| South London derby | |
| Other Names: | South East London derby |
| City Or Region: | South London, England |
| First Contested: | Millwall 0–3 Crystal Palace (PFA Charity Fund, 31 October 1910) |
| Teams Involved: | Bromley Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Millwall AFC Wimbledon Sutton United |
| Mostrecent: | (League Two, 17 August 2024) |
| Nextmeeting: | (League Two, 1 March 2025) |
| Most Wins: | Millwall (96) |
| Total: | 333 |
| Series: | Millwall: W96 D73 L71 Crystal Palace: W80 D52 L69 Charlton Athletic: W50 D52 L83 AFC Wimbledon: W9 D6 L14 Bromley: W1 D0 L0 Sutton United: W5 D1 L3 |
| Largestvictory: | Millwall 6–0 Charlton Athletic (Second Division, 3 January 1931) |
The South London derby is the name given to a football derby contested by any two of Bromley, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace, Millwall, and AFC Wimbledon, the five professional Football Association clubs that play in the Football League in South London, England.[1] A sixth club, Sutton United, is also located in South London but currently do not compete in the Football League. It is sometimes more specifically called the South East London derby when played between Charlton and Millwall.[2] The close geographical proximity of all the teams contributes significantly to the rivalries.
Charlton and Millwall are located in South East London, with Millwall's The Den based in New Cross and Charlton's The Valley situated in Greenwich, being less than four miles apart. Crystal Palace are based further south in the suburb of Selhurst, their stadium Selhurst Park being six miles from The Den and eight from The Valley. AFC Wimbledon are located at Plough Lane in Merton, South West London, which is five miles west of Selhurst Park, eight from The Den, and seven and a half from The Valley. Bromley's Hayes Lane in Bromley is over nine miles east from Plough Lane, four and half miles east of Selhurst Park, and around seven miles south of The Den and the Valley.
According to a 2013 fan survey on football rivalries, Charlton considers their main rival to be Crystal Palace, with Millwall being their second biggest rival. Millwall's main rivalry is with East London club West Ham United, with Palace placed second and Charlton third. Crystal Palace fans consider their main rival to be Brighton, with Millwall second and Charlton third. AFC Wimbledon's main rivalry is with Milton Keynes Dons, with their fans considering Crawley Town as their second biggest rival.
Millwall was founded in 1885, with Palace and Charlton both founded twenty-years later in 1905. The earliest fixture between two of the teams was in 1906 when Crystal Palace and Millwall first met in the Southern League. The two teams have contested the most games, over 130 derbies. Palace and Millwall both entered the Football League in the 1920–21 season. Charlton joined the next year in the 1921–22 season, playing in the same division as Palace and Millwall for the first time. Wimbledon were founded in 1889 and spent the majority of their history as an amateur club, until joining the Football League in the 1977–78 season. In 2003 Wimbledon were relocated to Milton Keynes as part of a franchise takeover and became Milton Keynes Dons. During this period of decline, the club reformed as a phoenix club in 2002, founded by supporters against the move, renaming itself AFC Wimbledon, as it won a rapid succession of non-League promotions to gain Football League status nine years later. AFC Wimbledon played their first derby in 2009, an FA Cup game against Millwall.
Sutton United were founded in 1898 but only played their first competitive derby in 2017, an FA Cup game against AFC Wimbeldon. Sutton gained promotion into the English Football League for the first time in the 2020–21 season. They competed in League Two for three seasons, playing seven derbies against Wimbledon and Charlton, before being relegated back to the National League in 2024. Bromley were founded in 1892 and played their entire history in non-league, until winning promotion from the National League in the Play-off Final in 2024.
Millwall hold a winning record over Charlton, Palace, and Wimbledon. Wimbledon and Crystal Palace both have winning records against Charlton but have yet to play a game against each other. Charlton hold a losing record against all three. Bromley have yet to play a South London derby in the Football League. As of the 2024–25 season, Crystal Palace play in the Premier League, Millwall play in the Championship, Charlton play in League One, and Bromley and AFC Wimbledon play in League Two.
Millwall were founded in 1885, some 20 years before Charlton Athletic and Crystal Palace, who were both founded in 1905.[3] Soon after Crystal Palace were formed, they joined the Southern Football League, of which Millwall were founding members. The two teams played against each other for ten seasons in this league. The first contested competitive game between the sides was played on 17 November 1906, with Palace winning 3–0 although the fixture was not yet a South London derby – Millwall were based in East London until 1910. Up until that point the most successful team based in South London was Woolwich Arsenal, who were the first Southern member elected to the Football League in 1893.
Charlton Athletic's early years were somewhat hindered by the presence of Woolwich Arsenal, who were the closest team in locality and were well supported. Charlton spent the first years of their history playing in non-professional leagues and did not play either Palace or Millwall.[4] Eventually, Woolwich Arsenal moved to North London, losing the 'Woolwich' from their name, in 1913.[5] The same year Charlton adopted senior status. They became a professional team in 1920, joining the Southern League.[4] Both Millwall and Crystal Palace joined the Football League in the 1920–21 season,[3] playing in the Third Division, while Charlton Athletic joined the year after for the 1921–22 season,[4] finally competing at the same level as both their South London neighbours. Wimbledon became a Football League club five decades later in the 1977–78 season, playing their first South London derby against Millwall in 1980.
There have been two occasions where four of the current five South London teams have played in the same league together. In the 1985–86 season, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace, Millwall and Wimbledon all competed in the Second Division. Charlton finished 2nd and Wimbledon 3rd, both being automatically promoted. Palace finished 5th and Millwall 9th. The 1989–90 season signifies the only time all four teams competed in the First Division together, the top tier of English football. Wimbledon finished the season 8th, Palace 15th and Charlton and Millwall were relegated, finishing 19th and 20th respectively.
During World War II Millwall's ground The Den was severely damaged by a German bomb and a fire destroyed a stand a few days later. For a brief time the club was invited by their neighbours to play their games at The Valley and Selhurst Park. In 1984 Charlton went into administration. The club were forced to leave The Valley just after the start of the 1985–86 season after its safety was criticised by league officials. The club began a groundshare with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, which lasted for six years until 1991. After another year groundsharing at West Ham United's Upton Park, Charlton moved back into The Valley in 1992. Wimbledon groundshared at Selhurst Park from 1991 until their relocation to Milton Keynes in 2003. The campaign of Wimbledon's fans against the relocation led to the formation of AFC Wimbledon.
