MILLWALL
("The Lions")
Year formed | 1885 |
Turned professional | 1893 |
Limited company | 1894 |
Previous Names | Millwall Rovers: 1885 - 1893 Millwall Athletic: 1893 - 1903 Millwall FC: 1903 - . |
Ground | The Den, Zampa Road, London SE16 3LN (for pictures of the ground click here) |
Pitch measurements | 115 x 94 yards (105 x 68 metres) |
Ground capacity | 20,146 |
Record attendance at present ground | 20,093 v Arsenal, FA Cup 3rd round, 10th January 1994 (lost 0-1) |
League career | Southern League: 1894 - 1920 United League: 1896 - 1899 Western League: 1900 - 1903 Western League: 1904 - 1909 Division Three: 1920 - 1921 Division Three (South): 1921 - 1928 Division Two: 1928 - 1934 Division Three (South): 1934 - 1938 Division Two: 1938 - 1948 Division Three (South): 1948 - 1958 Division Four: 1958 - 1962 Division Three: 1962 - 1964 Division Four: 1964 - 1965 Division Three: 1965 - 1966 Division Two: 1966 - 1975 Division Three: 1975 - 1976 Division Two: 1976 - 1979 Division Three: 1979 - 1985 Division Two: 1985 - 1988 Division One: 1988 - 1990 Division Two/One: 1990 - 1996 Division Two: 1996 - 2001 Division One/Championship: 2001 - 2006 League One: 2006 - 2010 Championship: 2010 - 2015 League One: 2015 - 2017 Championship: 2017 - . |
First Football League game | 28th August 1920 v Bristol Rovers, Diision Three, won 2-0 |
Honours | |
European | None |
Domestic - League | Division Two champions: 1987-88 Division Two champions: 2000-01 Division Three runners-up: 1965-66, 1984-85 Division Three (South) champions: 1927-28, 1937-38 Division Three (South) runners-up: 1952-53 Division Four champions: 1961-62 Division Four runners-up: 1964-65 Southern League Division One champions: 1894-95, 1895-96 Southern League Division One runners-up: 1896-97 United League champions: 1896-97, 1898-99 Western League champions: 1907-08, 1908-09 |
Domestic - Cup | FA Cup runners-up: 2003-04. Auto Windscreens Shield runners-up: 1998-99. Football League Trophy winners: 1983-84 Division Three (South) Cup joint winners: 1936-37 Dubonnet Cup runners-up: 1911-12 FA Youth Cup winners: 1978-79, 1990-91 FA Youth Cup runners-up: 1993-94 Second World War League South Cup runners-up: 1944-45 |
Best League position | 10th, Division One, 1988-89 |
Lowest League position | 9th, Division Four, 1958-59 |
Furthest in FA Cup | see above |
Furthest in League Cup | Quarter-finals, 1973-74, 1976-77, 1994-95 |
Most League points | |
2 for a win | 65, Division Three, 1965-66 65, Division Three (South), 1927-28 |
3 for a win | 93, Division Two, 2000-01 |
Fewest League points | |
2 for a win | 29, Division Two, 1947-48 |
3 for a win | 23, Division Two, 1933-34 |
Most League goals scored | 127, Division Three (South), 1927-28 |
Most League goals conceded | 100, Division Three (South), 1955-56 |
Fewest League goals scored | 35, Championship, 2005-06 |
Fewest League goals conceded | 30, Division Three, 1920-21 |
Most wins in a League season | 30, Division Three (South), 1927-28 |
Fewest wins in a League season | 5, Division One, 1989-90 |
Most draws in a League season | 18, Division Three (South), 1921-22, 1922-23 |
Fewest draws in a League season | 4, Division Three (South), 1949-50 |
Most losses in a League season | 26, Division Three (South), 1957-58 |
Fewest losses in a League season | 6, Division Two, 1971-72 |
Record League win | 9-1 v Torquay United, Division Three (South), 29 August 1927 9-1 v Coventry City, Division Three (South), 19 November 1927 |
Record Cup win | 7-0 v Gateshead, FA Cup 2nd round, 12 December 1936 |
Record League Cup win | 5-1 v Northampton Town, League Cup 3rd round replay, 16 October 1967 |
Record defeat | 1-9 v Aston Villa, FA Cup 4th round, 30 January 1946 |
Record League Cup defeat | 1-7 v Chelsea, League Cup 1st round, 10 October 1960 |
Highest Number of League goals scored | |
in a season | 37, Richard Parker, Division Three (South), 1926-27 |
in total | 115, Neil Harris, 1998 - 2004 and 2007 - . |
Most League goals in one match | 5, Richard Parker v Norwich City, Division Three (South), 28th August 1926 |
Most League appearances | 523, Barry Kitchener, 1967-82 |
Most capped player | 22, Eamonn Dunphy for Republic of Ireland, 1965-74 |
Youngest League player | Moses Ashikodi, 15 years 240 days v Brighton & Hove Albion, 22nd February 2003 |
Highest Transfer Fee Received | £2,300,000 for Mark Kennedy to Liverpool, March 1995 |
Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £800,000 for Paul Goddard from Derby County, December 1989 |