- style="background:#eee;" |[[FA Cup]]||Semi-Finalists||[[1899–1900 FA Cup|1900]], [[1902–03 FA Cup|1903]], [[1936–37 FA Cup|1937]], [[2012–13 FA Cup|2013]]|| |- |[[FA Cup]]||Quarter-Finalists||[[1921–22 FA Cup|1922]], [[1926–27 FA Cup|1927]], [[1977–78 FA Cup|1978]], [[1984–85 FA Cup|1985]], [[2016–17 FA Cup|2017]], [[2018–19 FA Cup|2019]]|| |- style="background:#eee;" |[[EFL Cup|League Cup]]||Quarter-Finalists||[[1973–74 Football League Cup|1974]], [[1976–77 Football League Cup|1977]], [[1994–95 Football League Cup|1995]]|| |- |[[Football League Trophy|Football League Group Cup]]||'''Winners'''||[[1983 Football League Trophy#Final|1983]]||Beat [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] 3–2 in the final. |- style="background:#eee;" |[[Football League Trophy]]||Finalists||[[1999 Football League Trophy Final|1999]]||First official appearance in a recognised competition at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]].<ref name="Millwall Official History"/> |- |[[FA Youth Cup]]||'''Winners'''||[[FA Youth Cup Finals of the 1970s#1978/79: Millwall v. Manchester City (0-0 and 2-0)|1979]], [[FA Youth Cup Finals of the 1990s#1990/91: Millwall v. Sheffield Wednesday (3-0 and 0-0, 3-0 Aggregate)|1991]]|| |- style="background:#eee;" |[[FA Youth Cup]] |Finalists ||[[FA Youth Cup Finals of the 1990s#1993–94: Arsenal v. Millwall (2–3 and 3–0, 5–3 Aggregate)|1994]] | |- |[[FA Youth Cup]] |Quarter-Finalists |[http://www.thefa.com/competitions/youth-football/fa-youth-cup/results 2020] | |- style="background:#eee;" |[[Football League War Cup]]||Finalists||[[1945 Football League War Cup South Final|1945]]||South final runners-up.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=40}} |- |[[Football League Third Division South Cup|Third Division South Cup]]||'''Winners'''||[[Football League Third Division South Cup#List of Finals|1937]]||Joint winners with [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] (3–3 aggregate in final.)<ref name="English Division Three South Cup">{{cite news |title = English Division Three South Cup : Honours |url = http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/division-three-south-cup/honours |work = Statto.com |access-date = 22 November 2013 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081204094305/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/division-three-south-cup/honours |archive-date = 4 December 2008 }}</ref> |- style="background:#eee;" |Kent Senior Shield||'''Winners'''||1912, 1913|| |- |[[London Challenge Cup]]||'''Winners'''||1909, 1915, 1928, 1938|| |- |- style="background:#eee;" |[[Western Football League]]||'''Champions'''||1908, 1909|| |- |[[Southern Football League]]||'''Champions'''||[[1894–95 Southern Football League#Division One|1895]], [[1895–96 Southern Football League#Division One|1896]]|| |- |- style="background:#eee;" |[[London League (football)|London League]]||'''Champions'''||[[London League (football)#London League Premier Division|1904]]||Unbeaten with 11 wins and one draw.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=271}} |- |United League||'''Champions'''||1897, 1899|| |- |- style="background:#eee;" |East London Senior Cup||'''Winners'''||1887, 1888, 1889|| |- |East London FA Cup||'''Joint-winners'''||1886|| |- style="background:#eee;" | Southern Professional Charity Cup || '''Winners''' || 1904 ||Beat [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] 2–1 in the final.<ref name = "blog">{{ cite web | title = ARSENAL IN THE SOUTHERN PROFESSIONAL CHARITY CUP |url = https://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/8700 | work = Arsenal Historical Society | date = 16 December 2013 | access-date = 22 July 2014 }}</ref> |- | Southern Professional Charity Cup || Finalists || 1903 || |- | [[London Charity Cup]] | Finalists | 1892 | <ref>{{ cite web | title = FOOTBALL. LONDON CHARITY CUP. FiNAL TIE |url = https://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/8700 | newspaper = [[Eastern Mercury]] | date = 26 April 1892 | access-date = 22 July 2014 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]] | url-access=subscription }}</ref> |} ==Records and statistics== {{Main|List of Millwall F.C. records and statistics}} [[Barry Kitchener]] holds the record for Millwall appearances, having played 596 matches between 1966 and 1982.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=394}} The goalscoring record is held by former manager [[Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)|Neil Harris]], with 138 in all competitions.<ref name="Millwall Players E-L">{{cite web | title = Millwall Players E-L | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Millwall-A2Z-EtoL.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =16 September 2010}}</ref><ref name="Neil Harris player profile">{{cite web |title=Neil Harris player profile |url=http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10367~9116,00.html |publisher=Millwall Football Club |access-date=13 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819095813/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10367~9116%2C00.html |archive-date=19 August 2010 }}</ref> He broke the previous record of 111 goals, held by [[Teddy Sheringham]] on 13 January 2009, during a 3–2 away win at Crewe Alexandra.<ref name="Neil Harris breaks Teddy Sheringham's Mllwall record">{{cite news | title = Neil Harris breaks Teddy Sheringham's Mllwall record | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/fa-cup/4231012/Neil-Harris-breaks-Teddy-Sheringhams-Mllwall-record.html | work=The Telegraph|location=London | access-date =8 September 2010 | date=13 January 2009}}</ref> The club's widest victory margin in the league is 9–1,<ref name="statto.com"/> a scoreline which they achieved twice in their Football League Third Division South championship-winning year of 1927.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=120–122}} They beat both [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]] and Coventry City by this score at The Den. Millwall's heaviest league defeat was 8–1 away to Plymouth Argyle in 1932.<ref name="statto.com"/> The club's heaviest loss in all competitions was a 9–1 defeat at Aston Villa in an FA Cup fourth-round second-leg in 1946.<ref name="statto.com"/> Millwall's largest Cup win was 7–0 over [[Gateshead F.C.|Gateshead]] in 1936.<ref name="statto.com"/> Their highest scoring aggregate game was a 12-goal thriller at home to [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] in 1930 when Millwall lost 7–5.<ref name="statto.com">{{cite web |title = Millwall Records |url = http://www.statto.com/football/teams/millwall/records |work = Statto |access-date = 28 August 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101031174901/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/millwall/records |archive-date = 31 October 2010 }}</ref> ===Player records=== {{updated|5 May 2019.}} {| |- |valign="top"| ;Appearances *Players in '''bold''' denotes still playing for the club.<ref name="Top 20 Appearances">{{cite web | title = Top 20 Appearances | url = http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Top20Apps.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =8 July 2013}}</ref> # '''596''' [[Barry Kitchener]] (1966–82) # '''557''' [[Keith Stevens]] (1980–99) # '''443''' [[Harry Cripps]] (1961–74) # '''431''' [[Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)|Neil Harris]] (1998–04, 2007–11) # '''413''' [[Alan McLeary]] (1981–93, 1997–99) # '''388''' [[Alan Dunne]] (2000–2015) # '''361''' [[Paul Robinson (footballer born 1982)|Paul Robinson]] (2001–2015) # '''343''' [[Jimmy Forsyth]] (1929–39) # '''342''' [[Jimmy Abdou]] (2008–2018) # '''341''' [[Richard Hill (footballer born 1893)|Richard Hill]] (1919–30) # '''341''' [[Leonard Graham|Len Graham]] (1923–34) | style="width:100px;"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| ;Goals *Only Football League and senior cup competitions included.<ref name="All time top scorers">{{cite web | title = All Time Top Scorers | url = http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/All%20Time%20Top%20Scorers.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =8 July 2013}}</ref> # '''138''' [[Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)|Neil Harris]] (1998–04, 2007–11) # '''111''' [[Teddy Sheringham]] (1982–91) # '''92''' [[Steve Morison]] (2009–11, 2013–14, 2015–19) # '''87''' [[Derek Possee]] (1967–73) # '''83''' [[Jack Cock]] (1927–31) # '''80''' [[Jimmy Constantine]] (1948–52) # '''78''' [[John Shepherd (footballer, born 1932)|Johnny Shepherd]] (1952–58) # '''77''' [[Lee Gregory (footballer)|Lee Gregory]] (2014–19) # '''74''' [[David Jones (footballer born 1940)|David Jones]] (1959–64) # '''71''' [[Jack Landells]] (1925–33) # '''71''' [[Alex Rae (footballer born 1969)|Alex Rae]] (1990–96) |} ''See [[List of Millwall F.C. seasons]] for Millwall's top goalscorer each year since 1895.'' ==Millwall in European football== {{main|Millwall F.C. in European football}} On 22 May 2004 Millwall played [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in the [[FA Cup Final]], losing 3–0. As United had already qualified for the [[UEFA Champions League]], Millwall were assured of playing in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]. Millwall played in the first round proper and lost 4–2 on aggregate to [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]. ===European record=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Opponents ! 1st leg ! 2nd leg ! Aggregate |- | [[2004–05 UEFA Cup|2004–05]]<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2004/clubs/club=86796/matches/index.html UEFA Europa League 2004/05 – History – Millwall]. [[UEFA]]. uefa.com/</ref> | [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] | [[2004–05 UEFA Cup#First round|First round]] | {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]] | style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1–3 | style="text-align:center;"| '''2–4''' |} ==Supporters and hooliganism== [[File:Millwall pitch invasion at Wembley, May 2017.jpg|thumb|280px|The first [[pitch invasion]] at the new [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]] by Millwall fans, May 2017.<ref name="Invasion">{{cite web| title = Millwall chairman John Berylson absolves pitch invaders after Wembley's £250,000 security failed to contain them| url = https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/millwall-chairman-john-berylson-absolves-10467515| work=The Mirror| date = 21 May 2017| access-date =21 May 2017}}</ref>]]{{See also|Millwall Bushwackers|1985 Luton riot|2009 Upton Park riot}} {{Listen |filename = Noonelikesus.ogg |title = "No one likes us, we don't care" |description = The infamous terrace chant of Millwall supporters – [[No one likes us, we don't care]].<ref name="No one likes us – but we don't care">{{cite web | title = No one likes us – but we don't care | url = http://www.thefreelibrary.com/No+one+likes+us+-+but+we+don%27t+care%3B+Fab+not+worried+that+his+Eagles...-a0225220752 | work=The Journal, Newcastle | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref>}} Millwall have averaged a gate close to 12,000 per home game over their [[List of Millwall F.C. seasons|93 seasons]] in the Football League, while the club have spent the majority of that time yo-yoing back and forth between the second and third tiers of English football.<ref name="Millwallfc.co.uk Attendances">{{cite web |title = Attendances |url = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/Attendance/ |publisher = Millwall Football Club |access-date = 28 August 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090930182516/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/Attendance |archive-date = 30 September 2009 }}</ref><ref name="Millwall Stat Zone">{{cite web | title = Millwall Stat Zone | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Millwall-Stats.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref> Originally based in the East End of London, the club moved across the [[River Thames]] in 1910 to south east London and support is drawn from the surrounding areas.<ref name="Panorama"/> The club and fans have a historic association with [[football hooliganism]], which came to prevalence in the 1970s and 1980s with a firm known originally as [[F-Troop (hooligan firm)|F-Troop]], eventually becoming more widely known as the [[Millwall Bushwackers]], who were one of the most notorious hooligan gangs in England.<ref name="Millwall Bushwackers Hooligans"/> On five occasions The Den was closed by The FA and the club has received numerous fines for crowd disorder.<ref name="The First 125 Years">{{cite news | title = The First 125 Years | author=Nick Hart | newspaper=South London Press | date = 1 October 2010 | page = 46 }}</ref> The BBC documentary ''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]'' was invited into the club by Millwall in 1977 to show the hooligan reputation was a myth and being blown out of proportion by reporting. Instead the BBC portrayed hooliganism as being deeply rooted in Millwall, and linked them to the [[Far-right politics|far-right]] political party [[National Front (United Kingdom)|National Front]]. The show was extremely damaging for the club.<ref name="Millwall vs the Mob"/><ref name="Panorama">{{cite web | title = Panorama | url = http://www.footballspotter.com/panorama-1977-millwall-hooligans/ | work = BBC's Panorama | access-date = 2 October 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100622011137/http://www.footballspotter.com/panorama-1977-millwall-hooligans/ | archive-date = 22 June 2010 }}</ref> Former club chairman Reg Burr once commented: "Millwall are a convenient coat peg for football to hang its social ills on",<ref>{{cite video |people = pr: Norma Spence |date= 1989 |title = No One Likes Us – We Don't Care |medium = VHS |work=Working Pictures Ltd, for [[Channel 4]] }}</ref> an example being the reporting of convicted murderer [[Gavin Grant (footballer)|Gavin Grant]]. Although he had played for eight different clubs, playing his fewest games (four) for Millwall, and was signed to Bradford City at the time, the BBC used the headline, "Former Millwall striker Gavin Grant guilty of murder".<ref name="Former Millwall striker Gavin Grant guilty of murder">{{cite news | title = Former Millwall striker Gavin Grant guilty of murder | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-10744897 |work=BBC Sport | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=23 July 2010}}</ref> The stigma of violence attached to Millwall can be traced back over 100 years. Millwall played local rivals West Ham United away at [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]] on 17 September 1906 in a Western League game. Both sets of supporters were primarily made up of dockers, who lived and worked in the same locality in east London. Many were rivals working for opposing firms and vying for the same business.<ref name="West Ham rivalry">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/league-cup/6088719/West-Ham-United-3-Millwall-1-match-report.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/league-cup/6088719/West-Ham-United-3-Millwall-1-match-report.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=West Ham United 3 Millwall 1: match report |work=The Telegraph|location=London |date= 26 August 2009|access-date=13 June 2020 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> A local newspaper, ''East Ham Echo'', reported that, "From the very first kick of the ball it was seen likely to be some trouble, but the storm burst when Dean and Jarvis came into collision (Millwall had two players sent off during the match). This aroused considerable excitement among the spectators. The crowds on the bank having caught the fever, free fights were plentiful."{{sfnp|Dunning|1988|p=68}} In the 1920s Millwall's ground was closed for two weeks after a [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] goalkeeper, who had been struck by missiles, jumped into the crowd to confront some of the home supporters and was knocked unconscious.<ref name="Japan Times"> {{cite news | last = Davies | first = Christopher | title = Millwall hopes to leave dark history behind in F.A. Cup final |work=The Japan Times | date = 21 May 2004 | url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20040521cd.htm | access-date =26 March 2008}}</ref> The ground was again closed for two weeks in 1934 following crowd disturbances after the visit of [[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]]. [[Pitch invasion]]s resulted in another closure in 1947 and in 1950 the club was fined after a [[Referee (association football)|referee]] and [[Assistant referee (association football)|linesman]] were ambushed outside the ground.<ref name="The First 125 Years"/> In the 1960s, hooliganism in England became more widely reported. On 6 November 1965 Millwall beat west London club [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] 2–1 away at Griffin Park and during the game a hand grenade was thrown onto the pitch from the Millwall end. Brentford's goalkeeper [[Chic Brodie (footballer)|Chic Brodie]] picked it up, inspected it and threw it into his goal. It was later retrieved by police and determined to be a harmless dummy. There was fighting inside and outside the ground during the game between both sets of supporters, with one Millwall fan sustaining a broken jaw. ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' newspaper ran the sensationalist grenade-related headline "Soccer Marches to War!"{{sfnp|Dunning|1988|p=150}}<ref name="Millwall 1964 – 1966 Back to Back Promotions">{{Cite news | title = Millwall 1964–1966 Back to Back Promotions | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Origins-6.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =30 September 2010 | date=30 September 2010}}</ref> Trouble was reported at [[Loftus Road]] on 26 March 1966 during a match between [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] and Millwall, at a time when both sides were near the top of the league table pushing for promotion to Division Two, but the London derby was won 6–1 by the west London based team, QPR. In the second-half, a coin was thrown from the terraces, which struck Millwall player Len Julians on the head, drawing blood. The stadium announcer warned that the game would be abandoned if there were any more disturbances from the crowd, prompting some Millwall fans to invade the pitch in an unsuccessful attempt to get the game abandoned.<ref name="Millwall vs the Mob">{{cite web | title = Millwall vs the Mob | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Millwallversusthemob.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =16 September 2010}}</ref> When Millwall's unbeaten home record of 59 games came to an end against [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] in 1967, the windows of the away team's coach were smashed. In the same year, a referee was attacked and the FA ordered the club to erect fences around The Den's terracing.<ref name="The First 125 Years"/> On 11 March 1978 a riot broke out at The Den during an FA Cup quarter-final between Millwall and [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]], with the home team losing 6–1. Fighting began on the terraces and spilled onto the pitch; dozens of fans were injured, with some hooligans turning on their own team's supporters leaving some innocent fans bloodied. Bobby Robson, then manager of Ipswich, said of Millwall fans afterward, "They [the police] should have turned the [[flamethrower]]s on them".<ref name="Millwall vs the Mob"/> In 1982 Millwall club chairman Alan Thorne threatened to close the club because of violence sparked by losing in the FA Cup to non-league side [[Slough Town F.C.|Slough Town]].<ref name="The First 125 Years"/><ref name="Japan Times"/> The 1985 Kenilworth Road riot, after an FA Cup sixth-round match between Luton Town and Millwall on 13 March 1985, became one of the worst and widely reported incidents of football hooliganism to date. On that night, approximately 20,000 people packed into a ground that usually only held half that number to watch Luton beat Millwall 1–0.<ref name="The First 125 Years"/> Numerous pitch invasions, fighting in the stands and missile-throwing occurred, of which one such object hit Luton's goalkeeper [[Les Sealey]]. It led to a ban on away supporters by Luton from their [[Kenilworth Road]] ground for four years. Luton were asked by Millwall to make the Wednesday night match all-ticket, but this was ignored.<ref name="Japan Times"/> As a result, rival hooligan firms gained access to the stadium. As well as the Millwall hooligans and those belonging to Luton's firm the [[Luton Town MIGs|MIGs]], many of the 31 fans arrested after the violence were identified as being from Chelsea's [[Chelsea Headhunters|Headhunters]] firm and West Ham United's [[Inter City Firm]].<ref name="Japan Times"/> The FA commissioned an inquiry which concluded that it was "not satisfied that Millwall F.C. took all reasonable precautions in accordance with the requirements of FA Rule 31(A)(II)." A£7,500 fine was levied against Millwall, though this was later withdrawn on appeal.<ref name="appeal">{{cite journal | date = 19 July 1985 | title = FA lift penalties on Luton and Millwall; Successful appeal against riot decision |journal=The Times |location=UK }}</ref> The penalty that Millwall faced was perhaps that the club's name was now "synonymous with everything that was bad in football and society".<ref name="fearandloathing">{{cite book | title=Fear and Loathing in World Football | url=https://archive.org/details/fearloathingworl00arms_440 | url-access=limited | work=Berg Publishers | first= Gary | last= Armstrong |author2=Giulianotti, Richard |date=June 2001 | page=[https://archive.org/details/fearloathingworl00arms_440/page/n79 65] | isbn=1-85973-463-4}}</ref> In May 2002, hundreds of hooligans attaching themselves to Millwall were involved in disorder around the ground, after the team lost a play-off game to Birmingham City. It was described by the BBC as one of the worst cases of civil disorder seen in Great Britain in recent times. A police spokeswoman said that 47 police officers and 24 police horses were injured, and the Metropolitan Police considered suing the club after the events.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1967510.stm |title=Four charged over Millwall violence |work=BBC Sport |date=4 May 2002 |access-date=25 August 2009}}</ref> The then chairman Theo Paphitis responded that Millwall could not be blamed for the actions of a mindless minority who attach themselves to the club. "The problem of mob violence is not solely a Millwall problem, it is not a football problem, it is a problem which plagues the whole of our society", he said. Paphitis later introduced a membership scheme whereby only fans who would be prepared to join and carry membership cards would be allowed into The Den. Scotland Yard withdrew its threat to sue, stating: "In light of the efforts made and a donation to a charity helping injured police officers, the Metropolitan Police Service has decided not to pursue legal action against Millwall F.C. in relation to the disorder".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2459365.stm |title=Met drops threat to sue Millwall |work=BBC Sport |date=13 November 2002 |access-date=25 August 2009}}</ref> Some legal experts said it would have been difficult to hold a football club responsible for something that occurred away from its ground and involved people who did not attend the match. The scheme introduced by Paphitis now only applies to perceived high-risk away games. Many fans blame the scheme for diminishing Millwall's away support, such as at Leeds United where fans are issued with vouchers which are then exchanged for tickets at a designated point of [[West Yorkshire Police]]'s choosing on the day of the game. Also, early kick-off times arranged by the police often result in only a few hundred fans making the trip.<ref name="Police mount anti-hooligan operation">{{cite web | title = Leeds United v Millwall: Police mount anti-hooligan operation | url = http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Leeds-United-v-Millwall-Police.6484588.jp | work=Yorkshire Evening Post | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref><ref name="Millwall v Leeds United">{{cite web | title = Millwall v Leeds United: Police issue behaviour warning | work=Yorkshire Evening Post | url = http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Millwall-v-Leeds-United-Police.5247915.jp | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref> [[File:Charlton 0 Millwall 2 2013.ogg|320px|thumb|Millwall supporters celebrate [[Shane Lowry (footballer)|Shane Lowry's]] 35-yard freekick against [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] at [[The Valley (London)|The Valley]] on 16 March 2013<ref name="Lowry">{{cite news| title = Millwall ran out comfortable 2–0 victors over Charlton in the Championship| url = http://www.skysports.com/football/charlton-vs-millwall/262505|work=Sky Sports| access-date =30 July 2018| date=16 March 2013}}</ref>]] In January 2009, hundreds of Millwall fans perceived as "high risk" individuals gained access to an FA Cup fourth-round match away at [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]. The game, won 2–0 by Hull, was overshadowed when seats, coins and plastic bottles were thrown by some away supporters. There were conflicting reports in the media as to whether missiles were initially thrown by Hull supporters following chanting and jeering by Millwall fans of [[Jimmy Bullard]] (an ex-West Ham player) just prior to the fixture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/hull-to-bill-millwall-for-damage-to-stand-1515786.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204123130/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/hull-to-bill-millwall-for-damage-to-stand-1515786.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 February 2009|title=Hull to bill Millwall for damage to stand|work=The Independent |location=UK |author=Jon Culley|date=26 January 2009|access-date=25 August 2009 }}</ref> On 25 August 2009, Millwall played away at West Ham United in the Football League Cup, losing 3–1 after extra time. One Millwall supporter was stabbed during clashes between the two sets of fans outside the ground. The game saw hundreds of West Ham fans invade the pitch on three occasions, forcing the game to be temporarily suspended once. The police later said the violence, because of its scale, was organised beforehand.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8221451.stm |title=Mass violence mars London derby |work=BBC Sport |date=25 August 2009 |access-date=25 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/8221590.stm|title=FA to probe Upton Park violence |publisher=BBC Sport|date=25 August 2009|access-date=26 August 2009}}</ref> In the aftermath of the disorder, Millwall were handed three charges by the FA and later cleared of all of them; West Ham received four charges and were found guilty on two counts: violent, threatening, obscene and provocative behaviour, and entering the field of play. West Ham were fined £115,000, an amount seen as an insult by Millwall, which staunchly defended the actions of its own fans and the club's inability to do any more than it had for a match at a rival's ground.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8443013.stm|title=West Ham fined £115,000 over violence against Millwall |publisher=BBC Sport|date=15 January 2010|access-date=19 July 2010}}</ref> After a game against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road in September 2010, manager Kenny Jackett said Millwall's hooligan problems are to a certain extent exaggerated by [[sensationalism|media sensationalism]]. "I see it as unjust. We are an easy club to criticise and in my time [at the club], the way we have been reported is unfair", he said.<ref name="Jackett on QPR game 2010">{{cite news | title = This Crosses the Lion | author=Tobey Porter | newspaper=South London Press | date = 1 October 2010 | page = 84 }}</ref> Other examples of this include archive footage of their hooligan element's past bad behaviour being shown, when disorder has occurred at other grounds, not involving them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Origins-7.htm |title=The Book of Football – The Start of No One Likes Us | work=The Millwall History Files|access-date=25 August 2009}}</ref> During a game between Millwall and Huddersfield Town, ''[[The Observer]]'' reported that a Huddersfield Town fan had thrown a coin at a linesman, and that some Millwall fans had intervened, and handed the culprit over to police. The ''[[News of the World]]'', however, bore the headline: "Millwall Thugs Deck Linesman With Concrete". This has led to a siege mentality among supporters of the club, which gave rise to the Millwall fans' famous terrace chant, [[No one likes us, we don't care]], being sung in defiant defence of themselves and their team.<ref>The chant so famous as to be mentioned in a book review about football in Bangladesh: McKay, A. C. 2012. ''Scoring off the field: Football culture in Bengal, 1911–90'', by Kausik Bandyopadhyay. ''Asian Ethnology'' 71.1:151–152.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/Match_Report/0,1527,1185894,00.html |title=FA Cup semi-final: Sunderland 0 – 1 Millwall &#124; Football | work=The Guardian|date= 5 April 2004|access-date=25 August 2009 | first=Michael | last=Walker}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.scotsman.com/football.cfm?id=386002004 |title=Scotsman.com Sport |work=The Scotsman |date=13 January 2009 |access-date=25 August 2009}}</ref> In April 2013, Millwall met Wigan Athletic in a semi-final of the FA Cup. Millwall lost the game 2–0.<ref name="Wigan semi"/> Towards the end of the match, violence broke out in part of the stand allocated to Millwall, with individuals fighting amongst themselves and then against police, resulting in 14 arrests, of which two were Wigan supporters.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22140395 |title=FA Cup: Fans arrested after Millwall violence |publisher=BBC News|access-date=2013-04-14 |date=14 April 2013}}</ref> In January 2014, a Millwall fan ripped a linesman's flag after a corner was not given to his side during a game against [[Leicester City]]; Millwall lost 1–3.<ref>{{cite news|title=Millwall 1–3 Leicester: Angry fan rips linesman's flag apart|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25572011|access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref> On 29 May 2016, Millwall played in the [[2016 Football League One play-off final|Football League One play-off final]] against [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] at [[Wembley Stadium]], but towards the end of the match, with Barnsley winning 3–1, a group of Millwall supporters broke through a security barrier and attacked Barnsley supporters, some of whom were forced to leave the stadium to avoid the violence. Also there were objects thrown towards the Barnsley players and Barnsley supporters during the game. The fighting and violence was condemned by the Football Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/league-one-playoff-final-millwall-fans-storm-security-barriers-at-wembley-stadium-a3259341.html|title=League One play-off final: Millwall fans 'storm security barriers' at Wembley|date=29 May 2016|work=Evening Standard|access-date=30 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/millwall-promise-to-hand-life-bans-to-any-fans-involved-in-violent-clashes-during-league-one-play-a7055421.