Colours, crest and nickname Millwall F.C.




1 colours, crest , nickname

1.1 kit
1.2 badge
1.3 lions
1.4 kit sponsors , manufacturers





colours, crest , nickname
kit

















the leaping lion has been on club s crest 1979 1999, , 2007 present. version used 1992 1994.


millwall s traditional kit has predominantly consisted of blue shirts, white shorts , blue socks throughout 125-year history. first 50 years, until 1936, played in traditional navy blue, similar colours of scotland national team. colour chosen because paid homage scottish roots of club, nucleus of first millwall rovers squad being dundee. in 1936, newly appointed millwall manager charlie hewitt opted change kit colour navy blue lighter royal blue, , team have played in colour best part of 74 years, exception of 1968–75 , 1999–2001, in team played in all-white strip. kit 2010–11 season celebrated 125th anniversary of club, millwall adopting darker navy blue of first strip. club has retained colour since. change colours, yellow or white has been frequent choice. club had grey away kit 2002–03 season, , green , white striped away kit 2003–04 season. millwall wore special one-off camouflage kit commemorate centenary of first world war against brentford on 8 november 2014. went on sale fans, proceeds going headley court, rehabilitation centre injured members of british armed forces.


badge

the club crest has been rampant lion since 1936, introduced charlie hewitt. there have been many variations of lion; first single red lion, mistakenly said chosen because of club s scottish roots. lion bore striking resemblance signs used pubs named red lion. 1956 1974 millwall s crest 2 leaping red lions facing each other. former chairman theo paphitis brought badge in 1999, used further 8 years. current crest leaping lion, first appeared on millwall kit in 1979. remained until 1999 , re-introduced again in 2007. club mascot giant lion called zampa, named after zampa road, postal address of den.


the lions

the team nickname lions, dockers. original dockers name arose job of many of club s supporters in 1900s. club did not moniker , changed nickname after press headlined millwall lions of south , after knocking football league leaders aston villa out of 1899–1900 fa cup. millwall, southern league side, went on reach semi-final. club adopted motto: fear no foe e er go. in 2000s club started recognise unique link london s docks introducing dockers days, , archiving club s dock roots in millwall fc museum. dockers days bring past successful millwall teams parade on pitch @ half-time. supporters dockers allowed attend game free. in 2011, millwall officially named east stand of den dockers stand in honour of club s former nickname.


kit sponsors , manufacturers

for 2013–14 season, millwall chose charity prostate cancer uk sponsor shirt free.



















the 2 red lions first appeared on millwall crest in 1956.









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