[175], The stigma of violence attached to Millwall can be traced back over 100 years. The attendance was 90,000, the largest crowd Millwall have ever played in front of, and included King George VI, with whom the team were introduced to before kick-off. In the 200708 season Millwall sat bottom of the table at the beginning of October. Manchester City is held by Crystal Palace in the Premier League, keeping Liverpool in contention for the title. Also there were objects thrown towards the Barnsley players and Barnsley supporters during the game. The first game played there was against Brighton & Hove Albion, which Brighton won 10. 81 people (including 31 police officers) were injured in the disturbances. [192] 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. [9] The estimated cost of The Den was 10,000. Wout Weghorst has been immense in Manchester Uniteds campaign ever since his arrival in January. Manager. 19th. [52] 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, and were the first team from outside the Premier League to reach the final since the foundation of the top tier in 1992. The club experienced severe financial difficulties that resulted in them being placed in financial administration for a short time. [61] 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. Promoted to the top flight for the first time in the club's history. Millwall's traditional kit has predominantly consisted of blue shirts, white shorts and blue socks throughout their 125-year history. Transfers & rumours . [188] On 25 August 2009, Millwall played away at West Ham United in the Football League Cup, losing 31 after extra time. [107], Millwall began life on the Isle of Dogs and inhabited four different grounds in the club's first 25 years. [159][160] He broke the previous record of 111 goals, held by Teddy Sheringham on 13 January 2009, during a 32 away win at Crewe Alexandra. Substitute Bobby Decordova-Reid added a late third as the Cottagers moved one step closer to automatic promotion back to the Premier League. [9] Their first home was a piece of waste ground called Glengall Road, where they only stayed for one year. The Premier League fixtures for the 2022-23 season were announced on Thursday June 16, 2022 at 4am ET. [51], In 2003, Dennis Wise, ex-Chelsea and England player, became caretaker, and subsequently permanent player-manager, of the club. Spurs are four points back of Man Utd. Brentford's goalkeeper Chic Brodie picked it up, inspected it and threw it into his goal. rivalry, List of Millwall F.C. [4] Just five months earlier they had been top of Division One, but now Millwall found themselves in the third tier for the 199697 season. [134] Since their first competitive game in 1921, Millwall have won 37, drawn 26 and lost 12. [242] Working with local people from the surrounding boroughs of Lewisham, Southwark and the wider Millwall Community. [112], A tradition at The Den is the playing of the official club song[113] "Let 'em Come", by Roy Green, as Millwall and the opposing team walk onto the pitch. The club proposed plans to improve the Den and signed international players. [59] 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 200506 season. Huddersfield's bid for automatic promotion to the Premier League suffered a setback as Millwall's 2-0 win handed the Championship side their first loss since November. more 26.02.2022 22:37 [93] Harris led Millwall to Wembley twice, with one promotion, and two FA Cup quarter-finals during his tenure. [30] By remaining unbeaten at home in Division Two for the 197172 season, Millwall became the only club to go through an entire season without losing a match at home in four different divisions 192728 Division Three South, 196465 Division Four, 196566 Division Three and 197172 Division Two. [4] Millwall Rovers' first fixture was held on a piece of waste ground on Glengall Road, on 3 October 1885 against Fillebrook, a team that played in Leytonstone. Anthony Knockaert, David Nugent and Jeffrey Schlupp got the goals for the Foxes with Richard Chaplow scoring for Millwall. Millwall FC have been in the Championship for 8 of the last 10 seasons, however, the club have never managed to reach the play-offs in that time with the highest finish 8th [49] Millwall also lost 10 on aggregate to Wigan in the Second Division play-off semi-finals the 19992000 season. [67] 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. [120] A senior Metropolitan Police officer said, it was "some of the most shocking football violence seen for some time". Bonds was sacked and replaced by Keith "Rhino" Stevens, with Alan McLeary as his assistant. [86], In the 201617 FA Cup, Millwall reached the Quarter-finals for the tenth time in their history, knocking out Premier League opposition in three consecutive rounds: Bournemouth in the third round, Watford in the fourth round, and reigning Premier League champions Leicester City in the fifth round. Millwall then suffered a down swing in fortunes with a number of bottom-half finishes. WebThe newlywed actress is now due to perform at the inaugural Women's Premier League. When the Premier League was formed, there was always the intention to reduce the number of clubs to 20 to promote development and excellence at club and international level. [40], Just before relegation was confirmed, Docherty was sacked and replaced by ex-Middlesbrough manager Bruce Rioch. Millwall had submitted their own plans for regeneration centred around the club itself, but the council voted in favour of Renewal's plans. [83] He was unable to ensure survival, however, as Millwall's relegation to League One was confirmed on 28 April with one game of the 201415 season still to play. From being one of the country's biggest clubs before the