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/millwall-promise-to-hand-life-bans-to-any-fans-involved-in-violent-clashes-during-league-one-play-a7055421.html |archive-date=14 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Millwall promise to hand life bans to any fans involved in violent clashes during League One play-off final defeat|date=29 May 2016|work=The Independent|access-date=30 May 2016}}</ref> On 26 January 2019, Millwall beat [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] 3–2 and knocked them out of the FA Cup. The two teams supporters clashed away from The Den before the game, with an Everton fan being slashed across the face with a knife.<ref name="everton fa cup"/> A senior Metropolitan Police officer said, it was "some of the most shocking football violence seen for some time".<ref name="everton fa cup"/> The game was also blighted by allegations of racist chanting.<ref name="everton fa cup">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47032389|title=Millwall v Everton: Police say violence 'worst for some time'|date=28 January 2019|publisher=BBC News|access-date=29 January 2019}}</ref> On 5 December 2020, Millwall played against Derby County in the first game back at the Den for fans in ten months due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 Pandemic]]. Some of the 2,000 fans present booed the players who [[U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present)|took a knee]] and [[raised fist|raised a fist]] before the game in support of the [[Black Lives Matter]] social and political movement. The booing was condemned by The FA, EFL, [[Kick It Out (organisation)|Kick it Out]], and [[mainstream media]].<ref name="SKYboo">{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/millwall-fans-boo-as-players-take-the-knee-in-support-of-black-lives-matter-movement-12152275|title=Millwall fans boo as players take the knee in support of Black Lives Matter movement|date=5 December 2020|work=Sky News}}</ref><ref name="Standardboo">{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/millwall-fans-boo-take-a-knee-derby-kick-it-out-hails-players-b181641.html|title=Kick It Out hails players of Millwall and Derby for 'defying the hate' after fans boo taking a knee|date=5 December 2020|work=Evening Standard}}</ref><ref name="Guardianboo">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/05/returning-fans-boo-as-millwall-and-derby-take-the-knee|title=FA and EFL condemn Millwall fans for booing as players take a knee |date=5 December 2020|work=The Guardian}}</ref> [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] minister [[George Eustice]] refused to condemn Millwall fans, stating Black Live Matter political movement was against what most British people believed in and fans should be free to express their views.<ref name="Eustice">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/06/millwall-fans-who-booed-players-taking-a-knee-should-be-respected-says-eustice|title=Minister fails to condemn Millwall fans who booed players taking a knee |date=6 December 2020|work=The Guardian}}</ref> The leader of the [[Brexit Party]] [[Nigel Farage]] called BLM a [[Marxist]] Party who had been "sussed out" by Millwall fans and called for kneeling to stop.<ref name="Farage">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Nigel_Farage/status/1335340960901967873|title=Farage tweet about booing |date=5 December 2020|work=Twitter}}</ref> In the next game at the Den against [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|QPR]] on 8 December 2020, Millwall fans applauded as QPR and Millwall players raised aloft an anti-racism banner about inequality in football. The 2,000 Millwall fans also cheered the QPR players who took the knee. No Millwall player kneeled. Before the game, every fan was given a letter from the club saying, "The eyes of the world are on this football club tonight – your club – and they want us to fail. Together as one, we will not let that happen." Some Millwall supporters had said their boos at the Derby game did not have racist intent, but was instead against the politicisation of the Black Lives Matter movement in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collings|first=Simon|date=2020-12-08|title=Millwall fans applaud QPR players who take the knee|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/millwall-fans-the-den-qpr-anti-racism-banner-take-the-knee-b224483.html|access-date=2020-12-10|website=standard.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> ==Notable supporters== {|class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" |- !Name !Occupation |- | {{sortname|Danny|Baker|Danny Baker}}<ref name="Danny Baker">{{cite web | title = Millwall fan Danny Baker and West Ham United supporter Ray Winstone swap 'Shirts of Hurt' for Sport Relief | url = http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2557/news/2010/03/15/1834130/millwall-fan-danny-baker-and-west-ham-united-supporter-ray | work=Goal | access-date =27 September 2010}}</ref>||Radio DJ and comedian |- | {{sortname|Michael|Barrymore||Michael Barrymore}}<ref name="Barrymore">{{Cite tweet | number = 660239517480329220 | user = MrBarrymore | title = Im a Millwall supporter, what the hell do I know? | date = 30 October 2015 | access-date = 15 March 2021}}</ref>||Actor |- | {{sortname|Geoff|Bell|Geoff Bell (actor)}}<ref name="Bell">{{cite news | title = An All Star display | url = https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/news/13873/4037070/an-all-star-display | work = [[Sky Sports]] | access-date = 2 April 2021 | date = 23 August 2008}}</ref>||Actor |- | {{sortname|Big|Narstie||Big Narstie}}<ref name="Narstie">{{Cite tweet | number = 629302624098091008 | user = bignarstie | title = No one likes us but we don't care it's super #bdl @MillwallFC from da den #base | date = 6 August 2015 | access-date = 25 January 2021}}</ref>||MC, rapper |- | {{sortname|Ted|Cheeseman||Ted Cheeseman}}<ref name="Cheese">{{Cite news | last = Cawley | first = Richard | title = New British champion Ted Cheeseman will be at Millwall's Den to show off title on November 24 | website = londonnewsonline.co.uk | date = 29 October 2018 }}</ref>||Boxer |- | {{sortname|CM|Punk|CM Punk}}<ref name="CMPunk">{{Cite tweet | number = 185236751047077889 | user = CMPunk | title = “@booze87: @CMPunk why Millwall? If there are much better teams, Barcelona, ac Milan, Manchester city?” No one likes us. We don't care. | date = 29 March 2012 | access-date = 15 March 2021}}</ref>||[[All Elite Wrestling|AEW]] wrestler |- | {{sortname|Bob|Crow|Bob Crow}}<ref name="Bob Crow">{{cite web | title = Bob Crow | url = http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=13044 | work = The Socialist Worker | access-date = 27 September 2010 | archive-date = 24 September 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924103251/http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=13044 | url-status = dead }}</ref>||Former [[National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers|RMT trade union]] leader |- | {{sortname|Daniel|Day-Lewis|Daniel Day-Lewis}}<ref>{{Cite news | last = Sullivan | first = Chris | title =How Daniel Day-Lewis' notoriously rigorous role preparation has yielded another Oscar contender | work=The Independent | date =1 February 2008 | url =https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/how-daniel-daylewis-notoriously-rigorous-role-preparation-has-yielded-another-oscar-contender-776563.html | access-date =4 July 2010}}</ref>||Actor |- | {{sortname|Madeline|Duggan||Madeline Duggan}}<ref name="Duggan">{{Cite tweet | number = 101067840391610369 | user = maddiedugx | title = Gotta love millwall . Always come together when needed don't see no other football team pulling there weight x | date = 9 August 2011 | access-date = 15 March 2021}}</ref>||Actress |- | {{sortname|Andy|Fordham|Andy Fordham}}<ref name="Andy Fordham">{{cite web | title=About Andy | url=http://www.andyfordham.co.uk/about.shtml | work=Official Andy Fordham site | access-date=27 September 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604134711/http://www.andyfordham.co.uk/about.shtml | archive-date= 4 June 2011 | df=dmy}}</ref>||Former darts world champion |- | {{sortname|Lars|Frederiksen|Lars Frederiksen}}<ref name="Frederiksen">{{Cite news | title = On the Phone with Rancid's Lars Frederiksen | url = http://vimeo.com/7697796 | work=MLS Insider | access-date =17 September 2010 | date=19 November 2009}}</ref>|| Singer in [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]] |- | {{sortname|Johnny|Garton|Johnny Garton}}<ref name="Garton">{{cite news | title = Lions Live has some knockout guests lined up | url = https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/2016/september/lions-live-has-some-knockout-guests-lined-up/ | work = Millwall F.C. | access-date = 1 April 2021 | date = 22 September 2016}}</ref>||Boxer |- | {{sortname|Steve|Harley|Steve Harley}}<ref name="cockneyrebel">{{cite news | title = Steve Harley relishing Bermondsey homecoming | url = https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/steve-harley-relishing-bermondsey-homecoming/ | work=Southwark News | access-date =4 January 2021 | date=1 July 2015}}</ref>||Singer in [[Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel|Cockney Rebel]] |- | {{sortname|Frank|Harper|Frank Harper}}<ref>{{cite web | last = Hyde | first = John | title =Millwall fans back 'home' on the Isle of Dogs | work=Docklands 24 | date =19 July 2008 | url =http://www.docklands24.co.uk/content/docklands/news/story.aspx?brand=Docklands&category=news&tBrand=docklands&tCategory=znews&itemid=WeED19+Jul+2010+17%3A31%3A56%3A803 | access-date =19 July 2010 }}</ref>||Actor |- | {{sortname|Blake|Harrison||Blake Harrison}}<ref name="In between teams">{{cite web | title = In between teams | url = http://www.socceram.com/story/0,21644,13873_5620345,00.html | work=Soccer AM | access-date =14 September 2010}}</ref>||Actor |- | {{sortname|Tamer|Hassan|Tamer Hassan}}<ref name="Tamer Hassan">{{cite web |title=Tamer Hassan interview |url=http://www.talksport.co.uk/magazine/interviews/2010-09-10/tamer-hassan-interview |work=[[Talksport|talkSport]] |access-date=27 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725160141/http://www.talksport.co.uk/magazine/interviews/2010-09-10/tamer-hassan-interview |archive-date=25 July 2011 }}</ref>||Actor |- | {{sortname|David|Haye|David Haye}}<ref>{{cite web | last = Coles | first = Bill | title =David V Goliath | work=The Express | date =7 November 2009 | url =http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/138754/David-v-Goliath-David-v-Goliath-David-v-Goliath-David-v-Goliath-David-v-Goliath-David-v-Goliath-David-v-Goliath- | access-date =4 July 2010 }}</ref>||Retired boxing world champion |- | {{sortname|Rod|Liddle|Rod Liddle}}<ref name="Liddle">{{cite news | title = Rod Liddle defends quip about Auschwitz on Millwall fans' forum | url = https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jan/22/rod-liddle-quip-auschwitz-millwall | work=The Guardian | access-date =27 September 2010 | first=James | last=Robinson | date=22 January 2010}}</ref>||Journalist |- | [[Herman Ouseley, Baron Ouseley|Lord Ouseley]]<ref name="Ouseley">{{cite web | title = Kick It Out defends Lord Ouseley comments on Millwall alleged racist chanting | url = https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11735/11644537/kick-it-out-defends-lord-ouseley-comments-on-millwall-alleged-racist-chanting | work=Sky Sports | access-date =22 February 2019}}</ref>||[[Kick It Out (organisation)|Kick It Out]] Founder |- | {{sortname|Nick|Love|Nick Love}}<ref name="Nick Love on The Firm"/>||Film director |- | {{sortname|Kellie|Maloney|Kellie Maloney}}<ref name="Maloney">{{cite news | title = Maloney's FA Cup vote goes firmly to Millwall | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxingandmma/2375809/Maloneys-FA-Cup-vote-goes-firmly-to-Millwall.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130505083322/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxingandmma/2375809/Maloneys-FA-Cup-vote-goes-firmly-to-Millwall.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 5 May 2013 | work=The Telegraph|location=London | access-date =27 September 2010 | first=Robert | last=Philip | date=29 March 2004}}</ref>||Former boxing promoter, born Frank Maloney |- | {{sortname|Roland|Manookian||Roland Manookian}}<ref name="Roland">{{cite web|title=Film stars back move for harris stand at den |url=http://www.southwarkweekender.co.uk/00,news,15701,440,00.htm |work=Southwark Weekender |access-date=27 September 2010 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>||Actor |- | {{sortname|Louie|McCarthy-Scarsbrook||Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook}}<ref name="Scarsbrook">{{Cite news | title = A baptism of fire on three counts for Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook | url = http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/saints/news/8842418.A_baptism_of_fire_on_three_counts_for_Louie_McCarthy_Scarsbrook/?ref=rss | work=St Helen Star | access-date =19 February 2011 | date=19 February 2011}}</ref>||Rugby player |- | {{sortname|Laila|Morse|Laila Morse}}<ref>{{cite web | title = Graham's garter be joking.... | work = Millwall FC | date = 17 November 2004 | url = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~341225,00.html | access-date = 26 September 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120913075621/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~341225,00.html | archive-date = 13 September 2012 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all}}</ref>||Actress |- | {{sortname|Patrick|Murray|Patrick Murray (actor)}}<ref>{{Cite web | title = Only Fools and Horses, Where are they now? | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8874802/Only-Fools-and-Horses-Where-are-they-now.html | work=The Telegraph|location=London | access-date =3 September 2013 | date=9 November 2011}}</ref>||Actor, Mickey Pearce in [[Only Fools and Horses]] |- | {{sortname|Des|O'Connor||Des O'Connor}}<ref name="Morrissey and Des">{{Cite news | last = White | first = Jim | title =Morrissey plumps for Millwall game | work=The Telegraph|location=London | date =6 October 2008 | url =https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/3147461/Morrissey-plumps-for-Millwall-game-E.ON-struggling-to-keep-clean-sheet-Football.html | access-date =4 July 2010}}</ref>||Entertainer |- | {{sortname|Gary|Oldman|Gary Oldman}}<ref name="oldman"/>||Actor |- | {{sortname|Theo|Paphitis||Theo Paphitis}}<ref name="Will Theo Paphitis come in with £1 to save La Senza, the lingerie firm he sold for £100m?">{{Cite news | title = Will Theo Paphitis come in with £1 to save La Senza, the lingerie firm he sold for £100m? | url = http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article6973058.ece | work=The Times | access-date =28 August 2010 | first1=Helen | last1=Power | first2=Marcus | last2=Leroux | date=1 January 2010}}</ref>||Entrepreneur, [[Dragons' Den (British TV programme)|Dragons' Den]] |- | {{sortname|Scroobius|Pip|Scroobius Pip}}<ref name="Pip">{{cite web | title = Get better united | url = http://www.socceram.com/story/0,21644,13873_6041908,00.html | work=Soccer AM | access-date =27 September 2010}}</ref>||Musician |- | {{sortname|Timo|Soini||Timo Soini}}<ref name="Timo">{{Cite news | title = Timo Soini: The Finnish bear mauling the EU's bailout plans | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/finland/8456051/Timo-Soini-The-Finnish-bear-mauling-the-EUs-bailout-plans.html | work=The Telegraph|location=London | access-date =17 April 2011 | date=17 April 2011 | first=Harriet | last=Alexander}}</ref>||Politician |- | {{sortname|Gregg|Wallace|Gregg Wallace}}<ref>{{cite web | last = Kimpton-Nye | first = Andy | title = Gregg Wallace Zoo Magazine | work = The Express | date = 22 May 2008 | url = http://www.zootoday.com/lateststuff/archive/2008/08/29/the-zoo-q-a--gregg-wallace.htm | access-date = 4 July 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150510053656/http://www.zootoday.com/lateststuff/archive/2008/08/29/the-zoo-q-a--gregg-wallace.htm | archive-date = 10 May 2015 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all}}</ref>||[[MasterChef]] presenter |- | {{sortname|Denzel|Washington||Denzel Washington}}<ref name="Denzel">{{cite web | title = Denzel Washington on being Millwall not Man Utd | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00cbzqr | work=BBC Radio 5 live | date = 24 November 2010 | access-date =24 November 2010}}</ref>||Actor |- | {{sortname|Ian|Wright|Ian Wright}}<ref>{{cite web | title=All Wright! | publisher=Millwall Football Club | date=12 August 2009 | url=http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~1751967,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406133624/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10367~1751967%2C00.html | archive-date= 6 April 2012 | access-date=4 July 2010 | url-status=dead}}</ref>||Former footballer |- | [[Zerkaa]]<ref name="Zerkaa">{{cite news | title = Watch The Lions go north of the border on Monday | url = https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/2020/march/watch-the-lions-go-north-of-the-border-on-monday/ | work = Millwall F.C. | access-date = 26 June 2021 | date = 23 March 2020}}</ref>||YouTuber |- |} <gallery> File:Dannybaker.jpg|[[Danny Baker]] File:Daniel Day-Lewis, Jaguar, Mille Miglia 2013 cropped.jpg|[[Daniel Day-Lewis]] File:Andy fordham-1520889593.jpeg|[[Andy Fordham]] File:David Haye.png|[[David Haye]] File:Official portrait of Lord Ouseley crop 2.jpg|[[Herman Ouseley, Baron Ouseley|Lord Ouseley]] File:Gary Oldman in 2017 (36334517524).jpg|[[Gary Oldman]] File:Zerkaa 2018.jpg|Joshua Bradley ([[Zerkaa]]) </gallery> ==In the community== In 1985, the club founded the Millwall Community Trust (MCT), which offers sporting, educational and charitable projects.<ref name="MCS linkedin">{{Cite news | title = Millwall Community Scheme – Linkedin | url = http://www.linkedin.com/company/millwall-community-scheme | work = linkedin | access-date = 27 July 2013}}</ref> The Trust is based next door to The Den, in the Lions Centre.<ref name="MCS">{{Cite news |title = Millwall Community Scheme |url = http://www.millwallcommunity.co.uk/ |work = MCS |access-date = 27 July 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130724122055/http://www.millwallcommunity.co.uk/ |archive-date = 24 July 2013 |url-status = dead }}</ref> Working with local people from the surrounding boroughs of [[Lewisham]], [[Southwark]] and the wider Millwall Community. The Trust offers sports and fitness programmes, educational workshops, disability activities and soccer schools. The club helps promote anti-knife and anti-gun crime.<ref name="goal grassroots">{{Cite news | title = Millwall's community work a far cry from the violence of the club's past | url = http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2011/04/16/2443832/goalcom-grassroots-millwalls-community-work-a-far-cry-from | work = Goal.com | access-date = 27 July 2013}}</ref> In a match against Charlton Athletic in 2009, both teams wore special kits for the match in honour of murdered local teenagers and supporters Jimmy Mizen and [[Rob Knox]]. The logos of both clubs' shirt sponsors were replaced by the text, "Street violence ruins lives".<ref name="Mizen and Knox">{{Cite news | title = Game played in honour of murdered teens Jimmy Mizen and Rob Knox | url = http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/4793537.CHARLTON_AND_MILLWALL__Game_played_in_honour_of_murdered_teens_Jimmy_Mizen_and_Rob_Knox/ | work = NewsShopper | access-date = 6 September 2010}}</ref> The club has also helped raise over £10,000 for the charity [[Help for Heroes]].<ref name="Millwall H4H">{{Cite news | title = Millwall fans raise £10,000 for Help for Heroes | url = http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/lewisham/9004208.Millwall_fans_raise___10_000_for_Help_for_Heroes/ | work = NewsShopper | date = 3 May 2011 | access-date = 27 July 2013}}</ref> ==In popular culture== Millwall have been depicted in films several times, specifically highlighting the club's hooliganism firm the Bushwackers and the rivalry with West Ham United.<ref name="Millwall Bushwackers Hooligans">{{cite web | title = Millwall Bushwackers Hooligans | url = http://www.football-hooligans.org/millwall-bushwackers-hooligans.html | work = Football Hooligans | access-date = 28 August 2010}}</ref> Often glorifying football violence in the beginning, each film typically ends in loss of life, showing the futility of hooliganism.<ref name="Green Street ending">{{Cite news | title = Green Street ending | url = http://www.ruinedendings.com/film5270ending | work = Ruined Endings | access-date = 24 September 2010 | date = 24 September 2010}}</ref> *''[[The Firm (1989 film)|The Firm]]'' (1989) – Real life Millwall supporter Gary Oldman plays Bex, leader of football firm the Inter City Crew, a fictional representation of West Ham's [[Inter City Firm]] and their violent exploits. Millwall's Bushwackers firm are called The Buccaneers in the film.<ref name="oldman">{{cite web | title =BBC Sport – Lawro's predictions | work =BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14935203 | date=15 September 2011|access-date =20 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="The Firm 1988">{{Cite news | title = The Firm 1988 | url = http://www.allmovie.com/work/141225 | work=All Movie | access-date =24 September 2010 | date=24 September 2010}}</ref> *''Arrivederci Millwall'' (1990) – A group of Millwall supporters travel to the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]] in Spain, just after the Falklands War breaks out, intent on avenging a personal loss.<ref name="Arrivederci Millwall">{{Cite news | title = Arrivederci Millwall | url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0852935/ | work=iMDb.com | access-date =17 July 2011 | date=17 July 2011}}</ref> *''[[Black Books]]'' (2000) – In the first episode ''"Cooking the Books"'', Bernard Black (Dylan Moran) attempts to antagonise some Millwall hooligans into injuring him severely enough so that he may avoid doing his taxes. Upon remarking, ''"How does the song go? Millwall, Millwall, we're really dreadful and all of our girlfriends are unfulfilled and alienated," ''he succeeds. *''[[The Football Factory (film)|The Football Factory]]'' (2004) – Primarily about the [[Chelsea Headhunters]], who fight numerous other firms on away days, culminating in a big fight against Millwall's Bushwackers.<ref name="Football Factory">{{Cite news|title=Football Factory |url=http://www.britfilms.com/britishfilms/catalogue/more/?mainID=D9CC70591b1ff1D725MjO3EA02DD&pageNo=3& |work=Brit Films |access-date=24 September 2010 |date=24 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071108150706/http://www.britfilms.com/britishfilms/catalogue/more/?mainID=D9CC70591b1ff1D725MjO3EA02DD&pageNo=3& |archive-date=8 November 2007 }}</ref> *''[[Green Street (film)|Green Street]]'' (2005) – [[Elijah Wood]] plays an American student who gets involved with West Ham's firm. The film builds up to a big clash with Millwall's firm at the climax, after the two teams are drawn against each other in the Cup, foreshadowing similarities to the [[2009 Upton Park riot]].<ref name="green street">{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2005/sep/09/6 | title=Green Street | newspaper=The Guardian |location=London | date=2005-09-09 | access-date=2013-12-18 | author=Bradshaw, Peter}}</ref> *''[[Rise of the Footsoldier]]'' (2007) – The rise of a football hooligan is chronicled from his beginnings on the terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals. The rivalry between West Ham and Millwall is portrayed during the opening scenes of the film.<ref name="Rise of the Foot Soldier">{{Cite news | title = Rise of the Foot Soldier | url = http://www.filmsreview.co.uk/rise-of-the-foot-soldier/ | work=Films Review | access-date =17 September 2010 | date=17 September 2010}}</ref> *''[[Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal]]'' (2007) – The main protagonist Sunny Bhasin ([[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]]) initially agrees to leave Southhall United Football Club and signs a lucrative offer to play for Millwall F.C. He later decides not to play for Millwall though. *''[[Green Street 2: Stand Your Ground]]'' (2009) – A [[direct-to-video]] sequel to Green Street. It follows on directly from the original's climax, with several members of West Ham's and Millwall's firms ending up in prison together and arranging a football match.<ref name="Green Street Two">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/453243/Green-Street-Hooligans-2/overview | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225091950/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/453243/Green-Street-Hooligans-2/overview | url-status=dead | archive-date=25 December 2013 | title=Green Street Hooligans 2 | access-date=18 December 2013 | department=Movies & TV Dept. | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=2013 | location=New York}}</ref> *''[[The Firm (2009 film)|The Firm]]'' (2009) – A remake by [[Nick Love]], director of [[The Football Factory (film)|The Football Factory]] and himself a Millwall supporter.<ref name="Nick Love on The Firm">{{cite news | title = Nick Love on The Firm | url = http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article6822270.ece | first= Kevin | last= Maher | newspaper = The Times | location = London | access-date = 28 August 2010 | date=7 September 2009}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Set in the 1980s, the film focuses on the music, fashion and culture surrounding football at the time.<ref name="firm1">{{cite magazine | title = The Firm : Film Review | url = http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cinema/the-firm-1 | first= Jamie | last= Graham | magazine = Total Film | access-date = 6 January 2014 | date=17 August 2009}}</ref> It was generally well received by critics.<ref name="firm1"/><ref name="firm2">{{cite news | title = The Firm – Film4 | url = http://www.film4.com/reviews/2009/the-firm | first= Ali | last= Catterall | publisher = Film4 | access-date = 6 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="firm3">{{cite news | title = The Firm : Film Review | url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/sep/18/the-firm-film-review | first= Peter | last= Bradshaw | newspaper = The Guardian | access-date = 6 January 2014 | date=18 September 2009}}</ref> In October 2009, the [[Metropolitan Police]] released still photos from the film in relation to a search for hooligans from the Upton Park riot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Scotland-Yard-Mix-Up-Actors-Playing-Hooligans-Included-Among-Images-Of-Wanted-Football-Fans/Article/200910415427573?lpos=UK_News_First_Strange_News__Article_Teaser_Region__0&lid=ARTICLE_15427573_Scotland_Yard_Mix-Up%3A_Actors_Playing_Hooligans_Included_Among_Images_Of_Wanted_Football_Fans|title=Cast of Hooligan Film Among 'Wanted' Fans|date=31 October 2009|work=Sky News|first=Emma|last=Rowley|access-date=5 January 2014}}</ref> The mistake led to an apology from [[Scotland Yard]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8335331.stm|title=Football 'wanted men' were actors|date=31 October 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=5 January 2014}}</ref> *''[[St George's Day (film)|St George's Day]]'' (2012) – A British gangster film which featured cameos from Millwall players [[Liam Trotter]], [[Alan Dunne]], [[David Forde (footballer)|David Forde]], [[Darren Ward (footballer born 1978)|Darren Ward]] and [[Scott Barron]]. The film also included several Millwall references such as 'No One Likes Us' and 'We Fear No Foe'. *In seasons two (2013) and three (2014) of the Norwegian television series ''[[Lilyhammer]]'', [[Paul Kaye]] guest&nbsp;stars as London gangster Duncan Hammer. The character implies that he is or was a supporter of Millwall, while discussing and using a "[[Millwall brick]]" to assault a debtor. The club's ground The Den doubled as The Dragons Lair, home ground of fictional team [[Harchester United F.C.|Harchester United]] in the television series ''[[Dream Team (TV series)|Dream Team]]''. It also appeared in episodes of the shows ''[[The Bill]]'' and ''[[Primeval (TV series)|Primeval]]''.<ref name="Dream team">{{Cite news | title = Harchester dreams at Millwal | url = http://www.harchester.net/castInterviews/interview.php?interview=2 | work=The Official Harchester United Website | access-date =2 October 2010 | date=2 October 2009}}</ref> In literature, books such as "''No One Likes Us, We Don't Care: True Stories from Millwall, Britain's Most Notorious Football Hooligans''" by Andrew Woods focuses on the hooligan element of Millwall.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LacCAgAAQBAJ| title=No One Likes Us, We Don't Care: True Stories from Millwall, Britain's Most Notorious Football Holigans | work=John Blake | isbn=9781843584520 | access-date=22 November 2013| last1=Woods | first1=Andrew | date=7 March 2011 }}</ref> ''[[Sunday Mirror]]'' columnist [[Mike Calvin|Michael Calvin]] spent the [[2009–10 Millwall F.C. season|2009–10 season]] covering Millwall, writing the book ''Family: Life, Death and Football''. The book looks at the rivalry with West Ham United, the stabbing of a Millwall supporter and the Lions play-off success and promotion to The Championship under Kenny Jackett.{{sfnp|Calvin|2010|pp=1–11}} ==References== {{reflist|refs= <ref name="Kits">{{cite web | title = Millwall – Historical Football Kits | url = http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Millwall/Millwall.htm | work=Historical Football Kits | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref> }} ===Bibliography=== *{{cite book |first=Michael |last=Calvin |title=Family: Life, Death and Football | publisher=Integr8 Books | year=2010| isbn=978-0-9566981-0-0}} *{{Cite book|first=Eric |last=Dunning |title=The Roots of Football Hooliganism: An Historical and Sociological Study | publisher=Routledge | year=1988| isbn=0-415-03677-1}} *{{Cite book|first=Richard |last=Lindsay |title=Millwall: A Complete Record, 1885–1991 | publisher=Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd| year=1991| isbn=0-907969-94-1}} *{{Cite book|first1=Richard |last1=Lindsay |first2=Eddie|last2=Tarrant |title=Millwall: The Complete Record | publisher=DB Publishing | year=2010| isbn=978-1-85983-833-4}} ===Further reading=== *{{Cite book|first=Chris |last=Bethell |author2=Millwall FC Museum |author3=David Sullivan |title=Millwall Football Club 1885–1939 | publisher=Tempus | year=1999| isbn=0-7524-1849-1}} *{{Cite book|first=Jim |last=Murray | title=Lions of the South | publisher=Leatherbound Island| year=1988| isbn=1-871220-00-9}} *{{Cite book|first=Garry |last=Robson |title=No One Likes Us, We Don't Care: The Myth and Reality of Millwall Fandom | publisher=Berg Publishers | year=2000| isbn=1-85973-372-7}} *{{cite book |first=Ramón |last=Spaaij |title=Understanding Football Hooliganism: A Comparison of Six Western European Football Clubs| publisher=Vossiuspers UvA | year=2006| isbn=978-90-5629-445-8}} ==External links== {{commons category}} <!--Please explain your reasoning on the talk page before adding fansites.--> * [http://www.millwallfc.co.uk Official website] ===News=== * {{BBC Football Info|BBClinkname=millwall}} * [http://www.skysports.com/football/teams/millwall Millwall news] from [[Sky Sports]] * [http://www.newsatden.co.uk/ News at Den] from [[Southwark News]] ===General=== * [http://www.millwall-history.co.uk Millwall History Files] * [https://islandhistory.wordpress.com/2014/05/24/millwall-fc-the-millwall-years Millwall FC – The Millwall Years] * [http://www.millwallsupportersclub.co.uk Millwall Supporters Club] * [http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Millwall/Millwall.htm Past Millwall kits] (1885–present) {{Millwall F.C.}} {{Football League Championship}} {{EFL League One}} {{Football in London}} {{LB Lewisham}} {{Authority control}} {{good article}} [[Category:Millwall F.C.| ]] [[Category:Association football clubs established in 1885]] [[Category:EFL Trophy winners]] [[Category:Companies formerly listed on the Alternative Investment Market]] [[Category:Football clubs in England]] [[Category:Football clubs in London]] [[Category:English Football League clubs]] [[Category:Southern Football League clubs]] [[Category:1885 establishments in England]] [[Category:Bermondsey]] [[Category:Companies that have entered administration in the United Kingdom]]'
