East London derby
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The rivalry between Millwall
and West Ham United
is one of the longest-standing and most bitter rivalries in English football
, with both sets of supporters considering the other club as their main rival.
West Ham and Millwall both originated in East London
and the competition between the two clubs can be traced back to the end of the 19th century between rival docker
s at shipyards on either side of the River Thames
. Millwall, formed in 1885 by dockers on the Isle of Dogs
, had support in the surrounding areas until ten years later, when another football team was founded by dockers at Thames Ironworks
; the two clubs quickly became vicious enemies. They were rivals for the same business and the players lived in the same locality.
Despite the animosity between supporters of both clubs, the two teams have met only sporadically in recent decades. Before World War I
they met 60 times in just 15 years. Since, both have played in different leagues for much of their latter history, meeting only 38 times in almost 100 years.
The most recent example of the rivalry flaring up was during a Football League Cup
game in August 2009, where disorder between supporters in and around West Ham's Upton Park
ground led to 20 people being injured, including one Millwall fan who was stabbed before the match began. During extra-time, West Ham fans invaded the pitch
three times. The Football Association
later found West Ham guilty of failing to ensure their fans refrained from violent, threatening, obscene and provocative behaviour and from entering the field of play; Millwall were cleared of all charges.
Millwall and West Ham will next play each other in the 2011–12 Football League Championship
, at Upton Park on 4 February 2012, with the game at The Den
on 17 September 2011 ending in a 0–0 stalemate.
on 23 September 1897 which the newly-formed Thames Ironworks
(which later became West Ham United) lost 2–0.
Millwall was formed in 1885 by tinsmiths
at JT Morton's canned food factory on the Isle of Dogs. Ten years later, a foreman at Thames Ironworks, London's last major shipbuilding firm, decided to form a football team to improve the morale of his workers. With each set of players and supporters working for opposing firms, vying for the same contracts, rivalries were instigated and they intensified.
The second meeting between the sides was a Southern League
match that became the game that spanned two centuries. The fixture at Thames Ironworks' Memorial Ground on 23 December 1899 was abandoned after 69 minutes due to smog
, with Millwall leading 2–0. Bizarrely, instead of replaying the game, the remaining 21 minutes were tagged on to the return fixture four months later, on 28 April 1900. After completing the return fixture which Thames Ironworks won 1–0, the players took a short rest and proceeded to play the rest of the abandoned game, with no further score.
On 17 September 1906 in a Western League
game, a particularly ferocious encounter saw one player hurled against a metal advertising board and others were stretchered off following heavy tackles. The East Ham Echo reported: "From the very first kick of the ball it was seen likely to be some trouble, but the storm burst when Dean and Jarvis came into collision (Millwall had two players sent off during the match). This aroused considerable excitement among the spectators. The crowds on the bank having caught the fever, free fights were plentiful."
In 1926 a general strike
was observed by workers around the Royal Docks
, who were mainly West Ham supporters, but the Millwall-supporting shipyard workers of the Isle of Dogs refused to lend their support, provoking outrage. This inspiration for the rivalry has never been confirmed though, and may be an urban legend
, with conflicting reports of it happening in 1912. The story may also be a re-hashing of a similar incident in the history of the South Coast derby
, where supporters from Portsmouth
and Southampton
clashed over crossed picket lines.
In 1972, a testimonial match
for Millwall defender Harry Cripps
was marred by intense fighting between the two club's hooligan firms.
Four years later, a Millwall supporter, Ian Pratt, died at New Cross railway station after falling out of a train during a fight with some West Ham fans. Leaflets were later distributed at Millwall's home matches bearing the words: "A West Ham fan must die to avenge him".
On 15 May 2011, West Ham were relegated from the Premier League after a 3–2 defeat at Wigan
. Their relegation meant they would meet Millwall in the 2011–12 Football League Championship
as Millwall had been promoted in English football's second tier the previous season. As Wigan equalised at 2–2, a light aircraft
flew above the stadium trailing a banner which read 'Avram Grant – Millwall Legend'. The plane had been hired by Millwall supporters from the fans' website House of Fun, celebrating manager Grant's failure to prevent West Ham's relegation and thus reigniting the rivalry once more.
, The Lions were drawn against The Hammers in the Football League Cup
. The police halved the number of tickets given to travelling Millwall fans from 3,000 to 1,500, sparking anger among Lions fans.
On the evening of 25 August 2009, clashes between some Millwall and West Ham fans outside Upton Park
resulted in 20 people being injured, including one Millwall fan who was stabbed. The game itself saw about fifty West Ham supporters invade the pitch
on three occasions, forcing the game to be temporarily suspended once. The police later said the violence, because of its large scale, was organised beforehand.
The Football Association
later handed Millwall three charges and West Ham four. Millwall were cleared of all charges while West Ham were found guilty of two: violent, threatening, obscene and provocative behaviour and failing to prevent their fans entering the field of play. The Hammers were fined £115,000 by the FA.
Anton Otulakowski
Benny Fenton
Brian Dear
Charles Ambler
Charlie Dove
Clive Allen
Dale Gordon
Dave Mangnall
David Forde Dennis Burnett
Don Hutchison
Frank Neary
Fred Griffiths
Frederick Shreeve
Gary Alexander
Glen Johnson Graham Paddon
Harry Cripps
Harry Obeney
Jack Burkett
Jim Standen
Kenny Brown Lawrie Leslie
Lucas Neill
Moses Ashikodi
Neil Ruddock
Paul Allen
Paul Goddard
Peter Buchanan
Roger Cross
Teddy Sheringham
Tony Cottee
Wilf Phillips
Willie Stewart
Billy Bonds
is the only manager to ever manage both clubs. He was in charge of West Ham from 1990 to 1994, with the team yo-yoing between divisions, he saw them to two promotions and one relegation. He resigned in August 1994 and appointed as Millwall manager in 1997 by then chairman Theo Paphitis
— an unpopular decision with many Lions fans. After a bright start, the team flirted with relegation eventually finishing 18th in the third division and Bonds was sacked.
Pat Holland
, an FA Cup winner in 1975
with West Ham, served as both assistant manager, to Willie Donachie
, and chief scout at Millwall.
In June 2011 former Millwall player Sam Allardyce
was appointed as manager of West Ham.
managed West Ham from 1950–61 and was responsible for the establishment of youth development at the club, the Academy of Football
. His brother Benny
, who played for both teams, managed Millwall from 1966 to 1974, helping to establish a fortress at The Den, going 59 games unbeaten there over a three-year period.
has been depicted on the big screen several times:
This table only includes competitive first team games, excluding all pre-season games, friendlies, abandoned matches, testimonials and games played during World War I and II (see below).
