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((Short description|Former football stadium in London))
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((Use British English|date=February 2023))
((more citations needed|date=August 2009))
((Infobox venue
| stadium_name = The Old Den
| image        = TheOldDen1988.jpg
| caption      = 
| location     = [[New Cross]]<br>[[London]], [[SE postcode area|SE14]]<br>England
| coordinates  = 
| nickname     = The Den
| built        = 1909
| opened       = 22 October 1910
| demolished = 1993
| construction_cost = 
| surface      = Grass
| architect    = [[Archibald Leitch]]
| scoreboard   = 
| former names = 
| tenants      = [[Millwall F.C.]] (1910–1993)
| seating_capacity   = 4,536 (seated only); 22,000 (including standing)
| dimensions  = 
))
'''The Old Den''' (known while in use as '''the Den''') was the fifth [[football (soccer)|football]] stadium occupied by [[Millwall F.C.]] in Cold Blow Lane, [[New Cross]], [[London]] since their formation in [[Millwall]] on the [[Isle of Dogs]] in 1885 before moving to the New Den (now called [[the Den]]), in May 1993. The ground opened in 1910 and was the home of Millwall for 83 years. It boasted a record attendance of 48,672 (v [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] in 1937). Millwall played a total of 1788 games at the Den in all competitions, winning 976, losing 360 and with 452 drawn.((sfn|Tarrant|Lindsay|2010|page=129))

==History==

Millwall moved to the Den from [[North Greenwich (football ground)|North Greenwich]] in 1910, the location of their fourth and final grounds on the [[Isle Of Dogs]] in the 25 years since their formation as a football club. Tom Thorne, the director in charge, had sought the help of architect [[Archibald Leitch]] and builders Humphries of [[Knightsbridge]]. The estimated cost of the Den was £10,000. The first match was on Saturday 22 October 1910 against [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]], the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] [[Champions]] who spoiled the celebrations by winning 1–0. The price of the official Match Programme was one penny. Unfortunately, the opening ceremony also suffered a slight hitch when it was discovered that [[Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird|Lord Kinnaird]] had inadvertently gone to the Canterbury (Ilderton) Road end. He had to be unceremoniously hauled, pushed, and pulled over the wall into the ground. After rushing to the other end (Cold Blow Lane) the President of [[the FA]] performed a brief opening ritual and led the players onto the pitch. Before kick off, a brass lion inscribed (in [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]]) ''"We Will Never Turn Our Backs to the Enemy"'', was presented to the club. Many supporters from the [[East End of London]] continued to (and many still do) follow the Lions after their move south of the [[River Thames]], walking through the [[Greenwich foot tunnel]] and the [[Rotherhithe Tunnel]] to join the supporters from nearer the Den, mainly in the [[Surrey Docks]] area.

Millwall's first [[the Football League|Football League]] match at the Den was on 28 August 1920. They beat [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] 2–0. This victory over Rovers was the Lions' seventh successive win against them since moving to the Den. The game was played in the Football League Division 3 South of which Millwall were founder members. In this year, Millwall scored 83 goals at the Den. This is still a Football League record.

Being in close proximity to the [[Surrey Commercial Docks]], the Den sustained severe bomb damage during [[the Blitz]] and a [[Nazi Germany|German]] bomb hit the North Terrace on 19 April 1943. On 26 April, a fire destroyed the Main Stand. The club accepted offers from neighbours [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]], [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] to stage games. On 24 February 1944 Millwall returned to the Den, to play in an all-standing stadium. This was achieved, in part, with considerable volunteer labour by the Lions' fans.

After the war, rationing in [[UK|Great Britain]] continued and Millwall were refused permission by the [[Ministry of Works (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Works]] to construct a new two-tier stand, despite having procured all the materials. They had to wait until 1948, when permission was granted to build a smaller, single-tier stand two-thirds the length of the pitch, with a forecourt terrace at the front. Leitch's trademark gables were never replaced.