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'{{short description|Association football club in South London, England}} {{Use British English|date=January 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = chillwall | image = This is the logo for Millwall Football Club.png | upright = 0.9 | alt = chillwall crest: a blue circle with a white border, in the centre is a white and grey lion, around the border are the words Millwall Football Club and the year 1885 in blue letters. | fullname = Millwall Football Club | nickname = The Lions | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1885}}, as Millwall Rovers | dissolved = | ground = [[The Den]] | capacity = 20,146 | owntitle = Owner | owner = Millwall Holdings | chrtitle = Chairman | chairman = ''Vacant'' | mgrtitle = Manager | manager = [[Gary Smith]] | league = {{English football updater|Millwall}} | season = {{English football updater|Millwall2}} | position = {{English football updater|Millwall3}} | website = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk | current = 2023–24 Millwall F.C. season | pattern_la1 = _millwall2223h | pattern_b1 = _millwall2223h | pattern_ra1 = _millwall2223h | pattern_sh1 = _millwall2223h | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = 000A31 | body1 = 000A31 | rightarm1 = 000A31 | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = 000A31 | pattern_la2 = _millwall2223a | pattern_b2 = _millwall2223a | pattern_ra2 = _millwall2223a | pattern_sh2 = _millwall2223a | pattern_so2 = _blacktop | leftarm2 = FFF200 | body2 = FFF200 | rightarm2 = FFF200 | shorts2 = FFF200 | socks2 = FFF200 | kit_alt3 = | pattern_la3 = _millwall2223t | pattern_b3 = _millwall2223t | pattern_ra3 = _millwall2223t | pattern_sh3 = _millwall2223t | pattern_so3 = _blacktop | leftarm3 = FF0000 | body3 = FF0000 | rightarm3 = FF0000 | shorts3 = 000000 | socks3 = FF0000 }} '''Millwall Football Club''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɪ|l|w|ɔː|l}})<ref name="forvo">{{cite web| title = Millwall pronunciation in English| url = http://forvo.com/word/millwall/#en| work = Forvo| access-date = 9 May 2016}}</ref> is a professional [[Association football]] club in [[Bermondsey]], [[Greater London|South East London]], England. They compete in the [[EFL Championship]], the second tier of [[English football league system|English football]]. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the [[Millwall]] area of the [[Isle of Dogs]] in 1910. From then until 1993, the club played at what is now called [[The Old Den]] in [[New Cross]], before moving to its current home stadium nearby, called [[The Den]]. The traditional club crest is a lion [[rampant]], referred to in the team's nickname 'The Lions'. Millwall's traditional [[Kit (association football)|kit]] consists of dark blue shirts, white shorts, and blue socks. Millwall was one of the founding members of the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] in 1894. They competed in it for 22 seasons until 1920, claiming the title twice in [[1894–95 Southern Football League|1895]] and [[1895–96 Southern Football League|1896]]. Since joining [[the Football League]] in the [[1920–21 Football League|1920–21 season]], the club have been promoted 11 times (five times as champions in [[1927–28 in English football#Third Division South|1928]], [[1937–38 in English football#Third Division South|1938]], [[1961–62 in English football#Fourth Division|1962]], [[1987–88 in English football#Second Division 3|1988]], and [[2000–01 in English football#Football League Second Division|2001]]) and relegated nine times. They have spent [[List of Millwall F.C. seasons|90 of their 97 seasons]] in the Football League [[Yo-yo club|yo-yoing]] between the second and third tiers. The club had a brief spell in the top flight between 1988 and 1990, in which they achieved their highest ever league finish of [[1988–89 Millwall F.C. season|tenth place]] in the [[Football League First Division]] in [[1988–89 Football League|1988–89]]. Millwall reached the [[2004 FA Cup Final]] and qualified for [[UEFA competitions]] for the first time in their history, playing in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]. The club have also won two [[EFL League One|League One]] play-off finals in [[2010 Football League One play-off final|2010]] and [[2017 EFL League One play-off final|2017]], the [[Football League Group Cup]] in [[Football League Group Cup#1982–83|1983]], and were [[Football League Trophy]] finalists in [[1999 Football League Trophy Final|1999]]. Millwall's supporters, such as Joe mama, have often been associated with [[Football hooliganism|hooliganism]], with [[#In popular culture|numerous films]] made fictionalising their notoriety. The fans are renowned for their terrace [[Football chant|chant]] "[[No one likes us, we don't care]]". Millwall have a [[Millwall F.C.–West Ham United F.C. rivalry|long-standing rivalry]] with [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]. The [[London derbies|local derby]] between the two sides has been contested almost 100 times since 1899. Millwall also [[Leeds United F.C.–Millwall F.C. rivalry|share rivalry]] with [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]], and contest the [[South London derby]] which can also sometimes be referred to as the [[South-east London|South East London derby]] for geographical reasons with local rivals in the district [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]. ==History== {{main|History of Millwall F.C.}} {{For|a statistical breakdown by season|List of Millwall F.C. seasons}} <!--This section is just a summary. Please use the 'History of Millwall' article for more detailed additions.--> ===Beginnings, Southern League and relocation: 1885–1919=== [[File:1885MRFCFirstKit.jpg|thumb|left|180px|The first Millwall Rovers kit, worn by club secretary Jasper Sexton in 1885.<ref name="Kits" />]] The club was founded as '''Millwall Rovers''' by the workers of J.T. Morton's canning and preserve factory in the [[Millwall]] area of the [[Isle of Dogs]] in London's [[East End of London|East End]] in 1885.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=8}} J.T. Morton was founded in [[Aberdeen]] in 1849 to supply sailing ships with food, the company opened their first English cannery and food processing plant at [[Millwall Docks|Millwall dock]] in 1872 and attracted a workforce from across the country, including the east coast of Scotland, primarily [[Dundee]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=8}} The club secretary was 17-year-old Jasper Sexton, the son of the landlord of The Islander [[Public house|pub]] in Tooke Street where Millwall held their club meetings.<ref name="Millwall Official History"/> Millwall Rovers' first game was an away fixture held on 3 October 1885 against Fillebrook, a team that played in [[Leytonstone]]. The newly formed team were beaten 5–0.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=8}} Millwall's first home game was on a piece of waste ground on [[Glengall Road (football ground)|Glengall Road]] against [[St Luke's F.C. (England)|St Luke's]], on 24 October 1885, which they won 2–1.{{sfn|Tarrant|Lindsay|2010|p=116}} Rovers found a better playing surface for the 1886–87 season, at the rear of the Lord Nelson pub and it became known as the [[Lord Nelson Ground]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=8}} In November 1886, the East End Football Association was formed, along with the Senior Cup Competition. Millwall made it to the final against London Caledonians, which was played at [[Leyton Cricket Ground]]. The match finished 2–2 and the teams shared the cup for six months each.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=9}} Millwall won the East London Senior Cup at the first attempt. The club also won the cup in the following two years, and the trophy became their property.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=8}}{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=9}} In April 1889, a resolution was passed for Millwall to drop "Rovers" from their name, and they began playing under the name '''Millwall Athletic''', inspired by their move to their new home [[The Athletic Grounds]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=9}}{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=11}} They were founding members of the [[Southern Football League]] which they won for the first two years of its existence, and were runners-up in its third.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=12}} During this period the club was invited to join the Second Division of the Football League but the committee turned down the opportunity, partly due to the expected increase in travel expenses but also to stay loyal to the Southern League.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=27}} They were forced to move to a new ground [[North Greenwich (football ground)|North Greenwich]] in 1901, as the Millwall Dock Company wanted to use their land as a timberyard.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=32–33}} Millwall Athletic reached the [[FA Cup semi-finals|semi-finals]] of the [[FA Cup]] in [[1899–1900 FA Cup|1900]] and [[1902–03 FA Cup|1903]], and were also champions of the [[Western Football League]] in 1908 and 1909.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=170–172}} On 10 October 1910, Millwall played their last game as an East London club against [[Woolwich Arsenal F.C.|Woolwich Arsenal]] in the London Challenge Cup.{{sfn|Tarrant|Lindsay|2010|page=119}} Millwall won the game 1–0 in front of a crowd of 3000.{{sfn|Tarrant|Lindsay|2010|page=119}} Millwall moved to a new stadium, named [[The Den (defunct stadium)|The Den]], in [[New Cross]], [[South London|South East London]] in 1910.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=16–17}} The club had previously occupied four different grounds in the 25 years since their formation in [[East London]]; limited expansion space on the Isle of Dogs meant The Lions had to move to boost support and attendances.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=32–33}} The estimated cost of The Den was £10,000.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=32–33}} The first match played at the new ground was on 22 October 1910 against reigning Southern League champions [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]], who won 1–0.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=176}} ===Entering the Football League: 1920–1939=== [[File:MillwallCrystalPalace1922.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Millwall fans watch a [[South London derby]] against [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] in a [[1921–22 FA Cup|1922]] [[FA Cup]] replay.]]Millwall, who had now also dropped "Athletic" from their name, were invited to join [[the Football League]] in 1920 for the [[1920–21 in English football|1920–21 season]], along with 22 other clubs, through the creation of the new [[Football League Third Division]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=17}} The Southern League was shorn of its status, with almost all its clubs deciding to leave—Millwall followed suit.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=17}} Millwall's first Football League match was on 28 August 1920 at The Den, and they were 2–0 winners against [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=18}} In the [[1925–26 in English football|1925–26 season]] Millwall had 11 consecutive clean sheets, a Football League record, which they hold jointly with [[York City F.C.|York City]] and [[Reading F.C.|Reading]].<ref name="football-league.co.uk"/> Millwall became known as a hard-fighting Cup team and competed in various memorable matches, notably defeating three-time league winners and reigning champions [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] 3–1 in the third round of the [[1926–27 FA Cup]].<ref name="FA CUP SHOCK">{{Cite news | title = Fa Cup Shock: romance is dying | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-fa-cup-shock-romance-is-dying-1074435.html | newspaper=The Independent | access-date =30 September 2010 | date=17 January 1999 | first=David | last=Randall}}</ref> In the [[1927–28 in English football|1927–28 season]] Millwall won the [[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]] title and scored 87 goals at home in the league, an [[Football records in England#Goals|English record]] which still stands.<ref name="football-league.co.uk">{{cite web |title=Football League Records – Goals |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Goals/0,,10794~634862,00.html |work=The Football League |date=3 August 2008 |access-date=28 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320021001/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Goals/0%2C%2C10794~634862%2C00.html |archive-date=20 March 2012 }}</ref> Matches against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] and [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] saw packed crowds of 48,000-plus in the 1930s and 1940s.<ref name="footballgroundguide">{{cite web |title=The Den Millwall FC – Football Ground Guide |url=http://www.footballgroundguide.com/millwall/ |work=Football Ground Guide |access-date=8 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724125618/http://www.footballgroundguide.com/millwall/ |archive-date=24 July 2011 }}</ref> Their [[1936–37 FA Cup|1937]] FA Cup run saw Millwall reach the semi-finals for the third time, and a fifth-round game against Derby still stands as Millwall's record attendance of 48,762.<ref name="FA CUP SHOCK"/><ref name="footballgroundguide"/> Millwall were the 11th best supported team in England in 1939, despite being in the Second Division.<ref name="european-football-statistics.co.uk">{{cite web |title = Millwall Attendances |url = http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/mill.htm |work = England Historical Attendances |access-date = 22 April 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150808050032/http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/mill.htm |archive-date = 8 August 2015 |url-status = dead }}</ref> Millwall were one of the most financially wealthy clubs in England. The club proposed plans to improve the Den and signed international players.<ref name="pre war millwall"/> Winger [[Reg Smith|Reg 'JR' Smith]] was capped twice, scoring two goals for [[England national football team|England]] in 1938.<ref name="Lions Internationals">{{cite news | title = Millwall Internationals | url = http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall_Internationals.htm |work=The Millwall History Files | access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref> The Lions were pushing for promotion to the First Division toward the end of the decade, but one week into the [[1939–40 in English football|1939–40 season]], World War II broke out and Millwall were robbed of their aim.<ref name="pre war millwall">{{Cite news | title = Millwall, The Den and the misfortunes of war | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Origins-4.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =30 September 2010}}</ref> ===Wartime doldrums and relegation to fourth tier: 1940–1965=== [[File:MillwallFC League Performance.svg|thumb|right|Annual table positions of Millwall in the Football League, 1920–2022.|424x424px]]On 7 April 1945, Millwall appeared in a [[Football League War Cup#1944–45|Football League War Cup final]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], but because it was a wartime cup final it is not acknowledged in the record books.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=317}} With the war in Europe in its last days, the number of spectators allowed to attend games was relaxed. The attendance was 90,000, the largest crowd Millwall have ever played in front of, which included [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]], whom the team were introduced to before kick-off.<ref name="Wartime Cup Final">{{Cite news |title = Chelsea v Millwall, Wembley |url = http://www.millwallprints.com/pictures_3461541/soccer-fa-cup-final-south-chelsea-v-millwall-wembley.html |work = Millwall Prints |access-date = 30 September 2010 |date = 30 September 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110228113828/http://www.millwallprints.com/pictures_3461541/soccer-fa-cup-final-south-chelsea-v-millwall-wembley.html |archive-date = 28 February 2011 }}</ref> The loss of so many young men during the Second World War made it difficult for clubs to retain their former status. This was especially true for Millwall, who appeared to suffer more than most. From being one of the country's biggest clubs before the war, Millwall were reduced to one of its smallest afterward.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=317}} The Den sustained severe bomb damage on 19 April 1943, and one week later a fire, determined to have been caused by a discarded cigarette, also destroyed an entire stand.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=317}} The club accepted offers from neighbours [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]], [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] to stage games at their grounds.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=317}} On 24 February 1944, Millwall returned to The Den, to play in an all-standing stadium. This was achieved with considerable volunteer labour by Lions fans.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=317}} Millwall's fortunes fluctuated in the immediate post war years, they were relegated to [[Football League Third Division South|Division Three South]] in 1948 and had to apply for [[Re-election (Football League)|re-election to the league]] in 1950 after finishing in the bottom two. An upswing in fortunes saw Millwall finish 5th, 4th, and then runners up in Division Three South in [[1952–53 in English football|1952–53 season]]; but with only the Champions being promoted, Millwall found themselves stuck in the third tier despite averaging crowds of over 20,000. Millwall then suffered a down swing in fortunes with a number of bottom-half finishes. One highlight of the period was one of the biggest [[Cinderella (sports)|giant-killing]] upsets in the Fourth Round of the [[1956–57 FA Cup]] on 26 January 1957, when Millwall beat [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] 2–1 in front of a crowd of 45,646.<ref name="Millwall Football Club Diary">{{Cite news | title = Millwall Football Club Diary | url = http://www.gonedigging.co.uk/calendars-and-diaries/personalised-football-diaries/millwall-football-club-diary/ | work=Gone Digging | access-date =30 September 2010 | date=30 September 2010}}</ref> Millwall suffered the ill fortune of becoming a founding member of [[Football League Fourth Division|Division Four]]{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=378–379}} in 1958. While initially suffering from this reorganisation, the de-regionalisation of [[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]] and Third Division South opened up the way for promotion via the runner up spots. Millwall won the Division Four Title in 1962 with the help of 23 Goals from [[Peter Burridge]] and 22 from [[David Jones (footballer, born 1940)|Dave Jones]]. They were relegated again in the [[1963–64 in English football|1963–64 season]], but were to bounce back by winning back-to-back promotions as runner up. This is the last time Millwall played in the fourth tier.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=386–387}} ===Unbeaten home record and the class of '71: 1966–1987=== Later in the decade, Millwall established a record of 59 home games without defeat (43 wins and 16 draws) from 22 August 1964 to 14 January 1967. During this spell, Millwall played 55 different teams, kept 35 clean sheets, scored 112 goals and conceded 33.<ref name="Millwall's Unbeaten Home Record"/> This was thanks largely to managers [[Billy Gray (footballer)|Billy Gray]], who laid the foundations, and [[Benny Fenton]], a former player who continued to build on Gray's side. All the players, which included winger [[Barry Rowan]], goalkeeper [[Alex Stepney]] and strikers [[Hugh Curran]] and [[Len Julians]], were presented with a commemorative gold cigarette lighter by [[the Football Association]].<ref name="Millwall's Unbeaten Home Record">{{Cite news | title = Millwall's unbeaten Home Record | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Origins-8.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =17 September 2010 | date=17 September 2010}}</ref> The record was eventually broken by [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], who were unbeaten for 63 games at home between 1978 and 1981.<ref name="Millwall's Unbeaten Home Record"/> In the early 1970s, the Millwall team included many notable and memorable players, now remembered by some fans as "The Class of '71". This was a team that included; goalkeeper [[Bryan King (footballer, born 1947)|Bryan King]], defender [[Harry Cripps]], goalscoring midfielder [[Derek Possee]], Millwall's most capped international player to date, [[Eamon Dunphy]]<ref name="Dunphy">{{Cite news |title = Hall of Fame – Eamon Dunphy |url = http://www.millwallfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HallOfFame/0,,10367~81262,00.html |publisher = Millwall Football Club |access-date = 10 September 2011 |date = 6 November 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080927102742/http://www.millwallfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HallOfFame/0,,10367~81262,00.html |archive-date = 27 September 2008 |url-status = dead }}</ref> and the club's longest serving player, [[Barry Kitchener]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=394}} They missed out on promotion to Division One by one point.<ref name="71-72 season">{{Cite news | title = 71–72 season | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Millwall-Stats71-72.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =30 September 2010 | date=30 September 2010}}</ref> By remaining unbeaten at home in Division Two for the [[1971–72 in English football|1971–72 season]], Millwall became the only club to go through an entire season without losing a match at home in four different divisions 1927–28 Division Three South, 1964–65 Division Four, [[1965–66 in English football|1965–66]] Division Three and 1971–72 Division Two.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=27}} In [[1973–74 in English football|1974]], Millwall hosted the first game to be played on a Sunday against [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]].<ref name="20 January 1974: The first Sunday football">{{Cite news | title = 20 January 1974: The first Sunday football | url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jan/23/first-sunday-football-1974-millwall-fulham | work=The Guardian | access-date =30 September 2010 | date=30 September 2010}}</ref> The Lions reached the quarter-finals of the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] in [[1973–74 Football League Cup|1974]], and again in [[1976–77 Football League Cup|1977]].<ref name="League Cup 1960-1996">{{Cite news | title = England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html | access-date =21 July 2013}}</ref> [[George Graham (footballer, born 1944)|George Graham]] managed Millwall from 1983 to 1986, and during that time he guided the club to a [[Football League Group Cup]] win, beating [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] 3–2 in the final in the [[1982–83 in English football|1982–83 season]].<ref name="82/83">{{Cite news | title = 82/83 season | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Millwall-Stats8283-1.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =30 September 2010 | date=30 September 2010}}</ref> The [[1984–85 in English football|1984–85 season]] was particularly successful, Millwall reached the FA Cup quarter-finals and gained promotion to the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]], going unbeaten at home again in Division Three, winning 18 games and drawing five.<ref name="84/85">{{Cite news | title = 84/85 season | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Millwall-Stats8485-1.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =30 September 2010 | date=30 September 2010}}</ref> In the FA Cup they were beaten 1–0 by First Division [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] at Kenilworth Road. The match is remembered for all the wrong reasons, after [[Football hooliganism|hooligans]] [[1985 Kenilworth Road riot|rioted at the game]]. 81 people (including 31 police officers) were injured in the disturbances.<ref name="Millwall vs the Mob"/> ===Promotion to top tier, new stadium and administration: 1988–2000=== [[File:Cascarino and Sheringham.jpg|thumb|right|160px|In their three seasons together at Millwall, [[Tony Cascarino]] and [[Teddy Sheringham]] scored 99 goals between them.<ref name="Top goal scorers">{{cite web | title = Top Goal Scorers | url = http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Top%20Scorers.htm | work=Millwall History | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref>]]Graham's replacement was Glaswegian [[John Docherty (footballer, born 1940)|John Docherty]]. In his second season as manager, Millwall won the Second Division championship and gained promotion to the top flight of English football for the first time in the club's history.<ref name="1987/88 Season">{{cite web | title = 1987/88 Season | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/1987-88Season.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref>{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=29}} Starting the [[1988–89 Millwall F.C. season|1988–89 season]] strongly, Millwall topped the league on 1 October 1988 having played six games (winning four and drawing two) and rarely slipped out of the top five before Christmas. This was mainly due to [[Tony Cascarino]] and [[Teddy Sheringham]], who scored 99 goals between them in three seasons playing together.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=308–312}} Millwall's first top division season ended with a tenth-place finish, which was the lowest place occupied by the club all season. The following season, they briefly led the league for one night in September 1989 after beating [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] 4–1, but won only two more games all season and were [[Promotion and relegation|relegated]] in 20th place at the end of the [[1989–90 in English football|1989–90 season]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=310}} Just before relegation was confirmed, Docherty was sacked and replaced by ex-[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] manager [[Bruce Rioch]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=48–49}} Striker Teddy Sheringham, who later played for England and was the highest-scoring player throughout the Football League in the [[1990–91 in English football|1990–91 season]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Results90-91.gif/ |work=The Millwall History Files |title=Results 90–91 |access-date=27 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928021722/http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Results90-91.gif/ |archive-date=28 September 2007 }}</ref> was sold to [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] for £2&nbsp;million after Millwall's 6–2 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion in the [[Football League Championship play-offs#1991|Second Division play-offs]].<ref name="sbase">{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=7239 |title=Teddy Sheringham |work=Soccerbase |access-date=27 August 2007 |archive-date=22 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222072700/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=7239 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Rioch left Millwall in 1992 to be succeeded by Irish [[Defender (association football)|defender]] [[Mick McCarthy]]. McCarthy guided Millwall to third place in the new Division One at the end of the [[1993–94 in English football|1993–94 season]].<ref name="McCarthy"/> This was their first season at a new ground, at first known as The New Den (to distinguish it from its predecessor) but now called simply [[The Den]], which was opened by the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour party]] leader [[John Smith (Labour Party leader)|John Smith]] on 4 August 1993.<ref name="Views of The Den">{{cite web |title = Views of The Den |url = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/club/Views-Of-The-Den/ |publisher = Millwall Football Club |access-date = 27 July 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121001154359/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/club/Views-Of-The-Den/ |archive-date = 1 October 2012 }}</ref> The new ground was the first all-seater stadium to be built in England after the [[Taylor report]] on the [[Hillsborough disaster]].<ref name="Moving On: The New Den">{{cite news | title = Moving On: The New Den | url = http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/the_den5.htm |work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =1 September 2011 | date=1 September 1993}}</ref> The Lions knocked [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] out of the [[1994–95 FA Cup]] in a third-round replay, beating them 2–0 at [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]].<ref name="Arsenal 0 Millwall 2">{{Cite news | title = Arsenal 0 Millwall 2 | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/millwall-deepen-arsenals-misery-1568773.html | work=The Independent | access-date =28 August 2010 | first=Trevor | last=Haylett | date=19 January 1995}}</ref> They also reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup in [[1994–95 Football League Cup|1995]].<ref name="League Cup 1960-1996"/> Millwall lost 5–1 on aggregate to Derby County in the [[1994 Football League First Division play-off final#Road to Wembley|play-off semi-finals]] that same [[1994–95 in English football|1994–95 season]], in a tie blighted by crowd trouble.<ref name="Millwall Official History"/> McCarthy resigned to take charge of the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland national team]] on 5 February 1996, shortly after Millwall had been knocked off the top of the Division One table by Sunderland, following a 6–0 defeat.<ref name="McCarthy">{{cite web | title = Mick McCarthy | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/MickMcCarthy.htm |work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref> [[Jimmy Nicholl]] of [[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]] was appointed as McCarthy's replacement, but could not reverse the slump in form which saw Millwall relegated at the end of the [[1995–96 in English football|1995–96 season]] in 22nd place.