Six other contests between 1900 and 1929 were played, abandoned and not completed due to fog and bad light.
In 1930 there was an alteration in the London FA Challenge Cup, the rule 'Clubs must play their strongest elevens' was deleted. After that, the competition was regarded for reserves and six games between the clubs after that date are not classed as first team games.
.
Millwall's Wally Davis, who scored 70 goals in 62 games, returned from battle with leg injuries, forcing him to retire early in 1919.
The Den was severely damaged by a German bomb during the Second World War, and for a brief time Millwall were invited by their neighbours to play their games at The Valley, Selhurst Park
and even Upton Park
. With such a shortage of professional players during the Second World War, a guest player system was introduced. Players such as Sailor Brown
, Louis Cardwell
and Jimmy Jinks
played for both clubs during this period.
West Ham lost 2–1 to Chelsea at White Hart Lane
in the 1944–45 War Time Cup semi-final, with two guest Millwall players in their team -- both of whom went on to play for Millwall in the final, where they lost to Chelsea 2–0.
Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
and West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
is one of the longest-standing and most bitter rivalries in English football
Football in England
Association football is a national sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game...
, with both sets of supporters considering the other club as their main rival.
West Ham and Millwall both originated in East London
North East (London sub region)
The North East is a sub-region of the London Plan corresponding to the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Havering, Barking and Dagenham, and the City of London. The sub region was established in 2008 and replaced the larger East sub region that had been...
and the competition between the two clubs can be traced back to the end of the 19th century between rival docker
Stevedore
Stevedore, dockworker, docker, dock labourer, wharfie and longshoreman can have various waterfront-related meanings concerning loading and unloading ships, according to place and country....
s at shipyards on either side of the River Thames
River Thames
The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford,...
. Millwall, formed in 1885 by dockers on the Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
The Isle of Dogs is a former island in the East End of London that is bounded on three sides by one of the largest meanders in the River Thames.-Etymology:...
, had support in the surrounding areas until ten years later, when another football team was founded by dockers at Thames Ironworks
Thames Ironworks F.C.
Thames Ironworks Football Club, the club that later became West Ham United, was founded by Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd owner Arnold Hills and foreman Dave Taylor in 1895. Thames Ironworks took over the tenancy of The Old Castle Swifts' Hermit Road ground in Canning Town until their...
; the two clubs quickly became vicious enemies. They were rivals for the same business and the players lived in the same locality.
Despite the animosity between supporters of both clubs, the two teams have met only sporadically in recent decades. Before World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
they met 60 times in just 15 years. Since, both have played in different leagues for much of their latter history, meeting only 38 times in almost 100 years.
The most recent example of the rivalry flaring up was during a Football League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
game in August 2009, where disorder between supporters in and around West Ham's Upton Park
Boleyn Ground
The Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
ground led to 20 people being injured, including one Millwall fan who was stabbed before the match began. During extra-time, West Ham fans invaded the pitch
Pitch invasion
A pitch invasion or field invasion, known as rushing the field in the United States, occurs when a crowd of people who are watching a sports game run onto the field, to celebrate or protest about an incident...
three times. The Football Association
The Football Association
The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...
later found West Ham guilty of failing to ensure their fans refrained from violent, threatening, obscene and provocative behaviour and from entering the field of play; Millwall were cleared of all charges.
Millwall and West Ham will next play each other in the 2011–12 Football League Championship
2011–12 Football League Championship
The 2011–12 Football League Championship is the eighth season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format....
, at Upton Park on 4 February 2012, with the game at The Den
The Den
*Football stadiums:**The Den, formerly known as The New Den and the current home of Millwall FC, located in Bermondsey, London, SE16**The Den , a football stadium once the home of Millwall FC, located in New Cross, London, SE14...
on 17 September 2011 ending in a 0–0 stalemate.
History of the rivalry
The fixture between Millwall and West Ham has always been a fierce encounter, from the first ever meeting between the clubs, a friendlyExhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
on 23 September 1897 which the newly-formed Thames Ironworks
Thames Ironworks F.C.
Thames Ironworks Football Club, the club that later became West Ham United, was founded by Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd owner Arnold Hills and foreman Dave Taylor in 1895. Thames Ironworks took over the tenancy of The Old Castle Swifts' Hermit Road ground in Canning Town until their...
(which later became West Ham United) lost 2–0.
Millwall was formed in 1885 by tinsmiths
Tinsmith
A tinsmith, or tinner or tinker or tinplate worker, is a person who makes and repairs things made of light-coloured metal, particularly tinware...
at JT Morton's canned food factory on the Isle of Dogs. Ten years later, a foreman at Thames Ironworks, London's last major shipbuilding firm, decided to form a football team to improve the morale of his workers. With each set of players and supporters working for opposing firms, vying for the same contracts, rivalries were instigated and they intensified.
The second meeting between the sides was a Southern League
Southern Football League
The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
match that became the game that spanned two centuries. The fixture at Thames Ironworks' Memorial Ground on 23 December 1899 was abandoned after 69 minutes due to smog
Smog
Smog is a type of air pollution; the word "smog" is a portmanteau of smoke and fog. Modern smog is a type of air pollution derived from vehicular emission from internal combustion engines and industrial fumes that react in the atmosphere with sunlight to form secondary pollutants that also combine...
, with Millwall leading 2–0. Bizarrely, instead of replaying the game, the remaining 21 minutes were tagged on to the return fixture four months later, on 28 April 1900. After completing the return fixture which Thames Ironworks won 1–0, the players took a short rest and proceeded to play the rest of the abandoned game, with no further score.
On 17 September 1906 in a Western League
Western Football League
The Western Football League is a football league in the south west of England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and parts of South Wales...
game, a particularly ferocious encounter saw one player hurled against a metal advertising board and others were stretchered off following heavy tackles. The East Ham Echo reported: "From the very first kick of the ball it was seen likely to be some trouble, but the storm burst when Dean and Jarvis came into collision (Millwall had two players sent off during the match). This aroused considerable excitement among the spectators. The crowds on the bank having caught the fever, free fights were plentiful."
In 1926 a general strike
1926 United Kingdom general strike
The 1926 general strike in the United Kingdom was a general strike that lasted nine days, from 4 May 1926 to 13 May 1926. It was called by the general council of the Trades Union Congress in an unsuccessful attempt to force the British government to act to prevent wage reduction and worsening...
was observed by workers around the Royal Docks
Royal Docks
The Royal Docks comprise three docks in east London - the Royal Albert Dock, the Royal Victoria Dock and the King George V Dock. They are more correctly called the Royal Group of Docks to distinguish them from the Royal Dockyards, Royal being due to their naming after royal personages rather than...