The first meeting between any of the three original teams saw Palace, who were only formed a year prior, secure a comfortable victory over the visitors from East London. It was a Southern League match watched by 6,000 fans at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre.[6] [7]
This was the first game between the teams since Millwall moved to South London (in 1910), making this the first true South London derby. 3,000 supporters watched a Palace victory at The Den in a London PFA Charity Fund game. The match against their new neighbours was Millwall's second game at their new ground.[8]
First derby contested in The Football League. Palace won the Third Division game with a second half goal in front of 20,000 fans. Palace also won the reverse fixture 3–2 which was held only a week later on 22 January 1921, to complete the first South London Football League double and continue their early dominance of Millwall.[9]
This London PFA Charity Fund fixture was the first contest between the two teams, which Millwall won 2–0 in front of 10,000 supporters at The Den.[10]
On New Year's Eve of 1921 the teams met for their first League match, which Charlton won 1–0 at The Den. This was Charlton's first season as a Football League club and they completed a rare double over Millwall, winning the return fixture at The Valley 2–1.[10]
The first competitive game played between the teams took place in the Third Division (south), and ended with a 1–1 draw at The Valley.
This Second Division game between the sides remains the widest winning margin between any of the clubs. Millwall led 1–0 at half-time and scored five more times in the second half, with goals from Harold Wadsworth (2), Joe Readman (2), Andrew Swallow and Jack Landells.[11]
Wimbledon's first South London Derby was away at Millwall in the Third Division. The game ended in a draw in front of a crowd of 5,364. This was the Wombles third season as a Football League club, they finished bottom of the table and were relegated.
The last South London derby and last ever game at Plough Lane. Wimbledon were forced to move at the end of the season due to a new FA rule requiring all-seater stadiums.[12] They started ground-sharing with Palace at Selhurst Park the following season. Palace won the game with a hat-trick by Ian Wright in the second half. Palace finished 3rd and Wimbledon 7th in the 1990–91 First Division.
Crystal Palace and Charlton met in the 1996 First Division play-off semi-final, after they finished third and sixth in the league respectively. Palace won the first leg at The Valley 2–1, and 1–0 in the second leg three days later. Palace went on to lose the play-off final to Leicester City 1–2 at Wembley.
A crowd of just 3,043 at the National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes saw Wimbledon's last game against South London opponents before they were renamed as MK Dons. A goal in the first half from Tim Cahill was enough to seal a win for Millwall against a Wimbledon side that finished bottom of the First Division and were relegated.
Palace led 2–1 with seven minutes left to play, before Charlton defender Jonathan Fortune scored an equaliser in the final game of the season, relegating Palace from the Premier League. Had Palace held on to win, they would have finished above West Brom and avoided relegation, but instead became the first club to be relegated from the top-flight of English football four times. The 2004–05 season was the only time Charlton and Palace played in the Premier League together.
AFC Wimbledon's first competitive South London derby was a match against Millwall at The Den in the first round of the FA Cup. Kenny Jackett's League One side won 4–1 against the Conference National side.
The first meeting of the sides since the last meeting back on 9 March 1996 ended in the highest-scoring game between the teams. Millwall went 2–0 up through two Steve Morison goals but Charlton converted two penalties through Deon Burton. Millwall's Jimmy Abdou was sent off early in the second half and The Lions went twice behind to the home team but Danny Schofield scored a last-minute equaliser.[13] Both teams wore special kits for the match in honour of murdered local teenagers and supporters Jimmy Mizen and Rob Knox. The logos of both clubs' shirt sponsors were replaced by the text, "Street violence ruins lives".[14]
AFC Wimbledon's first win in a south London derby. Also their first derby in the Football League, with their two previous derbies against Millwall being losses in cup competitions. Wimbledon came from a goal down to win, with a Tyrone Barnett goal in the 85th minute.
First South East London derby League game to be played with no fans present and in the summer. The game was re-arranged from 4 April due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The game was won in the 81st minute with a goal by Jake Cooper.[15]
AFC Wimbledon's first south London derby at their new Plough Lane ground. No fans were present due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Charlton led twice through goals from Jayden Stockley and Diallang Jaiyesimi. A brace from Ryan Longman made sure Wimbledon earned a point in their battle against relegation, and denting Charlton's play-off push. Wimbledon were 23rd and Charlton 6th in the table at the end of the game.
First competitive South West London derby for Sutton United was an FA Cup Third round match against AFC Wimbledon at Gander Green Lane. The game ended in a goalless draw, with Sutton winning the replay 3–1.
Sutton United's first ever South West London derby in a league game was an away win at Plough Lane, with captain Craig Eastmond scoring the only goal of the game in the 30th minute, securing Sutton's first away win of the season.
Cray Valley Paper Mills are a non-league team, playing in the Isthmian League, the eighth tier of the football league. Their first ever competitive South London derby was a game against Charlton in the First round of the FA Cup. Both teams play in Greenwich, making it a South East London derby. The game ended in a shock 1–1 draw at the Valley. In the replay at the Badgers Sports Ground in Eltham, Charlton won 6–1.
Bromley's first ever South London derby was a First Round League Cup game against Wimbledon. Levi Amantchi gave Bromley the lead, but goals from Josh Kelly and Joe Pigott knocked Bromley out.
