Leeds United F.C.–Millwall F.C. rivalry
The teams line up at The Den
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| Locale | West Yorkshire and South London |
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| Teams | Leeds United and Millwall |
| First meeting |
Leeds United 0–1 Millwall (Divisison Two, 7 September 1931) |
| Latest meeting | Millwall 1–0 Leeds United (Championship, 16 September 2017) |
| Next meeting | Leeds United vs Millwall (Championship, 20 January 2018) |
| Stadiums |
Elland Road {Leeds) The Den (Millwall) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 35 |
| Most wins | Millwall (16) |
| Most player appearances | Alan Dunne (16) |
| Top scorer | Tony Cascarino (5) |
| All-time series | Leeds United: 15 Millwall: 16 Drawn: 4 |
| Largest victory | Win by two goals (Leeds seven times, Millwall eight times) |
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The teams' stadia in England is 171 miles (285 km) apart.
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The rivalry between Leeds United and Millwall is a bitter North–South divide game in English football. Millwall were founded in South London in 1885 and Leeds United in West Yorkshire in 1919, over 170 miles (270 km) apart. Both sides entered the Football League in 1920–21 season, albeit in different divisions. From 1920 to 2003 the sides met just 12 times; competing in different tiers for the majority of their histories, and neither considering the other a rival on the pitch. Since Leeds were relegated from the Premier League in 2004, the teams have met 23 times in 13 years. The rivalry began in League One during the 2007–08 season, with disorder and violent clashes between both sets of fans and the police at Elland Road. It continued into the 2008–09 season; where the teams were vying for promotion to the Championship, culminating in Millwall knocking Leeds out of the League One playoffs at the semi-final stage.
The rivalry between the teams is intensified by both clubs passionate fans and association with football hooliganism. The clubs' two hooligan firms; the Leeds United Service Crew and the Millwall Bushwackers were notorious in the 1970s and 80s for their violence, being called "the scourge of football". As a result of trouble in 2007, kick-off times in future fixtures were made earlier and matches heavily policed at The Den by the Metropolitan Police and at Elland Road by the West Yorkshire Police. An 'anti-hooligan operation' was introduced by West Yorkshire Police in 2010 for Millwall fans to exchange vouchers for tickets at Woolley Edge service station, severely limited the number of supporters attending away games at Elland Road. According to a survey conducted during the 2012–13 season, Leeds fans consider Millwall to be their joint-third biggest rival along with West Yorkshire side Huddersfield Town.
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