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03/05/02
- Millwall 82 years of shame
Guardian
1920
Ground closed two weeks after missiles thrown at Newport
goalkeeper John Cooper, who jumped barrier behind goal
to confront fans and was punched to the ground.
1934
Ground closed two weeks following crowd trouble.
1938
Club fined £100 for crowd trouble.
1947
Ground closed for seven days, club fined for crowd trouble.
1950
Ground closed, club fined £1,000 after referee attacked.
1967
Fined £1,000 after attack on referee Norman Burtenshaw
by spectators at The Den.
1968
Birmingham goalkeeper Jim Herriott attacked. 1975 Linesman
Gerald Colyer attacked after match.
1978
Fined £1,500, ground closed two weeks after crowd
trouble at FA Cup sixth round tie v Ipswich. Club also
barred from staging home FA Cup ties for next two seasons.
1980
Linesmen felled by piece of concrete during match v Shrewsbury.
1982
Chairman Alan Thorne threatens to close club after fan
rampage in FA Cup tie at Slough.
1984
Riot in Old Kent Road after Milk Cup tie v Chelsea. Coaches
carrying Bristol City supporters attacked nine miles from
ground.
1985
Fined £7,500 and following season's FA Cup ties
all-ticket after riot at Luton caused £70,000 damage
- 31 arrested, 47 injured. Seventy-five supporters charged
after offences at Southampton before Milk Cup tie. Five
policemen injured, 17 supporters arrested v Leeds at The
Den.
1986
Rival supporter stabbed to death at Charing Cross by Millwall
followers.
1992 Ian Wright (Arsenal) struck by coin in Coca-Cola
Cup tie at Highbury. Nigel Winterburn (Arsenal) struck
by coin in return Coca-Cola tie.
1993
Crowd trouble in FA Cup tie at Southend, 20 arrests. Last
game at The Den interrupted by pitch invasions.
1994 Stan Collymore (Nottm Forest) confronted by fan on
New Den pitch. FA impose suspended £100,000 fine
and two-match fans shut-out after supporter attacks Derby
goalkeeper Martin Taylor. Club escapes punishment after
spanner thrown near Reading goalkeeper Simon Sheppard
at Elm Park.
1995
Two fans charged under Football Offences Act after incidents
during Coca-Cola Cup tie against Sheffield Wednesday.
1998
Millwall escape FA punishment despite four pitch invasions
at the New Den and coins hurled at Manchester City players.
In the return game at Maine Road Lions fans ripped up
seats and fought rival supporters before and after the
match.
1999
Millwall and Cardiff fans stage pitch battles in Cardiff
city centre, injuring 14.
2002
Up to 50 police officers injured after a mob threw missiles,
including bricks, paving stones, flares and fireworks
at police following First Division play-off defeat by
Birmingham. |
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