<ref name="Millwall Official History"/> Just five months earlier they had been top of Division One, but now Millwall found themselves in the third tier for the [[1996–97 in English football|1996–97 season]]. The club experienced severe financial difficulties that resulted in them being placed in [[Administration (law)|financial administration]] for a short time.<ref name="Millwall Official History"/> Nicholl was relieved of his duties and John Docherty returned on a short-term basis to stabilise the club.<ref name="Millwall Official History"/> Millwall came out of administration, and new chairman [[Theo Paphitis]] appointed ex-West Ham United manager [[Billy Bonds]] as manager.<ref name="Bonds">{{cite web |title=Billy Bonds |url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/archive/Billy-Bonds-previously-unseen-pictures-of-the-West-Ham-legend-plus-original-Daily-Mirror-features-and-stories-from-our-archive-article361.html |work=Daily Mirror |access-date=28 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828062624/http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/archive/Billy-Bonds-previously-unseen-pictures-of-the-West-Ham-legend-plus-original-Daily-Mirror-features-and-stories-from-our-archive-article361.html |archive-date=28 August 2010 }}</ref> The [[1997–98 in English football|1997–98 season]] was not a successful one, with the club hovering close to relegation to the fourth tier. Bonds was sacked and replaced by [[Keith Stevens|Keith "Rhino" Stevens]], with [[Alan McLeary]] as his assistant. McLeary was later promoted to the role of joint-manager alongside Stevens.<ref name="Millwall Official History"/> Stevens and McLeary led Millwall to their first ever official appearance at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]].<ref name="Millwall Official History"/> The Lions reached the [[1999 Football League Trophy Final]] with a [[golden goal]] win against [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] in the semi-finals, and a 2–1 aggregate victory over [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] in the regional final. They faced [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] in the final but, while playing in front of 49,000 of their own fans, lost 1–0 to an injury-time goal.<ref name="Wigan"/> Millwall also lost 1–0 on aggregate to Wigan in the [[2000 Football League Second Division play-off final#Route to the final|Second Division play-off semi-finals]] the [[1999–2000 in English football|1999–2000 season]].<ref name="Wigan">{{cite web |title = Millwall vs Wigan Athletic |url = http://www.soccerbase.com/head2.sd?team2id=2783&team1id=1699 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130202094353/http://www.soccerbase.com/head2.sd?team2id=2783&team1id=1699 |url-status = dead |archive-date = 2 February 2013 |work = Soccerbase |access-date = 28 August 2010 }}</ref> ===Champions, FA Cup Final and European football: 2001–2004=== [[Mark McGhee]] was named as Millwall's new manager in September 2000, and eight months later the club won promotion as Division Two champions, with the team built by Keith Stevens, after five years in the third tier of the league.<ref name="Millwall Official History"/> They finished with 93 points, a club record.<ref name="Millwall 00/01 Season"/> Winning the first match of the [[2001–02 in English football|2001–02 season]] 4–0 at home to [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] set the team up well for a good year, in which Millwall qualified for the [[Football League Championship play-offs|Division One play-offs]], but lost to eventual winners [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] 2–1 in the [[2002 Football League First Division play-off final#Birmingham City's route to the final|semi-finals]]. Millwall finished mid-table in the [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03 season]] and McGhee was sacked soon after the start of the [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04 season]].<ref name="McGhee">{{Cite news | title = Mark McGhee | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/3193162.stm |work=BBC Sport | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=15 October 2003}}</ref> In 2003, [[Dennis Wise]], ex-Chelsea and England player, became caretaker, and subsequently permanent player-manager, of the club. In his first season in charge Wise led the club to the first [[FA Cup Final]] in their history.<ref name="Wise">{{Cite news | title = Dennis Wise | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/4527395.stm |work=BBC Sport | access-date =3 September 2010 | date=3 September 2010}}</ref> When Millwall took to the field at the [[Millennium Stadium]] in Cardiff they were only the second team from outside the top flight to play in the Cup final since [[1982 FA Cup Final|1982]], and were the first team from outside the [[Premier League]] to reach the final since the foundation of the top tier in 1992.<ref>{{cite news |title=Man Utd win FA Cup |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/3725063.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=22 May 2004 |access-date=26 January 2010 }}</ref> The club was missing 16 players from their squad due to suspension or injury. They played the Cup final on 22 May 2004, [[2004 FA Cup Final|losing 3–0]] to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref name="FA Cup final">{{cite news | title = Man Utd win FA CUP | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/3725063.stm |work=BBC Sport | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=22 May 2004}}</ref> As United had already qualified for the [[UEFA Champions League]], Millwall were assured of playing in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]. Midfielder [[Curtis Weston]], substituted for Wise with one minute of normal time remaining, became the youngest Cup final player in history at 17 years 119 days, beating the 125-year-old record of [[James F. M. Prinsep]].<ref name="Curtis Weston">{{cite news | title = Curtis Weston: History man or just a footballing footnote | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/curtis-weston-history-man-or-just-a-footballing-footnote-1220953.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090104071356/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/curtis-weston-history-man-or-just-a-footballing-footnote-1220953.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 4 January 2009 | work=The Independent | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=2 January 2009}}</ref> In the [[2004–05 UEFA Cup]], Millwall lost 4–2 on aggregate in the first round proper to [[Hungary|Hungarian]] champions [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]], with Wise scoring both Millwall's goals.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=92–93 }} ===Upheaval, stability and first play-off success: 2005–2013=== [[File:Wembley2010PlayoffFinalWin.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Millwall players celebrating promotion to the [[Football League Championship]] at [[Wembley Stadium]] in 2010.<ref name="hoodoo">{{Cite news | title = Lions break hoodoo | url = http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3280188,00.html | work=Sky Sports | access-date =3 September 2010 | date=3 September 2010}}</ref>]]In 2005, Theo Paphitis announced that he was stepping down as chairman of the club with [[Jeff Burnige]] to replace him from May 2005.<ref name="Paphitis">{{Cite news | title = Theo Paphitis sporting life | url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/feb/07/theo-paphitis-sporting-life | work=The Guardian | access-date =28 August 2010 | first=Emma | last=John | date=7 February 2010}}</ref> At the end of the [[2004–05 in English football|2004–05 season]], manager Dennis Wise announced that he was leaving as he was unable to form a working relationship with the new chairman.<ref name="Wise"/> Former Millwall striker [[Steve Claridge]] was announced as the new player-manager of Millwall. However, when Burnige then stepped down just two months after taking up the post, it was announced on 27 July that Claridge had been sacked after just 36 days, without ever taking charge of the team in a competitive match.<ref name="Lee/Claridge"/> Former [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] manager [[Colin Lee]] replaced him but lasted only five months in charge of the club.<ref name="Lee/Claridge">{{Cite news | title = Lee replaces Claridge at Millwall | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/4720941.stm |work=BBC Sport | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=12 August 2010}}</ref> On 21 December, with the club bottom of the Championship, he became the club's Director of Football and was replaced as manager by 32-year-old player [[Dave Tuttle]], on a short-term contract until the end of the [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06 season]].<ref name="Tuttle">{{Cite news | title = Tuttle replaces Lee as Lions boss | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/4548876.stm |work=BBC Sport | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=12 August 2010}}</ref> Tuttle had no prior experience in football management. In February 2006, Lee left the club altogether. Millwall experienced a difficult season, having had four managers in 2005. Their 13 goals scored at home was the second worst in Football League history.<ref name="football-league.co.uk"/> Their relegation to [[Football League One|League One]] was confirmed on 17 April 2006 with a 2–0 loss against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]. In the closed season [[Nigel Spackman]] was appointed as the new manager, but he lasted only four months after a string of bad results.<ref name="Spackman">{{Cite news | title = Millwall and Spackman part company | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/5375308.stm |work=BBC Sport | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=12 August 2010}}</ref> In September 2006, Theo Paphitis (chairman from 1997 to 2005) ended his nine-year association with the club after a year-long spell as a non-executive director.<ref name="Paphitis quits">{{Cite news |title = Paphitis to quit Millwall |url = http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/article-12521081-paphitis-to-quit-millwall.do |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130505124249/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/article-12521081-paphitis-to-quit-millwall.do |url-status = dead |archive-date = 5 May 2013 |work = This Is London |access-date = 28 August 2010 |date = 12 August 2010 }}</ref> On 19 March 2007, [[Willie Donachie]] signed a two-year contract following some progress which had seen the club climb to 11th place in the league.<ref name="Donachie"/> Before Donachie took charge, Millwall had taken only six points from their first ten games. In the [[2007–08 in English football|2007–08 season]] Millwall sat bottom of the table at the beginning of October. Donachie was sacked on 8 October, with [[Richard Shaw (footballer)|Richard Shaw]] and Colin West becoming caretaker managers.<ref name="Donachie">{{Cite news | title = Donachie Axed | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/7034869.stm |work=BBC Sport | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=12 August 2010}}</ref> In March 2007, Chestnut Hill Ventures, led by American [[John Berylson]], which have interests in business and financial services, retail, property and sport, invested £5&nbsp;million into the club. The continued investment of Berylson, who has since become the club's major shareholder and chairman,<ref name="Berylson">{{cite news | title = John G Berylson proud to lead the revival of Millwall | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/millwall/5363618/John-G-Berylson-proud-to-lead-the-revival-of-Millwall.html | work=The Telegraph|location=London | access-date =28 August 2010 | first=Henry | last=Winter | date=21 May 2009}}</ref> has steered The Lions on a better course on and off the pitch. The appointment of [[Kenny Jackett]] as manager on 6 November 2007, proving crucial.<ref name="Kenny Jackett appointed">{{Cite news | title = Millwall confirm Jackett as boss | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/7081134.stm |work=BBC Sport | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=6 November 2007}}</ref> Over the course of the next two seasons Jackett led Millwall to two top six finishes in League One, in fifth and third place respectively. He won the [[Football League One Manager of the Month|League One Manager of the Month]] award three times while in charge of the club.<ref name="LMA: Kenny Jackett">{{Cite news |title = League Managers Association: Kenny Jackett profile |url = http://www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/history-361.html |work = League Managers Association |access-date = 9 October 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130127172559/http://www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/history-361.html |archive-date = 27 January 2013 }}</ref> Several of his key signings helped propel Millwall toward the play-offs, and eventual promotion. After a [[2009 Football League One play-off final|play-off final]] defeat in the [[2008–09 in English football|2008–09 season]] against [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] and losing out on automatic promotion on the last day of the [[2009–10 in English football|2009–10 season]] to [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] by one point, Millwall made it back to Wembley, finally breaking the play-off hoodoo run of five successive failures in [[1991 Football League play-offs#Second Division|1991]], [[1994 Football League play-offs#First Division|1994]], [[2000 Football League play-offs#Second Division|2000]], [[2002 Football League play-offs#First Division|2002]] and 2009, with a 1–0 win in the [[2010 Football League One play-off final|2010 League One play-off final]] against [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]], securing a return to the [[Football League Championship]] after a four-year absence.<ref name="hoodoo"/> Millwall's first game back in the Championship was a 3–0 away win at [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]. The game had been much hyped due to City's signing of then-England goalkeeper [[David James (footballer)|David James]]. Only days after the defeat, [[Steve Coppell]] resigned as City manager.<ref name="Coppell resigns">{{Cite news | title = Coppell resigns | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_city/8908308.stm |work=BBC Sport | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=12 August 2010}}</ref> The Lions celebrated the 125th anniversary of the club on 2 October 2010, which was the closest home game date to the first fixture Millwall ever played against Fillebrook on 3 October 1885. Millwall drew 1–1 with [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] and wore a special one-off kit for the game, made by manufacturers [[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]], which bore the names of every footballer who had played for the club.<ref name="125YEARS">{{Cite web | title=125 Years Celebration Shirt | url=http://www.mfcshop.co.uk/product/1941/125_Years_Celebration_Shirt | website=Millwall Online Club Shop | publisher=Millwall Football & Athletic Company (1985) PLC | access-date=20 February 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-date=31 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731214256/http://www.mfcshop.co.uk/product/1941/125_Years_Celebration_Shirt }}</ref> Kenny Jackett celebrated five years in charge of the club in November 2012, with a 4–1 victory away at Nottingham Forest.<ref name="Nottm Forest 1 Millwall 4">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20107373 |title=Nottm Forest 1 Millwall 4|publisher=BBC Sport|date= 3 November 2012|access-date=13 June 2020 }}</ref> After a strong start to the [[2012–13 Millwall F.C. season|2012–13 season]], including a 13-game unbeaten run and flirting with the play-offs,<ref name="Ipswich 3-0 Millwall">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20564693 |title=Ipswich 3–0 Millwall |publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2012-08-12}}</ref> Millwall finished poorly, with only five wins in the last 23 games, narrowly avoiding relegation on the last day of the season.<ref name="Derby 1-0 Millwall">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22320611 |title=Derby 1–0 Millwall |publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2013-04-05}}</ref> Their poor league form coincided with reaching the semi-final of the [[2012–13 FA Cup|FA Cup]] for the fifth time in their history.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jamie Jackson at Ewood Park |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/mar/13/blackburn-millwall-fa-cup-match-report |title=Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Millwall &#124; FA Cup sixth-round replay match report &#124; Football |work=The Guardian |access-date=2013-03-26 |date=13 March 2013}}</ref> They played Wigan Athletic at [[Wembley Stadium]] on 14 April 2013, losing 2–0 to the eventual [[2013 FA Cup Final|cup winners]].<ref name="Wigan semi">{{cite news|author=Phil Mcnulty |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22049714 |title=Millwall 0–2 Wigan |publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2013-04-14}}</ref> Kenny Jackett resigned on 7 May 2013.<ref>{{cite web | title = Kenny Jackett: Millwall manager resigns|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22434414| publisher = BBC Sport|date = 7 May 2013 | access-date = 7 May 2013}}</ref> He was Millwall's fourth-longest serving manager.<ref name="millwall managers">{{Cite news | title = Millwall Managers | url = http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall%20Managers.htm | work=Millwall History | access-date =3 November 2012 | date=3 November 2012}}</ref> After a month of searching, Millwall appointed [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]] boss [[Steve Lomas]] as their new manager on 6 June 2013.<ref name="Lomas appointment">{{Cite news | title = Lions confirm new boss | url = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/lomas-appointed-857480.aspx | work=Millwall FC | access-date =6 June 2013 | date=6 June 2013}}</ref> His appointment provoked mixed emotions among some supporters, due to him being a former captain of [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], their [[Millwall F.C.–West Ham United F.C. rivalry|biggest rival]].<ref name="Lomas poll">{{Cite news | title = Poll: What do you make of Steve Lomas' arrival at Millwall? | url = http://www.newsatden.co.uk/22913-poll-what-do-you-make-of-steve-lomas-arrival-at-millwall.html | work=News at Den | access-date =6 June 2013 | date=6 June 2013}}</ref> Club record goalscorer [[Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)|Neil Harris]] returned to Millwall as a coach on 23 June 2013 after retiring as a player through injury.<ref name="Harris returns">{{Cite news | title = Legend Returns | url = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/harris-returns-876728.aspx | work=Millwall FC | access-date =23 June 2013 | date=23 June 2013}}</ref> Millwall sacked Lomas on 26 December 2013, after winning only five of his first 22 games in charge.<ref name="Lomas sacked">{{cite news | title = Millwall: Steve Lomas sacked after Watford defeat on Boxing Day | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25522384 | work=BBC Sport | access-date =2013-12-27 | date=2013-12-26}}</ref> Harris and youth team coach [[Scott Fitzgerald (footballer born 1969)|Scott Fitzgerald]] took over as joint caretaker-managers.<ref name="Lomas sacked"/> On 4 January 2014 Millwall lost 4–1 at [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] in the FA Cup, a team 31 places below them in the football pyramid. Harris described the performance as a "shambles."<ref name="Southend 4-1">{{cite news | title = Harris: Millwall players let themselves down at Southend | url = http://www.newsatden.co.uk/30042-harris-millwall-players-let-themselves-down-at-southend.html | work=News at Den | access-date =2014-01-06 | date=2014-01-04}}</ref> ===FA Cup giant-killers and fifth trip to Wembley in eight years: 2014–2023=== [[File:Millwall Chairman John Berylson.jpg|thumb|130px|right|Millwall's late [[Americans|American]] chairman [[John Berylson]], who owned the club from 2007–2023.<ref name="Berylson"/><ref name="Berylson going to wall">{{Cite news| title = Berylson going to wall| url = http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/articles/2010/04/06/berylson_going_to_wall/| work=The Boston Globe| access-date =10 October 2010| first=Frank| last=Dell'Apa| date=6 April 2010}}</ref>]]The club appointed [[Ian Holloway]] as their new manager on 6 January 2014, with the club sitting 21st in the Championship table. He was given the priority of maintaining their Football League Championship status, which he achieved. Millwall went unbeaten in the last eight games of the [[2013–14 Millwall F.C. season|2013–14 season]] and finished in 19th place, four points above the relegation zone.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fifield|first=Dominic|title=Ian Holloway appointed Millwall manager on two-and-a-half-year deal|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/06/ian-holloway-returns-millwall-manager|access-date=7 January 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|date=6 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="Cherries 1-0">{{cite news | title = Millwall 1–0 Bournemouth | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27167654 | work=BBC Sport | access-date =2014-05-03 | date=2014-05-03}}</ref> The following season, Holloway was sacked on 10 March 2015 with the team second from bottom in the Championship, and Neil Harris was reinstated as caretaker manager until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ian Holloway sacked as Millwall manager after 14 months|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31814234|access-date=13 April 2015}}</ref> He was unable to ensure survival, however, as Millwall's relegation to League One was confirmed on 28 April with one game of the [[2014–15 Millwall F.C. season|2014–15 season]] still to play.<ref name="Rotherham relegate Millwall">{{cite news | title = Rotherham 2–1 Reading | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32390916 | work=BBC Sport | access-date =2015-04-28 | date=2015-04-28}}</ref> Harris was confirmed as Millwall's permanent manager the next day.<ref name="Harris manager">{{cite news | title = Neil Harris named manager of relegated club | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32517166 | work=BBC Sport | access-date =2015-04-29 | date=2015-04-29}}</ref> In his first [[2015–16 Millwall F.C. season|full season]] in charge, Harris led Millwall to a fourth-place finish in League One and a [[2016 Football League One play-off final|play-off final]] at Wembley, which the Lions lost 3–1 to Barnsley.<ref name="barnsley final">{{cite news | title = Barnsley 3–1 Millwall | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36352352 | publisher=BBC Sport| access-date =2016-05-29 | date=2016-05-29}}</ref> In the [[2016–17 FA Cup]], Millwall reached the Quarter-finals for the tenth time in their history, knocking out Premier League opposition in three consecutive rounds: [[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]] in the third round, [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] in the fourth round, and reigning Premier League champions [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in the fifth round.<ref name="leicester 5th round">{{cite news | title = Leicester gloom deepens as Ranieri's men suffer Cup shock | url = http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-england-mlw-lei-idUKKBN15X0QB | publisher=Reuters}}</ref> On 28 February 2017, Millwall beat Peterborough United 1–0 and increased their unbeaten run to 16 games in all competitions, and have gone nine games without conceding a goal for the first time since the [[1925–26 in English football|1925–26 season]].<ref name="nogoals">{{cite news | title = Millwall boss: Gregory answered the questions with penalty winner | url = http://www.newsatden.co.uk/61557-millwall-boss-gregory-answered-the-questions-with-penalty-winner.html | work=NewsatDen | access-date =2017-03-01 }}</ref> Millwall made it to the League One [[2017 Football League One play-off final|play-off final]] at Wembley for the second successive year, after beating Scunthorpe United 3–2 in the semi-final. They were promoted back to the Championship following a 1–0 playoff final victory over [[Bradford City A.F.C|Bradford City]], thanks to an 85th-minute winner from [[Steve Morison]], his 86th goal for the club.<ref name="Scunny semi">{{cite news | title = Scunthorpe United 2–3 Millwall | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39765841 | publisher=BBC Sport| access-date =2017-05-07 | date=2017-05-07}}</ref> In Millwall's return to the Championship in the [[2017–18 Millwall F.C. season|2017–18 season]] the team went on a club record 17-game unbeaten run; their longest streak in the second tier, which surpassed a record of 15 set in 1971.<ref name="unbeaten run">{{Cite news| title = Match preview – Millwall vs Bristol City| url = http://www.skysports.com/football/millwall-vs-bristol-c/preview/375107| work=Sky Sports| access-date =6 April 2018| date=6 April 2018}}</ref> During the undefeated run they won six away wins in a row, equalling a club record set in the 2008–09 season.<ref name="6 away wins">{{Cite news| title = EFL essential stats: In-form Millwall set club away wins record| url = http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11296933/efl-essential-stats-in-form-millwall-set-club-away-wins-record| work=Sky Sports| access-date =6 May 2018| date=6 May 2018}}</ref> In the [[2018–19 FA Cup]], Millwall once again reached the Quarter-finals for an 11th time, only losing to Premier League side [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton]] on penalties. In the previous round they knocked out Premier League side [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], to equal [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton's]] FA Cup 'Giant-killings' record, having knocked out 25 top-flight teams when not in the top flight themselves.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47230429|title=FA Cup's top giant-killers? Here's what the numbers say|date=2019-02-14|access-date=2019-04-30|language=en-GB}}</ref> On 3 October 2019, Neil Harris resigned as Millwall manager with the club sitting in 18th place with two wins from their first ten Championship games.<ref name="Harris resigns">{{Cite news| title = Club Statement – Neil Harris| url = https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/2019/october/club-statement---neil-harris/| work=Millwall FC| access-date =3 October 2019| date=3 October 2019}}</ref> Harris led Millwall to Wembley twice, with one promotion, and two FA Cup quarter-finals during his tenure.<ref name="Harris resigns"/> He was the Lions fifth longest-serving manager, having spent four and a half years at the club.<ref name="millwall managers"/> On 21 October, he was replaced by former Stoke City boss [[Gary Rowett]], who beat his former club 2–0 in his very first game in charge.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50131399|title=Gary Rowett: Millwall appoint former Stoke boss as new manager|date=2019-10-21|access-date=2019-10-22|language=en-GB}}</ref> The [[2019–20 Millwall F.C. season|2019–20 season]] ended in an 8th-placed finish, after a late play-off run came up short. Rowett then guided the club to [[2020–21 Millwall F.C. season|11th]] and [[2021–22 Millwall F.C. season|9th]] the following two seasons. Millwall required a win on the final day of the [[2022–23 Millwall F.C. season|2022–23 season]] to secure a play-off spot but gave up a 3–1 lead, losing 3-4 to [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] and eventually finishing 8th.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65445638|title=Millwall 3-4 Blackburn Rovers: Lions denied play-off spot by Rovers comeback|date=2023-05-08|access-date=2023-05-08|language=en-GB}}</ref> ===Death of chairman: 2023–=== On 4 July 2023, the club announced the death of owner and chairman John Berylson, who passed away in an accident.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-04 |title=John Berylson RIP |url=https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/2023/july/04/john-berylson/ |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=Millwall FC}}</ref> The 70-year-old was driving in [[Falmouth, Massachusetts]], lost control of his [[Range Rover]] and hit a tree. He died at the scene.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-05 |title=Millwall owner John Berylson killed when Range Rover 'lost control on bend' |url=https://news.sky.com/story/millwall-owner-john-berylson-killed-when-range-rover-lost-control-on-bend-12915541 |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Sky News}}</ref> ==Colours, crest and nickname== ===Kit=== {{Football kit box | align = right | pattern_b = _vneckwhite | leftarm = 002060 | body = 002060 | rightarm = 002060 | shorts = FFFFFF | socks = 002060 | | title = Millwall Rovers first home kit from their [[1885–86 Millwall Rovers F.C. season|1885–86 season]], which the team wore for the 125-year anniversary of the club in the [[2010–11 Millwall F.C. season|2010–11 season]].<ref name="Kits"/> }}[[File:Millwall FC logo (1992-1994).svg|thumb|right|140px|The leaping lion has been on the club's crest from 1979 to 1999, and from 2007 to present. This version was used from 1992 to 1994.<ref name="Kits"/>]] Millwall's traditional [[Kit (association football)|kit]] has predominantly consisted of blue shirts, white shorts and blue socks throughout their 125-year history.<ref name="Kits"/> For the first 50 years, up until 1936, they played in a traditional navy blue, similar to the colours of [[Scotland national football team|Scotland national team]].<ref name="Kits"/> This colour was chosen because it paid homage to the Scottish roots of the club,{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=8}} with the nucleus of the first Millwall Rovers squad being from Dundee.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=8}} In 1936, newly appointed Millwall manager [[Charlie Hewitt (footballer)|Charlie Hewitt]] opted to change the kit colour from navy blue to a lighter royal blue,{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=36}} and the team played in this colour for the best part of 74 years, with the exception of 1968–75 and 1999–2001, in which the team played in an all-white strip.<ref name="Kits"/> Their kit for the 2010–11 season celebrated the 125th anniversary of the club, with Millwall adopting the darker navy blue of their first strip.<ref name="125 Year Anniversary">{{cite web |title = 125 Year Anniversary |url = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~1980984,00.html |publisher = Millwall Football Club |access-date = 28 August 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100708075726/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~1980984,00.html |archive-date = 8 July 2010 |url-status = dead }}</ref> The club has retained this colour since.