139th season in existence of Millwall FC
Millwall 2023–24 football season
The 2023–24 season was the 139th season in the history of Millwall Football Club , their seventh consecutive season in the Championship , 97th consecutive season in the Football League , and 47th in the second tier. The club played in the FA Cup , and the EFL Cup . In preseason, Millwall announced the death of owner and chairman John Berylson, who passed away in an accident on 4 July.[ 5] He was succeeded as chairman by his son; James Berylson.
On 18th October 2023, the club announced it had mutually agreed to part company with first team manager Gary Rowett.[ 6] Assistant manager Adam Barrett took over as interim manager for four games, before England under-20s manager Joe Edwards was installed as their new Head Coach on 6 November 2023.[ 7] In his debut game, Edwards led Millwall to a 4–0 win at Sheffield Wednesday , the Lions largest away win in the second tier since 2001 and the biggest win in a first game for a Millwall manager since Ron Gray in 1956.[ 8] Edwards was sacked after winning only four of his 19 games in charge, leaving Millwall in relegation trouble. Neil Harris returned to manage the club, winning eight of their final 13 games, including five in a row to finish the season strongly in 13th place.
Millwall's average home attendance of 16,540 was their highest since the 1952–53 season . Zian Flemming finished top scorer this season with eight goals, the lowest since the 2007–08 season .
First-team squad
As of 11 February 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No.
Nationality
Name
Position
Place of Birth
Date of Birth (Age)
Apps.
Goals
Assists
Signed From
Date Signed
Transfer Fee
Contract End
Goalkeepers
20
Matija Sarkic
GK
Grimsby
(1997-07-23 ) 23 July 1997 (age 27)
1
0
0
Wolverhampton Wanderers
3 August 2023
£1,200,000
30 June 2026
27
Connal Trueman
GK
Birmingham
(1996-03-26 ) 26 March 1996 (age 28)
0
0
0
Birmingham City
4 August 2022
Free Transfer
30 June 2025
33
Bartosz Białkowski
GK
Braniewo
(1987-07-06 ) 6 July 1987 (age 37)
155
0
0
Ipswich Town
2020
£350,000
30 June 2024
Defenders
2
Danny McNamara
RB /RM
Sidcup
(1998-12-27 ) 27 December 1998 (age 26)
101
2
4
Academy
2018
Trainee
30 June 2025
3
Murray Wallace
LB /CB
Glasgow
(1993-01-10 ) 10 January 1993 (age 32)
185
11
5
Scunthorpe United
2018
£500,000
30 June 2025
4
Shaun Hutchinson
CB
Newcastle upon Tyne
(1990-11-23 ) 23 November 1990 (age 34)
244
13
7
Fulham
2016
Free Transfer
30 June 2024
5
Jake Cooper
CB
Bracknell
(1995-02-03 ) 3 February 1995 (age 29)
302
22
17
Reading
2017
Undisclosed
30 June 2025
6
Japhet Tanganga
CB
Hackney
(1999-03-31 ) 31 March 1999 (age 25)
0
0
0
Tottenham Hotspur
18 January 2024
Loan
31 May 2024
15
Joe Bryan
LB /LM
Bristol
(1993-09-17 ) 17 September 1993 (age 31)
2
0
0
Fulham
1 July 2023
Free Transfer
30 June 2027
17
Brooke Norton-Cuffy
RB
Pimlico
(2004-01-12 ) 12 January 2004 (age 21)
0
0
0
Arsenal
24 August 2023
Loan
31 May 2024
45
Wes Harding
RB /CB /LB
Leicester
(1996-10-20 ) 20 October 1996 (age 28)
1
0
0
Rotherham United
21 July 2023
Free Transfer
30 June 2024
Midfielders
8
Billy Mitchell
CM /CDM /RB
Orpington
(2001-04-07 ) 7 April 2001 (age 23)
110
1
1
Academy
2019
Trainee
30 June 2025
10
Zian Flemming
CAM /ST /RW /LW
Amsterdam
(1998-08-01 ) 1 August 1998 (age 26)
46
15
3
Fortuna Sittard
2022
£1,700,000
30 June 2025
14
Allan Campbell
CM
Glasgow
(1998-07-04 ) 4 July 1998 (age 26)
0
0
0
Luton Town
1 September 2023
Loan
31 May 2024
18
Ryan Leonard
CM /CDM /CB /RB
Plympton
(1992-05-24 ) 24 May 1992 (age 32)
130
5
11
Sheffield United
2 January 2019
£1,250,000
30 June 2024
23
George Saville
CM /CDM
Camberley
(1993-06-01 ) 1 June 1993 (age 31)
153
15
5
Middlesbrough
2 July 2021
£600,000
30 June 2024
24
Casper de Norre
CM
Hasselt
(1997-02-07 ) 7 February 1997 (age 27)
1
0
0
