2020–21 Millwall F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Millwall's 136th year in existence, 94th consecutive season in the Football League, and 44th in the second tier. Millwall is competing in the Championship for the fourth consecutive season, and will also play in the FA Cup, and League Cup. This season marks the first time in Millwall's history that they've played more seasons in the second tier (44) than the third tier (43).

Millwall
2020–21 season
OwnerMillwall Holdings
ChairmanJohn Berylson
ManagerGary Rowett
StadiumThe Den
Championship16th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jed Wallace (6)
All: Jed Wallace (6)

First-team squad
As of 18 January 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1 Frank Fielding GK (1988-04-04) 4 April 1988 30 2019 Bristol City Free
33 Bartosz Białkowski GK (1987-07-06) 6 July 1987 790 2020 Ipswich Town £350,000
Defenders
3 Murray Wallace CB/LB (1993-01-10) 10 January 1993 944 2018 Scunthorpe United Undisclosed
4 Shaun Hutchinson CB/DM (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 16912 2016 Fulham Free
5 Jake Cooper CB (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 19117 2017 Reading Undisclosed
12 Mahlon Romeo RB (1995-09-19) 19 September 1995 2033 2015 Gillingham Free
14 Scott Malone LB/LM (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 979 2020 Derby County Loan
15 Alex Pearce CB (1988-11-09) 9 November 1988 601 2019 Derby County Free
17 James Brown RB (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 30 2016 Academy Trainee
23 Danny McNamara RB/RM (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 70 2018 Academy Trainee
Midfielders
6 Shaun Williams DM/CM/CB (1986-10-19) 19 October 1986 2832 2014 Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed
7 Jed Wallace RW/AM (1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 20332 2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed
8 Ben Thompson CM (1995-10-03) 3 October 1995 16110 2014 Academy Trainee
11 Shane Ferguson LM/LB (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 21212 2016 Newcastle United Undisclosed
16 Maikel Kieftenbeld DM/CM (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 40 2021 Birmingham City Undisclosed
18 Ryan Leonard CM/RM/RB (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 875 2019 Sheffield United £1,500,000
19 Ryan Woods DM/RM/RB (1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 480 2020 Stoke City Loan
21 Connor Mahoney LM/RM/AM (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 516 2019 Bournemouth Undisclosed
24 Billy Mitchell CM (2001-04-07) 7 April 2001 40 2019 Academy Trainee
26 Jiří Skalák LW/RW (1992-03-12) 12 March 1992 383 2018 Brighton & Hove Albion £850,000
28 George Evans CM/CB (1994-12-13) 13 December 1994 10 2021 Derby County Undisclosed
32 Tyler Burey AM/CF/LM/RM (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 70 2019 AFC Wimbledon Free
Forwards
9 Tom Bradshaw CF (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 7714 2019 Barnsley £1,250,000
10 Matt Smith CF (1989-06-07) 7 June 1989 7017 2019 Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed
13 Kenneth Zohore CF (1994-01-31) 31 January 1994 133 2020 West Bromwich Albion Loan
20 Mason Bennett LW/RW/CF (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 333 2020 Derby County Undisclosed
22 Jón Daði Böðvarsson CF/LW/RW (1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 606 2019 Reading Undisclosed

Statistics
As of 7 February 2021
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Frank Fielding 200+002+000+00
3 DF Murray Wallace 20014+300+003+00
4 DF Shaun Hutchinson 32128+001+013+00
5 DF Jake Cooper 31127+012+002+00
6 MF Shaun Williams 1609+500+001+10
7 MF Jed Wallace 29627+060+000+20
8 MF Ben Thompson 2429+1121+102+00
9 FW Tom Bradshaw 2048+841+101+10
10 FW Matt Smith 2745+1720+203+02
11 MF Shane Ferguson 1102+601+002+00
12 DF Mahlon Romeo 23018+201+002+00
13 FW Kenneth Zohore 1337+422+010+00
14 DF Scott Malone 26420+431+001+01
15 DF Alex Pearce 14011+102+000+00
16 MF Maikel Kieftenbeld 404+000+000+00
18 MF Ryan Leonard 30224+212+002+01
19 MF Ryan Woods 31024+201+102+10
20 FW Mason Bennett 24114+611+001+20
21 MF Connor Mahoney 1124+410+003+01
22 FW Jón Daði Böðvarsson 2519+1410+101+00
23 DF Danny McNamara 706+001+000+00
25 FW Troy Parrott 1407+402+001+00
26 MF Jiří Skalák 501+200+100+10
28 MF George Evans 101+000+000+00
32 FW Tyler Burey 700+501+100+00
33 GK Bartosz Białkowski 31028+000+003+00
35 DF Hayden Muller 100+000+000+10