war, Millwall were reduced to one of its smallest afterward. Its [94] The 201920 season ended in an 8th-placed finish, after a late play-off run came up short. Millwall are one of the league's more realistic teams (Getty) Its a cool Friday evening in April. But former Forest midfielder Carlton Palmer believes a move for the 20-year-old may depend on the outcome of the Canaries season, with Norwich battling to secure a Bristol City. Both sets of supporters were primarily made up of dockers, who lived and worked in the same locality in east London. [129][130] 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. [9] They remained an east London club for a further nine years, with the last game played on the Isle of Dogs on 8 October 1910 against Portsmouth, which Millwall won 31. She is joined by Tara Warren and Nicola Keye as directors of the Womens team. According to The Daily Mail, theyre now eyeing a move for midfielder Gunduz from Hertha Berlins youth set up, with scouts from Englands top flight taking real note. Best bet: Over 2.5 goals. The two teams supporters clashed away from The Den before the game, with an Everton fan being slashed across the face with a knife. Millwall drew 11 with Burnley and wore a special one-off kit for the game, made by manufacturers Macron, which bore the names of every footballer who had played for the club. As the other finalists Manchester City had already qualified for Europe, the winner of the semi-final would have entered the 201314 UEFA Europa League. The appointment of Kenny Jackett as manager on 6 November 2007, proving crucial. [50] Winning the first match of the 200102 season 40 at home to Norwich City set the team up well for a good year, in which Millwall qualified for the Division One play-offs, but lost to eventual winners Birmingham City 21 in the semi-finals. [59] Every Millwall manager has come from the United Kingdom or Ireland. Note: Current player George Saville has been capped internationally while playing for Millwall, and will be added to the list when they leave the club. This was mainly due to Tony Cascarino and Teddy Sheringham, who scored 99 goals between them in three seasons playing together. Ian Harte (10 free-kicks) Having scored 85 goals throughout his club career, Harte was a long-range specialist and most known for his time at Leeds United. The scheme introduced by Paphitis now only applies to perceived high-risk away games. In 2013, the club reached the semi-finals of the 201213 FA Cup. [103] The club adopted the motto: We Fear No Foe Where E'er We Go. [105] In 2011, Millwall officially named the east stand of The Den as the 'Dockers Stand' in honour of the club's former nickname. According to The Daily Mail, theyre now eyeing a move for midfielder Gunduz from Hertha Berlins youth set up, with scouts from Englands top flight taking real note. They moved to their third home, The Athletic Grounds, on 6 September 1890. The game had been much hyped due to City's signing of then-England goalkeeper David James. 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. [27] This was thanks largely to managers Billy Gray, who laid the foundations, and Benny Fenton, a former player who continued to build on Gray's side. They have also played in red and black stripes, all grey, all orange, all red, and green and white stripes. Danny Wilson. Millwall reached the 2004 FA Cup final and qualified for Europe for the first time in their history, playing in the UEFA Cup. WebMillwall's 2022/2023 season is seeing them taking an average of 13.94 shots per match with 5.15 shots being on target and the rest being off target. [13] Millwall remained there for 83 years, until moving to their sixth and current ground, at first known as The New Den but now called simply The Den, on 4 August 1993. The Red Devils won the match 10-0 and gained a place in the Premier League record books. [87] On 28 February 2017, Millwall beat Peterborough United 10 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 192526 season. Players included in the PFA Fans' Player of the Year whilst playing for Millwall: Players included in the PFA Team of the Year whilst playing for Millwall: 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 capped by their country while playing for Millwall, players who have been given a 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.[21][143][144][4][145][146]. [4] Stevens and McLeary led Millwall to their first ever official appearance at Wembley Stadium. Morton's canning and preserve factory in the Millwall area of the Isle of Dogs in London's East End in 1885. =8. [98], The club crest has been a rampant lion since 1936, which was also introduced by Charlie Hewitt. While initially suffering from this reorganisation, the de-regionalisation of Third Division North and Third Division South opened up the way for promotion via the runner up spots. Millwall went unbeaten in the last eight games of the 201314 season and finished in 19th place, four points above the relegation zone. Millwall wore a special one-off camouflage kit to commemorate the centenary of the First World War against Brentford on 8 November 2014. [22] 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. [24] The first team to do so was Manchester United against Ipswich Town in 1995. Neil Redfearn (37) Founded in 1885 as Millwall Rovers, the Lions have come a long way since and despite some of the lows, have had plenty of highs in recent decades. 