<ref name="Kits"/> As for change colours, white shirts and blue shorts or yellow shirts and black shorts have been the Lions primary away colours. They have also played in red and black stripes, all grey, all orange, all red, and green and white stripes. Millwall wore a special one-off camouflage kit to commemorate the centenary of the First World War against Brentford on 8 November 2014. It went on sale to fans, with proceeds going to [[Headley Court]], a [[Physical medicine and rehabilitation|rehabilitation]] centre for injured members of the [[British Armed Forces]].<ref name="camo">{{cite web | title = Millwall show support for the 100th anniversary of WW1 | url = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/millwall-commemorative-kit-for-brentford-2020400.aspx | publisher=Millwall Football Club | access-date =16 October 2014}}</ref> ===Badge=== The club crest has been a [[rampant]] [[lion]] since 1936, which was also introduced by Charlie Hewitt.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=36}} There have been many variations of the lion; the first was a single red lion, often mistakenly said to be chosen because of the club's Scottish roots.<ref name="Millwall Badges">{{cite web| title = Millwall Badges| url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/millwall_badges.htm|work=The Millwall History Files| access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref> The lion bore a striking resemblance to [[Public house#Signs|signs]] used by pubs named The Red Lion.<ref name="Millwall Badges"/> From 1956 to 1974 Millwall's crest was two leaping red lions facing each other.<ref name="Kits"/> Former chairman Theo Paphitis brought back the badge in 1999, where it was used for a further eight years. The current crest is a leaping lion, which first appeared on a Millwall kit in 1979.<ref name="Kits"/> It remained until 1999 and was re-introduced again in 2007.<ref name="Kits"/> The club [[mascot]] is a giant lion called Zampa, named after Zampa Road, the road The Den is located on.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://wakeupmillwall.livejournal.com/231854.html|title=Zampa the Millwall lion steals Zampa Road sign!|date=19 December 2008|work=Wake Up Millwall}}</ref> ===The Lions=== The team nickname is The Lions, previously The Dockers.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=14}}<ref name="The Dockers 1885-1910">{{Cite news | title = The Dockers 1885–1910 | url = http://noluthemag.blogspot.com/2009/08/millwall-history-badges-dockers-1885.html | work=No One Liks Us Fanzine | access-date =13 September 2010 | date=13 September 2010}}</ref> The original Dockers name arose from the job of many of the club's supporters in the early 1900s.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=8}} The club did not like the nickname and changed it after press headlined Millwall as 'Lions of the South', after knocking Football League leaders [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] out of the 1899–1900 FA Cup. Millwall, then a Southern League side, went on to reach the semi-final.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=19}} The club adopted the motto: ''We Fear No Foe Where E'er We Go''.<ref name="Millwall origins"/> In the 2000s the club started to recognise its unique link with [[Port of London|London docks]] by introducing Dockers' Days, and archiving the club's dock roots in the Millwall FC Museum.<ref name="Dockers Day">{{Cite news |title = Dockers' Day |url = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/dockers-day-160276.aspx |publisher = Millwall Football Club |access-date = 13 September 2010 |date = 20 February 2012 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140226122712/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/dockers-day-160276.aspx |archive-date = 26 February 2014 }}</ref> Dockers' Days bring together past successful Millwall teams who parade on the pitch at half-time. Supporters who were dockers are allowed to attend the game without charge.<ref name="Dockers Day"/> In 2011, Millwall officially named the east stand of The Den as the 'Dockers Stand' in honour of the club's former nickname.<ref name="East Stand">{{cite web |title=East Stand named |url=http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~2272083,00.html |publisher=Millwall Football Club |access-date=21 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124030731/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10367~2272083%2C00.html |archive-date=24 January 2011 }}</ref> ===Kit sponsors and manufacturers=== For the [[2013–14 Millwall F.C. season|2013–14 season]], Millwall chose the charity [[Prostate Cancer UK]] to sponsor their shirt for free.<ref>{{cite web|title=Millwall announce new sponsors|url=http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/lions-announce-new-sponsors-880066.aspx|work=millwallfc.co.uk|access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> {{Football kit box | align = right | pattern_la = _whiteborder | pattern_ra = _whiteborder | pattern_b = _collarwhite | pattern_sh = _blue stripes | pattern_so = _hoops_blue | leftarm = 0000FF | body = 0000FF | rightarm = 0000FF | shorts = FFFFFF | socks = FFFFFF | title = 1936–39 strip. The first change of colour from navy blue to royal blue. This was the first appearance of the [[lion]] [[rampant]] crest on the kit.<ref name="Kits"/> }}[[File:Millwall FC logo (two lions).png|thumb|right|The two red lions first appeared on the Millwall crest in 1956.<ref name="Kits"/>]] {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! Year !!Kit manufacturer<ref name="Kits"/>!!Main shirt sponsor!!Secondary sponsor(s) |- | 1975–80 || [[Bukta]] || rowspan=2|''None'' |- | 1980–83 || rowspan=2|Osca |- | 1983–85 || [[London Docklands Development Corporation|LDDC]] |- | 1985–86 || Gimer || rowspan=2|[[London Docklands]] |- | 1986–87 || rowspan=5|Spall |- | 1987–89 || [[Lewisham Council]] |- | 1989–90 || [[Millwall]] |- | 1990–91 || Lewisham Council |- | 1991–92 || Fairview Homes PLC |- | 1992–93 || rowspan=2|Bukta||Fairview |- | 1993–94 || rowspan=2|[[Captain Morgan]] |- | 1994–96 || rowspan=3|[[ASICS]] |- | 1996–97 || [[South London Press]] |- | 1997–99 || [[L!VE TV]] |- | 1999–2001 || rowspan=4|Strikeforce || Giorgio |- | 2001–03 || 24 Seven |- | 2003–04 || [[Ryman]] |- | 2004–05 || rowspan=2|[[Beko]] |- | 2005–06 || rowspan=2|[[Lonsdale (clothing)|Lonsdale]] |- | 2006–07 || rowspan=2|Oppida |- | 2007–08 || rowspan=2|Bukta||K&T Heating Services Ltd |- | 2008–10 || rowspan=2|CYC ||Oppida |- | 2010–11 || rowspan=6|[[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]] || Matchbet |- | 2011–12 || rowspan=2| Racing+ || Sasco Sauces |- | 2012–13 ||| BestPay |- | 2013–14 ||| [[Prostate Cancer UK]] ||rowspan=2| Wallis Teagan |- | 2014–15 ||| Euroferries |- | 2015–16 || rowspan=2| Wallis Teagan |- | 2016–17 || rowspan=2| [[Erreà]] |- | 2017–18 || rowspan=2| TW Drainage & EnergyBet||rowspan=2|DCS Roofing |- | 2018–19 || rowspan=2| [[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]] |- | 2019–22 || rowspan=6| Huski Chocolate |- | 2022–23 || rowspan=1| [[Hummel International|Hummel]] |- | 2023– || rowspan=1| [[Erreà]] |- |} ==Stadiums== ===History=== {{main |The Den |l1=The Den (1993–present) |The Den (defunct stadium) |l2=The Den (1910–1993) |North Greenwich (football ground) |l3=North Greenwich |The Athletic Grounds |Lord Nelson Ground |Glengall Road (football ground)|l6=Glengall Road }} [[File:TheOldDen1988.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A Junior Lions day at [[The Den (defunct stadium)|The Den]] in 1988]] Millwall began life on the Isle of Dogs and inhabited four different grounds in the club's first 25 years.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=32–33}} Their first home was a piece of waste ground called [[Glengall Road (football ground)|Glengall Road]], where they only stayed for one year. From 1886 to 1890 they played behind The Lord Nelson pub on East Ferry Road, which was known as the [[Lord Nelson Ground]], before being forced to leave by the landlady, who received a better offer for its use.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=32–33}} They moved to their third home, [[The Athletic Grounds]], on 6 September 1890.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=32–33}} This was their first purpose-built ground, with a grandstand that seated 600 people and an overall capacity of between 10,000 and 15,000. The club was forced to move on again though, this time by the Millwall Dock Company who wanted to use it as a timberyard. They relocated in 1901 to a location near their second home, which became known as [[North Greenwich (football ground)|North Greenwich]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=32–33}} They remained an [[North East (London sub region)|east London]] club for a further nine years, with the last game played on the Isle of Dogs on 8 October 1910 against [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], which Millwall won 3–1. On 22 October 1910, Millwall crossed the river to South East London, moving to Cold Blow Lane in New Cross. The fifth ground was called [[The Den (defunct stadium)|The Den]], built at a cost of £10,000 by noted football ground architect [[Archibald Leitch]]. The first game played there was against Brighton & Hove Albion, which Brighton won 1–0.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=176}} Millwall remained there for 83 years, until moving to their sixth and current ground, at first known as [[The Den|The New Den]] but now called simply The Den, on 4 August 1993. The ground has an all-seated capacity of 20,146.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/21142999|title=Clubs like Brighton & Millwall take steps to halt declining attendances|date=2013-01-24|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2020-01-27|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="footballgroundguide"/> A [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting CP]] team, managed by [[Bobby Robson]] helped open the ground by playing a friendly, which The Lions lost 2–1.<ref name="Millwall Official History">{{cite web |title=Millwall History |url=http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/club/history/ |publisher=Millwall Football Club |access-date=5 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001154410/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/club/history/ |archive-date= 1 October 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Millwall origins">{{cite web | title = Millwall origins | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/origins.htm |work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref> {{wide image|THENEWDEN.jpg|1200px|align-cap=center|''A panoramic view of [[The Den]] from the upper Dockers Stand.''<ref name="East Stand"/>}} {{wide image|TheDen2019.jpg|1200px|align-cap=center|''A panorama view of [[The Den]] from behind the players tunnel in the lower Barry Kitchener Stand.''}} ===Bermondsey redevelopment controversy=== In September 2016 [[Lewisham London Borough Council|Lewisham Council]] approved a [[compulsory purchase order]] (CPO) of land surrounding The Den rented by Millwall, as part of a major redevelopment of the "New Bermondsey" area. The plans were controversial because the developer, Renewal, is controlled by [[Offshore company|offshore companies]] with unclear ownership, and is seen by the club and local community to be profiteering by demolishing existing homes and businesses as well as Millwall's car-park and the Millwall Community Trust facility to build up to 2,400 new private homes, with no [[Public housing in the United Kingdom|social housing]]. The club contemplated the possibility of having to relocate to [[Kent]]. Millwall had submitted their own plans for regeneration centred around the club itself, but the council voted in favour of Renewal's plans.<ref name="Renewal">{{cite news| title = Millwall Football Club 'to fight' compulsory purchase order | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-37306839| publisher=BBC News| date=8 September 2016}}</ref> In December 2016 ''[[Private Eye]]'' reported how Renewal had been founded by a former Lewisham Council leader and senior officer, suggesting potential bias, and that the decision to approve Renewal's plans may have been made as far back as 2013 despite the fact that no due diligence had been able to be carried out by [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]] due to "poor" and "limited" access to information and management at Renewal, which is controlled from the [[Isle of Man]] and [[British Virgin Islands]].<ref>{{cite magazine |date=9 December 2016 |title=Pitch battle |magazine=[[Private Eye]] |location=London |publisher=Pressdram Ltd <!--|access-date=27 December 2016-->}}</ref> In the face of mounting community opposition and media scrutiny, the Council said in January 2017 it will not proceed with the CPO.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/27/how-local-resistance-and-press-scrutiny-saved-millwalls-stadium | title=How the battle to save Millwall's stadium was won | date=27 January 2017 | author=Ronay, Barney |access-date=28 January 2017}}</ref> However, it was later reported to be taking legal advice regarding other avenues of securing the CPO, and Council cabinet members will decide how to proceed after a "review". ''Private Eye'' reported that Millwall are continuing to explore relocation options in Kent.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=10 February 2017 |title=Load of Bullocks |magazine=[[Private Eye]] |location=London |publisher=Pressdram Ltd <!--|access-date=14 February 2017-->}}</ref> ==Traditional songs== A tradition at The Den is the playing of the official club song<ref name="Nick Banks: We'll Score Again">{{cite web |title = Nick Banks: We'll Score Again |url = http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news/Nick-Banks-ll-score/article-1600744-detail/article.html |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130421114355/http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news/Nick-Banks-ll-score/article-1600744-detail/article.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 21 April 2013 |work = This Is Exeter |access-date = 28 August 2010 }}</ref> "Let 'em Come", by Roy Green, as Millwall and the opposing team walk onto the pitch. It was specifically written for the club and the lyrics represent old London culture, such as eating [[jellied eels]]<ref name='East End Food & Drink'>{{cite web|url=http://www.visiteastlondon.co.uk/business/factsheets/Food%20and%20Drink.doc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026063140/http://www.visiteastlondon.co.uk/business/factsheets/Food%20and%20Drink.doc |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 October 2007 |title=FACT SHEET – East End Food & Drink |access-date=11 December 2008 |format=Doc |work=VisitEastLondon.co.uk}}</ref> and having a glass of beer before going to the game. The song ends with all home fans standing, arms raised (usually in the direction of the travelling fans singing the last line, "Let 'em all... come down.... to The Den!" A television drama about a Millwall supporter and ex-docker, starring [[David Jason]], featured a lyric from the song in its title, ''Come Rain Come Shine''. The song was played on repeat at Wembley Stadium after Millwall gained promotion to the Championship in 2010.<ref name="Millwall 1 Swindon 0">{{Cite news | title = Millwall 1 Swindon 0 | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/league-one/7783105/Millwall-1-Swindon-0-match-report.html | work=The Telegraph|location=London | access-date =28 August 2010 | first=John | last=Ley | date=30 May 2010}}</ref> The song "Shoeshine Boy" by the [[Mills Blue Rhythm Band]] was played as the entrance song before "Let 'em Come".<ref name="Shoeshine Boy">{{Cite news |title=Shoeshine Boy, 30 September 2010 Podcast |url=http://www.millwallsupportersclub.co.uk/lionslive/podcasts.asp |work=Millwall Supporters Club |access-date=28 August 2010 |date=30 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914124925/http://www.millwallsupportersclub.co.uk/lionslive/podcasts.asp |archive-date=14 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Other songs that have been regularly played at The Den over the years in the build-up to a game include "[[London Calling (song)|London Calling]]" by [[The Clash]], "[[No Surrender (song)|No Surrender]]" by [[Bruce Springsteen]], "[[Town Called Malice]]" by [[The Jam]] and "[[House of Fun]]" by [[Madness (band)|Madness]], which features the lyric "welcome to the lion's den...". [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]]'s cover version of "[[Rockin' All Over the World (song)|Rockin' All Over the World]]" is played after every home win.<ref name="We Are Going Up!">{{cite web |title = We Are Going Up! |url = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~2061714,00.html |publisher = Millwall Football Club |access-date = 28 August 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100702110313/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~2061714,00.html |archive-date = 2 July 2010 |url-status = dead }}</ref> ==Rivalries== Millwall were listed eighth out of a list of 92 Football League clubs with the most rivals, with [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]], [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]], and [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] considering them a major rival.<ref name="FFC">{{cite web |title=Football Rivalries census |work=[[Football Fans Census]]|url=http://www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf|access-date=27 November 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020074918/http://www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf |archive-date=20 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="2012 census">{{cite news| title = 2012 Football rivalry census results| url = http://thechriswhitingshow.wordpress.com/2012/08/28/2012-football-rivalry-census-results/| access-date =6 September 2012}}</ref> [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] also share minor rivalries with Millwall, with hooliganism between their fans dating back to the 1970s.<ref name="everton fa cup"/><ref name="FFC"/><ref name="mill1eve1">{{cite web |title=Millwall 1 Everton 1: Millwall are caught on the rebound |work=The Independent|date=8 January 2006|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/millwall-1-everton-1-millwall-are-caught-on-the-rebound-6112420.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/millwall-1-everton-1-millwall-are-caught-on-the-rebound-6112420.html |archive-date=14 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref> ===Major rivalry with West Ham United=== {{Main|Millwall F.C.–West Ham United F.C. rivalry}} {{See also|2009 Upton Park riot}} [[File:Millwall v West Ham 2011.jpg|thumb|West Ham and Millwall players shake hands before kick-off in 2011.<ref name="Millwall 0 West Ham 0"/>]] Millwall's fiercest rival is West Ham United. It is one of the most passionately contested local derbies in football.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/westham/6105500/West-Ham-v-Millwall-a-history-of-how-the-rivalry-started.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912185344/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/westham/6105500/West-Ham-v-Millwall-a-history-of-how-the-rivalry-started.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=12 September 2012 | work=The Telegraph|location=London | title=West Ham v Millwall: a history of how the rivalry started | first=Oliver | last=Brown | date=28 August 2009}}</ref> The two clubs have rarely met in recent years due to them playing in different leagues; the majority of their meetings happened before the First World War, with some 60 meetings between 1899 and 1915.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=156–184}} The clubs have played 99 times since the first contest in 1899. Millwall have won 38, drawn 27 and lost 34.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=501}} Despite violence between the two sets of supporters and calls for future games between the clubs to be played [[Behind closed doors (football)|behind closed doors]], they last met in the Football League Championship in 2011–12 with no outright ban on either set of fans, and no repeat of crowd trouble.<ref name="Millwall 0 West Ham 0">{{cite news | title = Millwall 0 West Ham 0 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14863911.stm | work=BBC Sport | access-date =17 September 2011 | date=17 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="west ham violence">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham/6097814/West-Ham-and-Millwall-should-never-play-again-says-Harry-Redknapp.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham/6097814/West-Ham-and-Millwall-should-never-play-again-says-Harry-Redknapp.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=West Ham and Millwall should never play again, says Harry Redknapp |work=The Telegraph|date=27 August 2009 |access-date=20 October 2010 | location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The rivalry between the sides, specifically the clubs' two hooligan firms has been depicted on the big screen several times, in films such as ''[[Green Street (film)|Green Street]]''.<ref name="green street"/> ===Rivalry with Leeds United=== {{main|Leeds United F.C.–Millwall F.C. rivalry}} Millwall share a fierce rivalry with [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]. The rivalry between the teams is intensified by both clubs' passionate fans and association with [[Football hooliganism in the United Kingdom|football hooliganism]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/09/leeds-united-millwall-play-offs|title=Police ready for crowd violence as Millwall and Leeds chase promotion|last=Jackson|first=Jamie|date=2009-05-08|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-01-27|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name="70s80shooligans">{{cite news| url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/the-english-disease-how-leeds-and-millwall-fans-were-the-scourge-of-football-by-hillsborough-coroner-1-7695415|title=The English disease: How Leeds and Millwall fans were the scourge of football, by Hillsborough coroner|newspaper=Yorkshire Evening Post |date=25 January 2016 |access-date=20 September 2017}}</ref> The clubs' two [[Football hooliganism|hooligan firms]]; the [[Leeds United Service Crew]] and the [[Millwall Bushwackers]] were notorious in the 1970s and 80s for their violence, being called "dirty Leeds" and "the scourge of football" respectively.<ref name="70s80shooligans"/><ref name="hated">{{cite news| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykakVJonKys |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/ykakVJonKys| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Why Are Leeds & Millwall so Hated?|publisher=Copa90 |date=27 January 2018 |access-date=10 July 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> From 1920 to 2003 the sides met just 12 times; competing in different tiers for the majority of their histories, and neither considering the other a rival on the pitch. Since Leeds were relegated from the [[Premier League]] in [[2003–04 Leeds United A.F.C. season|2004]], the teams have met 28 times in 16 years. The rivalry began in [[Football League One|League One]] during the [[2007–08 Football League One|2007–08 season]], with disorder and violent clashes between both sets of fans and the police at [[Elland Road]].<ref name="27oct07clash">{{cite news| url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/video-fans-clash-with-police-who-kept-leeds-united-amp-millwall-hooligans-apart-1-2119309|title=Fans clash with police who kept Leeds United and Millwall hooligans apart|newspaper=Yorkshire Evening Post |date=27 October 2007 |access-date=20 September 2017}}</ref> It continued into the [[2008–09 Football League One|2008–09 season]]; where the teams were [[Leeds United F.C.–Millwall F.C. rivalry#League One finishing positions|vying for promotion]] to the [[Football League Championship|Championship]], culminating in Millwall knocking Leeds out of the [[EFL League One play-offs|League One playoffs]] at the [[2009 Football League play-offs#League One|semi-final stage]].<ref name="crowd trouble">{{cite news|last=Jackson |first=Jamie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/09/leeds-united-millwall-play-offs|title=Police prepare for crowd trouble as Leeds and Millwall chase promotion|newspaper=The Guardian |date=9 May 2009 |access-date=19 September 2017}}</ref>{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=480}} The clubs have played each other 40 times and are evenly matched; Millwall has won 18, Leeds 17 and five games have ended in a draw. ===South East London derbies=== {{Main|South London derby}} Millwall are closest in proximity to [[Charlton Athletic]], with The Den and [[The Valley (London)|The Valley]] being less than four miles ({{convert|4|mi|abbr=out|disp=output only}}) apart. They last met in July 2020, a 1–0 win for Millwall at the Valley.<ref name="H2H Charlton"/> Since their first competitive game in 1921, Millwall have won 37, drawn 26 and lost 12.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=488}} The Lions are unbeaten in their last twelve games against Charlton, spanning 24 years, where they have won seven and drawn five. The Addicks last win came in March 1996 at The Valley.<ref name="H2H Charlton">{{cite news |title = Head-to-Head v Millwall |url = http://www.statto.com/football/teams/charlton-athletic/millwall/head-to-head |work = Statto |access-date = 28 September 2015 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150928181753/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/charlton-athletic/millwall/head-to-head |archive-date = 28 September 2015 }}</ref> The Lions last played against fellow South East London club [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] in the [[2012–13 in English football|2012–13 season]] when both teams were in the [[Football League Championship]]. They drew 0–0 at The Den and 2–2 at [[Selhurst Park]].<ref name="H2H Palace">{{cite news |title = Millwall's Head-to-head comparison with Crystal Palace |url = http://www.statto.com/football/teams/millwall/crystal-palace/head-to-head |work = Statto |access-date = 28 September 2015 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150928170948/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/millwall/crystal-palace/head-to-head |archive-date = 28 September 2015 }}</ref> In almost 100 competitive games between the two clubs since 1906, Millwall have won 39, drawn 29 and lost 29.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=489}} ==Players== ===Current squad=== {{updated|28 May 2023.}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Millwall FC - First-Team |url=https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/squads |publisher=Millwall F.C. |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> <!----------------------------- READ THIS NOTICE FIRST BEFORE EDITING ---------------------------------- – Do NOT add new players before their signing is officially announced 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{{updated|19 May 2023.}}<ref name="u18s">{{cite web| title = Millwall FC - Under 18s| url = https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/squads/u18 | publisher=Millwall Football Club| access-date =25 April 2023}}</ref> {{football squad start}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=George Evans}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Albert Penney}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Oliver Evans}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Adedapo Olugbodi}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Finley Cotton}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ALG|pos=MF|name=Arezki Hamouchene}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Henry Hearn}} {{fs mid}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jack Howland}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Frankie Maciocia}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Alfie Massey}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Christopher Ojemen}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Joshua Stephenson}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Frankie Baker}} {{fs player|no—|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Kavalli Heywood}} {{fs end}} ===Player of the year=== :''As voted by Millwall Supporters Club members and season ticket holders.''