1885–86 Millwall Rovers F.C. season
Millwall Rovers|
1885–86 season |
| Chairman |
Jasper Sexton |
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| Manager |
Committee |
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| Stadium |
Glengall Road |
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| Top goalscorer |
League: None
All: Unknown |
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| Highest home attendance |
Unknown |
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| Lowest home attendance |
Unknown |
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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
- 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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