, who were mainly West Ham supporters, but the Millwall-supporting shipyard workers of the Isle of Dogs refused to lend their support, provoking outrage. This inspiration for the rivalry has never been confirmed though, and may be an urban legend
Urban legend
An urban legend, urban myth, urban tale, or contemporary legend, is a form of modern folklore consisting of stories that may or may not have been believed by their tellers to be true...
, with conflicting reports of it happening in 1912. The story may also be a re-hashing of a similar incident in the history of the South Coast derby
South Coast derby
The South Coast Derby, or Hampshire Derby, are terms used to describe football matches played between Portsmouth Football Club and Southampton Football Club.The two clubs are the largest on the southern coast of England, and lie only 17 miles apart...
, where supporters from Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
and Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
clashed over crossed picket lines.
In 1972, a testimonial match
Testimonial match
A testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, notably football and especially in the United Kingdom, where a club puts on a match in honour of a player for service to the club....
for Millwall defender Harry Cripps
Harry Cripps
Harry Cripps, was an English professional footballer who played for South East London side Millwall for the majority of his career, becoming a cult figure in the process....
was marred by intense fighting between the two club's hooligan firms.
Four years later, a Millwall supporter, Ian Pratt, died at New Cross railway station after falling out of a train during a fight with some West Ham fans. Leaflets were later distributed at Millwall's home matches bearing the words: "A West Ham fan must die to avenge him".
On 15 May 2011, West Ham were relegated from the Premier League after a 3–2 defeat at Wigan
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
. Their relegation meant they would meet Millwall in the 2011–12 Football League Championship
2011–12 Football League Championship
The 2011–12 Football League Championship is the eighth season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format....
as Millwall had been promoted in English football's second tier the previous season. As Wigan equalised at 2–2, a light aircraft
Light aircraft
A light aircraft is an aircraft that has a maximum gross take-off weight of or less.Many aircraft used commercially for freight, sightseeing, photography and scheduled flights are light aircraft.Examples of light aircraft include:...
flew above the stadium trailing a banner which read 'Avram Grant – Millwall Legend'. The plane had been hired by Millwall supporters from the fans' website House of Fun, celebrating manager Grant's failure to prevent West Ham's relegation and thus reigniting the rivalry once more.
Disorder at Upton Park in 2009
Perhaps the most infamous recent example of the rivalry between Millwall and West Ham flaring up was when, in the 2009–10 season2009–10 in English football
The 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.The season began on 8 August 2009 for the Championship, League One and League Two and 15 August 2009 for the Premier League...
, The Lions were drawn against The Hammers in the Football League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
. The police halved the number of tickets given to travelling Millwall fans from 3,000 to 1,500, sparking anger among Lions fans.
On the evening of 25 August 2009, clashes between some Millwall and West Ham fans outside Upton Park
Boleyn Ground
The Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
resulted in 20 people being injured, including one Millwall fan who was stabbed. The game itself saw about fifty West Ham supporters invade the pitch
Pitch invasion
A pitch invasion or field invasion, known as rushing the field in the United States, occurs when a crowd of people who are watching a sports game run onto the field, to celebrate or protest about an incident...
on three occasions, forcing the game to be temporarily suspended once. The police later said the violence, because of its large scale, was organised beforehand.
The Football Association
The Football Association
The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...
later handed Millwall three charges and West Ham four. Millwall were cleared of all charges while West Ham were found guilty of two: violent, threatening, obscene and provocative behaviour and failing to prevent their fans entering the field of play. The Hammers were fined £115,000 by the FA.
Notable matches
- Millwall Athletic 2–0 Thames Ironworks (23 September 1897)
- The first documented meeting between the two sides was a friendly at Millwall's The Athletic Ground on the Isle of Dogs, watched by 1,300 people.
- Thames Ironworks 1–2 Millwall Athletic (9 December 1899)
- The fifth qualifying round of the FA CupFA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
brought about the first competitive game between the two clubs. Goals from Hugh Goldie and Bert Banks saw Millwall Athletic beat their rivals away. They went on to reach the semi-final that year but were defeated by SouthamptonSouthampton F.C.Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
.
- West Ham United 1–7 Millwall Athletic (2 April 1903)
- The largest winning margin in a competitive game between the Hammers and Lions came in a semi-final of the Southern Professional Charity Cup.
- West Ham United 3–0 Millwall Athletic (2 September 1904)
- West Ham's first home game at Upton ParkBoleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
was a 3–0 win over Milwall. All three goals were scored by Billy BridgemanBilly BridgemanWilliam 'Billy' Bridgeman was a professional footballer who played as a forward.-Career:Bridgeman was born in Bromley-by-Bow in 1884...
.
- Millwall 3–5 West Ham United (4 May 1972)
- The Harry CrippsHarry CrippsHarry Cripps, was an English professional footballer who played for South East London side Millwall for the majority of his career, becoming a cult figure in the process....
testimonial game was a goalfest, but more notable for the organised violence before, during and after the game.
- Millwall 0–1 West Ham United (3 December 1988)
- The first game between the two clubs in the top flight of English football took place in December 1988. Paul IncePaul IncePaul Emerson Carlyle Ince is an English football manager and a former professional player. He has managed Blackburn Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons and Macclesfield Town...
scored the only goal at The Den in a season which saw West Ham record a rare double over Millwall (the only Football LeagueEnglish football league systemThe English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...
double between the teams) but The Hammers were relegated to the Second DivisionFootball League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
.
- Millwall 4–1 West Ham United (21 March 2004)
- In 2004, Millwall and West Ham played each other twice in the league. The first fixture ended in a 1–1 draw at Upton ParkBoleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
and passed by without incident. During the return fixture at The Den, Millwall missed two penalties but still won 4–1 while West Ham player Stephen BywaterStephen BywaterStephen Michael Bywater, is an English professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He has made appearances for seven clubs, most notably his current club Derby County, where he won the 2007 Championship Playoff final and West Ham United, where he spent eight seasons and made over 60...
was sent off. Violence broke out during the game between the two sets of fans and at one point eight police horses were required on the pitch to control the disorder. The result was the widest winning margin between the sides in the Football LeagueThe Football LeagueThe Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
and the match became known as The Mothers' Day Massacre.
- West Ham United 3–1 Millwall (25 August 2009)
- The first and as yet only Football League CupFootball League CupThe Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
meeting between the two London sides. The match gained widespread publicity for the pitch invasions and violent disorder before, during and after West Ham's victory after extra-time. The Hammers were fined by the FA for failing to prevent their fans enter the field of play and violent, threatening, obscene and provocative behaviour of supporters.