Bromley's first ever home game in the Football League was against their South London rivals Wimbledon. Goals from Michael Cheek and Corey Whitely gave them their first ever home win in the League and first South London derby win at Hayes Lane.
| Competition | Played | Bromley wins | Drawn | AFC Wimbledon wins | Bromley goals | AFC Wimbledon goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Total[16] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Score lists home team first.
| Date | Score | Winner | Competition | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2024 | 1–2 | 3,677 | First ever competitive meeting, First round. | ||||
| 17 August 2024 | 2–0 | ? | First ever South London derby win for Bromley. First league meeting. | ||||
| 1 March 2025 | TBD |
Charlton and AFC Wimbledon first met in 2016, after Wimbledon were promoted via the League Two playoffs and Charlton were relegated from the Championship. Wimbledon won their first ever meeting at The Valley 2–1. Charlton won only one of their first six meetings, with Wimbledon knocking Charlton out of the FA Cup in 2017 and Football League Trophy on penalties in 2018. Charlton completed the double over their local rivals in the 2018–19 season. Charlton hold their only superior record (in the league) in South London derbies, with Wimbledon dominating cup competitions, having won all four cup games.
| Competition | Played | Charlton wins | Drawn | AFC Wimbledon wins | Charlton goals | AFC Wimbledon goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football League | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Football League Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total[17] | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 20 |
Score lists home team first.
| Date | Score | Winner | Competition | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2016 | 1–2 | The Valley | 11,927 | First ever league meeting, first Wimbledon win in a South London derby. | |||
| 11 February 2017 | 1–1 | Draw | 4,595 | ||||
| 28 October 2017 | 1–0 | The Valley | 12,575 | First South London derby win in 15 games (since a victory against Palace in 2009). | |||
| 3 December 2017 | 3–1 | 3,270 | Second round. | ||||
| 12 April 2018 | 1–0 | 4,457 | |||||
| 4 September 2018 | 2–2 | The Valley | 1,244 | Group stage, Wimbledon won 4–2 on penalties. | |||
| 15 December 2018 | 2–0 | The Valley | 10,691 | ||||
| 23 February 2019 | 1–2 | 4,532 | League double (1st for Charlton) | ||||
| 1 September 2020 | 2–1 | 0 | Group stage. Played behind closed doors due to Coronavirus pandemic, and at temporary venue pending completion of Plough Lane. | ||||
| 12 December 2020 | 5–2 | The Valley | 2,000 | Restricted admittance due to UK COVID-19 regulations. | |||
| 20 March 2021 | 2–2 | Draw | 0 | First South London derby at Wimbledon's new ground. No fans present due to Coronavirus pandemic. | |||
| 10 August 2021 | 0–1 | 3,372 | First round. | ||||
| 5 February 2022 | 3–2 | Charlton | The Valley | 22,486 | |||
| 5 April 2022 | 1–1 | Draw | Plough Lane | 8,184 | First derby at the new Plough Lane with fans present. |
Charlton and Crystal Palace first met in 1925 in the Third Division (South), with the match ending in a 1–1 draw. Palace dominated their first 20 meetings, winning 13, and losing only four. Palace have completed the league double over Charlton six times, in 1926–27, 1927–28, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1989–90, and 2012–13. Charlton have done it twice, in 1999–2000 and 2007–08. Palace's longest unbeaten run in the fixture is nine games between 1993 and 1996, where they won six and drew three, including knocking their rivals out of the 1996 First Division Play-offs. Charlton's best unbeaten run is four games (three wins and a draw) twice, between 1982–83 and 2004–08.
| Competition | Played | Charlton wins | Drawn | Palace wins | Charlton goals | Palace goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football League | 56 | 17 | 13 | 26 | 55 | 78 | |
| FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| League Cup | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| Anglo-Italian Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Full Members Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Football League play-offs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Total[18] | 68 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 67 | 97 |
This table only includes competitive first team games, excluding all pre-season games, friendlies, abandoned matches, testimonials and games played during World War I & II.
Score lists home team first.
| Date | Score | Winner | Competition | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 November 1925 | 1–1 | Draw | First competitive game. | ||||
| 27 March 1926 | 4–1 | First Palace win. | |||||
| 4 September 1926 | 1–2 | First Palace away win. | |||||
| 22 January 1927 | 2–1 | League double (1st for Crystal Palace) | |||||
| 5 November 1927 | 5–0 | Biggest winning margin for Palace. | |||||
| 17 March 1928 | 0–4 | League double (2nd for Crystal Palace) | |||||
| 20 October 1928 | 0–2 | First Charlton win (and Charlton away win) | |||||
| 2 March 1929 | 1–3 | ||||||
| 23 September 1933 | 4–2 | ||||||
| 1 February 1934 | 1–0 | ||||||
| 6 October 1934 | 2–2 | Draw | |||||
| 16 February 1935 | 1–2 | ||||||
| 15 September 1964 | 1–2 | First game against each other in 29 years (longest period) | |||||
| 30 September 1964 | 3–1 | League double (3rd for Crystal Palace) | |||||
| 2 October 1965 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 26 March 1966 | 1–0 | Second Division | |||||
| 10 September 1966 | 1–1 | Draw | |||||
| 14 January 1967 | 1–0 | ||||||
| 9 September 1967 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 5 March 1968 | 0–1 | League double (4th for Crystal Palace) | |||||