On 5 October 1953, Millwall played [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] to mark the opening of their [[Floodlights (sport)|floodlights]]. A crowd of 25,000 saw the Lions beat the Red Devils 2–1.

Millwall established a record of 59 home games without defeat at the Den from 22 August 1964 to 14 January 1967. This was thanks largely to managers Billy Gray, who laid the foundations, and [[Benny Fenton]], a former player who continued to build on Gray's side. All the players were presented with a commemorative [[gold]] cigarette lighter by [[the Football Association]].

The Den hosted a full [[England national football team|England]] international match against [[Welsh national football team|Wales]] on 13 March 1911. England won the game 3–0. The Den also hosted an [[England B]] international, with England beating [[Yugoslavia B]] 2–1 on 12 December 1989. Millwall's first and last [[Football League]] games at the Den were played against [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] – the final game being at the end of the [[1992–93 in English football|1992–93]] [[Football League First Division|Division One]] campaign.

By the late 1970s, the Den had fallen into disrepair and there were proposals to build a "Super-Den" on the existing sites of the Den and the adjacent New Cross Stadium, with an anticipated all-seater capacity of between 25,000 and 30,000 - which would have made it the first all-seater stadium in English football. The plan proved very unpopular with fans, culminating in mass demonstrations against Chairman Reg Burr. The club, who were in the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] at this stage, could not raise sufficient funds to pay for the ambitious project and it eventually fell through.

In November 1985, the club's chief executive Tony Shaw suggested that the club might be forced to move to a new stadium and possibly even change its name in an attempt to tackle the club's growing reputation for [[football hooliganism]], which had been highlighted earlier that year following a particularly serious string of incidents when Millwall played [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] in an [[FA Cup]] tie.<ref>[http://www.newsint-archive.co.uk/pages/S.asp?pubsel=BOTH&SrchText=Leeds+and+hooligans&DateFromDD=01&DateFromMM=Nov&DateFromYY=1985&DateToDD=31&DateToMM=Dec&DateToYY=1990&ResultListMax=200&head=&byline=&sect=&Caption=&edn=&page=&SortOrder=Asc&SortField=SDate&Submit1=Search&BackDD=Day&BackMM=Month&BackYY=Year&source=thetimes&SortField=Pub&SortOrder=asc&SortField=EDN&SortOrder=asc&SortField=Page&SortOrder=asc&ST=NS&SortSpec=&ResultMaxDocs=200&Site=ALL&Collection=NI&ResultCount=20&summreqd=yes&indexkey=29D8117191423728026E160&advsrch=0&QueryText=(Leeds+and+hooligans)+%3CAND%3E+(PUB%3DBOTH)+%3CAND%3E+((SDate%3E%3D11%2F1%2F1985)+%3CAND%3E+(SDate%3C%3D12%2F31%2F1990))&_P=1 www.newsint-archive search: Leeds+and+hooligans (1 Nov 1985 – 31 Dec 1990)]((dead link|date=April 2015))</ref>