Goals record
As of 7 February 2021
RankNo.Nat.Po.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal
1 7RMJed Wallace6006
2 9CFTom Bradshaw4004
10CFMatt Smith2024
14LBScott Malone3014
5 13CFKenneth Zohore2103
6 18CMRyan Leonard1012
21LMConnor Mahoney1012
8 4CBShaun Hutchinson0101
5CBJake Cooper1001
8CMBen Thompson1001
20LWMason Bennett1001
22CFJón Daði Böðvarsson1001
Own Goals2013
Total262634

Disciplinary record
As of 7 February 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
    
1 18CMRyan Leonard600000000600
2 19CMRyan Woods500000000500
3 3CBMurray Wallace210000000210
4CBShaun Hutchinson400000000400
5CBJake Cooper300100000400
6 6DMShaun Williams300000000300
12RBMahlon Romeo300000000300
8 7RMJed Wallace100000100200
14LBScott Malone200000000200
16DMMaikel Kieftenbeld200000000200
11 8CMBen Thompson100000000100
22CFJón Daði Böðvarsson100000000100
23RBDanny McNamara100000000100
Total33101001003510

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
28 August 2020SSMason Bennett Derby CountyUndisclosed[1]
25 January 2021DMMaikel Kieftenbeld Birmingham CityUndisclosed[2]
1 February 2021DMGeorge Evans Derby CountyUndisclosed[3]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
27 July 2020DMRyan Woods Stoke CityEnd of season[4]
1 August 2020CFTroy Parrott Tottenham Hotspur1 February 2021[5][6]
28 August 2020LBScott Malone Derby CountyEnd of season[1]
16 October 2020CFKenneth Zohore West Bromwich AlbionEnd of season[7][8]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
14 July 2020RBDanny McNamara St Johnstone4 January 2021[9][10]
14 July 2020CFIsaac Olaofe St JohnstoneEnd of season[9]
3 October 2020DFHarry Ransom Dover Athletic[11]
9 October 2020CFIsaac Olaofe Sutton United9 January 2021[12]
15 October 2020MFReuben Duncan Welling United12 November 2020[13]
19 December 2020DFRob Strachan Welling UnitedJanuary 2021[14]
4 January 2021RBJames Brown St JohnstoneEnd of season[10]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020CFHarvey Bradbury Oxford CityReleased[15][16]
1 July 2020DFJesse Debrah UnattachedReleased[15]
20 July 2020LWAiden O'Brien SunderlandReleased[17][18]
25 August 2020RBJason McCarthy Wycombe WanderersUndisclosed[19]
6 February 2021LWJiří Skalák Mladá BoleslavMutual consent[20]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

29 August 2020 Friendly Southend United 0–3 Millwall Southend-on-Sea
14:00 BST Report Leonard  6'
Thompson  35'
Parrott  57'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 0
1 September 2020 Friendly Millwall 0–1 Crystal Palace Bermondsey
14:00 BST Report Meyer  28' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL Championship 11 September 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 14 4 8 2 12 10 +2 028.57
FA Cup 9 January 2021 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 5 September 2020 23 September 2020 First round 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 066.67
Total 17 6 8 3 18 14 +4 035.29

Last updated: 28 November 2020

Source: Competitions

EFL Championship
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Cardiff City 28 10 7 11 37 32 +5 37
12 Preston North End 28 11 3 14 32 36 −4 36
13 Barnsley 27 10 6 11 29 34 −5 36
14 Millwall 28 7 14 7 26 26 0 35
15 Luton Town 27 9 7 11 22 29 −7 34
16 Queens Park Rangers 27 8 9 10 26 32 −6 33
17 Huddersfield Town 28 9 6 13 31 39 −8 33
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2021. 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) 12-point sending off offences[21]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
28 7 14 7 26 26  0 35 2 9 3 13 13  0 5 5 4 13 13  0

