South London derby
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| Other names | South East London derby |
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| Locale | South London, England |
| Teams | Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace, Millwall, AFC Wimbledon |
| First meeting | Millwall 0–3 Crystal Palace (PFA Charity Fund, 31 October 1910) |
| Latest meeting |
AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Charlton Athletic (League One, 11 February 2017) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 306 |
| Most wins | Millwall (93) Crystal Palace (79) Charlton Athletic (44) AFC Wimbledon (1) |
| Largest victory | Millwall 6–0 Charlton Athletic (Second Division, 3 January 1931) |
South London derby is the name given to a football derby contested by any two of Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace, Millwall and AFC Wimbledon, the four Football League clubs based in South London, England. It is sometimes more specifically called the South East London derby when played between Charlton and Millwall. The close geographical proximity of the teams contributes significantly to the rivalry. Charlton Athletic and Millwall are located in South East London, with Millwall's The Den and Charlton's The Valley being less than four miles apart. Crystal Palace are based further south in the suburb of South Norwood, their stadium Selhurst Park still being only six miles from The Den and eight from The Valley. AFC Wimbledon play at Kingsmeadow, which is eight miles west of Selhurst Park, 11 from The Den and 15 from The Valley.
The fixture between the teams has been contested over 300 times and the rivalry dates back to 1906, when Crystal Palace and Millwall Athletic first met in the Southern League. Often competing in the same division, the two teams have contested the most derby games, over 130. Charlton entered the Football League in 1921, competing at the same level as their counterparts for the first time. Wimbledon became a Football League club in 1977 and contested their first derby in 1980. In 2003 Wimbledon were relocated to Milton Keynes and reformed as Milton Keynes Dons. A new team founded by supporters against the move in 2002, AFC Wimbledon, won a quick succession of non-League promotions to gain Football League status. AFC Wimbledon played their first derby in 2009, a cup game against Millwall.
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