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Millwall FC - History

Millwall FC was founded in 1885 and first had the name Millwall Rovers. They got their colors, blue and white, because they were founded by Scottish workers who worked in the port of Isle of dogs, Millwall London. The team has retained its name even though they no longer play in Millwall. The team's nickname "The Lions" was adopted in 1979 and their club weapons are a picture of a lion. Its slogan confirms their supporters' cocky approach, "No one like us - we don´t care".

Millwall plays their matches at The Den in Bermonsdey south east London. Tradition on the Den is that before the match starts play their official club song "Let‘ em Come ". The Den has a capacity of about 20,000 spectators.

One of the most famous players from Millwall is Teddy Sheringham he was best scorer four seasons in a row from 1986 to 1991. For us Swedes also known because e for some time played in swedish topclub Djurgården before returning to England and playing in several of the big clubs including Totteham and Manchester United.

The club has reached the FA Cup semifinals a couple of times, but in 2004 the team reached all the way to the FA Cup final where they met Manchester United. Manchester United won the 3-0 final. In 2004, they also qualified for the UEFA Europa League.

Millwall has several derbies during their history with games in the various leagues, but those who are most often talked and written about are those played against West Ham, they have long been great rivalries between the clubs. The supporters of Millwall are known for their worship to the club and not always portrayed in a positive sense. Other teams that have southern London as home ground are the League One team Charlton Athletic, as well as Crystal Palace and West Ham who are both currently playing in the Premier League.