| 31 August 1968 | 3–3 | Draw | |||||
| 4 January 1969 | 0–0 | Draw | Third round. | ||||
| 8 January 1969 | 0–2 | Charlton | Third round replay | ||||
| 22 March 1969 | 1–1 | Draw | |||||
| 30 November 1974 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 17 January 1975 | 1–0 | ||||||
| 29 October 1977 | 1–1 | Draw | |||||
| 24 March 1978 | 1–0 | Second Division | |||||
| 27 March 1979 | 1–1 | Draw | |||||
| 17 April 1979 | 1–0 | ||||||
| 12 September 1981 | 2–0 | 14,227 | |||||
| 6 February 1982 | 2–1 | Second Division | 9,072 | ||||
| 27 December 1982 | 1–1 | Draw | 17,996 | ||||
| 4 April 1983 | 2–1 | Second Division | 7,836 | ||||
| 27 December 1983 | 1–0 | Second Division | 10,224 | ||||
| 23 April 1984 | 2–0 | 7,818 | |||||
| 26 December 1984 | 2–1 | 9,540 | |||||
| 6 April 1985 | 1–1 | Draw | 6,131 | ||||
| 20 August 1985 | 1–2 | First round, 1st leg | |||||
| 3 September 1985 | 1–1 | Draw | First round, 2nd leg. Palace win 3–1 on aggregate. | ||||
| 7 September 1985 | 3–1 | Second Division | 6,637 | Last game at The Valley between the sides until 1993. | |||
| 11 January 1986 | 2–1 | 11,521 | |||||
| 16 December 1989 | 1–2 | Palace | 15,763 | First 'home' game against Palace since Charlton began groundsharing at Selhurst Park. | |||
| 19 December 1989 | 2–0 | Palace | 6,621 | Third round. | |||
| 21 April 1990 | 2–0 | Palace | 15,276 | League double (5th for Crystal Palace) | |||
| 7 September 1993 | 4–1 | 3,868 | Qualifying round. First game at The Valley between the sides since Charlton returned in 1992. | ||||
| 21 September 1993 | 3–1 | 9,615 | Second round, 1st leg. | ||||
| 26 September 1993 | 0–0 | Draw | 7,947 | ||||
| 5 October 1993 | 0–1 | 5,224 | Second round, 2nd leg. Palace win 4–1 on aggregate. | ||||
| 20 March 1994 | 2–0 | 14,408 | Fifth game of the season between the teams (3 cup, 2 league) | ||||
| 26 August 1995 | 1–1 | Draw | 14,092 | ||||
| 4 February 1996 | 0–0 | Draw | 13,535 | ||||
| 12 May 1996 | 1–2 | Football League play-offs | 14,618 | Semi-final, 1st leg | |||
| 15 May 1996 | 1–0 | Football League play-offs | 22,880 | Semi-final, 2nd leg. Palace win 3–1 on aggregate. | |||
| 21 December 1996 | 1–0 | 17,401 | Palace nine games unbeaten (longest streak) | ||||
| 8 March 1997 | 2–1 | Charlton | 14,816 | ||||
| 26 December 1999 | 2–1 | Charlton | 20,043 | ||||
| 25 March 2000 | 0–1 | Charlton | Selhurst Park | 22,577 | League double (1st for Charlton). First Charlton win at Selhurst Park since 1969. | ||
| 27 October 2004 | 1–2 | 19,030 | Third round. | ||||
| 5 December 2004 | 0–1 | 20,705 | First Premier League meeting between the two sides. | ||||
| 15 May 2005 | 2–2 | Draw | 26,870 | Palace relegated | |||
| 1 September 2007 | 0–1 | Championship | 18,556 | ||||
| 8 February 2008 | 2–0 | Championship | 26,202 | League double (2nd for Charlton). Charlton seven league games unbeaten (best streak) | |||
| 30 September 2008 | 1–0 | Championship | 16,358 | ||||
| 27 January 2009 | 1–0 | Championship | 20,627 | ||||
| 14 September 2012 | 0–1 | Championship | 21,730 | ||||
| 2 February 2013 | 2–1 | Championship | 17,945 | League double (6th for Crystal Palace) | |||
| 23 September 2015 | 4–1 | 16,576 | Third round, Dwight Gayle scored a 27-minute hat-trick. |
The teams first met in 1921, with Charlton winning at The Den 1–0. They won the return fixture at The Valley 2–1, completing the first Football League double over their local rivals. Millwall hold the record for the longest unbeaten run between the teams at 14 games. Between 1922 and 1930, the Lions won eight and drew six. Charlton's longest unbeaten run against Millwall is six games, between 1934 and 1968 they won three and drew three. The longest period the clubs have gone without playing each other is 31 years (between the 1935–36 and 1965–66 seasons), due to being in different leagues. Millwall also have a run of 12 games unbeaten between 1979 and 1992, where they won six and drew six. Millwall have completed a League double over Charlton ten times (in 1923–24, 1924–25, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1988–89, 1992–93 and 2019–20) compared to Charlton's three (in 1921–22, 1934–35 and 1995–96). Millwall have the most wins in a row in the derby with five (twice). Charlton has won two games in a row (four times). The teams didn't play each other for 13 years, competing in different leagues between the 1996–97 and 2008–09 seasons. Millwall are currently on a twelve-game unbeaten streak against Charlton (their joint-second longest), with seven wins and five draws spanning 26 years (1996–2022). Many Millwall fans do not consider Charlton a serious rival due to the one-sided nature of the contest.[19] The Lions have won 37 (50%) of the 74 league fixtures between the teams spanning 101 years, with the Addicks only winning 11 games (14%).[20]
| Competition | Played | Charlton wins | Drawn | Millwall wins | Charlton goals | Millwall goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football League | 74 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 65 | 119 | |
| Anglo-Italian Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| Sub-total | 76 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 69 | 122 | |
| Kent FA Challenge Cup finals | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 31 | |
| London Challenge Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Football League Jubilee Fund | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| London PFA Charity Fund | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
| Total[21] [22] | 102 | 25 | 34 | 43 | 115 | 159 |
This table only includes competitive first-team games, excluding all pre-season games, friendlies, abandoned matches, testimonials and games played during the First and Second World Wars.
Score lists home team first.