Last updated: 6 February 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
GroundHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAAHAHH
ResultDWDLWWDWLDDDDDLLDLWDLDLWDDDW
Position1179117674789910111314171715161716161615161413
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[22]

12 September 2020 1 Millwall 0–0 Stoke City Bermondsey
15:00 BST Thompson  34' Report Brown  90' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
19 September 2020 2 Rotherham United 0–1 Millwall Rotherham
15:00 BST Ihiekwe  25' Report J. Wallace  50'
Malone  64'
M. Wallace  76'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
26 September 2020 3 Millwall 1–1 Brentford Bermondsey
15:00 BST J. Wallace  4'
Romeo  18'
Hutchinson  20'
Leonard  64'		 Report Thompson  13'
Toney  21' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Coote
3 October 2020 4 Swansea City 2–1 Millwall Swansea
15:00 BST Guehi  27'
Bidwell  46'
Cabango  68'		 Report Bradshaw  51'
Malone  90+3'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stephen Martin
17 October 2020 5 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Millwall High Wycombe
15:00 BST Kashket  9'
Knight  75'		 Report J. Wallace  48' (pen.)
Leonard  63'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Madley
20 October 2020 6 Millwall 2–0 Luton Town Bermondsey
19:45 BST Leonard  38'
Cranie  45+3' (o.g.)
Woods  60'
Mahoney  79'		 Report Cranie  66' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
24 October 2020 7 Millwall 1–1 Barnsley Bermondsey
15:00 BST Cooper  45+1' Report Helik  17'
Mowatt  44'
Brittain  51'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
28 October 2020 8 Preston North End 0–2 Millwall Preston
19:00 GMT Johnson  71'
Browne  90+1'		 Report Zohore  54'
J. Wallace  84' (pen.)		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
31 October 2020 9 Millwall 0–3 Huddersfield Town Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Romeo  58'
Leonard  60'		 Report Koroma  18'
Pipa  89'
O'Brien  90+2'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
3 November 2020 10 Norwich City 0–0 Millwall Norwich
19:00 GMT Report Woods  52' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) 11 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Millwall Owlerton
15:00 GMT van Aken  65'
Brown  90+8'		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
21 November 2020 12 Millwall 1–1 Cardiff City Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Smith  35'
Woods  72'
Williams  88'
Böðvarsson  90+4'		 Report Moore  79' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott
25 November 2020 13 Millwall 1–1 Reading Bermondsey
19:00 GMT Cooper  10'
J. Wallace  45+1'
Williams  52'
Hutchinson  70'
Leonard  85'		 Report Semedo  30'
João  53'
Morrison  55'
Ejaria  60'
Holmes  75'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
28 November 2020 14 Birmingham City 0–0 Millwall Bordesley
15:00 GMT Leko  28'
Šunjić  79'		 Report J. Wallace  21' Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
2 December 2020 15 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Millwall Blackburn
19:45 GMT Elliott  25'
Armstrong  90+1'		 Report Williams  19'
Malone  34'
M. Wallace  64'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
5 December 2020 16 Millwall 0–1 Derby County Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Report Shinnie  34'
Bielik  58'
Knight  69'
Waghorn  85'
Kazim-Richards  86'
Byrne  87'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Darren England
8 December 2020 17 Millwall 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Bermondsey
19:45 GMT Böðvarsson  70' Report Ball  16'
Chair  53'
Barbet  75'
Bonne  90+1'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jarred Gillett
12 December 2020 18 Middlesbrough 3–0 Millwall Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Watmore  13', 20'
Tavernier  15'
Bola  23'		 Report Hutchinson  58' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
15 December 2020 19 Bristol City 0–2 Millwall Bristol
19:45 GMT Diédhiou  73'  79'
Massengo  85'		 Report Bradshaw  17'
Bennett  68'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
26 December 2020 20 Millwall 1–1 Nottingham Forest Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Leonard  14'
Romeo  16'
Bradshaw  47'		 Report Cafú  14'
Ribeiro  20'
Sow  28'
Mighten  49'
Ameobi  59'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
2 January 2021 21 Millwall 1–2 Coventry City Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Woods  45+2'
M. Wallace  60'  90+3'
J. Wallace  74' (pen.)		 Report Cooper  20' (o.g.)
Hamer  26'
Østigård  90+1'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
12 January 2021 22 Bournemouth 1–1 Millwall King's Park
19:00 GMT Solanke  45+1'
Lerma  82'		 Report Cooper  29'
Leonard  69'
Smith  79'		 Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
16 January 2021 23 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Millwall West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Ameobi  34', 70'
Yates  83'
Samba  90+3'		 Report Thompson  89' Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
20 January 2021 24 Huddersfield Town 0–1 Millwall Huddersfield
19:00 GMT Campbell 15' Report Malone  4'
McNamara  69'
Woods  80'		 Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Bankes
26 January 2021 25 Millwall 0–0 Watford Bermondsey
19:00 GMT Kieftenbeld  26'
Cooper  33'		 Report Masina  45+2'
Cleverley  45+3'
Chalobah  56'
Sierralta  74'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
30 January 2021 26 Cardiff City 1–1 Millwall Cardiff
15:00 GMT Bennett  69'
Moore  71'
Vaulks  76'
Morrison  84'		 Report Flint  9' (o.g.) Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
2 February 2021 27 Millwall 0–0 Norwich City Bermondsey
18:00 GMT Kieftenbeld  87' Report McLean  82'
Aarons  89'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
6 February 2021 28 Millwall 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Hutchinson  23'
Zohore  39' (pen.)
Malone  68'
Thompson  69'
Bradshaw  90'		 Report Paterson  10'
Urhoghide  84'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[23] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.[24]