The stadium hosted First Division football from 1988 to 1990, but within a year of Millwall's relegation it was confirmed that the club would be moved to a new 25,000-seat stadium at Senegal Fields. There had been plans for the old Den to be converted into an all-seater stadium, but these were abandoned in favour of moving – partly because the new stadium was situated in a more spacious location and also allowed for the development of a sports centre for public use. The stadium was sold to Fairview Homes in December 1991 at a cost of £6.5 million, although the club continued to play there for nearly 18 months afterwards.<ref>[http://www.newsint-archive.co.uk/pages/S.asp?pubsel=BOTH&SrchText=Millwall+and+stadium&edn=&DateFromDD=01&DateFromMM=Jan&DateFromYY=1990&page=&SortOrder=Asc&SortOrder=asc&SortOrder=asc&SortOrder=asc&SortSpec=&DateToDD=31&DateToMM=Dec&ResultListMax=200&Submit1=Search&source=thetimes&DateToYY=1991&byline=&head=&Collection=NI%C2%A7%3D&Caption=&SortField=SDate&SortField=Pub&SortField=EDN&SortField=Page&ST=NS&Site=ALL&ResultCount=20&BackDD=Day&summreqd=yes&QueryText=%28Millwall+and+stadium%29+%3CAND%3E+%28PUB%3DBOTH%29+%3CAND%3E+%28%28SDate%3E%3D1%2F1%2F1990%29+%3CAND%3E+%28SDate%3C%3D12%2F31%2F1991%29%29&BackMM=Month&indexkey=2E5E639843493530055E170&advsrch=0&BackYY=Year&_P=3&ResultMaxDocs=200& www.newsint-archive.co.uk search on Millwall+and+stadium from 1 Jan 1990]((dead link|date=April 2015))</ref> The club moved to [[the New Den]], with a capacity of just over 20,000, in August 1993. The old stadium was demolished that autumn. The site is now occupied by housing.

The site and surrounding area are now known to locals as "Little Millwall" and Millwall fans still make the trip by foot from [[New Cross Gate station]] through the area to the all-seater New Den in [[Bermondsey]].

==The Millwall Roar==
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It was at the Den that the famous Millwall Roar was born. During the early part of the 20th century, it was considered '[[Etiquette|good form]]' for home fans to show their appreciation of good football displayed by the opposition. The Millwall fans however, would quite literally 'roar' for their team only, from start to finish. This strongly partisan support was soon to be regarded by the team as '[[12th man (football)|a goal start]]'. The Den became one of the most feared grounds in the country. Many players did not like to play there because the crowd and the place itself created such an intimidating atmosphere. The Lions fans were tough, uncompromising, quick to speak their mind and offer advice to the team and officials. The Den was considered one of the most hostile grounds in the whole of Britain for visiting teams and was closed a record five times by [[the Football Association]].

==Quotes==
((unreferenced section|date=April 2015))

*"The away-team dressing room is like a dungeon, no light, no window. The bathrooms are horrible. Then you get out there to face them, the Lions. And they just come storming at you and most sides just jack it in. When you have been there a little time though, you grow to love it. It's one of our biggest assets." [[Eamon Dunphy]]
*"I remember running on to the pitch at the Den when I was a youngster with [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester]] in the fifth round of the [[FA Cup]]. The place resembled a huge trap, and the venom that hit us from the Millwall fans was unbelievable. I remember thinking to myself, maybe it would be a good idea not to score at this place!" [[Gary Lineker]]
*"The most memorable goal I ever scored at the Den was a tap-in from point blank range – the fans would have hung me if I'd missed it! What made it so special was that it was our first ever Division One [home] game, and it gave us our first ever [home] win in the top flight – I'm deadly from that sort of range!" [[Teddy Sheringham]]
*"I know a lot of Millwall supporters will be choked about leaving the Den, but you've got to move with the times and I think the new ground they've built down the road looks superb. I think all of us lament the move to all seater stadiums, but you can't stand still in this business. If you do that, you're dead." [[George Graham (footballer, born 1944)|George Graham]]

==References==
*Millwall 1910 – 1993. ''Goodbye to the Den.'' Deano Standing and Rob Bowden, 1993. Sports and Leisure Print Ltd. [[Mitcham]] [[Surrey]]
*Eamon Dunphy, ''Only a Game.? Diary of a Professional Footballer.'' Penguin UK 1987. ((ISBN|0-14-010290-6))
*((Cite book |first1=Eddie |last1=Tarrant |first2=Richard| last2=Lindsay |title=Millwall: The Complete Record | publisher=DB Publishing | year=2010| isbn=978-1-85983-833-4))

((Reflist))

==External links==
*[http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/the_den.htm History of The Den]
*[http://www.millwallfc.co.uk Official Millwall Website]

((Millwall F.C.))

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