The New Den is the home of Millwall F.C. It is situated in Millwall, South London, almost directly adjacent to the railway line between London Bridge and New Cross Gate. It has an all-seated capacity of 20,146. Millwall Football Club is a football team based at the 20,146 capacity New Den Stadium in south-east London, England. ... Categories: UK geography stubs | Middlesex | London Districts ... South London is the area of Greater London south of the River Thames. ... Outside view Platform London Bridge station is a railway station in central London (in the London Borough of Southwark), occupying a large area on two levels, immediately south-east of London Bridge. ... New Cross Gate is an area within Lewisham mainly bounded by the SE14 postcode area. ...
In May 1993, Millwall played their final game at The Den after 83 years and moved to a 20,000 all-seater stadium a quarter of a mile away from Cold Blow Lane at Senegal Fields. The £16 million New Den was opened by the late John Smith MP on August 4th 1993 prior to a prestigious friendly against Sporting Lisbon. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Rt. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
McCarthy guided Millwall to third place in the new Division One at the end of the 1993-94 season (their first season at the NewDen) but they lost to Derby in the playoff semi finals.
Mark McGhee was named as Millwall'snew manager in September 2000, and eight months later the club won promotion as Division Two champions after five years in the lower tier of the league.
On the 21st June 2005 Steve Claridge (Millwall forward 2001-03) was announced as the new player/manager of Millwall FC.
Millwall FC's 20,000 capacity ground, the first new all seater stadium to be completed after the Taylor Report on the Hillsborough disaster, was designed with with effective crowd management in mind, the escape routes are short and direct.
We also increased the toilet facilities (the stadium has the highest toilet-per-capita ratio of any venue in the country) so that they not only cater for the 6: 11 male:female spectator ratio inherent in football, but can also be adapted easily for 1: 1 ratio spectator events.
In choosing the location of the new ground, we knew that it was essential not to alienate and uproot loyal fans by moving any great distance from the original Den.
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