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Millwall Football Club (/ ˈ m ɪ l w ɔː l /) [1] is a professional football club in Bermondsey, South East London, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of 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.
The club was founded in 1885 as Millwall Rovers by the workers of J.T. Morton in Millwall on the Isle of Dogs.J.T. Morton had been founded in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1849 to supply sailing ships with food.
Millwall Rovers in 1887, the first season they entered the FA Cup. This is a list of all seasons played by Millwall Football Club from their early beginnings in the Southern League, to their inaugural season in the English Football League and up to their last completed season. It details their record in the FA Cup, the League Cup and other major competitions entered, as well as managers, top ...
The club secretary was seventeen-year-old Jasper Sexton, [3] the son of the landlord of The Islander pub in Tooke Street where Millwall held their meetings. Millwall Rovers' first fixture was on 3 October 1885 against Fillebrook, a team that played in Leytonstone. The newly formed team were well beaten 5–0. [2]
The club stored their brake here, an open wagon with seats decked in the clubs' blue and white colours, for travel to away games. [5] Millwall Rovers' first home fixture at Glengall Road was a game against St Luke's on 24 October 1885, which they won 2–1. [3]
The Lord Nelson Ground was a football ground and the home of Millwall Rovers Football Club from 1886–1890, the team who went on to become Millwall. [1] The ground was situated behind the Lord Nelson pub on East Ferry Road on the Isle of Dogs, East London. It was the second stadium that Millwall have occupied since their formation as a ...
They beat both 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. [5] 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. [5] Millwall's largest Cup win was 7–0 over Gateshead in 1936. [5]
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