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. [128][129] The clubs' two 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. [206], In 1985, the club founded the Millwall Community Trust (MCT), which offers sporting, educational and charitable projects. They last met in July 2020, a 10 win for Millwall at the Valley. [20], On 7 April 1945, Millwall appeared in a Football League War Cup final at Wembley Stadium against Chelsea, but because it was a wartime cup final it is not acknowledged in the record books. The Sun newspaper ran the sensationalist grenade-related headline "Soccer Marches to War! "[179][180] Trouble was reported at Loftus Road on 26 March 1966 during a match between 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 61 by the west London based team, QPR. They have spent 89 of their 96 seasons in the Football League yo-yoing between the second and third tiers. [178] The ground was again closed for two weeks in 1934 following crowd disturbances after the visit of Bradford Park Avenue. 1) Mark Viduka 8.24m. Millwall going forwards Having the aerial presence of Matt Smith in their side, Millwall often put crosses into the box for the 65 forward to latch onto. McCarthy guided Millwall to third place in the new Division One at the end of the 199394 season. Start Date: 2023-02-25. The club was founded as Millwall Rovers by the workers of J.T. The rivalry began in League One during the 200708 season, with disorder and violent clashes between both sets of fans and the police at Elland Road. [35] 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. [22] The club accepted offers from neighbours Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace and West Ham United to stage games at their grounds. The fifth ground was called The Den, built at a cost of 10,000 by noted football ground architect Archibald Leitch. Wout Weghorst has been immense in Manchester Uniteds campaign ever since his arrival in January. [93] He was the Lions fifth longest-serving manager, having spent four and a half years at the club. [244] The club has also helped raise over 10,000 for the charity Help for Heroes. Score prediction: Fulham 2-2 Leeds United. [178] As a result, rival hooligan firms gained access to the stadium. Keith Stevens (1980 1999) Keith Stevens Millwall career didnt exactly get off to the best of starts. [4][104], In September 2016 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. getting to the den; matchday activities; disabled supporters; hospitality In his first season in charge Wise led the club to the first FA Cup Final in their history. Arrivals/Departures Fee; Income: 12: 5. The Old Trafford club has finally ended their six-year title drought with a Carabao Cup/EFL Cup. [62] 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. [4] McCarthy resigned to take charge of the 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 60 defeat. Only time will tell I guess. Pitch invasions resulted in another closure in 1947 and in 1950 the club was fined after a referee and linesman were ambushed outside the ground. The fans are renowned for their terrace chant "No one likes us, we don't care". [11] Millwall won the game 10 in front of a crowd of 3000. [181] The penalty that Millwall faced was perhaps that the club's name was now "synonymous with everything that was bad in football and society". David Moyes back from the brink again ( West Ham 4-0 Nottingham Forest ): Seemingly every time West Ham takes the field these days, David Moyes has perhaps [123] 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. Web1) Millwall Millwall have only ever had two seasons in the top flight of English football. Feb 23, 2023. [63] Before Donachie took charge, Millwall had taken only six points from their first ten games. [5] Millwall won the East London Senior Cup at the first attempt. The first change of colour from navy blue to royal blue. [109], 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. Supporters who were dockers are allowed to attend the game for free. On that night, approximately 20,000 people packed into a ground that usually only held half that number to watch Luton beat Millwall 10. The police later said the violence, because of its scale, was organised beforehand. 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. Louise Wilkes. 1 2022 World Cup Stars 2 Name Just One - 10 to 1: Sports 3 Sorting Squares: Sports Teams by League 4 NBA Logic Puzzle 2.0 The rivalry between the teams is intensified by both clubs' passionate fans and association with football hooliganism. They played the Cup final on 22 May 2004, losing 30 to Manchester United. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. [194][195][196] In April 2013, Millwall met Wigan Athletic in a semi-final of the FA Cup. The match finished 22 and the teams shared the cup for six months each. 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. Millwall Table - Football - BBC Sport Sport Home Football Cricket Formula 1 Rugby U Tennis Golf Athletics Cycling Winter Sports All Sport Millwall Scores & Fixtures The show was extremely damaging for the club. The newly formed team were beaten 50. The fighting and violence was condemned by the Football Association. [45] The new ground was the first all-seater stadium to be built in England after the Taylor report on the Hillsborough disaster. Philadelphia 76ers Premier League UFC Television The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Bachelor Sister Wives 90 Day Fiance Wife Swap The Amazing Race Australia Married at First Sight The Real Housewives of Dallas My 600-lb Life Last Week Tonight with John Oliver getting to the den; matchday activities; disabled supporters; hospitality [3], Rovers found a better playing surface for the 188687 season, at the rear of the Lord Nelson pub and it became known as the Lord Nelson Ground. Philadelphia 76ers Premier League UFC Television The Real Housewives of Atlanta The WebNFL NBA Megan Anderson Atlanta Hawks Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics Arsenal F.C. League Position. 