1885–86 Millwall Rovers F.C. season

Millwall Rovers

1885–86 season

Chairman

Jasper Sexton

Manager

Committee

Stadium

Glengall Road

Top goalscorer

League: None
All: Unknown

Highest home attendance

Unknown

Lowest home attendance

Unknown

Home colours

1886–87 →

This is the first season of Millwall Rovers, the club that was to become Millwall. The club's first match was against Fillebrook FC on 3 October 1885.

Background

The first Millwall Rovers kit, worn by club secretary Jasper Sexton in 1885.^[1]

Millwall Rovers were formed by the workers of J.T. Morton's canning and preserve factory in the Millwall area of the Isle of Dogs in London's East End in 1885.^[2] First founded in Aberdeen in 1849 to supply sailing ships with food, the company opened their first English cannery and food processing plant at Millwall docks in 1872 and attracted a workforce from across the country, including the east coast of Scotland, primarily Dundee.^[2]

The club secretary was seventeen-year-old Jasper Sexton,^[3] the son of the landlord of The Islander pub in Tooke Street where Millwall held their meetings. Millwall Rovers' first fixture was on 3 October 1885 against Fillebrook, a team that played in Leytonstone. The newly formed team were well beaten 5–0.^[2]

Season summary

Club secretary Jasper Sexton submitted to the Football Annual the following record, of played 24, won 17, drawn 3 and lost 4. Goals 45 for and 28 against.^[3] After the away loss to Fillebrook, their first home game was against St Luke's, which they won 2-1.^[3] They won their next five games, then a draw, a defeat and four more wins.

Squad

Duncan Hean^[3]
Patrick Holahan^[3]

Kit

Navy blue shirts and white trousers. The initials of the club MRFC were embroidered on the shirt.^[3]

References

↑ "Millwall Historical Kits". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
1 2 3 Lindsay. Millwall: A Complete Record, 1885–1991. p. 8.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Tarrant. Millwall: The Complete Record. p. 8.

Bibliography

Lindsay, Richard (1991). Millwall: A Complete Record, 1885–1991. Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 0-907969-94-1.
Tarrant, Eddie; Richard Lindsay (2010). Millwall: The Complete Record. DB Publishing. ISBN 1-85983-833-2.

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Millwall F.C. seasons

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1920–1930	1920–21 · 1921–22 · 1922–23 · 1923–24 · 1924–25 · 1925–26 · 1926–27 · 1927–28 · 1928–29 · 1929–30

1930–1940	1930–31 · 1931–32 · 1932–33 · 1933–34 · 1934–35 · 1935–36 · 1936–37 · 1937–38 · 1938–39 · 1939–40

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1950–1960	1950–51 · 1951–52 · 1952–53 · 1953–54 · 1954–55 · 1955–56 · 1956–57 · 1957–58 · 1958–59 · 1959–60

1960–1970	1960–61 · 1961–62 · 1962–63 · 1963–64 · 1964–65 · 1965–66 · 1966–67 · 1967–68 · 1968–69 · 1969–70

1970–1980	1970–71 · 1971–72 · 1972–73 · 1973–74 · 1974–75 · 1975–76 · 1976–77 · 1977–78 · 1978–79 · 1979–80

1980–1990	1980–81 · 1981–82 · 1982–83 · 1983–84 · 1984–85 · 1985–86 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1989–90

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