Entering the Football League: 1920–1939 Millwall F.C.



annual table positions of millwall in football league, 1920–2016.


millwall, had dropped athletic name, invited join football league in 1920 1920–21 season, along 22 other clubs, through creation of new football league third division. southern league shorn of status, clubs deciding leave—millwall followed suit. millwall s first football league match on 28 august 1920 @ den, , 2–0 winners against bristol rovers.


in 1925–26 season millwall had 11 consecutive clean sheets, football league record, hold jointly york city , reading. millwall became known hard-fighting cup team , competed in various memorable matches, notably defeating three-time league winners , reigning champions huddersfield town 3–1 in third round of 1926–27 fa cup. in 1927–28 season millwall won third division south title , scored 87 goals @ home in league, english record still stands. matches against sunderland , derby county saw packed crowds of 48,000-plus in 1930s , 1940s. 1937 fa cup run saw millwall reach semi-finals third time, , fifth-round game against derby still stands millwall s record attendance of 48,762. millwall 11th best supported team in england in 1939, despite being in second division. millwall 1 of financially wealthy clubs in england. club proposed plans improve den , signed international players. winger reg jr smith capped twice, scoring 2 goals england in 1938. lions pushing promotion first division toward end of decade, 1 week 1939–40 season, world war ii broke out , millwall robbed of aim.








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