2025–26 Millwall F.C. season

Millwall
2025–26 season
OwnerMillwall Holdings
ChairmanJames Berylson
Head coachAlex Neil
StadiumThe Den
Championship16th
Top goalscorerLeague:
Macaulay Langstaff
Camiel Neghli
(1 goal each)
All:
Macaulay Langstaff
Ryan Leonard
Camiel Neghli
(1 goal each)

The 2025–26 season is the 141st season in the history of Millwall Football Club and their ninth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Current squad

As of 6 August 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note: Appearances and goals are for all competitions taken from Soccerbase.[1]

No. Nationality Name Position Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps. Goals Signed From Date Signed Transfer Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Denmark Lukas Jensen GK Helsingør (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 43 0 England Lincoln City 11 Jul 2024 Undisclosed 30 Jun 2027
13 Germany Steven Benda GK Stuttgart (1998-10-01) 1 October 1998 0 0 England Fulham 25 Jul 2025 Loan 30 Jun 2026
15 New Zealand Max Crocombe GK Auckland (1993-08-12) 12 August 1993 0 0 England Burton 24 Jun 2025 Free Transfer 30 Jun 2027
41 England George Evans GK London (2005-05-16) 16 May 2005 4 0 Academy 1 Jul 2024 Trainee 30 Jun 2028
Defenders
2 Republic of Ireland Danny McNamara RB Sidcup (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 153 2 Academy 1 Jul 2017 Trainee 30 Jun 2028
3 England Zak Sturge LB Hillingdon (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 5 0 England Chelsea 14 Jul 2025 Undisclosed 30 Jun 2028
4 France Tristan Crama CB Béziers (2001-11-08) 8 November 2001 20 0 England Brentford 17 Jan 2025 Undisclosed 30 Jun 2028
5 England Jake Cooper (Captain) CB Bracknell (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 386 29 England Reading 1 Jul 2017 Undisclosed (Reported £500k) 30 Jun 2026
6 England Japhet Tanganga CB Hackney (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 61 4 England Tottenham Hotspur 10 Jul 2024 Free Transfer 30 Jun 2027
23 England Joe Bryan LB Bristol (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 69 3 England Fulham 1 Jul 2023 Free Transfer 30 Jun 2027
27 England Kamarl Grant CB London (2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 0 0 England Sheffield United 1 Jul 2022 Undisclosed 30 Jun 2028
45 Jamaica England Wes Harding RB/CB Leicester (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 34 4 England Rotherham United 21 Jul 2023 Free Transfer 30 Jun 2027
Midfielders
8 England Billy Mitchell CM/CDM Orpington (2001-04-07) 7 April 2001 166 1 Academy 1 Jul 2019 Trainee 30 Jun 2028
10 Algeria Camiel Neghli LW/RW Ede (2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 6 1 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 31 Jan 2025 Undisclosed (Reported £3m) 30 Jun 2028
14 England Alfie Doughty LWB/LW London (1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 0 0 England Luton Town 28 Jul 2025 Undisclosed 30 Jul 2028
16 Scotland Daniel Kelly CM East Renfrewshire (2005-10-03) 3 October 2005 4 0 Scotland Celtic 23 Aug 2024 Undisclosed (Reported £400k) 30 Jun 2027
18 England Ryan Leonard (Vice-Captain) CM/CDM/CB/RB Plympton (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 201 5 England Sheffield United 2 Jan 2019 £1.5m 30 Jun 2027
21 Australia Massimo Luongo CM Sydney (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 0 0 England Ipswich Town 25 Jul 2025 Bosman 30 Jul 2027
24 Belgium Casper de Norre CM Hasselt (1997-02-07) 7 February 1997 83 5 Belgium Oud-Heverlee Leuven 21 Jul 2023 Undisclosed (Reported £3.4m) 30 Jun 2027
25 England Luke Cundle CAM Warrington (2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 18 1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 Jan 2025 Undisclosed (Reported £1m) 30 Jun 2028
26 England Benicio Baker LW/RW Hammersmith (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 0 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion 3 Feb 2025 Undisclosed 30 Jun 2028
31 England Raees Bangura-Williams LW/RW Lambeth (2004-07-02) 2 July 2004 13 1 England Tooting & Mitcham United 31 Dec 2023 Undisclosed 30 Jun 2027
Forwards
7 Scotland Kevin Nisbet CF Glasgow (1997-03-08) 8 March 1997 30 5 Scotland Hibernian 14 Jun 2023 Undisclosed (Reported £2m) 30 Jun 2026
9 Serbia Mihailo Ivanović CF Novi Sad (2004-11-29) 29 November 2004 40 13 Serbia Vojvodina 30 Aug 2024 Undisclosed (Reported £2.8m) 30 Jun 2027
11 England Femi Azeez FW Westminster (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 38 4 England Reading 1 Aug 2024 Undisclosed 30 Jun 2027
12 England Adam Mayor LW/RW Liverpool (2005-04-10) 10 April 2005 5 0 England Morecambe 31 Jan 2024 Undisclosed (Reported £300k) 30 Jun 2027
17 England Macaulay Langstaff CF Stockton-on-Tees (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 36 1 England Notts County 8 Jul 2024 Undisclosed (Reported £700k) 30 Jun 2027
19 England Josh Coburn CF Bedale (2002-12-06) 6 December 2002 21 5 England Middlesbrough 26 Jun 2025 Undisclosed (Reported £5m) 30 Jun 2028
22 Republic of Ireland Aidomo Emakhu LW/RW Bawnogue (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 51 1 Republic of IrelandShamrock Rovers 1 Jul 2022 Undisclosed 30 Jun 2028
28 England Ajay Matthews LW/RW Middlesbrough (2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 0 0 EnglandMiddlesbrough 30 Jan 2025 Undisclosed 30 Jun 2028
29 England Zak Lovelace CF Wandsworth (2006-01-23) 23 January 2006 4 0 ScotlandRangers 3 Feb 2025 Undisclosed 30 Jun 2028
Out on Loan

