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
	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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lindsay. Millwall: A Complete Record, 1885–1991. p. 8.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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.

[Kits-1] "Millwall Historical Kits". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 28 August 2010.

[Lindsay8-2] Lindsay. Millwall: A Complete Record, 1885–1991. p. 8.

[Tarrant8-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Tarrant. Millwall: The Complete Record. p. 8.

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