Players who have played for both teams
Andy ImpeyAndy Impey
Andy Impey is an English former footballer, who played as either as a full-back or as a winger.Impey signed for QPR in 1990, making his debut against Norwich in October 1991. For 6 years he played either in defence or on the wing, alongside players such as Les Ferdinand and Trevor Sinclair...
Anton Otulakowski
Anton Otulakowski
Anton Otulakowski is a former footballer who played in The Football League for Barnsley, Crystal Palace, Millwall, Southend United and West Ham United.-Personal life:...
Benny Fenton
Benny Fenton
Benjamin Robert Vincent Fenton was an English professional football player and manager.-Playing career:Fenton signed for Colchester Town in 1934, moving to West Ham United a year later...
Brian Dear
Brian Dear
Brian Dear is an English former footballer who played as a striker.Dear, nicknamed Stag, started his career with West Ham United, joining the club at the age of 15. He made his debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 29 August 1962, and went on to make 69 league appearances for the club, scoring...
Charles Ambler
Charles Ambler
Charles James Ambler was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Born in Alverstoke, Hampshire, Ambler began his career at Bostall Rovers before signing with Royal Arsenal in 1891...
Charlie Dove
Charlie Dove
Charles Dove was born in 1879 in East Ham, England. He was regarded as a super-fit footballer, who in 1895 stood at nearly 6 feet and weighed 12 stone, considered large at the time for a sixteen year old from a working-class area of Essex...
Clive Allen
Clive Allen
Clive Darren Allen is a retired English footballer, a prolific scorer for a number of clubs.Allen is the son of ex-Tottenham Hotspur forward Les Allen, who was a member of the legendary team which won the First Division title and FA Cup "double" in 1961...
Dale Gordon
Dale Gordon
Dale Andrew Gordon is a former professional association football player who played for Norwich City, Rangers, West Ham United, Peterborough United, Millwall and AFC Bournemouth...
Dave Mangnall
Dave Mangnall
David "Dave" Mangnall was an English football player and manager. As a player, he scored 144 goals from 221 appearances in the Football League playing for Leeds United, Huddersfield Town, Birmingham, West Ham United, Millwall and Queens Park Rangers...
David Forde Dennis Burnett
Dennis Burnett
Dennis Burnett is a former English football defender.-Club career:He started his career as a youth team player at West Ham United, making his first team debut in October 1965. He played 66 games in all competitions for West Ham scoring three goals...
Don Hutchison
Don Hutchison
Donald Hutchison is a Scottish ex-footballer who generally played in midfield but sometimes as a forward. He was a much travelled player with spells at both Liverpool and Everton as well as Sheffield United, Sunderland and West Ham United twice...
Frank Neary
Frank Neary
Harold Frank Neary was an English footballer who played as a striker, mainly for Millwall, Leyton Orient and West Ham United....
Fred Griffiths
Fred Griffiths (footballer)
Frederick John "Fred" Griffiths was a Welsh association football player of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A goalkeeper, he won two caps for the Welsh national team. He was killed in action during the First World War.-Career:Born in Presteigne, Griffiths began his career with the...
Frederick Shreeve
Frederick Shreeve
Frederick Shreeve was an English football player who played for Gresley Rovers, Burton Albion, Millwall, West Ham United, Doncaster Rovers and Bentley Colliery.-Career:...
Gary Alexander
Gary Alexander (footballer)
Gary George Alexander is an English footballer who plays for League One side Brentford.-Early career:He began his career with West Ham United, but his first taste of first team football came with a loan spell at Exeter City in the 1999–2000 season...
Glen Johnson Graham Paddon
Graham Paddon
Graham Charles Paddon was an English footballer who played as a midfielder.-Career:Paddon made five League appearances for Coventry City, scoring one goal, before signing for Norwich City in October 1969 for £25,000...
Harry Cripps
Harry Cripps
Harry Cripps, was an English professional footballer who played for South East London side Millwall for the majority of his career, becoming a cult figure in the process....
Harry Obeney
Harry Obeney
Harry Obeney is a former professional footballer who played as a centre forward/wing half.-Career:Originally a full back, Obeney was converted to playing as a centre forward by West Ham United when he had been spotted playing for Briggs Sports...
Jack Burkett
Jack Burkett
Jack Burkett is an English former footballer who played as a full-back.Burkett started his career at West Ham United, joining the senior team in July 1958. He played in the FA Youth Cup Final of 1958-59 alongside Bobby Moore, Harry Cripps and Eddie Bovington, and made his League debut against...
Jim Standen
Jim Standen
James Alfred Standen is an English former footballer, playing as goalkeeper, and cricketer.Standen started his footballing career at Arsenal, joining the side in 1953. His appearances at Arsenal were limited, first by National Service and then by the presence of Wales international Jack Kelsey...
Kenny Brown Lawrie Leslie
Lawrie Leslie
Lawrence "Lawrie" Grant Leslie is a retired Scottish association football player who played as a goalkeeper.-Career:Leslie began playing football with Hawkhill Amateurs. In the early 1950s, he turned semi-pro and joined Newtongrange Star...
Lucas Neill
Lucas Neill
Lucas Edward Neill is an Australian Soccer player who currently plays for UAE Pro-League club Al Jazira. He is a full back. Neill had spent almost 15 years of his career playing in England. He represented Australia at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2010 World Cup in South...
Moses Ashikodi
Moses Ashikodi
Moses Ashikodi is a footballer who plays for York City as a striker, on loan from Kettering Town.-Millwall:Born in Lagos, Lagos State, Ashikodi started his career at Millwall as an associated schoolboy...
Neil Ruddock
Neil Ruddock
Neil "Razor" Ruddock is a retired English footballer, who played as a central defender.He made his debut at Millwall , and he had a long career playing for Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, Liverpool, West Ham, Crystal Palace, and finally a short-lived spell as a player/coach at Swindon Town Neil...
Paul Allen
Paul Allen (footballer)
Paul Kevin Allen is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, Luton Town, Stoke City, Swindon Town, Bristol City and Millwall in the 1980s and 1990s...
Paul Goddard
Paul Goddard
Paul Goddard is a former professional footballer and football manager.During his playing career, he gained caps for England U21s and earned a single full cap for the England team against Iceland in June 1982...
Peter Buchanan
Peter Buchanan (footballer)
Peter Buchanan was a Scottish footballer who played at both professional and international levels.Buchanan played league football for Chelsea, Fulham and Brentford in The Football League, either side of the Second World War. During the war, Buchanan made guest appearances for several clubs...