| Date | Score | Winner | Competition | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 1921 | 0–1 | 25,000 | First competitive game, first Charlton win. | ||||
| 14 January 1922 | 2–1 | 18,000 | League double (1st for Charlton) | ||||
| 4 November 1922 | 1–1 | Draw | The Den | 25,000 | |||
| 11 November 1922 | 0–2 | 18,000 | First Millwall win. | ||||
| 22 September 1923 | 0–1 | 15,000 | |||||
| 29 September 1923 | 1–0 | 14,000 | League double (1st for Millwall) | ||||
| 10 April 1925 | 0–2 | 25,000 | |||||
| 13 April 1925 | 1–0 | 12,000 | League double (2nd for Millwall) | ||||
| 3 October 1925 | 1–1 | Draw | 25,337 | ||||
| 13 February 1926 | 1–4 | 22,000 | |||||
| 25 September 1926 | 3–0 | 20,239 | |||||
| 12 February 1927 | 1–1 | Draw | 20,000 | ||||
| 8 October 1927 | 1–1 | Draw | 27,212 | ||||
| 18 February 1928 | 5–0 | 25,498 | |||||
| 5 October 1929 | 1–1 | Draw | 32,218 | ||||
| 8 February 1930 | 1–1 | Draw | 35,000 | Highest attendance, Millwall 14 games unbeaten (longest streak) | |||
| 6 September 1930 | 2–0 | 22,000 | |||||
| 3 January 1931 | 6–0 | 14,687 | Largest winning margin in a South London derby. | ||||
| 10 October 1931 | 1–3 | 25,000 | |||||
| 20 February 1932 | 1–0 | 17,381 | League double (3rd for Millwall) | ||||
| 12 November 1932 | 2–1 | 13,908 | |||||
| 25 March 1933 | 1–4 | 33,000 | League double (4th for Millwall) | ||||
| 29 September 1934 | 3–1 | 25,725 | |||||
| 9 February 1935 | 1–3 | 29,263 | Football League double (2nd for Charlton) | ||||
| 27 August 1966 | 0–0 | Draw | 20,364 | First game in 31 years, longest period without meeting. | |||
| 31 December 1966 | 0–0 | Draw | 29,529 | ||||
| 2 September 1967 | 0–0 | Draw | 18,240 | ||||
| 6 January 1968 | 1–0 | 24,092 | Charlton six games unbeaten, their longest streak. | ||||
| 10 August 1968 | 3–4 | 27,504 | First win in the fixture (and at The Valley) for 35 years. | ||||
| 1 March 1969 | 3–2 | 23,011 | League double (5th for Millwall) | ||||
| 16 August 1969 | 1–1 | Draw | 20,451 | ||||
| 7 October 1969 | 2–2 | Draw | 21,718 | ||||
| 5 September 1970 | 1–3 | 15,867 | |||||
| 27 March 1971 | 2–0 | 13,399 | League double (6th for Millwall) | ||||
| 30 August 1971 | 2–1 | 18,588 | |||||
| 25 April 1972 | 0–2 | 26,582 | Derek Possee scores 8th goal against Charlton, League double (7th for Millwall) | ||||
| 27 December 1976 | 1–1 | Draw | 20,914 | ||||
| 8 April 1977 | 3–2 | 16,481 | |||||
| 24 September 1977 | 1–1 | Draw | 13,309 | ||||
| 28 February 1978 | 0–2 | 15,671 | |||||
| 28 October 1978 | 0–2 | 10,054 | First win at The Den for 43 years. | ||||
| 10 March 1979 | 2–4 | 9,908 | |||||
| 6 September 1980 | 2–0 | 6,895 | Lowest league attendance recorded. | ||||
| 17 March 1981 | 0–0 | Draw | 12,700 | ||||
| 29 March 1986 | 2–2 | Draw | 20,451 | ||||
| 15 April 1986 | 3–3 | Draw | 21,718 | Charlton were groundsharing with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. | |||
| 10 September 1988 | 0–3 | 13,735 | First meeting between the teams in the top flight. | ||||
| 2 January 1989 | 1–0 | 17,025 | League double (8th for Millwall) | ||||
| 22 August 1989 | 2–2 | Draw | 14,806 | ||||
| 8 December 1989 | 1–1 | Draw | 11,017 | ||||
| 22 September 1990 | 0–0 | Draw | 10,970 | Keith Stevens (Millwall) was sent-off. | |||
| 10 April 1991 | 3–1 | 15,382 | Sheringham scores a hat-trick, taking his tally to 5 goals in the derby. | ||||
| 26 February 1992 | 1–0 | 12,882 | Millwall 12 games unbeaten (their joint-second longest streak) | ||||
| 7 March 1992 | 1–0 | 8,177 | Charlton were groundsharing with West Ham at Upton Park. | ||||
| 2 September 1992 | 1–2 | 3,975 | Lowest attendance recorded, first cup tie between the sides. 90th-minute winner by Alan Pardew. | ||||
| 18 October 1992 | 0–2 | 7,527 | First and only Football League win at Upton Park for Millwall. | ||||
| 25 April 1993 | 1–0 | 10,159 | Last derby at The Old Den, league double (9th for Millwall). | ||||
| 1 September 1993 | 2–2 | Draw | 4,003 | First game between the teams at The New Den. | |||
| 11 September 1993 | 0–0 | Draw | 8,413 | First derby at The Valley since Charlton returned home. Alex Rae (Millwall) sent-off. | |||
| 15 March 1994 | 2–1 | 13,320 | |||||
| 1 January 1995 | 1–1 | Draw | 10,655 | ||||
| 8 April 1995 | 3–1 | 9,506 | |||||
| 5 December 1995 | 0–2 | 11,350 | Lee Bowyer (Charlton) and Keith Stevens (Millwall) were sent-off in the snow. | ||||
| 9 March 1996 | 2–0 | 12,204 | League double (3rd for Charlton). | ||||
| 19 December 2009 | 4–4 | Draw | 19,105 | Highest ever scoring game in the fixture. Jimmy Abdou (Millwall) was sent-off. | |||
| 13 March 2010 | 4–0 | 17,632 | |||||
| 1 December 2012 | 0–0 | Draw | 18,013 | ||||
| 16 March 2013 | 0–2 | 18,514 | |||||
| 13 September 2013 | 0–1 | 15,917 | |||||
| 15 March 2014 | 0–0 | Draw | 16,102 | ||||
| 22 November 2014 | 0–0 | Draw | 16,102 | ||||
| 8 April 2015 | 2–1 | 15,917 | Chris Solly (Charlton) was sent-off. 87th-minute winner by Jos Hooiveld. | ||||
| 21 December 2016 | 3–1 | 14,395 | Morison scores his 5th and 6th goals against Charlton in the derby. | ||||
| 14 January 2017 | 0–0 | Draw | 15,315 | Jorge Teixeira (Charlton) was sent-off. | |||
| 9 November 2019 | 2–1 | 17,109 | 91st-minute winner by Matt Smith. | ||||
| 3 July 2020 | 0–1 | 0 | League double (10th for Millwall). Millwall 12 games unbeaten (their joint-second longest streak). Game was re-arranged from 4 April due to Coronavirus pandemic. Game was played behind closed doors. |
The sides first competitive game was in the EFL trophy at the Valley, in 2023.
| Competition | Played | Charlton wins | Drawn | Sutton wins | Charlton goals | Sutton goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football League Trophy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total[23] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Score lists home team first.