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
21 July 2023
Undisclosed
30 June 2027
25
Romain Esse
CAM /RW /CM
England
(2005-05-13 ) 13 May 2005 (age 19)
15
1
0
Academy
2023
Trainee
30 June 2026
39
George Honeyman
CM /CAM /RW
Prudhoe
(1994-09-08 ) 8 September 1994 (age 30)
40
1
3
Hull City
2022
Undisclosed
30 June 2025
44
George Walker
CM
(2003-09-24 ) 24 September 2003 (age 21)
0
0
0
Academy
1 July 2023
Trainee
30 June 2024
48
Sha'mar Lawson
CM
(2003-06-14 ) 14 June 2003 (age 21)
0
0
0
Mansfield Town
1 July 2022
Trainee
30 June 2024
Forwards
7
Kevin Nisbet
ST
Glasgow
(1997-03-08 ) 8 March 1997 (age 27)
2
0
0
Hibernian
14 June 2023
Undisclosed
30 June 2027
9
Tom Bradshaw
ST /CAM /RW
Shrewsbury
(1992-07-27 ) 27 July 1992 (age 32)
164
40
9
Barnsley
2019
£1,000,000
30 June 2024
11
Ryan Longman
LW
Redhill
(2000-11-06 ) 6 November 2000 (age 24)
0
0
0
Hull City
1 September 2023
Loan
31 May 2024
12
Adam Mayor
LW
Liverpool
(2005-04-10 ) 10 April 2005 (age 19)
0
0
0
Morecambe
31 January 2024
Undisclosed
30 June 2027
19
Duncan Watmore
RW /ST /CAM
Manchester
(1994-03-08 ) 8 March 1994 (aged 29)
17
3
2
Middlesbrough
2023
Undisclosed
30 June 2025
21
Michael Obafemi
ST /RW
Dublin
(2000-07-06 ) 6 July 2000 (age 24)
0
0
0
Burnley
23 January 2024
Loan
31 May 2024
22
Aidomo Emakhu
LW /ST /RW
Bawnogue
(2003-10-26 ) 26 October 2003 (age 21)
3
0
1
Shamrock Rovers
2022
Undisclosed
30 June 2026
29
Tom Leahy
ST
(2004-03-31 ) 31 March 2004 (age 20)
0
0
0
Academy
2023
Trainee
30 June 2024
Out on Loan
26
Alex Mitchell
CB
(2001-10-07 ) 7 October 2001 (age 23)
0
0
0
Academy
1 July 2020
Trainee
30 June 2025
43
Kamarl Grant
CB
(2003-01-26 ) 26 January 2003 (age 21)
0
0
0
Sheffield United
1 July 2022
Free Transfer
30 June 2024
46
Nino Adom-Malaki
LB /LM
0
0
0
Kinetic Foundation
21 January 2021
Free Transfer
30 June 2024
Transfers
In
† Signed for the Under-21s
Out
Loaned in
Loaned out
^ On 11 October, Smith's loan at Wealdstone was extended until January.
Pre-season and friendlies
On 19 June, Millwall announced their pre-season schedule, with matches against Gillingham , Sutton United , Charlton Athletic and Fortuna Sittard .[ 41]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Competitions
Overall record
Competition
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Championship
Matchday 1
13th
46
16
11
19
45
55
−10
0 34.78
FA Cup
Third round
Third round
1
0
0
1
2
3
−1
00 0.00
EFL Cup
First round
First round
1
0
0
1
0
4
−4
00 0.00
Total
48
16
11
21
47
62
−15
0 33.33
Championship
League table
Source:
EFL official website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)
[ 42]
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
16
11
19
45
55
−10
59
9
5
9
22
29
−7
7
6
10
23
26
−3
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground A H A H A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H H A H A H A A H H A H A H A H A A H H A H A Result W L L W D L W D L W D D L D L W L L D L L D D W W W L L D L L L L W W D W L D L L W W W W W Position 9 15 16 11 12 18 11 11 15 14 15 14 16 18 18 15 18 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 16 15 16 18 17 16 18 21 21 20 18 18 16 16 17 19 20 17 16 16 16 13
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2024. Source:
Soccerway A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.[ 43]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
FA Cup
As a Championship club, Millwall entered the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn at home to Leicester City .[ 45] [ 46]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
EFL Cup
Millwall were drawn at home to Reading in the first round.[ 47]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Statistics
Overall Stats
As of 5 August 2023
Goals record
As of 5 August 2023
Disciplinary record
As of 5 August 2023
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