Roger Cross
Roger Cross (footballer)
Roger Cross is an English former footballer who played as a forward.-Player:As well as being a professional footballer he could have made a living as a first class cricketer having been on the books of Essex County Cricket Club.Cross' association with West Ham began with his signing as an...
Teddy Sheringham
Teddy Sheringham
Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham MBE is a retired English footballer, and the father of footballer Charlie Sheringham. Sheringham played as a striker, and had a successful career at the club level, winning almost every domestic honour available with his clubs, most notably the Treble with Manchester...
Tony Cottee
Tony Cottee
Anthony Richard "Tony" Cottee is a former football player who now works as a television football commentator...
Wilf Phillips
Wilf Phillips
Wilfred John Phillips was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Millwall, Clapton Orient, Thames, West Ham United and Stoke. He made thirteen appearances for Stoke.-References:...
Willie Stewart
Willie Stewart
William S. "Willie" Stewart was a Scottish footballer who was born in Coupar Angus. He played as an inside forward before switching to his favoured half back position. He joined Newton Heath from Warwick County in July 1889...
Managers
Billy Bonds
William Arthur "Billy" Bonds MBE is a former professional footballer and manager, who is most often associated with West Ham United with whom he spent 27 years as player and manager...
is the only manager to ever manage both clubs. He was in charge of West Ham from 1990 to 1994, with the team yo-yoing between divisions, he saw them to two promotions and one relegation. He resigned in August 1994 and appointed as Millwall manager in 1997 by then chairman Theo Paphitis
Theo Paphitis
Theodorus "Theo" Paphitis is a retail magnate and British entrepreneur of Greek Cypriot origin. He made the majority of his fortune in the retail sector, and is best known to the general public for his appearances on the BBC business programme Dragons' Den and as former chairman of Millwall...
— an unpopular decision with many Lions fans. After a bright start, the team flirted with relegation eventually finishing 18th in the third division and Bonds was sacked.
Pat Holland
Pat Holland
Pat Holland is an English former footballer who played for West Ham United.Holland, a midfielder, made 296 appearances for the east London club between 1969 and 1981, including the FA Cup Final in 1975 and the European Cup Winners Cup Final in 1976, where he scored one of West Ham's goals as they...
, an FA Cup winner in 1975
1975 FA Cup Final
The 1975 FA Cup Final was contested by West Ham United and Fulham at Wembley. The Fulham team contained two former England captains in former West Ham captain Bobby Moore, making his last appearance at Wembley, and Alan Mullery. West Ham won 2–0, with the two goals scored by Alan Taylor...
with West Ham, served as both assistant manager, to Willie Donachie
Willie Donachie
William Donachie is a Scottish former professional footballer. He won 35 full caps for Scotland, playing in the 1978 World Cup.-Career:...
, and chief scout at Millwall.
In June 2011 former Millwall player Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce
Samuel "Sam" Allardyce , nicknamed "Big Sam", is an English football manager and former professional player. In June 2011 he was appointed as manager of West Ham United....
was appointed as manager of West Ham.
Brotherly rivalry
The Fenton brothers have managed one of the sides at different times, during successful periods in both clubs' histories. Ted FentonTed Fenton
Edward "Ted" Fenton was manager of English football club West Ham United between 1950 and 1961.- West Ham United :...
managed West Ham from 1950–61 and was responsible for the establishment of youth development at the club, the Academy of Football
The Academy of Football
The Academy of Football, or just The Academy, is a nickname of the English football club West Ham United.The title pays homage to the success of the club in coaching talented young players...
. His brother Benny
Benny Fenton
Benjamin Robert Vincent Fenton was an English professional football player and manager.-Playing career:Fenton signed for Colchester Town in 1934, moving to West Ham United a year later...
, who played for both teams, managed Millwall from 1966 to 1974, helping to establish a fortress at The Den, going 59 games unbeaten there over a three-year period.
In film
The rivalry between the teams, specifically the clubs' two hooligan firmsFootball hooliganism
Football hooliganism, sometimes referred to by the British media as the English Disease, is unruly and destructive behaviour—such as brawls, vandalism and intimidation—by association football club fans...
has been depicted on the big screen several times:
- The Firm (1989) - Real-life Millwall supporter Gary OldmanGary OldmanGary Leonard Oldman is an English actor, voice actor, filmmaker and musician.A member of the 1980s Brit Pack, Oldman came to prominence via starring roles in British films Meantime , Sid and Nancy and Prick Up Your Ears , with his performance in the latter bringing him his first BAFTA Award...
plays Bex, leader of the football firm the Inter City Crew, a fictional representation of West Ham's Inter City FirmInter City FirmThe Inter City Firm is an English football hooligan firm mainly active in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s, associated with West Ham United. The name came from the use of InterCity trains used to travel to away games...
and their violent exploits. Millwall's BushwackersMillwall BushwackersThe Millwall Bushwackers are a hooligan firm associated with Millwall F.C..-Background:The original firm associated with Millwall was known as F-Troop....
firm are called The Buccaneers in it.
- Green StreetGreen StreetGreen Street is a 2005 British/American independent drama film about football hooliganism in England. It was directed by Lexi Alexander and stars Elijah Wood and Charlie Hunnam. In the United States and Australia, the film is called Green Street Hooligans, while in the United Kingdom it has the...
(2004) - Real-life West Ham supporter Elijah WoodElijah WoodElijah Jordan Wood is an American actor. He made his film debut with a minor part in Back to the Future Part II , then landed a succession of larger roles that made him a critically acclaimed child actor by age 9. He is best known for his high-profile role as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's...
plays an American student who gets involved with West Ham's firm. The film builds up to the big clash with Millwall's firm at the climax, after the two teams draw each other in the Cup, echoing the reality of 2009's League Cup game.
- Rise of the FootsoldierRise of the FootsoldierRise of the Footsoldier is a 2007 English crime film released on 7 September, 2007. It is the third film from BAFTA award winning director Julian Gilbey...
(2007) - The rise of a football hooligan is chronicled from his beginnings on the terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals. The bitter rivalry between West Ham and Millwall is displayed during the opening scenes of the film.
- Green Street 2: Stand Your GroundGreen Street 2: Stand Your GroundGreen Street 2: Stand Your Ground is a sequel to the 2005 film Green Street directed by Lexi Alexander.-Plot:...
(2009) - Sequel to Green Street which follows its climax. Several members of the West Ham firm and Millwall fans end up in prison.
