{"id":149,"date":"2016-04-27T11:47:42","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T11:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.football-stadiums.co.uk\/the-den\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:08:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:08:59","slug":"the-den","status":"publish","type":"grounds","link":"https:\/\/www.football-stadiums.co.uk\/grounds\/england\/the-den\/","title":{"rendered":"The Den"},"content":{"rendered":"

Millwall Football Club have long been associated with The Den, though the less observant football fan might not realise that the one they play their games in now is different from the one they played at for 83 years. That is, perhaps, because the new ground is also called The Den, though for a time it was known as The New Den as well as Senegal Fields and The New London Stadium.<\/p>\n

At one point it seemed as though Millwall would never find a permanent home. Between 1885, when the club was formed, and 1910, when they moved into the original Den, the club played at no less than four different grounds. Their first home was little more than a waste ground, whilst their second was an area of land behind The Lord Nelson Pub, which became known as The Lord Nelson Ground. The Athletics Ground was up next and was the first purpose-built stadium that they\u2019d played in. They had to move out of that when the Millwall Dock Company wanted to use the space as a timber yard.<\/p>\n

Stats<\/h2>\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
The Den Stats<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
Year Opened<\/td>\r\n 1993<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Capacity<\/td>\r\n 20146<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Average Attendance<\/td>\r\n 14586<\/td> \r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Record Attendance<\/td>\r\n 20093 (Millwall v Arsenal (1994))<\/td>\r\n <\/tr> \r\n \r\n \r\n
Pitch Size<\/td>\r\n 106 x 68 (7208)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Former Name<\/td>\r\n The New Den, Senegal Fields, The New London Stadium<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Owner<\/td>\r\n Millwall Football Club<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Clubs Hosted<\/td>\r\n Millwall FC, Millwall Lionesses LFC<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
First Fixture<\/td>\r\n Millwall v Sporting Portugal (04\/08\/1993)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Millwall Stats<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
Year Founded<\/td>\r\n 1885<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Nickname<\/td>\r\n The Lions (Formerly known as The Dockers)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Club Mascot<\/td>\r\n Zampa the Lion<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Rivals<\/td>\r\n West Ham United, Charlton Athletic<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Previous Stadiums<\/td>\r\n Glengall Road, Lord Nelson Ground, The Athletic Grounds, North Greenwich, Cold Blow Lane, The Den<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Kit<\/td>\r\n Blue & White (Home) \/ White & Blue (Away)\r\n \r\n <\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Training Ground<\/td>\r\n Millwall FC Training Ground<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Shirt Sponsor<\/td>\r\n Huski Chocolate<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Team Owner<\/td>\r\n Millwall Holdings plc<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Record Goalscorer<\/td>\r\n Neil Harris (138)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Record Appearances<\/td>\r\n Barry Kitchener (596)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n <\/table>\r\n\r\n\n

The Den Photos<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"The\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n The Den from the East\r\n \r\n
\r\n Stephen Craven [CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"The\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n The Den from the South East\r\n \r\n
\r\n Stephen Craven [CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"Millwall\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Millwall and Crystal Palace line up\r\n \r\n
\r\n By BillyBatty (Own work) [CC BY 3.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"View\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n View of the stands\r\n \r\n
\r\n By Gloworm 44 at en.wikipedia (Transferred from en.wikipedia) [Public domain]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"The\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n The Millwall F.C. Routemaster\r\n \r\n
\r\n BillyBatty<\/a> at en.wikipedia<\/a> [CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"Zampa\"\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Zampa\r\n \r\n
\r\n By NoOneLikesUs [Public domain]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\n\r\n

The Den Seating Plan and Where to Sit<\/h2>\r\n \r\n
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From Millwall FC<\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n

Most grounds built from the late \u201880s onwards tend to follow the \u2018Bowl Style\u2019 design, but this was eschewed at Millwall in favour of the more traditional \u2018English Style\u2019 of having four distinct stands on each edge of the pitch. Each stand has it\u2019s own unique personality, so here\u2019s a little bit of information about each:<\/p>\n