9 January 2021 Third round Boreham Wood 0–2 Millwall Borehamwood
12:00 GMT Fyfield  24'
Ilesanmi  57'
McDonnell  89'		 Report Cooper  1'
Zohore  31'
Hutchinson  74'		 Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
23 January 2021 Fourth round Millwall 0–3 Bristol City Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Report Diédhiou  32' (pen.)
Wells  58'
Semenyo  72'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington

EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[25] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[26]

5 September 2020 First round Crawley Town 1–3 Millwall Crawley
13:00 BST Ashford  33' Report Malone  14'
Tunnicliffe  31' (o.g.)
Smith  59'
J. Wallace  66'		 Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
15 September 2020 Second round Millwall 3–1 Cheltenham Town Bermondsey
18:00 BST Leonard  19'
Mahoney  49'
Smith  62'		 Report Boyle  17'
Azaz  69'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
23 September 2020 Third round Millwall 0–2 Burnley Bermondsey
19:00 BST Report Brownhill  45',  53'
Thomas  56'
Westwood  78'
Vydra  90+3'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies

Notes

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    3. "Evans Departs To Link Up With Millwall". Derby County - Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
    4. "Ryan Woods signs season-long loan deal". Millwall F.C. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
    5. "Millwall confirm Troy Parrott loan signing". Millwall F.C. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
    6. "Town Sign Troy Parrott On Loan". Ipswich Town - Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
    7. "Millwall Sign Zohore On Loan". West Bromwich Albion FC. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
    8. "Millwall have agreed new loan terms for West Brom striker Kenneth Zohore". London News Online. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
    9. "St Johnstone: Millwall's Isaac Olaofe and Danny McNamara sign on loan". BBC Sport. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
    10. "St Johnstone confirm loan signing of Millwall right-back James Brown". The Courier. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
    11. "Hess Makes His Move". Dover Athletic FC. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
    12. "Isaac Olaofe moves on loan to Sutton United". Millwall FC. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
    13. "Reuben Duncan joins Welling United on loan". Millwall FC. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
    14. "Rob Strachan joins Welling United on loan". Millwall FC. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
    15. "Millwall release a couple of their under 23 players". Kentish Football. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
    16. "Former Oxford United striker Harvey Bradbury joins Oxford City". Oxford Mail. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
    17. "Ireland striker Aiden O'Brien leaves Millwall with 'great sadness'". The Irish Times. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
    18. "O'Brien signs for Sunderland". Sunderland A.F.C. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
    19. "Jason McCarthy joins Wycombe Wanderers". Millwall F.C. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
    20. "Jiri Skalak leaves Millwall". Millwall FC - Official Site. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
    21. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
    22. "Sky Bet Championship fixtures 2020/21". Sky Sports. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
    23. "Premier League and Championship clubs join Emirates FA Cup After Third Round Draw". The Football Association. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
    24. "The Emirates FA Cup fourth and fifth round draw made". The Football Association. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
    25. "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
    26. "Carabao Cup: Round Two and Three draw confirmed". English Football League. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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