- The FirmThe Firm (2009 film)The Firm is a British 2009 drama film based around Football hooliganism written and directed by Nick Love. The film is a remake of the original 1988 version.-Adaptation:...
(2009) - A remake of the original 1988 film, by Football Factory director and Millwall supporter Nick LoveNick LoveNick Love is a British film director and writer. Love came to public attention in the UK after making the films The Football Factory, The Business and The Firm. He has two 'Millwall' tattoos, including one on the inside of his bottom lip.Love is well known for collaborating with actor Danny Dyer...
.
Record by competition
As of 17 September 2011.| Competition | Played | Millwall wins | Drawn | West Ham wins | Millwall goals | West Ham goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football League English football league system The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing... |
23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 31 |
| FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Football League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Full Members' Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Southern Floodlight Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Southern Football League Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... |
32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 32 |
| Western Football League Western Football League The Western Football League is a football league in the south west of England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and parts of South Wales... |
14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 |
| London League | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 |
| London Challenge Cup London Challenge Cup The London Challenge Cup was a football tournament formerly organised by the London FA. The London Challenge Cup was first contested in 1908, and other than during the World Wars, was contested every season until 1974, when the tournament was disbanded.... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| Southern Professional Charity Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| London PFA Charity Fund | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| Totals | 98 | 38 | 27 | 33 | 140 | 138 |
This table only includes competitive first team games, excluding all pre-season games, friendlies, abandoned matches, testimonials and games played during World War I and II (see below).
Full list of results
- Scores and results list home team first.
Date Score Winner Competition Venue Attendance Notes 09/12/1899 1–2 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
FA Cup FA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
Memorial Grounds Memorial GroundsMemorial Grounds was the home stadium of east London football club Thames Ironworks from the beginning of the 1897-98 season, until the end of the 1899-1900 season. The team continued to play at the stadium, under its new name of West Ham United, until they moved to their current home at the...
15,000 Fifth qualifying round match. First competitive game between the sides. 23/12/1899 0–2 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
Memorial Grounds Memorial GroundsMemorial Grounds was the home stadium of east London football club Thames Ironworks from the beginning of the 1897-98 season, until the end of the 1899-1900 season. The team continued to play at the stadium, under its new name of West Ham United, until they moved to their current home at the...
8,000 Abandoned due to fog. 28/04/1900 0–1 Thames Ironworks Thames Ironworks F.C.Thames Ironworks Football Club, the club that later became West Ham United, was founded by Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd owner Arnold Hills and foreman Dave Taylor in 1895. Thames Ironworks took over the tenancy of The Old Castle Swifts' Hermit Road ground in Canning Town until their...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
The Athletic Ground 9,000 Rest of abandoned game played after return fixture, with no further score. 08/09/1900 3–1 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
The Athletic Ground 11,000 21/03/1901 1–0 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
Memorial Grounds Memorial GroundsMemorial Grounds was the home stadium of east London football club Thames Ironworks from the beginning of the 1897-98 season, until the end of the 1899-1900 season. The team continued to play at the stadium, under its new name of West Ham United, until they moved to their current home at the...
9,000 09/09/1901 4–0 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
London League Memorial Grounds Memorial GroundsMemorial Grounds was the home stadium of east London football club Thames Ironworks from the beginning of the 1897-98 season, until the end of the 1899-1900 season. The team continued to play at the stadium, under its new name of West Ham United, until they moved to their current home at the...
5,000 26/10/1901 0–2 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
Memorial Grounds Memorial GroundsMemorial Grounds was the home stadium of east London football club Thames Ironworks from the beginning of the 1897-98 season, until the end of the 1899-1900 season. The team continued to play at the stadium, under its new name of West Ham United, until they moved to their current home at the...
10,000 26/12/1901 1–5 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
London League North Greenwich 6,000 08/02/1902 1–1 Draw Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
North Greenwich 10,000 05/04/1902 0–1 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Western Football League Western Football LeagueThe Western Football League is a football league in the south west of England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and parts of South Wales...
Memorial Grounds Memorial GroundsMemorial Grounds was the home stadium of east London football club Thames Ironworks from the beginning of the 1897-98 season, until the end of the 1899-1900 season. The team continued to play at the stadium, under its new name of West Ham United, until they moved to their current home at the...
5,000 09/04/1902 2–1 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Southern Professional Charity Cup Memorial Grounds Memorial GroundsMemorial Grounds was the home stadium of east London football club Thames Ironworks from the beginning of the 1897-98 season, until the end of the 1899-1900 season. The team continued to play at the stadium, under its new name of West Ham United, until they moved to their current home at the...
2,000 First-round match. 26/04/1902 1–0 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Western Football League Western Football LeagueThe Western Football League is a football league in the south west of England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and parts of South Wales...
North Greenwich 5,000 08/11/1902 0–3 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
Memorial Grounds Memorial GroundsMemorial Grounds was the home stadium of east London football club Thames Ironworks from the beginning of the 1897-98 season, until the end of the 1899-1900 season. The team continued to play at the stadium, under its new name of West Ham United, until they moved to their current home at the...
10,000 29/11/1902 2–2 Draw London League North Greenwich 3,000 24/11/1902 2–1 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Western Football League Western Football LeagueThe Western Football League is a football league in the south west of England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and parts of South Wales...
North Greenwich 200 05/01/1903 2–2 Draw London League Memorial Grounds Memorial GroundsMemorial Grounds was the home stadium of east London football club Thames Ironworks from the beginning of the 1897-98 season, until the end of the 1899-1900 season. The team continued to play at the stadium, under its new name of West Ham United, until they moved to their current home at the...
1,500 09/03/1903 1–1 Draw Western Football League Western Football LeagueThe Western Football League is a football league in the south west of England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and parts of South Wales...
Memorial Grounds Memorial GroundsMemorial Grounds was the home stadium of east London football club Thames Ironworks from the beginning of the 1897-98 season, until the end of the 1899-1900 season. The team continued to play at the stadium, under its new name of West Ham United, until they moved to their current home at the...
2,000 02/04/1903 1–7 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Southern Professional Charity Cup Memorial Grounds Memorial GroundsMemorial Grounds was the home stadium of east London football club Thames Ironworks from the beginning of the 1897-98 season, until the end of the 1899-1900 season. The team continued to play at the stadium, under its new name of West Ham United, until they moved to their current home at the...
1,500 Semi-final match. 25/04/1903 2–1 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
North Greenwich 8,000 05/09/1903 4–2 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
North Greenwich 15,000 05/10/1903 0–3 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
London League Memorial Grounds Memorial GroundsMemorial Grounds was the home stadium of east London football club Thames Ironworks from the beginning of the 1897-98 season, until the end of the 1899-1900 season. The team continued to play at the stadium, under its new name of West Ham United, until they moved to their current home at the...