<ref name="The Boy Dunne Good">{{cite web | title = The Boy Dunne Good | url = http://www.millwallsupportersclub.co.uk/ | work=Millwall Supporters Club | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref> {{col-begin}} {{col-4}} {| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff; text-align:left;" |- style="font-weight:bold; color:#fff; background:#002060;"| |'''Year'''||'''Winner''' |- |1971||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Bridges]] |- |1972||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bryan King (footballer, born 1947)|Bryan King]] |- |1973||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alf Wood (footballer, born 1945)|Alf Wood]] |- |1974||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alf Wood (footballer, born 1945)|Alf Wood]] |- |1975||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Summerill]] |- |1976||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Kitchener]] |- |1977||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Brisley]] |- |1978||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Walker (footballer, born 1954)|Phil Walker]] |- |1979||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Kitchener]] |- |1980||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[John Lyons (footballer)|John Lyons]] |- |1981||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Roberts (footballer, born 1962)|Paul Roberts]] |- |1982||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dean Horrix]] |- |1983||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dean Neal]] |- |1984||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Anton Otulakowski]] |- |1985||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Sansome]] |} {{col-4}} {| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff; text-align:left;" |- style="font-weight:bold; color:#fff; background:#002060;"| |'''Year'''||'''Winner''' |- |1986||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan McLeary]] |- |1987||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Horne]] |- |1988||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Danis Salman]] |- |1989||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Hurlock]] |- |1990||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Dawes (footballer, born 1963)|Ian Dawes]] |- |1991||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Teddy Sheringham]] |- |1992||{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Aidan Davison]] |- |1993||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kasey Keller]] |- |1994||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Stevens]] |- |1995||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Roberts (footballer)|Andy Roberts]] |- |1996||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ben Thatcher]] |- |1997||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lucas Neill]] |- |1998||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Shaw (footballer)|Paul Shaw]] |- |1999||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)|Neil Harris]] |- |2000||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Nethercott]] |} {{col-4}} {| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff; text-align:left;" |- style="font-weight:bold; color:#fff; background:#002060;"| |'''Year'''||'''Winner''' |- |2001||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Matthew Lawrence (footballer)|Matt Lawrence]] |- |2002||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Claridge]] |- |2003||{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Tony Warner]] |- |2004||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Ward (footballer, born 1978)|Darren Ward]] |- |2005||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Ward (footballer, born 1978)|Darren Ward]] |- |2006||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Livermore]] |- |2007||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Shaw (footballer)|Richard Shaw]] |- |2008||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Robinson (footballer, born 1982)|Paul Robinson]] |- |2009||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Frampton]] |- |2010||{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Alan Dunne]] |- |2011||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tamika Mkandawire]] |- |2012||{{flagicon|Comoros}} [[Jimmy Abdou]] |- |2013||{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Danny Shittu]] |- |2014||{{flagicon|IRL}} [[David Forde (footballer)|David Forde]] |- |2015||{{flagicon|Comoros}} [[Jimmy Abdou]] |} {{col-4}} {| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff; text-align:left;" |- style="font-weight:bold; color:#fff; background:#002060;"| |'''Year'''||'''Winner''' |- |2016||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jordan Archer]] |- |2017||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Steve Morison]] |- |2018||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Hutchinson]] |- |2019||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Gregory (footballer)|Lee Gregory]] |- |2020||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartosz Białkowski]] |- |2021||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartosz Białkowski]] |- |2022||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Murray Wallace (footballer)|Murray Wallace]] |- |2023||{{flagicon|HOL}} [[Zian Flemming]] |} {{col-end}} ===Personnel honours=== ====English Football Hall of Fame==== Millwall players inducted into the [[English Football Hall of Fame]]:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame.htm |title=Hall of Fame&nbsp;– National Football Museum |work=[[National Football Museum]] |access-date=16 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114114919/http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame.htm |archive-date=14 November 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{col-begin-small}} {{col-3}} *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Teddy Sheringham]] ''(2009)'' *{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Ray Wilkins]] ''(2013)'' {{Col-end}}{{Col-begin-small}}{{col-end}} ====PFA Fans' Player of the Year==== {{col-begin-small}} {{col-3}} Players included in the [[PFA Fans' Player of the Year]] whilst playing for Millwall: *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jay Simpson]] ''([[PFA Fans' Player of the Year#2008|2008]], while on loan from [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]])''<ref name="Jay wins top award">{{cite web |title=Jay wins top award |url=http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~1285519,00.html |publisher=Millwall Football Club |access-date=28 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905170052/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10367~1285519%2C00.html |archive-date= 5 September 2012 }}</ref> (First winner of the award whilst on loan at another club.) {{col-end}} ====PFA Team of the Year==== {{col-begin-small}} {{col-3}} Players included in the [[PFA Team of the Year]] whilst playing for Millwall: *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Cahill]] ''(2004)'' *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Cahill]] ''(2001)'' *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Matt Lawrence (English footballer)|Matt Lawrence]] ''(2001)'' *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)|Neil Harris]] ''(2001)'' *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Rae (footballer, born 1969)|Alex Rae]] ''(1996)'' *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Rae (footballer, born 1969)|Alex Rae]] ''(1995)'' *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ben Thatcher]] ''(1995)'' *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Cooper]] ''(1993)'' *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Cusack]] ''(1985)'' *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Jackson (footballer, born 1942)|John Jackson]] ''(1980)'' *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ray Evans (footballer, born 1949)|Ray Evans]] ''(1976)'' *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bryan King (footballer, born 1947)|Bryan King]] ''(1975)'' *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bryan King (footballer, born 1947)|Bryan King]] ''(1974)'' {{col-end}} ===Notable former players=== The following is a list of notable footballers who have played for Millwall, including players who have been honoured in Millwall's Hall of Fame, international players who were [[Cap (sport)|capped]] by their country while playing for Millwall, players who have been given a [[Testimonial match|testimonial]] for 10 years of service at the club, players who have made over 100 appearances or scored 50 goals, and also 1885 founder member players who contributed significantly to the clubs' history.<ref name="Lions Internationals"/><ref name="Millwall international caps">{{cite web| url = http://www.eu-football.info/_club.php?id=553| title = Internationally Capped Millwall players| work=EU Football| access-date =13 October 2010}}</ref><ref name="The men who've shaped Millwall: 1880s">{{cite web| url = http://www.millwall.vitalfootball.co.uk/sitepage.asp?a=520497| title = The men who've shaped Millwall: 1880s| work = Vital Football| access-date = 30 September 2010| archive-date = 15 September 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150915094508/http://www.millwall.vitalfootball.co.uk/sitepage.asp?a=520497| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name="Millwall Official History"/><ref name="Millwall Hall of Fame">{{cite web |url=http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/club/hall-of-fame-a-to-e.aspx |title=The Millwall Hall of Fame |publisher=Millwall Football Club |access-date=16 November 2007 |date=20 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305143206/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/club/Hall-of-Fame-A-to-E.aspx |archive-date= 5 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="The men who've shaped Millwall: 1890s">{{cite web| url = http://www.millwall.vitalfootball.co.uk/sitepage.asp?a=520504| title = The men who've shaped Millwall: 1890s| work = Vital Football| access-date = 30 September 2010| archive-date = 18 September 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150918172052/http://www.millwall.vitalfootball.co.uk/sitepage.asp?a=520504| url-status = dead}}</ref> {{col-begin-small}} {{col-4}} |- |valign="top"| ;Algeria *{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Hameur Bouazza]] ;Antigua and Barbuda *{{flagicon|ATG}} [[Mahlon Romeo]] ;Australia *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Cahill]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Meredith (soccer)|James Meredith]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Mitchell (Australian association footballer)|Dave Mitchell]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kevin Muscat]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lucas Neill]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason van Blerk]] ;Barbados *{{flagicon|BRB}} [[Michael Gilkes (footballer)|Michael Gilkes]] *{{flagicon|BRB}} [[Paul Ifill]] ;Canada *{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Marc Bircham]] *{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Adrian Serioux]] *{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Josh Simpson (Canadian soccer)|Josh Simpson]] *{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Kris Twardek]] ;Comoros *{{flagicon|COM}} [[Jimmy Abdou]] ;Czech Republic *{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Skalák]] ;England *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Alexander (footballer)|Gary Alexander]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sam Allardyce]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Armstrong (footballer born 1971)|Chris Armstrong]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Herbert Banks]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Beard (footballer)|Mark Beard]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gordon Bolland]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ray Brand]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Les Briley]] *{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Broadfoot]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Burridge]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Calvey]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy Carter (footballer)|Jimmy Carter]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Chatterton]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Claridge]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jack Cock]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy Constantine]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Cooper]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Craig]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Cripps]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Dawes (footballer, born 1963)|Ian Dawes]] |width="33"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Danny Dichio]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Marvin Elliott]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Fashanu]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[George Fisher (footballer)|George Fisher]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jack Fort]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Freddie Fox (footballer)|Freddie Fox]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Goddard (footballer)|Paul Goddard]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leonard Graham|Len Graham]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Gregory (footballer)|Lee Gregory]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)|Neil Harris]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Horne]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gordon Hill (footballer)|Gordon Hill]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Hill (footballer, born 1893)|Richard Hill]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Hurlock]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Johnny Johnson (footballer)|Johnny Johnson]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Len Julians]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Kane]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bryan King (footballer, born 1947)|Bryan King]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Kitchener]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Matthew Lawrence (footballer)|Matthew Lawrence]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Livermore]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Mangnall]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan McLeary]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Nethercott]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Derek Possee]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Roberts (footballer)|Andy Roberts]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Roberts (footballer, born 1907)|Henry Roberts]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Robinson (footballer born 1982)|Paul Robinson]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Rowan]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Ruddock]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Seasman]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Shaw (footballer)|Paul Shaw]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Teddy Sheringham]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Reg Smith]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alex Stepney]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Stevens]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Willie Sutcliffe]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Towner]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alf Twigg]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Walker (footballer, born 1954)|Phil Walker]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jed Wallace]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Ward (footballer born 1978)|Darren Ward]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Weller]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Wise]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Witter]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Wood (footballer, born February 1963)|Steve Wood]] |width="33"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| ;Iceland *{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Jón Daði Böðvarsson]] ;Jamaica *{{flagicon|JAM}} [[Shaun Cummings]] ;New Zealand *{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Wood (footballer, born 1991)|Chris Wood]] ;Nigeria *{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Danny Shittu]] ;Northern Ireland *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Daniel Ballard]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Tom Brolly]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Shane Ferguson]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Bryan Hamilton]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Ted Hinton (footballer)|Ted Hinton]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Chris McGrath (footballer)|Chris McGrath]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Billy McCullough]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Conor McLaughlin]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Josh McQuoid]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Anton Rogan]] *{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Ian Stewart (Northern Irish footballer)|Ian Stewart]] ;Republic of Ireland *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Keith Branagan]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[John Byrne (footballer born 1961)|John Byrne]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Tony Cascarino]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Kenny Cunningham]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Alan Dunne]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Eamon Dunphy]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[David Forde (footballer)|David Forde]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Jon Goodman]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Joe Haverty]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Charlie Hurley]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Mark Kennedy (footballer, born 1976)|Mark Kennedy]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Andy Keogh]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Mick McCarthy]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Aiden O'Brien]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Kevin O'Callaghan]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Steven Reid]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Robbie Ryan (footballer)|Robbie Ryan]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Richard Sadlier]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Dave Savage]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Pat Saward]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Gary Waddock]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Shaun Williams (footballer)|Shaun Williams]] |width="33"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| ;Saint Kitts and Nevis *{{flagicon|SKN}} [[Bobby Bowry]] ;Russia *{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Sergei Yuran]] ;Scotland *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jordan Archer]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Willie Carr]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stevie Crawford|Stephen Crawford]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Hugh Curran]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Forsyth]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Malcolm Finlayson]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Gilchrist (footballer, born 1939)|John Gilchrist]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Hartley]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Duncan Hean]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Jardine]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John McGinlay]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Rae (footballer born 1969)|Alex Rae]] ;Trinidad & Tobago *{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Carlos Edwards]] *{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Justin Hoyte]] *{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Tony Warner]] ;United States of America *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kasey Keller]] *{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Kerr, Jr. (soccer)|John Kerr]] *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Murray (soccer)|Bruce Murray]] *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Zak Whitbread]] ;Wales *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Malcolm Allen (footballer)|Malcolm Allen]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Joe Davies (footballer, born 1870)|Joe Davies]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Walter Davis (footballer)|Walter Davis]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Jermaine Easter]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Paul Jones (footballer, born 1967)|Paul Jones]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Richard Jones (footballer, born 1879)|Dick Jones]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Steve Lovell (Welsh footballer)|Steve Lovell]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Steve Lowndes]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[John Lyons (footballer)|John Lyons]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Steve Morison]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ben Thatcher]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Alfred Ernest Watkins|Alf Watkins]] {{col-end}} <small>Note: Current players [[George Saville]] and [[Tom Bradshaw (footballer, born 1992)|Tom Bradshaw]] have been capped internationally while playing for Millwall, and will be added to the list when they leave the club.</small> ==Managers== There have been 34 permanent and 15 [[caretaker manager]]s since the appointment of the club's first professional manager, [[Bert Lipsham]] on 4 May 1911.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=208–231}} From 1890 to 1910, Millwall directors Kidd, Stopher and Saunders were honorary managers, also working under the title of club secretary.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=208}} Bob Hunter is Millwall's longest serving manager, having stayed at the helm for 15 years. Prior to becoming manager, he was the club's trainer for 21 years. He died in office in 1933, having served at the club for a total of 36 years.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=209}} Steve Claridge holds the shortest tenure at the club, having been in charge for a period of 36 days without ever taking charge of a first-team game.<ref name="Lee/Claridge"/> Every Millwall manager has come from the [[United Kingdom]] or [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=208–231}} {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} {| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff; text-align:left;" |- style="font-weight:bold; color:#fff; background:#002060;"| |'''Years'''||'''Manager''' |- |1890–1899||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[F.B. Kidd|Fred Kidd]]<sup>(s)</sup> |- |1899–1900||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Edward Stopher]]<sup>(s)</sup> |- |1900–1910||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[George Saunders (football manager)|George Saunders]]<sup>(s)</sup> |- |1911–1918||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bert Lipsham]] |- |1918–1933||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bob Hunter (football manager)|Bob Hunter]] |- |1933–1936||{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Billy McCracken|Bill McCracken]] |- |1936–1940||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Charlie Hewitt (footballer)|Charlie Hewitt]] |- |1940–1944||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[William Voisey]] |- |1944–1948||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jack Cock]] |- |1948–1956||{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Hewitt |- |1956–1958||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ron Gray (footballer)|Ron Gray]] |- |1958–1959||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy Seed]] |- |1959–1961||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Reg Smith|Reg 'J.R.' Smith]] |- |1961–1963||{{flagicon|ENG}} Ron Gray |- |1963–1966||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Billy Gray (footballer)|Billy Gray]] |- |1966–1974||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Benny Fenton]] |- |1974||{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Theo Foley]]<sup>(c)</sup> |} {{col-3}} {| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff; text-align:left;" |- style="font-weight:bold; color:#fff; background:#002060;"| |'''Years'''||'''Manager''' |- |1974–1977||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gordon Jago]] |- |1977||{{flagicon|IRL}} Theo Foley<sup>(c)</sup> |- |1978–1980||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[George Petchey]] |- |1980||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Long (footballer)|Terry Long]]<sup>(c)</sup> |- |1980–1982||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Anderson (footballer born 1949)|Peter Anderson]] |- |1982||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Kitchener]]<sup>(c)</sup> |- |1982–1986||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[George Graham (footballer, born 1944)|George Graham]] |- |1986–1990||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Docherty (footballer, born 1940)|John Docherty]] |- |1990||{{flagicon|ENG}} Bob Pearson<sup>(c)</sup> |- |1990–1992||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bruce Rioch]] |- |1992–1996||{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Mick McCarthy]] |- |1996||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Evans (footballer)|Ian Evans]]<sup>(c)</sup> |- |1996–1997||{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Jimmy Nicholl]] |- |1997||{{flagicon|SCO}} John Docherty |- |1997–1998||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Billy Bonds]] |- |1998–1999||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Stevens]] |- |1999–2000||{{flagicon|ENG}} Keith Stevens & [[Alan McLeary]] |} {{col-3}} {| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff; text-align:left;" |- style="font-weight:bold; color:#fff; background:#002060;"| |'''Years'''||'''Manager''' |- |2000||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Gritt]] & [[Ray Harford]]<sup>(c)</sup> |- |2000–2003||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mark McGhee]] |- |2003–2005||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Wise]] |- |2005||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Claridge]] |- |2005–2006||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Lee]] |- |2006||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Tuttle]] |- |2006||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Burns]] & Alan McLeary<sup>(c)</sup> |- |2006||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nigel Spackman]] |- |2006–2007||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Willie Donachie]] |- |2007||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Shaw (footballer)|Richard Shaw]] & [[Colin West]]<sup>(c)</sup> |- |2007–2013||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Kenny Jackett]] |- |2013||{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Steve Lomas]] |- |2013–2014||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)|Neil Harris]] & [[Scott Fitzgerald (footballer born 1969)|Scott Fitzgerald]]<sup>(c)</sup> |- |2014–2015||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Holloway]] |- |2015–2019||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)|Neil Harris]] |- |2019||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adam Barrett]]<sup>(c)</sup> |- |2019–||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Rowett]] |} {{col-end}} <small>(s) = secretary (c) = [[caretaker manager|caretaker]]</small> ==Club officials== {{updated|5 July 2023.}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/club/whos-who/ |title=Who's Who |publisher=Millwall Football Club |access-date = 6 October 2010}}</ref><ref name="Millwall Holdings Board">{{cite web |title=Millwall Holdings PLC |url=http://www.millwallholdingsplc.co.uk/board-details |access-date=28 August 2010}}</ref> ===Board=== *'''Chairman:''' ''Vacant'' due to the death of [[John Berylson]] on 4 July 2023. *'''Chief Executive Officer:''' Steve Kavanagh *'''Directors:''' James Berylson, Constantine Gonticas, Trevor Keyse, Demos Kouvaris, Richard Press and Peter Garston ===Coaching staff=== *'''Manager:''' [[Gary Rowett]] *'''Assistant Manager:''' [[Adam Barrett]] *'''First-Team Coach:''' [[Paul Robinson (footballer, born December 1978)|Paul Robinson]] *'''Technical Coach:''' Joe Carnall *'''Goalkeeping Coach:''' [[Andy Marshall]] *'''U23 Elite Development Squad Manager:''' [[Kevin Nugent (footballer)|Kevin Nugent]] *'''U23 Elite Development Squad Assistant Manager:''' [[Paul Robinson (footballer, born 1982)|Paul Robinson]] *'''Academy Director:''' [[Scott Fitzgerald (footballer born 1969)|Scott Fitzgerald]] ==Honours== [[File:MillwallRovers1887.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Millwall Rovers with the East London Cup, 1887.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=9}}]] {|class="toccolours" |- ! style="background:silver;"|Competition !! style="background:silver;"|Achievement !! style="background:silver;"|Year !! style="background:silver;"|Notes |- style="background:#eee;" |[[List of teams promoted from the English Football League Championship and predecessors|Second Division]] (tier 2)||'''Champions'''||[[1987–88 in English football#Second Division 3|1988]]||Promoted to the top flight for the first time in the club's history.<ref name="1987/88 Season" /> |- |- style="background:#eee;" |[[List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors|Third Division South / Second Division]] (tier 3)||'''Champions'''||[[1927–28 in English football#Third Division South|1928]], [[1937–38 in English football#Third Division South|1938]], [[2000–01 in English football#Football League Second Division|2001]]||Millwall set an [[Football records in England#Goals|English record]] in [[1927–28 in English football|1928]] with 87 league goals scored at home.<ref name="football-league.co.uk" /> Finished with 93 points in 2001, a club record.<ref name="Millwall 00/01 Season">{{cite news | title = Millwall 00/01 Season | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Millwall-Stats0001-1.htm |work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =30 September 2010 | date=13 January 2009}}</ref> |- |[[List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors|Third Division]] (tier 3)||Promoted||[[1965–66 in English football#Third Division|1966]], [[1975–76 in English football#Third Division 3|1976]], [[1984–85 in English football#Third Division 2|1985]]||Unbeaten at home for the second successive season in 1965–66 season.<ref name="Millwall's Unbeaten Home Record" /> Automatically promoted after finishing third in 1976.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=415}} |- style="background:#eee;" |[[List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors|Football League One]] (tier 3)||'''[[Football League One play-offs|Play-off]] Winners'''||[[2010 Football League One play-off final|2010]], [[2017 Football League One play-off final|2017]]||Won 1–0 against [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] in 2010 and 1–0 against [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] in 2017.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=101}} |- |[[List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors|Football League One]] (tier 3)||Play-off Finalists||[[2009 Football League One play-off final|2009]], [[2016 Football League One play-off final|2016]]|| |- style="background:#eee;" |[[List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors|Second Division]] (tier 3) |Play-off Semi-Finalists |[[2000 Football League play-offs#Second Division|2000]] | |- |[[List of teams promoted from English Football League Two and its predecessors|Fourth Division]] (tier 4)||'''Champions'''||[[1961–62 in English football#Fourth Division|1962]]|| |- style="background:#eee;" |[[List of teams promoted from English Football League Two and its predecessors|Fourth Division]] (tier 4)||Runners-Up||[[1964–65 in English football#Fourth Division|1965]]||Finished one point behind the champions [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=393}} |- |[[FA Cup]]||Finalists||[[2004 FA Cup Final|2004]]||Qualified for the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]. Game was played at the [[Millennium Stadium]] in [[Cardiff]].{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=92–93}} |- style="background:#eee;" |[[FA Cup]]||Semi-Finalists||[[1899–1900 FA Cup|1900]], [[1902–03 FA Cup|1903]], [[1936–37 FA Cup|1937]], [[2012–13 FA Cup|2013]]|| |- |[[FA Cup]]||Quarter-Finalists||[[1921–22 FA Cup|1922]], [[1926–27 FA Cup|1927]], [[1977–78 FA Cup|1978]], [[1984–85 FA Cup|1985]], [[2016–17 FA Cup|2017]], [[2018–19 FA Cup|2019]]|| |- style="background:#eee;" |[[EFL Cup|League Cup]]||Quarter-Finalists||[[1973–74 Football League Cup|1974]], [[1976–77 Football League Cup|1977]], [[1994–95 Football League Cup|1995]]|| |- |[[Football League Trophy|Football League Group Cup]]||'''Winners'''||[[1983 Football League Trophy#Final|1983]]||Beat [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] 3–2 in the final. |- style="background:#eee;" |[[Football League Trophy]]||Finalists||[[1999 Football League Trophy Final|1999]]||First official appearance in a recognised competition at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]].<ref name="Millwall Official History"/> |- |[[FA Youth Cup]]||'''Winners'''||[[FA Youth Cup Finals of the 1970s#1978/79: Millwall v. Manchester City (0-0 and 2-0)|1979]], [[FA Youth Cup Finals of the 1990s#1990/91: Millwall v. Sheffield Wednesday (3-0 and 0-0, 3-0 Aggregate)|1991]]|| |- style="background:#eee;" |[[FA Youth Cup]] |Finalists ||[[FA Youth Cup Finals of the 1990s#1993–94: Arsenal v. Millwall (2–3 and 3–0, 5–3 Aggregate)|1994]] | |- |[[FA Youth Cup]] |Quarter-Finalists |[http://www.thefa.com/competitions/youth-football/fa-youth-cup/results 2020] | |- style="background:#eee;" |[[Football League War Cup]]||Finalists||[[1945 Football League War Cup South Final|1945]]||South final runners-up.