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. [85] In his first full season in charge, Harris led Millwall to a fourth-place finish in League One and a play-off final at Wembley, which the Lions lost 31 to Barnsley. [201][202][203] 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. [19] Millwall were one of the most financially wealthy clubs in England. [33] The 198485 season was particularly successful, Millwall reached the FA Cup quarter-finals and gained promotion to the Second Division, going unbeaten at home again in Division Three, winning 18 games and drawing five. [34] In the FA Cup they were beaten 10 by First Division Luton Town at Kenilworth Road. Yes, there have been several teams that have scored 10 goals in the Premier League. Score prediction: Fulham 2-2 Leeds United. Luton were asked by Millwall to make the Wednesday night match all-ticket, but this was ignored. WebNFL NBA Megan Anderson Atlanta Hawks Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics Arsenal F.C. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. His average Sofascore rating over two matches in the Football League trophy was 6.55/10, but this experience would have been absolutely vital for Lewis-Skelly. seasons for Millwall's top goalscorer each year since 1895. [21] The Lions were pushing for promotion to the First Division toward the end of the decade, but one week into the 193940 season, World War II broke out and Millwall were robbed of their aim. Manchester City is held by Crystal Palace in the Premier League, keeping Liverpool in contention for the title. Millwall won the Division Four Title in 1962 with the help of 23 Goals from Peter Burridge and 22 from Dave Jones. Spurs have won four-of-five in Premier League play and their 45 points are four more than fifth-place Newcastle, who has played two fewer games. [22] With the war in Europe in its last days, the number of spectators allowed to attend games was relaxed. 1) Mark Viduka 8.24m. [191], 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 media sensationalism. On 22 October 1910, Millwall crossed the river to South London, moving to Cold Blow Lane in New Cross. WebThe top 10 best English players to have played for Millwall in the last 20 years Agreed? 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. 1. As well as the Millwall hooligans and those belonging to Luton's firm the MIGs, many of the 31 fans arrested after the violence were identified as being from Chelsea's Headhunters firm and West Ham United's Inter City Firm. [7] 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. [58] At the end of the 200405 season, manager Dennis Wise announced that he was leaving as he was unable to form a working relationship with the new chairman. [184] 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. =8. 1 1 1 . Millwall's heaviest league defeat was 81 away to Plymouth Argyle in 1932. He died in office in 1933, having served at the club for a total of 36 years. Some of the 2,000 fans present booed the players who took a knee and raised a fist before the game in support of the Black Lives Matter social and political movement. [108][18] A Sporting CP team, managed by Bobby Robson helped open the ground by playing a friendly, which The Lions lost 21. In seasons two (2013) and three (2014) of the Norwegian television series, This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 21:12. 2Y Watford seal Premier League promotion with victory [189][190] 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. Donachie was sacked on 8 October, with Richard Shaw and Colin West becoming caretaker managers. [76] His appointment provoked mixed emotions among some supporters, due to him being a former captain of West Ham United, their biggest rival. [32], 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 32 in the final in the 198283 season. 3) Peter Beardsley. [89] In Millwall's return to the Championship in the 201718 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. Millwall, then a Southern League side, went on to reach the semi-final. Speaking of difference-makers, Mark Viduka is one of the best that Leeds United fans have seen in the Premier League. 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. [9] 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. Feb 23, 2023. Philadelphia 76ers Premier League UFC Television The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Bachelor Sister Wives 90 Day Fiance Wife Swap The Amazing Race Australia Married at First Sight The Real Housewives of Dallas My 600-lb Life Last Week Tonight with John Oliver [10] On 10 October 1910, Millwall played their last game as an East London club against Woolwich Arsenal in the London Challenge Cup. WebMillwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in New Cross, south-east London, that plays in the Football League One, the second tier of English football. [4] Nicholl was relieved of his duties and John Docherty returned on a short-term basis to stabilise the club. =8. On 22 May 2004 Millwall played Manchester United in the FA Cup Final, losing 30. One of the biggest Cup upsets came in the fourth round of the 195657 FA Cup on 26 January 1957, when Millwall beat Newcastle United 21 in front of a crowd of 45,646. [161] The club's widest victory margin in the league is 91,[162] a scoreline which they achieved twice in their Football League Third Division South championship-winning year of 1927. [172] On five occasions The Den was closed by The FA and the club has received numerous fines for crowd disorder. Having scrolled back through the archives, weve picked out the nine players to have hit double figures for free-kicks in the English top flight since 1992. 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