6,000 02/01/1904 0–1 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
Memorial Grounds Memorial GroundsMemorial Grounds was the home stadium of east London football club Thames Ironworks from the beginning of the 1897-98 season, until the end of the 1899-1900 season. The team continued to play at the stadium, under its new name of West Ham United, until they moved to their current home at the...
9,000 29/02/1904 4–0 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
London League North Greenwich 6,000 01/09/1904 3–0 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
12,000 First ever game played at Upton Park. 17/09/1904 1–1 Draw Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
North Greenwich 10,000 20/03/1905 4–3 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Western Football League Western Football LeagueThe Western Football League is a football league in the south west of England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and parts of South Wales...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
4,000 24/04/1905 4–0 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Western Football League Western Football LeagueThe Western Football League is a football league in the south west of England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and parts of South Wales...
North Greenwich 4,000 09/09/1905 1–0 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
North Greenwich 13,000 25/12/1905 0–0 Draw Western Football League Western Football LeagueThe Western Football League is a football league in the south west of England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and parts of South Wales...
North Greenwich 10,000 06/01/1906 1–0 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
8,000 16/04/1906 0–1 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Western Football League Western Football LeagueThe Western Football League is a football league in the south west of England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and parts of South Wales...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
9,000 First Millwall win at Upton Park. 17/09/1906 1–0 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Western Football League Western Football LeagueThe Western Football League is a football league in the south west of England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and parts of South Wales...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
10,000 13/10/1906 1–1 Draw Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
North Greenwich 15,000 19/11/1906 0–3 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Western Football League Western Football LeagueThe Western Football League is a football league in the south west of England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and parts of South Wales...
North Greenwich 2,000 16/02/1907 0–1 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
17,000 09/09/1907 3–0 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Western Football League Western Football LeagueThe Western Football League is a football league in the south west of England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and parts of South Wales...
North Greenwich 3,000 16/09/1907 1–1 Draw Western Football League Western Football LeagueThe Western Football League is a football league in the south west of England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and parts of South Wales...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
3,000 26/10/1907 1–0 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
North Greenwich 15,000 22/02/1908 0–2 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
16,000 07/09/1908 0–2 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Western Football League Western Football LeagueThe Western Football League is a football league in the south west of England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and parts of South Wales...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
5,000 14/09/1908 3–1 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Western Football League Western Football LeagueThe Western Football League is a football league in the south west of England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and parts of South Wales...
North Greenwich 3,000 07/11/1908 1–0 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
16,000 13/03/1909 1–0 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
North Greenwich 10,000 26/04/1909 5–1 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
London PFA Charity Fund Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
1,500 20/09/1909 1–0 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
London Challenge Cup London Challenge CupThe London Challenge Cup was a football tournament formerly organised by the London FA. The London Challenge Cup was first contested in 1908, and other than during the World Wars, was contested every season until 1974, when the tournament was disbanded....
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
5,000 First-round match. 13/11/1909 0–0 Draw Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
North Greenwich 10,000 26/03/1910 1–2 Millwall Athletic Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
12,000 24/09/1910 0–2 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
North Greenwich 10,000 28/01/1911 2–2 Draw Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
12,000 First game after Millwall moved to South East London. 04/11/1911 2–1 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
23,000 09/03/1912 5–1 Millwall Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
The Den 25,000 First West Ham visit to The Den. 22/09/1912 6–2 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
London Challenge Cup London Challenge CupThe London Challenge Cup was a football tournament formerly organised by the London FA. The London Challenge Cup was first contested in 1908, and other than during the World Wars, was contested every season until 1974, when the tournament was disbanded....
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
7,000 First-round match. 30/11/1912 1–1 Draw Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
15,000 05/04/1913 1–3 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
The Den 30,000 First West Ham win at The Den. 01/09/1913 1–1 Draw Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
The Den 10,000 22/09/1913 0–1 Millwall Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
London Challenge Cup London Challenge CupThe London Challenge Cup was a football tournament formerly organised by the London FA. The London Challenge Cup was first contested in 1908, and other than during the World Wars, was contested every season until 1974, when the tournament was disbanded....
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
5,000 First-round match. 14/04/1914 3–2 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
15,000 01/09/1914 2–1 Millwall Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
The Den 20,000 14/04/1914 1–1 Draw Southern Football League Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
12,000 09/11/1914 0–1 Millwall Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
London Challenge Cup London Challenge CupThe London Challenge Cup was a football tournament formerly organised by the London FA. The London Challenge Cup was first contested in 1908, and other than during the World Wars, was contested every season until 1974, when the tournament was disbanded....
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
3,000 Semi-final match. 20/10/1919 3–3 Draw London PFA Charity Fund The Den 6,000 14/04/1920 3–1 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
London PFA Charity Fund Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
8,000 15/11/1920 0–1 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
London PFA Charity Fund The Den 5,000 08/10/1923 2–0 Millwall Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
London PFA Charity Fund The Den 7,600 05/11/1923 2–1 Millwall Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
London Challenge Cup London Challenge CupThe London Challenge Cup was a football tournament formerly organised by the London FA. The London Challenge Cup was first contested in 1908, and other than during the World Wars, was contested every season until 1974, when the tournament was disbanded....
The Den 5,000 Second-round match. 13/10/1924 3–1 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
London PFA Fund Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
6,500 25/10/1926 2–2 Draw London PFA Charity Fund Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
4,000 22/11/1926 1–1 Draw London PFA Charity Fund Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
3,500 10/10/1927 5–1 Millwall Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
London PFA Fund The Den 6,500 08/10/1928 5–1 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
London PFA Charity Fund Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
5,000 25/11/1929 2–4 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
London Challenge Cup London Challenge CupThe London Challenge Cup was a football tournament formerly organised by the London FA. The London Challenge Cup was first contested in 1908, and other than during the World Wars, was contested every season until 1974, when the tournament was disbanded....
The Den 6,000 Semi-final match. 15/02/1930 4–1 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
FA Cup FA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
24,000 Fifth-round match. 17/09/1932 3–0 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Football League Second Division Football League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
35,000 31/01/1933 1–0 Millwall Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Football League Second Division Football League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
The Den 8,000 21/10/1933 2–2 Draw Football League Second Division Football League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
The Den 35,000 03/03/1934 1–1 Draw Football League Second Division Football League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
28,000 27/12/1938 0–0 Draw Football League Second Division Football League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
42,200 Highest attendance recorded. 27/03/1939 0–2 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Football League Second Division Football League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
The Den 10,000 21/09/1946 3–1 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Football League Second Division Football League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
30,400 25/01/1947 0–0 Draw Football League Second Division Football League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
The Den 22,082 25/08/1947 1–1 Draw Football League Second Division Football League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
25,000 01/09/1947 1–1 Draw Football League Second Division Football League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
The Den 15,814 13/10/1959 3–1 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Southern Floodlight Cup Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
8,250 07/10/1978 3–0 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Football League Second Division Football League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
22,210 14/05/1979 2–1 Millwall Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Football League Second Division Football League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
The Den 11,917 10/11/1987 1–2 Millwall Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Full Members Cup Full Members CupThe Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992....