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=40}} |- |[[Football League Third Division South Cup|Third Division South Cup]]||'''Winners'''||[[Football League Third Division South Cup#List of Finals|1937]]||Joint winners with [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] (3–3 aggregate in final.)<ref name="English Division Three South Cup">{{cite news |title = English Division Three South Cup : Honours |url = http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/division-three-south-cup/honours |work = Statto.com |access-date = 22 November 2013 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081204094305/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/division-three-south-cup/honours |archive-date = 4 December 2008 }}</ref> |- style="background:#eee;" |Kent Senior Shield||'''Winners'''||1912, 1913|| |- |[[London Challenge Cup]]||'''Winners'''||1909, 1915, 1928, 1938|| |- |- style="background:#eee;" |[[Western Football League]]||'''Champions'''||1908, 1909|| |- |[[Southern Football League]]||'''Champions'''||[[1894–95 Southern Football League#Division One|1895]], [[1895–96 Southern Football League#Division One|1896]]|| |- |- style="background:#eee;" |[[London League (football)|London League]]||'''Champions'''||[[London League (football)#London League Premier Division|1904]]||Unbeaten with 11 wins and one draw.{{sfnp|Lindsay|Tarrant|2010|p=271}} |- |United League||'''Champions'''||1897, 1899|| |- |- style="background:#eee;" |East London Senior Cup||'''Winners'''||1887, 1888, 1889|| |- |East London FA Cup||'''Joint-winners'''||1886|| |- style="background:#eee;" | Southern Professional Charity Cup || '''Winners''' || 1904 ||Beat [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] 2–1 in the final.<ref name = "blog">{{ cite web | title = ARSENAL IN THE SOUTHERN PROFESSIONAL CHARITY CUP |url = https://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/8700 | work = Arsenal Historical Society | date = 16 December 2013 | access-date = 22 July 2014 }}</ref> |- | Southern Professional Charity Cup || Finalists || 1903 || |- | [[London Charity Cup]] | Finalists | 1892 | <ref>{{ cite web | title = FOOTBALL. LONDON CHARITY CUP. FiNAL TIE |url = https://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/8700 | newspaper = [[Eastern Mercury]] | date = 26 April 1892 | access-date = 22 July 2014 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]] | url-access=subscription }}</ref> |} ==Records and statistics== {{Main|List of Millwall F.C. records and statistics}} [[Barry Kitchener]] holds the record for Millwall appearances, having played 596 matches between 1966 and 1982.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|p=394}} The goalscoring record is held by former manager [[Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)|Neil Harris]], with 138 in all competitions.<ref name="Millwall Players E-L">{{cite web | title = Millwall Players E-L | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Millwall-A2Z-EtoL.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =16 September 2010}}</ref><ref name="Neil Harris player profile">{{cite web |title=Neil Harris player profile |url=http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10367~9116,00.html |publisher=Millwall Football Club |access-date=13 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819095813/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10367~9116%2C00.html |archive-date=19 August 2010 }}</ref> He broke the previous record of 111 goals, held by [[Teddy Sheringham]] on 13 January 2009, during a 3–2 away win at Crewe Alexandra.<ref name="Neil Harris breaks Teddy Sheringham's Mllwall record">{{cite news | title = Neil Harris breaks Teddy Sheringham's Mllwall record | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/fa-cup/4231012/Neil-Harris-breaks-Teddy-Sheringhams-Mllwall-record.html | work=The Telegraph|location=London | access-date =8 September 2010 | date=13 January 2009}}</ref> The club's widest victory margin in the league is 9–1,<ref name="statto.com"/> a scoreline which they achieved twice in their Football League Third Division South championship-winning year of 1927.{{sfnp|Lindsay|1991|pp=120–122}} They beat both [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]] and Coventry City by this score at The Den. Millwall's heaviest league defeat was 8–1 away to Plymouth Argyle in 1932.<ref name="statto.com"/> The club's heaviest loss in all competitions was a 9–1 defeat at Aston Villa in an FA Cup fourth-round second-leg in 1946.<ref name="statto.com"/> Millwall's largest Cup win was 7–0 over [[Gateshead F.C.|Gateshead]] in 1936.<ref name="statto.com"/> Their highest scoring aggregate game was a 12-goal thriller at home to [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] in 1930 when Millwall lost 7–5.<ref name="statto.com">{{cite web |title = Millwall Records |url = http://www.statto.com/football/teams/millwall/records |work = Statto |access-date = 28 August 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101031174901/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/millwall/records |archive-date = 31 October 2010 }}</ref> ===Player records=== {{updated|5 May 2019.}} {| |- |valign="top"| ;Appearances *Players in '''bold''' denotes still playing for the club.<ref name="Top 20 Appearances">{{cite web | title = Top 20 Appearances | url = http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Top20Apps.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =8 July 2013}}</ref> # '''596''' [[Barry Kitchener]] (1966–82) # '''557''' [[Keith Stevens]] (1980–99) # '''443''' [[Harry Cripps]] (1961–74) # '''431''' [[Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)|Neil Harris]] (1998–04, 2007–11) # '''413''' [[Alan McLeary]] (1981–93, 1997–99) # '''388''' [[Alan Dunne]] (2000–2015) # '''361''' [[Paul Robinson (footballer born 1982)|Paul Robinson]] (2001–2015) # '''343''' [[Jimmy Forsyth]] (1929–39) # '''342''' [[Jimmy Abdou]] (2008–2018) # '''341''' [[Richard Hill (footballer born 1893)|Richard Hill]] (1919–30) # '''341''' [[Leonard Graham|Len Graham]] (1923–34) | style="width:100px;"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| ;Goals *Only Football League and senior cup competitions included.<ref name="All time top scorers">{{cite web | title = All Time Top Scorers | url = http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/All%20Time%20Top%20Scorers.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =8 July 2013}}</ref> # '''138''' [[Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)|Neil Harris]] (1998–04, 2007–11) # '''111''' [[Teddy Sheringham]] (1982–91) # '''92''' [[Steve Morison]] (2009–11, 2013–14, 2015–19) # '''87''' [[Derek Possee]] (1967–73) # '''83''' [[Jack Cock]] (1927–31) # '''80''' [[Jimmy Constantine]] (1948–52) # '''78''' [[John Shepherd (footballer, born 1932)|Johnny Shepherd]] (1952–58) # '''77''' [[Lee Gregory (footballer)|Lee Gregory]] (2014–19) # '''74''' [[David Jones (footballer born 1940)|David Jones]] (1959–64) # '''71''' [[Jack Landells]] (1925–33) # '''71''' [[Alex Rae (footballer born 1969)|Alex Rae]] (1990–96) |} ''See [[List of Millwall F.C. seasons]] for Millwall's top goalscorer each year since 1895.'' ==Millwall in European football== {{main|Millwall F.C. in European football}} On 22 May 2004 Millwall played [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in the [[FA Cup Final]], losing 3–0. As United had already qualified for the [[UEFA Champions League]], Millwall were assured of playing in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]. Millwall played in the first round proper and lost 4–2 on aggregate to [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]. ===European record=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Opponents ! 1st leg ! 2nd leg ! Aggregate |- | [[2004–05 UEFA Cup|2004–05]]<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2004/clubs/club=86796/matches/index.html UEFA Europa League 2004/05 – History – Millwall]. [[UEFA]]. uefa.com/</ref> | [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] | [[2004–05 UEFA Cup#First round|First round]] | {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]] | style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1–3 | style="text-align:center;"| '''2–4''' |} ==Supporters and hooliganism== [[File:Millwall pitch invasion at Wembley, May 2017.jpg|thumb|280px|The first [[pitch invasion]] at the new [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]] by Millwall fans, May 2017.<ref name="Invasion">{{cite web| title = Millwall chairman John Berylson absolves pitch invaders after Wembley's £250,000 security failed to contain them| url = https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/millwall-chairman-john-berylson-absolves-10467515| work=The Mirror| date = 21 May 2017| access-date =21 May 2017}}</ref>]]{{See also|Millwall Bushwackers|1985 Luton riot|2009 Upton Park riot}} {{Listen |filename = Noonelikesus.ogg |title = "No one likes us, we don't care" |description = The infamous terrace chant of Millwall supporters – [[No one likes us, we don't care]].<ref name="No one likes us – but we don't care">{{cite web | title = No one likes us – but we don't care | url = http://www.thefreelibrary.com/No+one+likes+us+-+but+we+don%27t+care%3B+Fab+not+worried+that+his+Eagles...-a0225220752 | work=The Journal, Newcastle | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref>}} Millwall have averaged a gate close to 12,000 per home game over their [[List of Millwall F.C. seasons|93 seasons]] in the Football League, while the club have spent the majority of that time yo-yoing back and forth between the second and third tiers of English football.<ref name="Millwallfc.co.uk Attendances">{{cite web |title = Attendances |url = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/Attendance/ |publisher = Millwall Football Club |access-date = 28 August 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090930182516/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/Attendance |archive-date = 30 September 2009 }}</ref><ref name="Millwall Stat Zone">{{cite web | title = Millwall Stat Zone | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Millwall-Stats.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref> Originally based in the East End of London, the club moved across the [[River Thames]] in 1910 to south east London and support is drawn from the surrounding areas.<ref name="Panorama"/> The club and fans have a historic association with [[football hooliganism]], which came to prevalence in the 1970s and 1980s with a firm known originally as [[F-Troop (hooligan firm)|F-Troop]], eventually becoming more widely known as the [[Millwall Bushwackers]], who were one of the most notorious hooligan gangs in England.<ref name="Millwall Bushwackers Hooligans"/> On five occasions The Den was closed by The FA and the club has received numerous fines for crowd disorder.<ref name="The First 125 Years">{{cite news | title = The First 125 Years | author=Nick Hart | newspaper=South London Press | date = 1 October 2010 | page = 46 }}</ref> The BBC documentary ''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]'' was invited into the club by Millwall in 1977 to show the hooligan reputation was a myth and being blown out of proportion by reporting. Instead the BBC portrayed hooliganism as being deeply rooted in Millwall, and linked them to the [[Far-right politics|far-right]] political party [[National Front (United Kingdom)|National Front]]. The show was extremely damaging for the club.<ref name="Millwall vs the Mob"/><ref name="Panorama">{{cite web | title = Panorama | url = http://www.footballspotter.com/panorama-1977-millwall-hooligans/ | work = BBC's Panorama | access-date = 2 October 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100622011137/http://www.footballspotter.com/panorama-1977-millwall-hooligans/ | archive-date = 22 June 2010 }}</ref> Former club chairman Reg Burr once commented: "Millwall are a convenient coat peg for football to hang its social ills on",<ref>{{cite video |people = pr: Norma Spence |date= 1989 |title = No One Likes Us – We Don't Care |medium = VHS |work=Working Pictures Ltd, for [[Channel 4]] }}</ref> an example being the reporting of convicted murderer [[Gavin Grant (footballer)|Gavin Grant]]. Although he had played for eight different clubs, playing his fewest games (four) for Millwall, and was signed to Bradford City at the time, the BBC used the headline, "Former Millwall striker Gavin Grant guilty of murder".<ref name="Former Millwall striker Gavin Grant guilty of murder">{{cite news | title = Former Millwall striker Gavin Grant guilty of murder | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-10744897 |work=BBC Sport | access-date =28 August 2010 | date=23 July 2010}}</ref> The stigma of violence attached to Millwall can be traced back over 100 years. Millwall played local rivals West Ham United away at [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]] on 17 September 1906 in a Western League game. Both sets of supporters were primarily made up of dockers, who lived and worked in the same locality in east London. Many were rivals working for opposing firms and vying for the same business.<ref name="West Ham rivalry">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/league-cup/6088719/West-Ham-United-3-Millwall-1-match-report.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/league-cup/6088719/West-Ham-United-3-Millwall-1-match-report.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=West Ham United 3 Millwall 1: match report |work=The Telegraph|location=London |date= 26 August 2009|access-date=13 June 2020 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> A local newspaper, ''East Ham Echo'', reported that, "From the very first kick of the ball it was seen likely to be some trouble, but the storm burst when Dean and Jarvis came into collision (Millwall had two players sent off during the match). This aroused considerable excitement among the spectators. The crowds on the bank having caught the fever, free fights were plentiful."{{sfnp|Dunning|1988|p=68}} In the 1920s Millwall's ground was closed for two weeks after a [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] goalkeeper, who had been struck by missiles, jumped into the crowd to confront some of the home supporters and was knocked unconscious.<ref name="Japan Times"> {{cite news | last = Davies | first = Christopher | title = Millwall hopes to leave dark history behind in F.A. Cup final |work=The Japan Times | date = 21 May 2004 | url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20040521cd.htm | access-date =26 March 2008}}</ref> The ground was again closed for two weeks in 1934 following crowd disturbances after the visit of [[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]]. [[Pitch invasion]]s resulted in another closure in 1947 and in 1950 the club was fined after a [[Referee (association football)|referee]] and [[Assistant referee (association football)|linesman]] were ambushed outside the ground.<ref name="The First 125 Years"/> In the 1960s, hooliganism in England became more widely reported. On 6 November 1965 Millwall beat west London club [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] 2–1 away at Griffin Park and during the game a hand grenade was thrown onto the pitch from the Millwall end. Brentford's goalkeeper [[Chic Brodie (footballer)|Chic Brodie]] picked it up, inspected it and threw it into his goal. It was later retrieved by police and determined to be a harmless dummy. There was fighting inside and outside the ground during the game between both sets of supporters, with one Millwall fan sustaining a broken jaw. ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' newspaper ran the sensationalist grenade-related headline "Soccer Marches to War!"{{sfnp|Dunning|1988|p=150}}<ref name="Millwall 1964 – 1966 Back to Back Promotions">{{Cite news | title = Millwall 1964–1966 Back to Back Promotions | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Origins-6.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =30 September 2010 | date=30 September 2010}}</ref> Trouble was reported at [[Loftus Road]] on 26 March 1966 during a match between [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] and Millwall, at a time when both sides were near the top of the league table pushing for promotion to Division Two, but the London derby was won 6–1 by the west London based team, QPR. In the second-half, a coin was thrown from the terraces, which struck Millwall player Len Julians on the head, drawing blood. The stadium announcer warned that the game would be abandoned if there were any more disturbances from the crowd, prompting some Millwall fans to invade the pitch in an unsuccessful attempt to get the game abandoned.<ref name="Millwall vs the Mob">{{cite web | title = Millwall vs the Mob | url = http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Millwallversusthemob.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | access-date =16 September 2010}}</ref> When Millwall's unbeaten home record of 59 games came to an end against [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] in 1967, the windows of the away team's coach were smashed. In the same year, a referee was attacked and the FA ordered the club to erect fences around The Den's terracing.<ref name="The First 125 Years"/> On 11 March 1978 a riot broke out at The Den during an FA Cup quarter-final between Millwall and [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]], with the home team losing 6–1. Fighting began on the terraces and spilled onto the pitch; dozens of fans were injured, with some hooligans turning on their own team's supporters leaving some innocent fans bloodied. Bobby Robson, then manager of Ipswich, said of Millwall fans afterward, "They [the police] should have turned the [[flamethrower]]s on them".<ref name="Millwall vs the Mob"/> In 1982 Millwall club chairman Alan Thorne threatened to close the club because of violence sparked by losing in the FA Cup to non-league side [[Slough Town F.C.|Slough Town]].<ref name="The First 125 Years"/><ref name="Japan Times"/> The 1985 Kenilworth Road riot, after an FA Cup sixth-round match between Luton Town and Millwall on 13 March 1985, became one of the worst and widely reported incidents of football hooliganism to date. On that night, approximately 20,000 people packed into a ground that usually only held half that number to watch Luton beat Millwall 1–0.<ref name="The First 125 Years"/> Numerous pitch invasions, fighting in the stands and missile-throwing occurred, of which one such object hit Luton's goalkeeper [[Les Sealey]]. It led to a ban on away supporters by Luton from their [[Kenilworth Road]] ground for four years. Luton were asked by Millwall to make the Wednesday night match all-ticket, but this was ignored.<ref name="Japan Times"/> As a result, rival hooligan firms gained access to the stadium. As well as the Millwall hooligans and those belonging to Luton's firm the [[Luton Town MIGs|MIGs]], many of the 31 fans arrested after the violence were identified as being from Chelsea's [[Chelsea Headhunters|Headhunters]] firm and West Ham United's [[Inter City Firm]].<ref name="Japan Times"/> The FA commissioned an inquiry which concluded that it was "not satisfied that Millwall F.C. took all reasonable precautions in accordance with the requirements of FA Rule 31(A)(II)." A£7,500 fine was levied against Millwall, though this was later withdrawn on appeal.<ref name="appeal">{{cite journal | date = 19 July 1985 | title = FA lift penalties on Luton and Millwall; Successful appeal against riot decision |journal=The Times |location=UK }}</ref> The penalty that Millwall faced was perhaps that the club's name was now "synonymous with everything that was bad in football and society".<ref name="fearandloathing">{{cite book | title=Fear and Loathing in World Football | url=https://archive.org/details/fearloathingworl00arms_440 | url-access=limited | work=Berg Publishers | first= Gary | last= Armstrong |author2=Giulianotti, Richard |date=June 2001 | page=[https://archive.org/details/fearloathingworl00arms_440/page/n79 65] | isbn=1-85973-463-4}}</ref> In May 2002, hundreds of hooligans attaching themselves to Millwall were involved in disorder around the ground, after the team lost a play-off game to Birmingham City. It was described by the BBC as one of the worst cases of civil disorder seen in Great Britain in recent times. A police spokeswoman said that 47 police officers and 24 police horses were injured, and the Metropolitan Police considered suing the club after the events.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1967510.stm |title=Four charged over Millwall violence |work=BBC Sport |date=4 May 2002 |access-date=25 August 2009}}</ref> The then chairman Theo Paphitis responded that Millwall could not be blamed for the actions of a mindless minority who attach themselves to the club. "The problem of mob violence is not solely a Millwall problem, it is not a football problem, it is a problem which plagues the whole of our society", he said. Paphitis later introduced a membership scheme whereby only fans who would be prepared to join and carry membership cards would be allowed into The Den. Scotland Yard withdrew its threat to sue, stating: "In light of the efforts made and a donation to a charity helping injured police officers, the Metropolitan Police Service has decided not to pursue legal action against Millwall F.C. in relation to the disorder".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2459365.stm |title=Met drops threat to sue Millwall |work=BBC Sport |date=13 November 2002 |access-date=25 August 2009}}</ref> Some legal experts said it would have been difficult to hold a football club responsible for something that occurred away from its ground and involved people who did not attend the match. The scheme introduced by Paphitis now only applies to perceived high-risk away games. Many fans blame the scheme for diminishing Millwall's away support, such as at Leeds United where fans are issued with vouchers which are then exchanged for tickets at a designated point of [[West Yorkshire Police]]'s choosing on the day of the game. Also, early kick-off times arranged by the police often result in only a few hundred fans making the trip.<ref name="Police mount anti-hooligan operation">{{cite web | title = Leeds United v Millwall: Police mount anti-hooligan operation | url = http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Leeds-United-v-Millwall-Police.6484588.jp | work=Yorkshire Evening Post | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref><ref name="Millwall v Leeds United">{{cite web | title = Millwall v Leeds United: Police issue behaviour warning | work=Yorkshire Evening Post | url = http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Millwall-v-Leeds-United-Police.5247915.jp | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref> [[File:Charlton 0 Millwall 2 2013.ogg|320px|thumb|Millwall supporters celebrate [[Shane Lowry (footballer)|Shane Lowry's]] 35-yard freekick against [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] at [[The Valley (London)|The Valley]] on 16 March 2013<ref name="Lowry">{{cite news| title = Millwall ran out comfortable 2–0 victors over Charlton in the Championship| url = http://www.skysports.com/football/charlton-vs-millwall/262505|work=Sky Sports| access-date =30 July 2018| date=16 March 2013}}</ref>]] In January 2009, hundreds of Millwall fans perceived as "high risk" individuals gained access to an FA Cup fourth-round match away at [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]. The game, won 2–0 by Hull, was overshadowed when seats, coins and plastic bottles were thrown by some away supporters. There were conflicting reports in the media as to whether missiles were initially thrown by Hull supporters following chanting and jeering by Millwall fans of [[Jimmy Bullard]] (an ex-West Ham player) just prior to the fixture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/hull-to-bill-millwall-for-damage-to-stand-1515786.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204123130/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/hull-to-bill-millwall-for-damage-to-stand-1515786.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 February 2009|title=Hull to bill Millwall for damage to stand|work=The Independent |location=UK |author=Jon Culley|date=26 January 2009|access-date=25 August 2009 }}</ref> On 25 August 2009, Millwall played away at West Ham United in the Football League Cup, losing 3–1 after extra time. One Millwall supporter was stabbed during clashes between the two sets of fans outside the ground. The game saw hundreds of West Ham fans invade the pitch on three occasions, forcing the game to be temporarily suspended once. The police later said the violence, because of its scale, was organised beforehand.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8221451.stm |title=Mass violence mars London derby |work=BBC Sport |date=25 August 2009 |access-date=25 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/8221590.stm|title=FA to probe Upton Park violence |publisher=BBC Sport|date=25 August 2009|access-date=26 August 2009}}</ref> In the aftermath of the disorder, Millwall were handed three charges by the FA and later cleared of all of them; West Ham received four charges and were found guilty on two counts: violent, threatening, obscene and provocative behaviour, and entering the field of play. West Ham were fined £115,000, an amount seen as an insult by Millwall, which staunchly defended the actions of its own fans and the club's inability to do any more than it had for a match at a rival's ground.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8443013.stm|title=West Ham fined £115,000 over violence against Millwall |publisher=BBC Sport|date=15 January 2010|access-date=19 July 2010}}</ref> After a game against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road in September 2010, manager Kenny Jackett said Millwall's hooligan problems are to a certain extent exaggerated by [[sensationalism|media sensationalism]]. "I see it as unjust. We are an easy club to criticise and in my time [at the club], the way we have been reported is unfair", he said.<ref name="Jackett on QPR game 2010">{{cite news | title = This Crosses the Lion | author=Tobey Porter | newspaper=South London Press | date = 1 October 2010 | page = 84 }}</ref> Other examples of this include archive footage of their hooligan element's past bad behaviour being shown, when disorder has occurred at other grounds, not involving them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Origins-7.htm |title=The Book of Football – The Start of No One Likes Us | work=The Millwall History Files|access-date=25 August 2009}}</ref> During a game between Millwall and Huddersfield Town, ''[[The Observer]]'' reported that a Huddersfield Town fan had thrown a coin at a linesman, and that some Millwall fans had intervened, and handed the culprit over to police. The ''[[News of the World]]'', however, bore the headline: "Millwall Thugs Deck Linesman With Concrete". This has led to a siege mentality among supporters of the club, which gave rise to the Millwall fans' famous terrace chant, [[No one likes us, we don't care]], being sung in defiant defence of themselves and their team.<ref>The chant so famous as to be mentioned in a book review about football in Bangladesh: McKay, A. C. 2012. ''Scoring off the field: Football culture in Bengal, 1911–90'', by Kausik Bandyopadhyay. ''Asian Ethnology'' 71.1:151–152.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/Match_Report/0,1527,1185894,00.html |title=FA Cup semi-final: Sunderland 0 – 1 Millwall &#124; Football | work=The Guardian|date= 5 April 2004|access-date=25 August 2009 | first=Michael | last=Walker}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.scotsman.com/football.cfm?id=386002004 |title=Scotsman.com Sport |work=The Scotsman |date=13 January 2009 |access-date=25 August 2009}}</ref> In April 2013, Millwall met Wigan Athletic in a semi-final of the FA Cup. Millwall lost the game 2–0.<ref name="Wigan semi"/> Towards the end of the match, violence broke out in part of the stand allocated to Millwall, with individuals fighting amongst themselves and then against police, resulting in 14 arrests, of which two were Wigan supporters.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22140395 |title=FA Cup: Fans arrested after Millwall violence |publisher=BBC News|access-date=2013-04-14 |date=14 April 2013}}</ref> In January 2014, a Millwall fan ripped a linesman's flag after a corner was not given to his side during a game against [[Leicester City]]; Millwall lost 1–3.<ref>{{cite news|title=Millwall 1–3 Leicester: Angry fan rips linesman's flag apart|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25572011|access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref> On 29 May 2016, Millwall played in the [[2016 Football League One play-off final|Football League One play-off final]] against [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] at [[Wembley Stadium]], but towards the end of the match, with Barnsley winning 3–1, a group of Millwall supporters broke through a security barrier and attacked Barnsley supporters, some of whom were forced to leave the stadium to avoid the violence. Also there were objects thrown towards the Barnsley players and Barnsley supporters during the game. The fighting and violence was condemned by the Football Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/league-one-playoff-final-millwall-fans-storm-security-barriers-at-wembley-stadium-a3259341.html|title=League One play-off final: Millwall fans 'storm security barriers' at Wembley|date=29 May 2016|work=Evening Standard|access-date=30 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/millwall-promise-to-hand-life-bans-to-any-fans-involved-in-violent-clashes-during-league-one-play-a7055421.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/millwall-promise-to-hand-life-bans-to-any-fans-involved-in-violent-clashes-during-league-one-play-a7055421.html |archive-date=14 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Millwall promise to hand life bans to any fans involved in violent clashes during League One play-off final defeat|date=29 May 2016|work=The Independent|access-date=30 May 2016}}</ref> On 26 January 2019, Millwall beat [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] 3–2 and knocked them out of the FA Cup. The two teams supporters clashed away from The Den before the game, with an Everton fan being slashed across the face with a knife.<ref name="everton fa cup"/> A senior Metropolitan Police officer said, it was "some of the most shocking football violence seen for some time".<ref name="everton fa cup"/> The game was also blighted by allegations of racist chanting.<ref name="everton fa cup">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47032389|title=Millwall v Everton: Police say violence 'worst for some time'|date=28 January 2019|publisher=BBC News|access-date=29 January 2019}}</ref> On 5 December 2020, Millwall played against Derby County in the first game back at the Den for fans in ten months due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 Pandemic]]. Some of the 2,000 fans present booed the players who [[U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present)|took a knee]] and [[raised fist|raised a fist]] before the game in support of the [[Black Lives Matter]] social and political movement. The booing was condemned by The FA, EFL, [[Kick It Out (organisation)|Kick it Out]], and [[mainstream media]].