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
24 June 2025 GK New Zealand Max Crocombe England Burton Albion Bosman [2]
26 June 2025 CF England Josh Coburn England Middlesbrough £5,000,000 [3]
14 July 2025 LB England Zak Sturge England Chelsea Undisclosed [4]
25 July 2025 CM Australia Massimo Luongo England Ipswich Town Bosman [5]
28 July 2025 LWB England Alfie Doughty England Luton Town Undisclosed [6]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
1 June 2025[a] AM Netherlands Zian Flemming England Burnley £7,000,000 [7][8]

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
25 July 2025 GK Germany Steven Benda England Fulham 31 May 2026 [9]

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
12 August 2025 CM England Alfie Massey England Wealdstone 3 January 2026 [10]

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 RB England Oliver Evans England Chatham Town 1 July 2025 [11][12]
CF England Henry Hearn England Hornchurch [11][13]
CM England George Honeyman England Blackpool [14]
CF England Tom Leahy England Welling United [11][15]
CB England Chinwike Okoli England Woking [11][16]
GK England Liam Roberts England Mansfield Town [17][18]
CM Northern Ireland George Saville England Luton Town [19][20]
LB Scotland Murray Wallace England Huddersfield Town [11][21]
CF Republic of Ireland Aaron Connolly England Leyton Orient 7 July 2025 [11][22]
GK England Dillon Addai England Bromley 25 July 2025 [11][23]
CF England Abdulahi Abdulazeez [11]
LB England Nino Adom-Malaki [11]
CF England Kavalli Heywood [11]
CB England Shaun Hutchinson [11]
CM England Sha'mar Lawson [11]
Albania Elidon O'Boyle [11]
RB England Kyle Smith [11]
GK United States Ethan Wady [11]
RW England Duncan Watmore [11]