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
11,337 First-round match. 03/12/1988 0–1 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Football League First Division Football League First DivisionThe First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
The Den 20,105 22/04/1989 3–0 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Football League First Division Football League First DivisionThe First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
16,603 10/11/1990 1–1 Draw Football League Second Division Football League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
The Den 20,591 24/02/1991 3–1 West Ham United West Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Football League Second Division Football League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
20,503 15/11/1992 2–1 Millwall Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Football League First Division Football League First DivisionThe First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
The Den 12,445 Last game played between the teams at the old Den. 28/03/1993 2–2 Draw Football League First Division Football League First DivisionThe First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
15,723 28/09/2003 1–1 Draw Football League Championship Football League ChampionshipThe Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
Upton Park Boleyn GroundThe Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
31,626 21/03/2004 4–1 Millwall Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Football League Championship Football League ChampionshipThe Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
The Den The Den*Football stadiums:**The Den, formerly known as The New Den and the current home of Millwall FC, located in Bermondsey, London, SE16**The Den , a football stadium once the home of Millwall FC, located in New Cross, London, SE14...
14,055 Widest winning-margin between the sides in the Football League English football league systemThe English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...
.21/11/2004 1–0 Millwall Millwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
Football League Championship Football League ChampionshipThe Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
The Den The Den*Football stadiums:**The Den, formerly known as The New Den and the current home of Millwall FC, located in Bermondsey, London, SE16**The Den , a football stadium once the home of Millwall FC, located in New Cross, London, SE14...
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Six other contests between 1900 and 1929 were played, abandoned and not completed due to fog and bad light.
In 1930 there was an alteration in the London FA Challenge Cup, the rule 'Clubs must play their strongest elevens' was deleted. After that, the competition was regarded for reserves and six games between the clubs after that date are not classed as first team games.
Firsts
- First ever meeting: Millwall Athletic 2 Thames Ironworks 0 (friendlyExhibition gameAn exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
), 23 September 1897 - First competitive meeting: Thames Ironworks 1 Millwall Athletic 2 (FA CupFA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
), 9 December 1899 - First league meeting: Thames Ironworks 0 Millwall Athletic 2 (Southern LeagueSouthern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
), 23 December 1899 - First football league meeting: West Ham United 3 Millwall 0 (Second DivisionFootball League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
), 17 September 1932 - First away victory for Millwall: Thames Ironworks 1 Millwall Athletic 2 (FA CupFA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
), 9 December 1899 - First away victory for West Ham United: Millwall Athletic 0 Thames Ironworks 1 (Southern LeagueSouthern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
), 28 April 1900
Results
- Highest scoring game: 8 goals (twice)
- West Ham United 1 Millwall Athletic 7, 2 April 1903
- West Ham United 6 Millwall 2, 22 September 1912
- Largest winning margin (Millwall): 6 goals
- West Ham United 1 Millwall Athletic 7, 2 April 1903
- Largest winning margin (West Ham United): 4 goals (four times)
- West Ham United 4 Millwall Athletic 0, 9 September 1901
- Millwall Athletic 1 West Ham United 5, 26 December 1901
- West Ham United 6 Millwall 2, 22 September 1912
- West Ham United 5 Millwall 1, 8 October 1928
- League doubles: 1 (1988–89 season. West Ham beat Millwall home and away, the only time either club has achieved this in the Football League.)
Trends
- Most games won in a row (Millwall): 6, 2 April 1903 – 29 February 1904
- Most games won in a row (West Ham United): 4, 8 October 1929 – 17 September 1932
- Most games without defeat (Millwall): 12, 26 April 1902 – 1 September 1904
- Most games without defeat (West Ham United): 10, 21 October 1933 – 14 May 1979
- Most games drawn in a row: 3 (twice), 21 October 1933 – 27 December 1938; 25 January 1947 – 1 September 1947
- Most games played against each other in a season: 7 (twice), 9 September 1901 – 26 April 1902; 8 November 1902 – 25 April 1903
- Longest period without playing each other: 19 years, 13 October 1959 – 7 October 1978 (the 1960s is the only decade the teams haven't met since they were formed.)
- Record attendance: 42,200, Upton ParkUpton ParkUpton Park is an urban area of the London Borough of Newham,centred around the local high street, Green Street. The area is synonymous with football and is home to West Ham United Football Club, who play at the Boleyn Ground, commonly known as Upton Park, while nearby is a green space also called...
. West Ham United 0 Millwall 0 (27 December 1947)
During wartime
A number of friendlies and non-competitive derbies have taken place, the majority occurring during First World War and Second World War, when a total of 31 matches were played between the teams. Both teams fielded severely depleted sides of juniors, reserves and non-professionals in the London Combination, South Regional League, London League, League South (A) Division and Football League War CupFootball League War Cup
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.
Millwall's Wally Davis, who scored 70 goals in 62 games, returned from battle with leg injuries, forcing him to retire early in 1919.
The Den was severely damaged by a German bomb during the Second World War, and for a brief time Millwall were invited by their neighbours to play their games at The Valley, Selhurst Park
Selhurst Park
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and even Upton Park
Boleyn Ground
The Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
. With such a shortage of professional players during the Second World War, a guest player system was introduced. Players such as Sailor Brown
Sailor Brown
Robert Albert John "Sailor" Brown was an English footballer who played as an inside forward.-Career:Brown was born on 7 November 1915 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and was educated at St Peter's and Priory School...
, Louis Cardwell
Louis Cardwell
Louis Cardwell was an English professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the 1930s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He played in defence.-Blackpool:...
and Jimmy Jinks
Jimmy Jinks
James Thomas Jinks , is an English footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League. Whilst a Millwall player he also appeared as a guest player for West Ham United in World War II....
played for both clubs during this period.
West Ham lost 2–1 to Chelsea at White Hart Lane
White Hart Lane
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in the 1944–45 War Time Cup semi-final, with two guest Millwall players in their team -- both of whom went on to play for Millwall in the final, where they lost to Chelsea 2–0.