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Millwall Football Club Founded in 1885 as Millwall Rovers by workers at Mortons Jam Factory on the Isle of Dogs adopting the colours of blue and white as most of the factory workers were of Scottish extraction. Their original nickname, "The Dockers" emanated from the occupation of the majority of the club's supporters.

Formation Millwall's first fixture was in 1885 against Fillebrook, who played in Leytonstone. The newly formed team was well beaten 5 - 0. In November 1886, the East End Football Association was formed, and along with it came a Senior Cup Competition. Millwall won the East London Senior Cup at the first attempt and went on to win it for the following two years and the trophy became their property. The club became founder members of the Southern League which they won for the first two years of its existence. In those days, The Football League was in its infancy and the Southern League was not only seen as a rival league, but more prestigious. Millwall were also the Western League Champions in 1908 and 1909. It was not unusual for Millwall to attract thirty or forty thousand spectators to a game, especially at their second ground at North Ferry Road. This was quite an achievement, given that travelling facilities were sparse. Millwall turned down an invitation to join the Football League, and the place was offered instead to a small club from south east London called Woolwich Arsenal. The club used four different grounds on the island, Glengall Road, The Lord Nelson in North Ferry Road, East Ferry Road and North Greenwich and also changed their name to Millwall Athletic before relocating across the river to The Den and dropping the Athletic from their name in 1910.