Memries of Millwall - Pt. 2

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Last season (2016-17) The Blades finished as Division One Champions on 100 points. Millwall finished in sixth place with 73 points – 27 points behind The Blades yet were promoted via the play-offs.

I did ‘Memries of Millwall’ back in November 2017. So what has changed since then? The upcoming home match against The Lions marks Chris Wilder’s 100th match in charge of The Blades.

On December 2nd 2017, we lost our league match at The New Den 1-3. Falling 0-1 behind to a goal from Millwall’s Gregory, United would go in at half-time with the score at 1-1 thanks to a sublime goal from David Brooks. However, sloppy defending from United allowed (‘Wherefore art thou?’) Romeo and Cooper to secure the points for The Lions. This game was the start of a 3-game losing streak for The Blades.

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Since then, Millwall have surged up the table and are currently on a run of 16 unbeaten league games, including eleven wins. The Lions have not lost a league match since a 2-1 defeat at Norwich on New Years Day.

Recent-ish results v. Millwall



Full Sheffield United v Millwall record

To date, our League results against Millwall read:

Home: P: 24 W: 12 D: 5 L: 7 F: 40 A: 29

Away: P: 25 W: 8 D: 3 L: 14 F: 25 A: 35

Championship table

Millwall are in sixth place, three points ahead of The Blades but with a far superior goal difference:


Full Championship table

Form Guide

Millwall have 16 points from the last eighteen – equal to Fulham and Wolves. Gulp!



Full Form Guide

Millwall top scorers

Apart from Gregory, Saville and Wallace, Millwall’s next-highest scorers (Cooper, Elliott, Morison and O’Brien) have four goals each.




Men to watch

Sheffield-born and a product of the Sheffield United Academy, Lee Gregory had a less-than-stellar start to his career but signed for Millwall on 16th June, 2014 from FC Halifax Town where he had been a prolific scorer (82 goals in 129 appearances). Since joining the Lions, Gregory has been almost ever-present and has scored 53 goals in 152 appearances.

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Another player who has recently ‘come to life’ is George Saville. Originally at Chelsea, Saville had loan spells at Brentford, Bristol City and twice at Millwall before joining The Lions on a permanent basis on 26th June, 2017 for an undisclosed fee. Currently second-highest scorer on ten goals, Saville is also a Northern Ireland international with four full caps.

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[Silent Blade]

Tuesday April 13th 1971. Our last 3 games (Norwich h, Leicester a and Wendy a) were 0-0 draws



For about 80 minutes, the Blades couldnt break the deadlock against a stubborn Millwall defence. Keeper Bryan King held a cross from a corner and was about to boot the ball upfield, the players were running back to their positions except for Hockey who ran and dived towards the keeper, used his hands to knock the ball off King's hands and slotted the ball into the net. Some in the crowd laughed at the horseplay for a second or two before realising that the ref actually awarded the goal to stand. I couldnt understand what was going on as my dad pulled me up from the seat to cheer the goal and then I saw the ref pointing towards the centre spot despite furious Millwall players surrounding him. The photo below is Hockey being congratulated by Dearden, TC and Woody. We scored another goal near the end (own goal by a Millwall player)

 

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[Keen Blade]

Tuesday April 13th 1971. Our last 3 games (Norwich h, Leicester a and Wendy a) were 0-0 draws



For about 80 minutes, the Blades couldnt break the deadlock against a stubborn Millwall defence. Keeper Bryan King held a cross from a corner and was about to boot the ball upfield, the players were running back to their positions except for Hockey who ran and dived towards the keeper, used his hands to knock the ball off King's hands and slotted the ball into the net. Some in the crowd laughed at the horseplay for a second or two before realising that the ref actually awarded the goal to stand. I couldnt understand what was going on as my dad pulled me up from the seat to cheer the goal and then I saw the ref pointing towards the centre spot despite furious Millwall players surrounding him. The photo below is Hockey being congratulated by Dearden, TC and Woody. We scored another goal near the end (own goal by a Millwall player)

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Look at the incredulous smiles on Woody & TC !

 

[3-GBlade]

The first match I can properly remember at the Lane was against Miwwaww
We lost 1-0.

 

[CarlingBlade]

Millwll away about 2005 and Geary scoring an absolute blinder from 25yds.

Both Kenny & Muscat were sent off at H/T for fighting.