The first meeting between the sides was in 1906 in the Southern League, when Millwall Athletic were still an East London side. Palace won the game 3–0 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre.[6] Millwall moved south of the river in 1910 and the first true South London derby between the teams was held on 31 October 1910. It was a London PFA Charity Fund game, which Palace won 3–0 and was just Millwall's second game at their new ground, The Den.[8] The first derby contested in The Football League was on 15 January 1921. Palace won the Third Division (south) game 1–0. They also won the reverse fixture which was held a week later; 3–2, to complete the first Football League double over their South London neighbours.[9] Palace have completed a Football League double over Millwall seven times (in 1920–21. 1949–50, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1977–78, 1963–64, 1986–87, 1989–90.) Millwall have completed a Football League double over Palace six times (in 1925–26, 1926–27, 1957–58, 1959–60, 2001–01, 2010–11.) Palace's longest unbeaten streak is seven games, they won six and drew one game against Millwall between 1986 and 1993. Millwall's longest unbeaten streak against Palace is 19 games, between 1950 and 1958 they won 11 and drew 8 games.
| Competition | Played | Palace wins | Drawn | Millwall wins | Palace goals | Millwall goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football League | 86 | 26 | 26 | 34 | 106 | 126 | |
| FA Cup | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | |
| Football League Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Anglo-Italian Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Sub-total | 99 | 30 | 30 | 39 | 122 | 146 | |
| Southern Football League | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 11 | |
| Western Football League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| London Challenge Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| London PFA Charity Fund | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| Kent FA Challenge Cup finals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kent Senior Shield | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |
| Southern Floodlight Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| Total[24] [25] | 133 | 46 | 37 | 50 | 174 | 177 |
Score lists home team first.
| Date | Score | Winner | Competition | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January 1921 | 0–1 | 20,000 | First Football League game between the sides. | ||||
| 22 January 1921 | 3–2 | 18,000 | League double (1st for Crystal Palace) | ||||
| 28 January 1922 | 0–0 | Draw | 25,000 | Second round. | |||
| 1 February 1922 | 2–0 | Millwall | The Den | 35,800 | Second round replay. | ||
| 29 August 1925 | 1–2 | 20,000 | First South London derby held at Selhurst Park. | ||||
| 2 January 1926 | 1–0 | The Den | 18,126 | League double (1st for Millwall) | |||
| 18 December 1926 | 1–0 | The Den | 15,445 | ||||
| 7 May 1927 | 1–6 | 15,000 | Biggest winning margin for Millwall, league double (2nd for Millwall) | ||||
| 15 October 1927 | 0–4 | 25,000 | Six wins in a row (longest streak in fixture) | ||||
| 25 February 1928 | 1–1 | Draw | 27,736 | Second round. | |||
| 26 January 1929 | 0–0 | Draw | 40,460 | Fourth round, highest attendance in a South London derby. | |||
| 30 January 1929 | 5–3 | 26,406 | Highest-scoring game between the sides, Fourth round replay. | ||||
| 10 November 1934 | 1–1 | Draw | 11,000 | ||||
| 23 March 1935 | 3–2 | The Den | 9,630 | ||||
| 2 November 1935 | 5–0 | 20,000 | Biggest winning margin for Crystal Palace. | ||||
| 18 April 1936 | 4–0 | The Den | 14,498 | ||||
| 5 December 1936 | 3–0 | The Den | 19,063 | ||||
| 14 April 1937 | 1–0 | 7,000 | |||||
| 4 September 1937 | 2–2 | Draw | 25,894 | ||||
| 15 January 1938 | 0–0 | Draw | 22,000 | ||||
| 28 August 1948 | 1–1 | Draw | 30,500 | First game in 10 years (longest period) | |||
| 1 January 1949 | 1–0 | The Den | 19,484 | ||||
| 8 October 1949 | 2–3 | 30,005 | |||||
| 25 February 1950 | 1–0 | 30,300 | League double (2nd for Crystal Palace) | ||||
| 16 September 1950 | 1–0 | 29,768 | |||||
| 25 November 1950 | 1–4 | 14,817 | First round. | ||||
| 20 January 1951 | 1–1 | Draw | 23,354 | ||||
| 1 September 1951 | 3–1 | 22,386 | |||||
| 29 December 1951 | 1–1 | Draw | 20,752 | ||||
| 6 September 1952 | 0–0 | Draw | 25,886 | ||||
| 17 January 1953 | 0–1 | 24,924 | |||||
| 5 September 1953 | 2–2 | Draw | 21,952 | ||||
| 16 January 1954 | 2–3 | 16,106 | |||||
| 30 October 1954 | 5–2 | 19,385 | |||||
| 19 March 1955 | 1–1 | Draw | 13,645 | ||||
| 3 September 1955 | 1–1 | Draw | 16,454 | ||||
| 31 December 1955 | 2–2 | Draw | 12,248 | ||||
| 2–2 | Draw | 16,112 | |||||
| 5 January 1957 | 2–0 | 26,790 | Third round. | ||||
| 19 January 1957 | 3–0 | 16,145 | |||||
| 28 August 1957 | 0–1 | 22,680 | |||||
| 2 September 1957 | 3–0 | 19,770 | League double (3rd for Millwall) | ||||
| 4 October 1958 | 2–1 | 19,190 | Millwall 19 games unbeaten (longest streak). | ||||
| 21 February 1959 | 4–0 | 15,365 | |||||
| 28 October 1959 | 1–2 | 27,929 | |||||
| 12 December 1959 | 1–0 | 17,136 | League double (4th for Millwall) | ||||
| 31 March 1961 | 0–2 | 37,774 | Highest ever attendance in the fourth tier of the Football League.[26] | ||||
| 3 April 1961 | 0–2 | 15,503 | |||||
| 26 December 1962 | 3–0 | 20,411 | |||||