<ref name="SKYboo">{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/millwall-fans-boo-as-players-take-the-knee-in-support-of-black-lives-matter-movement-12152275|title=Millwall fans boo as players take the knee in support of Black Lives Matter movement|date=5 December 2020|work=Sky News}}</ref><ref name="Standardboo">{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/millwall-fans-boo-take-a-knee-derby-kick-it-out-hails-players-b181641.html|title=Kick It Out hails players of Millwall and Derby for 'defying the hate' after fans boo taking a knee|date=5 December 2020|work=Evening Standard}}</ref><ref name="Guardianboo">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/05/returning-fans-boo-as-millwall-and-derby-take-the-knee|title=FA and EFL condemn Millwall fans for booing as players take a knee |date=5 December 2020|work=The Guardian}}</ref> [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] minister [[George Eustice]] refused to condemn Millwall fans, stating Black Live Matter political movement was against what most British people believed in and fans should be free to express their views.<ref name="Eustice">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/06/millwall-fans-who-booed-players-taking-a-knee-should-be-respected-says-eustice|title=Minister fails to condemn Millwall fans who booed players taking a knee |date=6 December 2020|work=The Guardian}}</ref> The leader of the [[Brexit Party]] [[Nigel Farage]] called BLM a [[Marxist]] Party who had been "sussed out" by Millwall fans and called for kneeling to stop.<ref name="Farage">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Nigel_Farage/status/1335340960901967873|title=Farage tweet about booing |date=5 December 2020|work=Twitter}}</ref> In the next game at the Den against [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|QPR]] on 8 December 2020, Millwall fans applauded as QPR and Millwall players raised aloft an anti-racism banner about inequality in football. The 2,000 Millwall fans also cheered the QPR players who took the knee. No Millwall player kneeled. Before the game, every fan was given a letter from the club saying, "The eyes of the world are on this football club tonight – your club – and they want us to fail. Together as one, we will not let that happen." Some Millwall supporters had said their boos at the Derby game did not have racist intent, but was instead against the politicisation of the Black Lives Matter movement in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collings|first=Simon|date=2020-12-08|title=Millwall fans applaud QPR players who take the knee|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/millwall-fans-the-den-qpr-anti-racism-banner-take-the-knee-b224483.html|access-date=2020-12-10|website=standard.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> ==Notable supporters== {|class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" |- !Name !Occupation |- | {{sortname|Danny|Baker|Danny Baker}}<ref name="Danny Baker">{{cite web | title = Millwall fan Danny Baker and West Ham United supporter Ray Winstone swap 'Shirts of Hurt' for Sport Relief | url = http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2557/news/2010/03/15/1834130/millwall-fan-danny-baker-and-west-ham-united-supporter-ray | work=Goal | access-date =27 September 2010}}</ref>||Radio DJ and comedian |- | {{sortname|Michael|Barrymore||Michael Barrymore}}<ref name="Barrymore">{{Cite tweet | number = 660239517480329220 | user = MrBarrymore | title = Im a Millwall supporter, what the hell do I know? | date = 30 October 2015 | access-date = 15 March 2021}}</ref>||Actor |- | {{sortname|Geoff|Bell|Geoff Bell (actor)}}<ref name="Bell">{{cite news | title = An All Star display | url = https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/news/13873/4037070/an-all-star-display | work = [[Sky Sports]] | access-date = 2 April 2021 | date = 23 August 2008}}</ref>||Actor |- | {{sortname|Big|Narstie||Big Narstie}}<ref name="Narstie">{{Cite tweet | number = 629302624098091008 | user = bignarstie | title = No one likes us but we don't care it's super #bdl @MillwallFC from da den #base | date = 6 August 2015 | access-date = 25 January 2021}}</ref>||MC, rapper |- | {{sortname|Ted|Cheeseman||Ted Cheeseman}}<ref name="Cheese">{{Cite news | last = Cawley | first = Richard | title = New British champion Ted Cheeseman will be at Millwall's Den to show off title on November 24 | website = londonnewsonline.co.uk | date = 29 October 2018 }}</ref>||Boxer |- | {{sortname|CM|Punk|CM Punk}}<ref name="CMPunk">{{Cite tweet | number = 185236751047077889 | user = CMPunk | title = “@booze87: @CMPunk why Millwall? If there are much better teams, Barcelona, ac Milan, Manchester city?” No one likes us. We don't care. | date = 29 March 2012 | access-date = 15 March 2021}}</ref>||[[All Elite Wrestling|AEW]] wrestler |- | {{sortname|Bob|Crow|Bob Crow}}<ref name="Bob Crow">{{cite web | title = Bob Crow | url = http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=13044 | work = The Socialist Worker | access-date = 27 September 2010 | archive-date = 24 September 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924103251/http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=13044 | url-status = dead }}</ref>||Former [[National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers|RMT trade union]] leader |- | {{sortname|Daniel|Day-Lewis|Daniel Day-Lewis}}<ref>{{Cite news | last = Sullivan | first = Chris | title =How Daniel Day-Lewis' notoriously rigorous role preparation has yielded another Oscar contender | work=The Independent | date =1 February 2008 | url =https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/how-daniel-daylewis-notoriously-rigorous-role-preparation-has-yielded-another-oscar-contender-776563.html | access-date =4 July 2010}}</ref>||Actor |- | {{sortname|Madeline|Duggan||Madeline Duggan}}<ref name="Duggan">{{Cite tweet | number = 101067840391610369 | user = maddiedugx | title = Gotta love millwall . Always come together when needed don't see no other football team pulling there weight x | date = 9 August 2011 | access-date = 15 March 2021}}</ref>||Actress |- | {{sortname|Andy|Fordham|Andy Fordham}}<ref name="Andy Fordham">{{cite web | title=About Andy | url=http://www.andyfordham.co.uk/about.shtml | work=Official Andy Fordham site | access-date=27 September 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604134711/http://www.andyfordham.co.uk/about.shtml | archive-date= 4 June 2011 | df=dmy}}</ref>||Former darts world champion |- | {{sortname|Lars|Frederiksen|Lars Frederiksen}}<ref name="Frederiksen">{{Cite news | title = On the Phone with Rancid's Lars Frederiksen | url = http://vimeo.com/7697796 | work=MLS Insider | access-date =17 September 2010 | date=19 November 2009}}</ref>|| Singer in [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]] |- | {{sortname|Johnny|Garton|Johnny Garton}}<ref name="Garton">{{cite news | title = Lions Live has some knockout guests lined up | url = https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/2016/september/lions-live-has-some-knockout-guests-lined-up/ | work = Millwall F.C. | access-date = 1 April 2021 | date = 22 September 2016}}</ref>||Boxer |- | {{sortname|Steve|Harley|Steve Harley}}<ref name="cockneyrebel">{{cite news | title = Steve Harley relishing Bermondsey homecoming | url = https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/steve-harley-relishing-bermondsey-homecoming/ | work=Southwark News | access-date =4 January 2021 | date=1 July 2015}}</ref>||Singer in [[Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel|Cockney Rebel]] |- | {{sortname|Frank|Harper|Frank Harper}}<ref>{{cite web | last = Hyde | first = John | title =Millwall fans back 'home' on the Isle of Dogs | work=Docklands 24 | date =19 July 2008 | url =http://www.docklands24.co.uk/content/docklands/news/story.aspx?brand=Docklands&category=news&tBrand=docklands&tCategory=znews&itemid=WeED19+Jul+2010+17%3A31%3A56%3A803 | access-date =19 July 2010 }}</ref>||Actor |- | {{sortname|Blake|Harrison||Blake Harrison}}<ref name="In between teams">{{cite web | title = In between teams | url = http://www.socceram.com/story/0,21644,13873_5620345,00.html | work=Soccer AM | access-date =14 September 2010}}</ref>||Actor |- | {{sortname|Tamer|Hassan|Tamer Hassan}}<ref name="Tamer Hassan">{{cite web |title=Tamer Hassan interview |url=http://www.talksport.co.uk/magazine/interviews/2010-09-10/tamer-hassan-interview |work=[[Talksport|talkSport]] |access-date=27 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725160141/http://www.talksport.co.uk/magazine/interviews/2010-09-10/tamer-hassan-interview |archive-date=25 July 2011 }}</ref>||Actor |- | {{sortname|David|Haye|David Haye}}<ref>{{cite web | last = Coles | first = Bill | title =David V Goliath | work=The Express | date =7 November 2009 | url =http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/138754/David-v-Goliath-David-v-Goliath-David-v-Goliath-David-v-Goliath-David-v-Goliath-David-v-Goliath-David-v-Goliath- | access-date =4 July 2010 }}</ref>||Retired boxing world champion |- | {{sortname|Rod|Liddle|Rod Liddle}}<ref name="Liddle">{{cite news | title = Rod Liddle defends quip about Auschwitz on Millwall fans' forum | url = https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jan/22/rod-liddle-quip-auschwitz-millwall | work=The Guardian | access-date =27 September 2010 | first=James | last=Robinson | date=22 January 2010}}</ref>||Journalist |- | [[Herman Ouseley, Baron Ouseley|Lord Ouseley]]<ref name="Ouseley">{{cite web | title = Kick It Out defends Lord Ouseley comments on Millwall alleged racist chanting | url = https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11735/11644537/kick-it-out-defends-lord-ouseley-comments-on-millwall-alleged-racist-chanting | work=Sky Sports | access-date =22 February 2019}}</ref>||[[Kick It Out (organisation)|Kick It Out]] Founder |- | {{sortname|Nick|Love|Nick Love}}<ref name="Nick Love on The Firm"/>||Film director |- | {{sortname|Kellie|Maloney|Kellie Maloney}}<ref name="Maloney">{{cite news | title = Maloney's FA Cup vote goes firmly to Millwall | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxingandmma/2375809/Maloneys-FA-Cup-vote-goes-firmly-to-Millwall.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130505083322/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxingandmma/2375809/Maloneys-FA-Cup-vote-goes-firmly-to-Millwall.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 5 May 2013 | work=The Telegraph|location=London | access-date =27 September 2010 | first=Robert | last=Philip | date=29 March 2004}}</ref>||Former boxing promoter, born Frank Maloney |- | {{sortname|Roland|Manookian||Roland Manookian}}<ref name="Roland">{{cite web|title=Film stars back move for harris stand at den |url=http://www.southwarkweekender.co.uk/00,news,15701,440,00.htm |work=Southwark Weekender |access-date=27 September 2010 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>||Actor |- | {{sortname|Louie|McCarthy-Scarsbrook||Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook}}<ref name="Scarsbrook">{{Cite news | title = A baptism of fire on three counts for Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook | url = http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/saints/news/8842418.A_baptism_of_fire_on_three_counts_for_Louie_McCarthy_Scarsbrook/?ref=rss | work=St Helen Star | access-date =19 February 2011 | date=19 February 2011}}</ref>||Rugby player |- | {{sortname|Laila|Morse|Laila Morse}}<ref>{{cite web | title = Graham's garter be joking.... | work = Millwall FC | date = 17 November 2004 | url = http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~341225,00.html | access-date = 26 September 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120913075621/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~341225,00.html | archive-date = 13 September 2012 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all}}</ref>||Actress |- | {{sortname|Patrick|Murray|Patrick Murray (actor)}}<ref>{{Cite web | title = Only Fools and Horses, Where are they now? | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8874802/Only-Fools-and-Horses-Where-are-they-now.html | work=The Telegraph|location=London | access-date =3 September 2013 | date=9 November 2011}}</ref>||Actor, Mickey Pearce in [[Only Fools and Horses]] |- | {{sortname|Des|O'Connor||Des O'Connor}}<ref name="Morrissey and Des">{{Cite news | last = White | first = Jim | title =Morrissey plumps for Millwall game | work=The Telegraph|location=London | date =6 October 2008 | url =https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/3147461/Morrissey-plumps-for-Millwall-game-E.ON-struggling-to-keep-clean-sheet-Football.html | access-date =4 July 2010}}</ref>||Entertainer |- | {{sortname|Gary|Oldman|Gary Oldman}}<ref name="oldman"/>||Actor |- | {{sortname|Theo|Paphitis||Theo Paphitis}}<ref name="Will Theo Paphitis come in with £1 to save La Senza, the lingerie firm he sold for £100m?">{{Cite news | title = Will Theo Paphitis come in with £1 to save La Senza, the lingerie firm he sold for £100m? | url = 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the club founded the Millwall Community Trust (MCT), which offers sporting, educational and charitable projects.<ref name="MCS linkedin">{{Cite news | title = Millwall Community Scheme – Linkedin | url = http://www.linkedin.com/company/millwall-community-scheme | work = linkedin | access-date = 27 July 2013}}</ref> The Trust is based next door to The Den, in the Lions Centre.<ref name="MCS">{{Cite news |title = Millwall Community Scheme |url = http://www.millwallcommunity.co.uk/ |work = MCS |access-date = 27 July 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130724122055/http://www.millwallcommunity.co.uk/ |archive-date = 24 July 2013 |url-status = dead }}</ref> Working with local people from the surrounding boroughs of [[Lewisham]], [[Southwark]] and the wider Millwall Community. The Trust offers sports and fitness programmes, educational workshops, disability activities and soccer schools. The club helps promote anti-knife and anti-gun crime.<ref name="goal grassroots">{{Cite news | title = Millwall's community work a far cry from the violence of the club's past | url = http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2011/04/16/2443832/goalcom-grassroots-millwalls-community-work-a-far-cry-from | work = Goal.com | access-date = 27 July 2013}}</ref> In a match against Charlton Athletic in 2009, both teams wore special kits for the match in honour of murdered local teenagers and supporters Jimmy Mizen and [[Rob Knox]]. The logos of both clubs' shirt sponsors were replaced by the text, "Street violence ruins lives".<ref name="Mizen and Knox">{{Cite news | title = Game played in honour of murdered teens Jimmy Mizen and Rob Knox | url = http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/4793537.CHARLTON_AND_MILLWALL__Game_played_in_honour_of_murdered_teens_Jimmy_Mizen_and_Rob_Knox/ | work = NewsShopper | access-date = 6 September 2010}}</ref> The club has also helped raise over £10,000 for the charity [[Help for Heroes]].<ref name="Millwall H4H">{{Cite news | title = Millwall fans raise £10,000 for Help for Heroes | url = http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/lewisham/9004208.Millwall_fans_raise___10_000_for_Help_for_Heroes/ | work = NewsShopper | date = 3 May 2011 | access-date = 27 July 2013}}</ref> ==In popular culture== Millwall have been depicted in films several times, specifically highlighting the club's hooliganism firm the Bushwackers and the rivalry with West Ham United.<ref name="Millwall Bushwackers Hooligans">{{cite web | title = Millwall Bushwackers Hooligans | url = http://www.football-hooligans.org/millwall-bushwackers-hooligans.html | work = Football Hooligans | access-date = 28 August 2010}}</ref> Often glorifying football violence in the beginning, each film typically ends in loss of life, showing the futility of hooliganism.<ref name="Green Street ending">{{Cite news | title = Green Street ending | url = http://www.ruinedendings.com/film5270ending | work = Ruined Endings | access-date = 24 September 2010 | date = 24 September 2010}}</ref> *''[[The Firm (1989 film)|The Firm]]'' (1989) – Real life Millwall supporter Gary Oldman plays Bex, leader of football firm the Inter City Crew, a fictional representation of West Ham's [[Inter City Firm]] and their violent exploits. Millwall's Bushwackers firm are called The Buccaneers in the film.<ref name="oldman">{{cite web | title =BBC Sport – Lawro's predictions | work =BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14935203 | date=15 September 2011|access-date =20 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="The Firm 1988">{{Cite news | title = The Firm 1988 | url = http://www.allmovie.com/work/141225 | work=All Movie | access-date =24 September 2010 | date=24 September 2010}}</ref> *''Arrivederci Millwall'' (1990) – A group of Millwall supporters travel to the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]] in Spain, just after the Falklands War breaks out, intent on avenging a personal loss.<ref name="Arrivederci Millwall">{{Cite news | title = Arrivederci Millwall | url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0852935/ | work=iMDb.com | access-date =17 July 2011 | date=17 July 2011}}</ref> *''[[Black Books]]'' (2000) – In the first episode ''"Cooking the Books"'', Bernard Black (Dylan Moran) attempts to antagonise some Millwall hooligans into injuring him severely enough so that he may avoid doing his taxes. Upon remarking, ''"How does the song go? Millwall, Millwall, we're really dreadful and all of our girlfriends are unfulfilled and alienated," ''he succeeds. *''[[The Football Factory (film)|The Football Factory]]'' (2004) – Primarily about the [[Chelsea Headhunters]], who fight numerous other firms on away days, culminating in a big fight against Millwall's Bushwackers.<ref name="Football Factory">{{Cite news|title=Football Factory |url=http://www.britfilms.com/britishfilms/catalogue/more/?mainID=D9CC70591b1ff1D725MjO3EA02DD&pageNo=3& |work=Brit Films |access-date=24 September 2010 |date=24 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071108150706/http://www.britfilms.com/britishfilms/catalogue/more/?mainID=D9CC70591b1ff1D725MjO3EA02DD&pageNo=3& |archive-date=8 November 2007 }}</ref> *''[[Green Street (film)|Green Street]]'' (2005) – [[Elijah Wood]] plays an American student who gets involved with West Ham's firm. The film builds up to a big clash with Millwall's firm at the climax, after the two teams are drawn against each other in the Cup, foreshadowing similarities to the [[2009 Upton Park riot]].<ref name="green street">{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2005/sep/09/6 | title=Green Street | newspaper=The Guardian |location=London | date=2005-09-09 | access-date=2013-12-18 | author=Bradshaw, Peter}}</ref> *''[[Rise of the Footsoldier]]'' (2007) – The rise of a football hooligan is chronicled from his beginnings on the terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals. The rivalry between West Ham and Millwall is portrayed during the opening scenes of the film.<ref name="Rise of the Foot Soldier">{{Cite news | title = Rise of the Foot Soldier | url = http://www.filmsreview.co.uk/rise-of-the-foot-soldier/ | work=Films Review | access-date =17 September 2010 | date=17 September 2010}}</ref> *''[[Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal]]'' (2007) – The main protagonist Sunny Bhasin ([[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]]) initially agrees to leave Southhall United Football Club and signs a lucrative offer to play for Millwall F.C. He later decides not to play for Millwall though. *''[[Green Street 2: Stand Your Ground]]'' (2009) – A [[direct-to-video]] sequel to Green Street. It follows on directly from the original's climax, with several members of West Ham's and Millwall's firms ending up in prison together and arranging a football match.<ref name="Green Street Two">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/453243/Green-Street-Hooligans-2/overview | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225091950/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/453243/Green-Street-Hooligans-2/overview | url-status=dead | archive-date=25 December 2013 | title=Green Street Hooligans 2 | access-date=18 December 2013 | department=Movies & TV Dept. | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=2013 | location=New York}}</ref> *''[[The Firm (2009 film)|The Firm]]'' (2009) – A remake by [[Nick Love]], director of [[The Football Factory (film)|The Football Factory]] and himself a Millwall supporter.<ref name="Nick Love on The Firm">{{cite news | title = Nick Love on The Firm | url = http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article6822270.ece | first= Kevin | last= Maher | newspaper = The Times | location = London | access-date = 28 August 2010 | date=7 September 2009}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Set in the 1980s, the film focuses on the music, fashion and culture surrounding football at the time.<ref name="firm1">{{cite magazine | title = The Firm : Film Review | url = http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cinema/the-firm-1 | first= Jamie | last= Graham | magazine = Total Film | access-date = 6 January 2014 | date=17 August 2009}}</ref> It was generally well received by critics.<ref name="firm1"/><ref name="firm2">{{cite news | title = The Firm – Film4 | url = http://www.film4.com/reviews/2009/the-firm | first= Ali | last= Catterall | publisher = Film4 | access-date = 6 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="firm3">{{cite news | title = The Firm : Film Review | url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/sep/18/the-firm-film-review | first= Peter | last= Bradshaw | newspaper = The Guardian | access-date = 6 January 2014 | date=18 September 2009}}</ref> In October 2009, the [[Metropolitan Police]] released still photos from the film in relation to a search for hooligans from the Upton Park riot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Scotland-Yard-Mix-Up-Actors-Playing-Hooligans-Included-Among-Images-Of-Wanted-Football-Fans/Article/200910415427573?lpos=UK_News_First_Strange_News__Article_Teaser_Region__0&lid=ARTICLE_15427573_Scotland_Yard_Mix-Up%3A_Actors_Playing_Hooligans_Included_Among_Images_Of_Wanted_Football_Fans|title=Cast of Hooligan Film Among 'Wanted' Fans|date=31 October 2009|work=Sky News|first=Emma|last=Rowley|access-date=5 January 2014}}</ref> The mistake led to an apology from [[Scotland Yard]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8335331.stm|title=Football 'wanted men' were actors|date=31 October 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=5 January 2014}}</ref> *''[[St George's Day (film)|St George's Day]]'' (2012) – A British gangster film which featured cameos from Millwall players [[Liam Trotter]], [[Alan Dunne]], [[David Forde (footballer)|David Forde]], [[Darren Ward (footballer born 1978)|Darren Ward]] and [[Scott Barron]]. The film also included several Millwall references such as 'No One Likes Us' and 'We Fear No Foe'. *In seasons two (2013) and three (2014) of the Norwegian television series ''[[Lilyhammer]]'', [[Paul Kaye]] guest&nbsp;stars as London gangster Duncan Hammer. The character implies that he is or was a supporter of Millwall, while discussing and using a "[[Millwall brick]]" to assault a debtor. The club's ground The Den doubled as The Dragons Lair, home ground of fictional team [[Harchester United F.C.|Harchester United]] in the television series ''[[Dream Team (TV series)|Dream Team]]''. It also appeared in episodes of the shows ''[[The Bill]]'' and ''[[Primeval (TV series)|Primeval]]''.<ref name="Dream team">{{Cite news | title = Harchester dreams at Millwal | url = http://www.harchester.net/castInterviews/interview.php?interview=2 | work=The Official Harchester United Website | access-date =2 October 2010 | date=2 October 2009}}</ref> In literature, books such as "''No One Likes Us, We Don't Care: True Stories from Millwall, Britain's Most Notorious Football Hooligans''" by Andrew Woods focuses on the hooligan element of Millwall.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LacCAgAAQBAJ| title=No One Likes Us, We Don't Care: True Stories from Millwall, Britain's Most Notorious Football Holigans | work=John Blake | isbn=9781843584520 | access-date=22 November 2013| last1=Woods | first1=Andrew | date=7 March 2011 }}</ref> ''[[Sunday Mirror]]'' columnist [[Mike Calvin|Michael Calvin]] spent the [[2009–10 Millwall F.C. season|2009–10 season]] covering Millwall, writing the book ''Family: Life, Death and Football''. The book looks at the rivalry with West Ham United, the stabbing of a Millwall supporter and the Lions play-off success and promotion to The Championship under Kenny Jackett.{{sfnp|Calvin|2010|pp=1–11}} ==References== {{reflist|refs= <ref name="Kits">{{cite web | title = Millwall – Historical Football Kits | url = http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Millwall/Millwall.htm | work=Historical Football Kits | access-date =28 August 2010}}</ref> }} ===Bibliography=== *{{cite book |first=Michael |last=Calvin |title=Family: Life, Death and Football | publisher=Integr8 Books | year=2010| isbn=978-0-9566981-0-0}} *{{Cite book|first=Eric |last=Dunning |title=The Roots of Football Hooliganism: An Historical and Sociological Study | publisher=Routledge | year=1988| isbn=0-415-03677-1}} *{{Cite book|first=Richard |last=Lindsay |title=Millwall: A Complete Record, 1885–1991 | publisher=Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd| year=1991| isbn=0-907969-94-1}} *{{Cite book|first1=Richard |last1=Lindsay |first2=Eddie|last2=Tarrant |title=Millwall: The Complete Record | publisher=DB Publishing | year=2010| isbn=978-1-85983-833-4}} ===Further reading=== *{{Cite book|first=Chris |last=Bethell |author2=Millwall FC Museum |author3=David Sullivan |title=Millwall Football Club 1885–1939 | publisher=Tempus | year=1999| isbn=0-7524-1849-1}} *{{Cite book|first=Jim |last=Murray | title=Lions of the South | publisher=Leatherbound Island| year=1988| isbn=1-871220-00-9}} *{{Cite book|first=Garry |last=Robson |title=No One Likes Us, We Don't Care: The Myth and Reality of Millwall Fandom | publisher=Berg Publishers | year=2000| isbn=1-85973-372-7}} *{{cite book |first=Ramón |last=Spaaij |title=Understanding Football Hooliganism: A Comparison of Six Western European Football Clubs| publisher=Vossiuspers UvA | year=2006| isbn=978-90-5629-445-8}} ==External links== {{commons category}} <!--Please explain your reasoning on the talk page before adding fansites.--> * [http://www.millwallfc.co.uk Official website] ===News=== * {{BBC Football Info|BBClinkname=millwall}} * [http://www.skysports.com/football/teams/millwall Millwall news] from [[Sky Sports]] * [http://www.newsatden.co.uk/ News at Den] from [[Southwark News]] ===General=== * [http://www.millwall-history.co.uk Millwall History Files] * [https://islandhistory.wordpress.com/2014/05/24/millwall-fc-the-millwall-years Millwall FC – The Millwall Years] * [http://www.millwallsupportersclub.co.uk Millwall Supporters Club] * [http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Millwall/Millwall.htm Past Millwall kits] (1885–present) {{Millwall F.C.}} {{Football League Championship}} {{EFL League One}} {{Football in London}} {{LB Lewisham}} {{Authority control}} {{good article}} [[Category:Millwall F.C.| ]] [[Category:Association football clubs established in 1885]] [[Category:EFL Trophy winners]] [[Category:Companies formerly listed on the Alternative Investment Market]] [[Category:Football clubs in England]] [[Category:Football clubs in London]] [[Category:English Football League clubs]] [[Category:Southern Football League clubs]] [[Category:1885 establishments in England]] [[Category:Bermondsey]] [[Category:Companies that have entered administration in the United Kingdom]]'
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'@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@ Millwall was one of the founding members of the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] in 1894. They competed in it for 22 seasons until 1920, claiming the title twice in [[1894–95 Southern Football League|1895]] and [[1895–96 Southern Football League|1896]]. Since joining [[the Football League]] in the [[1920–21 Football League|1920–21 season]], the club have been promoted 11 times (five times as champions in [[1927–28 in English football#Third Division South|1928]], [[1937–38 in English football#Third Division South|1938]], [[1961–62 in English football#Fourth Division|1962]], [[1987–88 in English football#Second Division 3|1988]], and [[2000–01 in English football#Football League Second Division|2001]]) and relegated nine times. They have spent [[List of Millwall F.C. seasons|90 of their 97 seasons]] in the Football League [[Yo-yo club|yo-yoing]] between the second and third tiers. The club had a brief spell in the top flight between 1988 and 1990, in which they achieved their highest ever league finish of [[1988–89 Millwall F.C. season|tenth place]] in the [[Football League First Division]] in [[1988–89 Football League|1988–89]]. Millwall reached the [[2004 FA Cup Final]] and qualified for [[UEFA competitions]] for the first time in their history, playing in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]. The club have also won two [[EFL League One|League One]] play-off finals in [[2010 Football League One play-off final|2010]] and [[2017 EFL League One play-off final|2017]], the [[Football League Group Cup]] in [[Football League Group Cup#1982–83|1983]], and were [[Football League Trophy]] finalists in [[1999 Football League Trophy Final|1999]]. -Millwall's supporters, such as Oscar Faithfull, have often been associated with [[Football hooliganism|hooliganism]], with [[#In popular culture|numerous films]] made fictionalising their notoriety. The fans are renowned for their terrace [[Football chant|chant]] "[[No one likes us, we don't care]]". Millwall have a [[Millwall F.C.–West Ham United F.C. rivalry|long-standing rivalry]] with [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]. The [[London derbies|local derby]] between the two sides has been contested almost 100 times since 1899. Millwall also [[Leeds United F.C.–Millwall F.C. rivalry|share rivalry]] with [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]], and contest the [[South London derby]] which can also sometimes be referred to as the [[South-east London|South East London derby]] for geographical reasons with local rivals in the district [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]. +Millwall's supporters, such as Joe mama, have often been associated with [[Football hooliganism|hooliganism]], with [[#In popular culture|numerous films]] made fictionalising their notoriety. The fans are renowned for their terrace [[Football chant|chant]] "[[No one likes us, we don't care]]". Millwall have a [[Millwall F.C.–West Ham United F.C. rivalry|long-standing rivalry]] with [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]. The [[London derbies|local derby]] between the two sides has been contested almost 100 times since 1899. Millwall also [[Leeds United F.C.–Millwall F.C. rivalry|share rivalry]] with [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]], and contest the [[South London derby]] which can also sometimes be referred to as the [[South-east London|South East London derby]] for geographical reasons with local rivals in the district [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]. ==History== '
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