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The game was played at the Leyton Cricket Ground. [124] In May 2014, former Millwall and West Ham player, Teddy Sheringham was appointed as an attacking coach with West Ham for the 2014–15 season. The club proposed plans to improve the Den and signed international players. Millwall played on a variety of grounds on the Isle of Dogs. [34] In the FA Cup they were beaten 1–0 by First Division Luton Town at Kenilworth Road. 2004 - Wise leads The Lions to the club's first-ever FA Cup Final, with a 1-0 Semi-Final success against Sunderland at Old Trafford on 4th April. They beat Bristol Rovers 2–0. The plans were controversial because the developer, Renewal, is controlled by 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 social housing. [74] He was Millwall's fourth-longest serving manager. [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. Millwall won the Division Four Title in 1962 with the help of 23 Goals from Peter Burridge and 22 from Dave Jones. 1928 - The club win the Third Division South title, scoring 87 League goals at The Den alone – a Football League record that still stands. [11], Millwall moved to a new stadium, named The Den, in New Cross, South London in 1910. 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. Archibald Leitch's "trademark gables" were never replaced. At this time, Millwall had already moved away from the Isle of Dogs and had been playing in New Cross for 16 years. As a result of that Final appearance, The Lions qualify for the 2004/5 UEFA Cup, losing 4-2 on aggregate to Hungarian champions Ferencvaros in the First Round proper. The match was historically known as the Dockers derby, as both sets of supporters were predominantly dockers at shipyards on either side of the River Thames. They first played each other in the 1899–1900 FA Cup. a works side, formed in the summer of 1885 by workers at Morton's Cannery on the Isle of Dogs, where various products were canned for export. [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 6–0 defeat. [14] Millwall's first Football League match was on 28 August 1920 at The Den, and they were 2–0 winners against Bristol Rovers. ), went on to become founder members of the Southern League which they won for the first two years of its existence and were runners up in its third. Result and Appearance Spreadsheet Database (Since 1920/21) Season Tier Rank Division Pos Notes Yell Red Av Att Manager(s) Player of the Year; 2020/21 (2) (31) Championship: 11th: 8. Marlon Harewood scored the West Ham goal. Feel free to talk all things Millwall. The club was founded as Millwall Rovers by the workers of J.T. [95][96][nb 2], Billy Bonds is the only manager to have managed both clubs. [86], 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: Bournemouth in the third round, Watford in the fourth round, and reigning Premier League champions Leicester City in the fifth round. Millwall players inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame:[141]. Abandoned after 69 minutes due to fog. [27] The record was eventually broken by Liverpool, who were unbeaten for 63 games at home between 1978 and 1981. [79], In a poor 2010–11 season, West Ham manager Avram Grant guided his team to only seven wins from 37 games. Luton were asked by Millwall to make the Wednesday night match all-ticket, but this was ignored. They last played against each other in the 2011–12 Championship. In the early Sixties Millwall battled their way back to Division Two, setting [35], Graham's replacement was Glaswegian John Docherty. England won the game 3–0. Harris and Chris Hackett both agreed terms on new contracts in June. He was appointed as Millwall manager in May 1997 by chairman Theo Paphitis — an unpopular decision with many Lions fans due to his West Ham allegiance. It's like they're looking at a mirror image of themselves. The club accepted offers from neighbours Charlton, Crystal Palace and West Ham to stage games. Only days after the defeat, Steve Coppell resigned as City manager. [74] He was one of 20 people injured. The two teams supporters clashed away from The Den before the game, with an Everton fan being slashed across the face with a knife. 1886 - The club begin playing at the Lord Nelson Ground, an area of land behind a pub, the Lord Nelson. (a) Millwall Official Website (b) Millwall Club History (c) Millwall FC 1885-1939 - Images of Sport (Chris Bethell, David Sullivan & Millwall FC Museum) (d) empics (e) Football Focus (f) The Football Encyclopaedia (Associated Sporting Press 1934) Information provided … But they also lost to Derby County in the playoff semi finals that season. [88][89], Millwall and West Ham moved a mile closer and are now under four miles (6.23 km) apart, when the Hammers moved into the London Stadium in Stratford in the 2016–17 season, which ended 112 years at Upton Park. They opened their first English cannery and food processing plant on the Isle of Dogs at the Millwall dock in 1870, and attracted a workforce from across the whole of the country, including the East Coast of Scotland who were predominantly Dundee dockers. [13], Millwall, who had now also dropped "Athletic" from their name, were invited to join the Football League in 1920 for the 1920–21 season, along with 22 other clubs, through the creation of the new Football League Third Division. Millwall boss and players to help fans become a part of history. [198], On 29 May 2016, Millwall played in the Football League One play-off final against 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. a record of 59 home League games without defeat in December 1966. Unfortunately, the opening ceremony also suffered a slight hitch when it was discovered that Lord Kinnaird, had inadvertently gone to the Canterbury (Ilderton) Road end. They played the Cup final on 22 May 2004, losing 3–0 to Manchester United. It was specifically written for the club and the lyrics represent old London culture, such as eating jellied eels[114] and having a glass of beer before going to the game. [70][71] West Ham won the game 3–1 on 25 August 2009, their first win over Millwall in seven games played over in 18 years. [230] Working with local people from the surrounding boroughs of Lewisham, Southwark and the wider Millwall Community. Millwall had submitted their own plans for regeneration centred around the club itself, but the council voted in favour of Renewal's plans. Several new players arrived at The Den in the summer of 2019, but Harris and Livermore departed the club in October and two weeks later, Gary Rowett was named as the new first-team manager. They came from a background of poverty, hard work and danger – where toughness was necessary for survival. The News of the World, however, bore the headline: "Millwall Thugs Deck Linesman With Concrete". The Latics run out 2-0 winners at a rain-soaked Wembley. With this win West Ham completed the only Football League, West Ham United 1–7 Millwall Athletic, 2 April 1903, West Ham United 6–2 Millwall, 22 September 1912, West Ham United 4–0 Millwall Athletic, 9 September 1901, Millwall Athletic 1–5 West Ham United, 26 December 1901, West Ham United 5–1 Millwall, 8 October 1928, This page was last edited on 6 September 2020, at 22:22. The two teams, then known as Millwall Athletic and Thames Ironworks, both originated in the East End of London, and were located under three miles apart. [120] A senior Metropolitan Police officer said, it was "some of the most shocking football violence seen for some time". Here's what the numbers say", "Gary Rowett: Millwall appoint former Stoke boss as new manager", "Millwall show support for the 100th anniversary of WW1", "Zampa the Millwall lion steals Zampa Road sign! McCarthy guided Millwall to third place in the new Division One at the end of the 1993–94 season. J.T. 1991 - New manager Bruce Rioch guides The Lions to fifth place in Division Two but they are beaten by Brighton and Hove Albion in the Play-Off Semi-Finals. in 1933. [159][160] 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. [178] The ground was again closed for two weeks in 1934 following crowd disturbances after the visit of Bradford Park Avenue. On 22 November 2006, Willie Donachie was appointed manager on permanent basis. After a creditable 10th place [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. The Den also hosted a full England international match against Wales on 13 March 1911. [9] Their first home was a piece of waste ground called Glengall Road, where they only stayed for one year. West Ham's goal scorers were Carlton Cole and Winston Reid. Sports City is to become a major redevolpment of housing and a hotel with the football ground a central point.
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