| 1 April 1963 | 1–1 | Draw | 21,586 | ||||
| 12 October 1963 | 2–1 | 25,056 | |||||
| 22 February 1964 | 0–1 | 19,239 | League double (3rd for Crystal Palace) | ||||
| 15 October 1966 | 1–1 | Draw | 28,644 | ||||
| 25 March 1967 | 1–2 | 30,845 | |||||
| 18 November 1967 | 2–2 | Draw | Second Division | 30,304 | |||
| 13 April 1968 | 5–1 | 14,782 | |||||
| 23 November 1968 | 0–2 | Second Division | 27,913 | ||||
| 19 March 1969 | 4–2 | Second Division | 32,516 | League double (4th for Crystal Palace) | |||
| 17 November 1973 | 1–1 | Draw | 30,054 | ||||
| 13 April 1974 | 3–2 | 20,176 | |||||
| 13 December 1975 | 1–1 | Draw | 14,920 | Second round. | |||
| 16 December 1975 | 2–1 | 18,284 | Second round replay | ||||
| 20 December 1975 | 2–1 | 9,989 | |||||
| 30 March 1976 | 0–0 | Draw | 38,075 | Highest Football League attendance in the derby. | |||
| 20 August 1977 | 0–3 | Second Division | 15,246 | ||||
| 2 January 1978 | 1–0 | Second Division | 27,259 | League double (5th for Crystal Palace) | |||
| 16 September 1978 | 0–3 | Second Division | 11,653 | ||||
| 20 January 1979 | 0–0 | Draw | Second Division | 23,142 | |||
| 21 August 1982 | 3–0 | 4,844 | Group match, Millwall went on to win the trophy. | ||||
| 5 January 1985 | 1–1 | Draw | 11,125 | Third round. | |||
| 23 January 1985 | 1–2 | 10,735 | Third round replay | ||||
| 21 September 1985 | 2–1 | Second Division | 8,713 | ||||
| 22 April 1986 | 3–2 | 5,643 | Lowest Football League attendance in the derby. | ||||
| 4 October 1986 | 2–1 | Second Division | 8,150 | ||||
| 28 March 1987 | 0–1 | Second Division | 6,285 | League double (6th for Crystal Palace) | |||
| 10 October 1987 | 1–0 | Second Division | 10,678 | ||||
| 12 March 1988 | 1–1 | Draw | Second Division | 12,815 | |||
| 21 October 1989 | 4–3 | First Division | 18,920 | First game between the sides in the top tier. | |||
| 31 March 1990 | 1–2 | First Division | 13,332 | League double (7th for Crystal Palace) | |||
| 14 September 1993 | 3–0 | 2,712 | Lowest attendance, seven games unbeaten for Palace (longest streak) | ||||
| 1 January 1994 | 3–0 | Division One | 16,779 | First game at The New Den, first win for Millwall in 8 years. | |||
| 9 April 1994 | 1–0 | Division One | 23,142 | ||||
| 22 October 1995 | 1–2 | Division One | 14,338 | First win at Selhurst Park for 10 years (28 years in the league). | |||
| 30 March 1996 | 1–4 | Division One | 13,214 | ||||
| 8 September 2001 | 1–3 | Division One | 21,641 | ||||
| 26 December 2001 | 3–0 | Division One | 16,630 | League double (5th for Millwall) | |||
| 7 December 2002 | 1–0 | Division One | 19,301 | ||||
| 21 April 2003 | 3–2 | Division One | 10,670 | ||||
| 30 August 2003 | 1–1 | Draw | Division One | 14,425 | |||
| 26 December 2003 | 0–1 | Division One | 19,737 | ||||
| 3 December 2005 | 1–1 | Draw | 19,571 | ||||
| 18 February 2006 | 1–1 | Draw | 12,296 | ||||
| 16 October 2010 | 0–1 | 16,693 | |||||
| 1 January 2011 | 3–0 | 16,170 | Puncheon scored a hat-trick for Millwall, league double (6th for Millwall) | ||||
| 26 November 2011 | 0–0 | Draw | 15,150 | ||||
| 31 December 2011 | 0–1 | 16,085 | First win at The Den for 15 years. | ||||
| 20 October 2012 | 2–2 | Draw | 16,124 | ||||
| 30 April 2013 | 0–0 | Draw | 12,745 | ||||
| 8 January 2022 | 1–2 | 16,646 | Third round. First FA Cup game between the sides for 37 years. |
Millwall and Wimbledon first met in the First round of the FA Cup in 2009, when Wimbledon were playing in the Conference National. Millwall won the game 4–1. The two sides have only played in the same tier together once, in the 2016–17 League One season and both games were drawn. They've played two other cup games; a 2–1 win for Millwall in the League Cup in 2013 and most recently in 2019, an FA Cup Fifth round game at Kingsmeadow, which Millwall won 1–0.
| Competition | Played | Millwall wins | Drawn | AFC Wimbledon wins | Millwall goals | AFC Wimbledon goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| FA Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| League Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total[27] | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
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| Date | Score | Winner | Competition | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 November 2009 | 4–1 | 9,453 | First ever competitive meeting, First round. | ||||
| 6 August 2013 | 2–1 | 4,443 | First round. | ||||
| 22 November 2016 | 0–0 | Draw | 8,614 | First ever league meeting. | |||
| 2 January 2017 | 2–2 | Draw | 4,742 | ||||
| 16 February 2019 | 0–1 | 4,795 | Fifth round. |
This matchup has become known as the Thameslink derby, after the train operator that serves both locales. Sutton United and Wimbledon first met in the Third round of the FA Cup on 7 January 2017, when Sutton were a non-league club playing in the National League. The teams drew 0–0 at Gander Green Lane. Sutton won the replay 3–1 at Kingsmeadow.
| Competition | Played | Sutton United wins | Drawn | AFC Wimbledon wins | Sutton United goals | AFC Wimbledon goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football League | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Football League Trophy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total[28] | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
Score lists home team first.