New Contract

Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.
First team
24 June 2025 RB Republic of Ireland Danny McNamara Undisclosed [24]
2 July 2025 GK England George Evans [25]
31 July 2025 CB England Kamarl Grant [26]
Academy
8 August 2025 CM England George Beaumont Undisclosed[b] [27]
CB England Dean Forbes [27]
CM England Elias Mansor [27]
CB England Harry Taylor [27]
CM England Oliver Whitby [27]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on June 1 once the transfer window had reopened
  2. ^ First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 May, Millwall confirmed their first pre-season friendly, against Bromley.[28] A fortnight later, a second fixture was confirmed to be against Sutton United.[29] A training camp in Murcia was later added, with two fixtures against Northampton Town and a TBC opponent.[30] On June 10, a fifth friendly was announced, against AFC Wimbledon.[31] A behind closed doors fixture against Crystal Palace was later added.[32] On 8 July, Elche was confirmed as the second opposition during the training camp.[33] Three days, a home fixture against Estoril Praia was announced.[34]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2025 Friendly Crystal Palace 1–0 Millwall Beckenham
12:00 CEST
  • Rak-Sakyi 50'
 Report Stadium: Crystal Palace Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
15 July 2025 Friendly Millwall 3–0 Northampton Town San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST
Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
18 July 2025 Friendly Elche 2–1 Millwall San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
10:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
22 July 2025 Friendly AFC Wimbledon 0–3 Millwall Wimbledon
19:30 BST Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
26 July 2025 Friendly Bromley 1–2 Millwall Bromley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Hayes Lane
29 July 2025 Friendly Sutton United 2–6 Millwall Sutton
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
2 August 2025 Friendly Millwall 3–0 Estoril Praia Bermondsey
13:00 BST
Report Stadium: The Den

Competitions

Overall record

Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship Matchday 1 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 050.00
FA Cup Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup First round 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
Total 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 066.67

Last updated: 16 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

Championship

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Watford 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
15 Swansea City 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
16 Millwall 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
17 Ipswich Town 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
18 Queens Park Rangers 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[35]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
2 1 0 1 2 4  −2 3 0 0 1 0 3  −3 1 0 0 2 1  +1

Last updated: 16 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12
GroundAH
ResultWL
Position316
Points33
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 26 June 2025.[36][37]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 1 Norwich City 1–2 Millwall Norwich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,546
Referee: Adam Herczeg
16 August 2025 2 Millwall 0–3 Middlesbrough Bermondsey
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 18,021 (2,401 away)
Referee: Tom Nield
23 August 2025 3 Sheffield United v Millwall Sheffield
15:00 BST Stadium: Bramall Lane
30 August 2025 4 Millwall v Wrexham Bermondsey
15:00 BST Stadium: The Den
13 September 2025 5 Charlton Athletic v Millwall Charlton
12:30 BST Stadium: The Valley
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[38]
22 September 2025 6 Millwall v Watford Bermondsey
20:00 BST Stadium: The Den
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 September, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[38]
27 September 2025 7 Swansea City v Millwall Swansea
12:30 BST Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[38]

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

As a Championship side, Millwall will enter the FA Cup in the third round.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

January 2026 Third round TBC v TBC TBC
TBC GMT Report Stadium: TBC

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

As a Championship side, Millwall entered the EFL Cup in the first round, and were drawn away to Newport County.[39] In the second round, they were at home to Coventry City.[40][41]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round Newport County 0–1 Millwall Newport
19:30 BST Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,617
Referee: Scott Oldham
26 August 2025 Second round Millwall v Coventry City Bermondsey
19:45 BST Report Stadium: The Den

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 16 August 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF England ENG Zak Sturge 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF France FRA Tristan Crama 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England ENG Jake Cooper 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF England ENG Japhet Tanganga 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Scotland SCO Kevin Nisbet 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
8 MF England ENG Billy Mitchell 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Serbia SRB Mihailo Ivanović 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW Algeria ALG Camiel Neghli 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW England ENG Femi Azeez 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 GK Germany GER Steven Benda 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF England ENG Alfie Doughty 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 GK New Zealand NZL Max Crocombe 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Daniel Kelly 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
17 FW England ENG Macaulay Langstaff 3 1 0+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 DF England ENG Ryan Leonard 3 1 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
19 FW England ENG Josh Coburn 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
21 MF Australia AUS Massimo Luongo 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
22 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Aidomo Emakhu 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 MF Belgium BEL Casper De Norre 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF England ENG Luke Cundle 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
27 DF England ENG Kamarl Grant 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
28 FW England ENG Ajay Matthews 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
31 FW England ENG Raees Bangura-Williams 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
32 FW England ENG Sheldon Kendall 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
45 DF Jamaica JAM Wes Harding 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

Notes

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