“The best game I played in my life was at Millwall. We won 5-0 and I got a standing ovation from Millwall fans. When I left, an old man said to me ‘I’ve been coming here for 60 years and I’ve never seen that.” Since then I’ve always wanted Millwall to do well.” - Paul Merson
“The Den has always been the ultimate fortress. When you speak to players and managers, you hear how intimidating it can be. The fans are a little misunderstood as well. I’ve seen them raise money for rival supporters who’ve fallen ill. I think the world of them.” - Gary Rowett.
Don’t get nights like this anymore. Two quality firms with real intent. Wall mobs everywhere before the game, Chelsea tearing the place apart trying to get at us after we won the shoot-out and then toe to toe around Fulham Broadway. FA Cup 4th round, 1995.
“I played for five clubs. At each one you believe your heart is in that club. But when I came to Millwall I realised everywhere else had just been a job. Millwall is different. When you step on the pitch, the feeling you get from the fans stays with you.” - Les Briley.
“I came to Millwall with Lincoln and bashed the hell out of their defence. I signed for them shortly afterwards. I think the fans respected me because I played the way some of them lived their lives. It was the Millwall fans who christened me Fash The Bash.” - John Fashanu
“The Battle of Budapest.” Their mob were game but we were different class. Smashed them on the metro and in the square. Ferencvaros v Millwall, UEFA Cup, 2004
One for the Palace and Arsenal fans. Ian Wright showing his true colours with Frank Maloney at Wembley for the Auto Windscreens Shield final. Millwall v Wigan, 1999.
“I went to The Den to see Millwall. That was amazing. Man, if you really want to experience British culture that’s what you should do. Millwall has that gritty, pissed off, underdog, “no one likes us and we don’t care” vibe.” - Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong.
Of all the big clubs, Everton have come to The Den with more intent than most over the years. They had a go in the seats at this one and we returned the favour behind the Ilderton. Millwall 2 Everton 1, 1988.
Late nights at The Fox, Samsons and Gillys. The mob at the Charlie Chaplin before Chelsea and the Battle of Waterloo with Pompey. Hunting West Ham, taking over Chesterfield and the Zulu warcry at QPR. Most of all, the clothes, the music and the buzz. Millwall in the '80s. Bliss.
"Somebody asked me within the first couple of weeks whether I had ever been caught up in a pitch invasion. We had three or four a season at Millwall. I just thought that was normal until I got to different clubs and never had another one the rest of my career!" - Kasey Keller
“There was a lot of talk about being intimidated at Millwall. Clough stopped the coach a mile from the ground and said we’re walking. He was up front with a cane! There were fans everywhere, nobody wanted to be the last man at the back in case you took a punch!” - Stuart Pearce.
On this day in 2004. “The Millwall fans were incredible,” Alex Ferguson said afterwards, a view shared by Roy Keane, Dennis Wise and most in the stadium. Now for Europe. And one thing is for sure. Everyone will hear them coming.” - Telegraph report on the FA Cup final.
Merry Christmas to all... except West Ham, Palace, Everton, Tottenham, Leeds, Cardiff, Birmingham, Stoke, Man City, Portsmouth and Bristol City. Sorry Charlton, you’re too insignificant to make the list. 😂
“People ask me what was my best time in football expecting me to say Tottenham or Man Utd, but my time growing up at Millwall and getting the club into the top division was monumental for me. They are fantastic memories.” - Teddy Sheringham. Liverpool 1 Millwall 1, 1988.
“First and foremost the Millwall fans love an underdog. All they want to see on a pitch is themselves; someone who is ready to run through a brick wall because that’s what they would do for their club.” - Neil Harris signed from Cambridge City for just £30,000 in 1998.
“I was 18, we were in a relegation battle and it turned me into a man. I played in difficult, high-pressure games and I managed to come out of it positively. I had a great time at the club.” - Harry Kane.
Merry Christmas to all...except Sky, West Ham, Lewisham council, Leeds, Birmingham, Cardiff and anyone else we ruined down the years after they tried to turn us over!
“There are a lot of clubs who do things in spite of the fans and try to force their side rather than listening. I do listen. I learned a lot from them,” - Rest in Peace John Berylson, Millwall legend.
Scored play-off final winner at Wembley ✅
Won promotion in 2009-10 and 2016-17 ✅
Third on the club’s all-time scoring list with 92 goals ✅
Player of the Year in 2016-17 ✅
Hated by Leeds fans ✅
Steve Morison, Millwall legend.
Our end after Neil Harris scored. Mental night but it shouldn’t be forgotten that West Ham swerved our mob that walked in from Woodgrange Park in favour of a bully-up outside the ground. West Ham v Millwall, League Cup, 2009.
"The old Den was like a madhouse. It was unbelievable when you walked out. I remember Stan Bowles was warming up once and said 'Fuck it, I ain't going on, someone's just pulled a fucking knife out! I loved all that. It was out of this world." - Terry Hurlock.
“Loads of my mates were Millwall. I’d meet them in the Barnaby. I just loved the feel of the club. The fans, they were the same as me.” - Terry Hurlock.
“Moving from Falkirk to South East London was a bit of, how shall I put it, an experience! I loved my time at the club. I always felt I had a great relationship with the supporters, although that's probably because I used to drink with half of them.” - Alex Rae
This was one of the great goal celebrations. Doing what we’d all love to do, Jody Morris ran half the length of Elland Road cupping his ear to their fans, who suddenly went quiet after slagging him off the whole game. Leeds 1 Millwall 1, 2004
Teddy Sheringham was unstoppable in his last year with us. Surely the best individual season we've ever seen. He scored 38 goals, including all four in this one. Millwall 4 Plymouth 1, 1991.
“The fanbase from previous generations were dockers and once a Millwall family, always a Millwall family. It’s not like other clubs where the son or daughter might end up supporting Man Utd. The fans stood on Cold Blow Lane where their dads and grandads had.” - Jimmy Carter.
"I went to The Den at Millwall and it was like heaven. When Bob Pearson pulled me into his office and said 'son you are getting a contract', literally I was in tears. That was the day I made it." - Tim Cahill. Millwall 1 Sunderland 0, FA Cup semi-final, 2004
“This was a primal scream of loyalty. The most defiant noise that can ever have been heard at a Cup final.” - Telegraph report. Manchester United 3 Millwall 0, 2004 FA Cup final
“People talk about Millwall and the abuse they were shouting at black players but they’d say stuff to players with big heads, big ears or skinny players. They slaughtered everyone. Those were the same dockers who made sure you were safe when the crowds were swaying” - Ian Wright