| Date | Score | Winner | Competition | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 2017 | 0–0 | Draw | 8,614 | Third round. First ever meeting. | |||
| 17 January 2017 | 1–3 | 4,768 | Third round replay. First ever South London derby win for Sutton. | ||||
| 9 November 2021 | 1–0 | 2,458 | Group game. Sutton went on to lose in the final at Wembley Stadium. | ||||
| 15 October 2022 | 0–1 | 8,568 | First ever league meeting between the sides. First league derby win for Sutton. | ||||
| 22 November 2022 | 1–0 | 1,854 | Round of 32, Southern Section. First Wimbledon derby win over Sutton. | ||||
| 1 January 2023 | 2–1 | 5,049 | League double (1st for Sutton). | ||||
| 19 August 2023 | 0–3 | 4,719 | First away win for Wimbledon. | ||||
| 26 December 2023 | 0–1 | 8,575 | Last league derby for Sutton before being relegated back to non-league. |
The table includes all competitive first-team games played between the London rivals. From the first game played between Crystal Palace and Millwall on 17 November 1906, to the most recent South London derby played by newly promoted Bromley. Defunct club Wimbledon's results are included in a separate table below.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley | ||||||||
| Charlton Athletic | ||||||||
| Crystal Palace | ||||||||
| Millwall | ||||||||
| Sutton United | ||||||||
| AFC Wimbledon | ||||||||
| Total | 664 | 241 | 184 | 241 | 866 | 866 | — |
Jimmy Seed, Alan Mullery, Iain Dowie, Ian Holloway and Alan Pardew have all permanently managed two South London clubs. Seed was in charge of Charlton for 23 years from 1933 to 1956, leading them to one of the most successful periods of their history, with successive promotions to the top-flight and an FA Cup Final win in 1947. He was sacked in 1956 after a bad run of form and took over at Millwall in 1958. Seed's start at The Den was poor, with the team going nine matches without a win. The team finished in 23rd place in Division Three (south). The following year saw The Lions playing in the new Fourth Division in which they finished 9th. Seed resigned at the end of that season, but stayed with the club as a director until his death on 16 July 1966.
Alan Mullery was in charge of Charlton from 1981 to 1982 and left to take the helm at Crystal Palace, where he remained manager until 1984. Theo Foley was Charlton manager from 1970 to 1974 and was briefly in charge of Millwall as a caretaker manager in 1977. Steve Gritt, who was joint-manager at Charlton with Alan Curbishley from 1991 to 1995, was also caretaker at Millwall briefly in 2000. Lennie Lawrence was Charlton's manager from 1982 to 1991 and was assistant manager at Crystal Palace, before joining former manager Dougie Freedman at Bolton Wanderers.
Iain Dowie was in charge of Crystal Palace between 21 December 2003 and 22 May 2006, when he was allowed to resign from his post, apparently to return to northern England because his wife was homesick. However, eight days later Premier League club Charlton unveiled Dowie as their new manager. Simon Jordan, Palace's chairman, immediately issued Dowie with a writ, claiming that he had misled him about his reasons for leaving the club; Dowie, however, insisted this was not the case, and was publicly backed by Charlton chief executive Peter Varney, who branded the writ "a sad and pathetic publicity stunt", and chairman Richard Murray, who was adamant that his legal team could find no grounds for the writ to be upheld, and suggested that there may be more personal reasons behind the writ being issued. The case was heard in the High Court in the summer of 2007 where a judge ruled that Dowie had lied when negotiating his way out of his contract. His spell at Charlton was largely unsuccessful and they parted company on 13 November 2006, after just 15 games in charge.
Ian Holloway took charge of Crystal Palace in November 2012.[29] He guided them to promotion to the Premier League via the 2013 Football League play-offs, after beating Watford 1–0 with a penalty converted by Kevin Philips in extra time. On 23 October 2013, Holloway left the club by mutual consent after less than a year in charge.[30] He managed to gain only three points from their first eight games in the top flight. On 6 January 2014, Holloway signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Millwall, taking over from Steve Lomas.[31] On 6 January 2014 he signed two-and-a-half-year deal with Millwall, taking over from Steve Lomas.[31] He guided the club to Championship safety for the 2013–14 season as Millwall finished 19th, four points above the relegation places. In the 2014–15 season, as Millwall dropped in the relegation places in The Championship, Holloway admitted that he had become an unpopular manager with the Millwall fans.[32] On 10 March 2015, Holloway was sacked, with the team second from bottom in the Championship and having lost five of their last six games.[33] Former Charlton player Gary Rowett became Millwall manager on 21 October 2019.[34] Rowett played 13 games for Charlton in the Premier League before being forced to retire through injury.[35] Former Addicks player Johnnie Jackson managed Charlton from December 2021 until he was sacked in May 2022. Later that month, he signed a two-year contract as AFC Wimbledon manager.[36] Steve Morison, Millwall's third all-time top scorer with 92 goals, became Sutton's manager in January 2024. But he couldn't save them from relegation back to the National League.
Players who have played for at least two of the four clubs are listed below. As of 18 August 2012 (the last game he played for Millwall), Darren Ward has played the most games for South London teams, with 317 appearances in total (232 for Millwall, 69 for Crystal Palace and 16 for Charlton). Peter Burridge played 114 games for Palace, 87 for Millwall and 44 for Charlton. He holds the record for most goals scored by a player for South London clubs, with 104 in 245 appearances.Charlton & Palace
Charlton & Millwall
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Charlton & AFC Wimbledon
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See also: Wimbledon F.C., Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes and AFC Wimbledon. The 2003 relocation and 2004 renaming of Wimbledon F.C. as Milton Keynes Dons meant that a South London derby team was lost.[37] In 2002 the majority of Wimbledon supporters formed a new team, AFC Wimbledon, based at Kingsmeadow in Kingston upon Thames.[38] The non-League club started in the Combined Counties League, and played their first competitive South London derby on 9 November 2009, losing 4–1 away at Millwall in an FA Cup first-round match.[39] Having worked their way up through non-League with five promotions in nine seasons, AFC Wimbledon were promoted first into Football League Two for the 2011–12 season.[40] They spent five seasons at that level before being promoted into League One for the 2016–17 season, where they competed in the same league as Charlton Athletic and Millwall.[41]
Wimbledon played their first South London derby against Millwall on 5 April 1980, a game which ended 2–2. On 24 March 2004, they played their last derby also against Millwall, which they lost 0–1. Their record in all competitions against Charlton, Crystal Palace and Millwall is as follows:
| Opponent | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals for | Goals against | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Athletic | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 50 |
| Crystal Palace | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 39 | 31 |
| Millwall | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 41 |
| Total[42] [43] [44] | 64 | 25 | 17 | 22 | 97 | 87 |