Gossip: Lions striker eyed by Premier League sidespublished at 09:39 BST 26 June
09:39 BST 26 June
Millwall's 20-year-old Serbian forward Mihailo Ivanovic is interesting several Premier League clubs, including Everton, after scoring 14 goals in all competitions for the Lions last season. (London World, external)
Full-back McNamara signs new Millwall contractpublished at 15:27 BST 24 June
15:27 BST 24 June
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McNamara was the Lions' established right-back for the past four years before injury struck
Millwall right-back Danny McNamara has signed a new contract with the Championship club.
The 26-year-old academy graduate has made 149 appearances for the south-east Londoners, scoring two goals.
A serious knee injury after 15 games last term brought a premature end to his campaign in January as Alex Neil's side went on to finish eighth in the Championship.
Gossip: Honeyman set for a trip to the seasidepublished at 10:37 BST 24 June
10:37 BST 24 June
Millwall midfielder George Honeyman, 30, is close to completing a move to Blackpool after his contract at the Den concluded last season. (Blackpool Gazette, external)
Gossip: Honeyman heading to Blackpool?published at 11:31 BST 20 June
11:31 BST 20 June
Blackpool are interested in signing Millwall midfielder George Honeyman, 30, who has made more than 100 Championship appearances for the Lions since arriving at The Den in 2022. (Blackpool Gazette), external
Millwall to introduce safe standing at The Denpublished at 16:52 BST 18 June
16:52 BST 18 June
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Millwall have announced plans to introduce safe standing areas at The Den during the 2025-26 season.
Two different areas in the stadium will have rails installed and allow up to 2,093 fans to stand throughout matches.
The safe standing sections will be in designated rows and blocks in the upper tiers of the North Stand and Dockers Stand.
Seats will remain in the areas but rails will be put in place, with work on the project set to begin during the October international break.
The club has said the capacity of The Den and ticket prices will not change.
"Safe standing is something we have been considering for some time, and our fans who travel to away matches will see it being installed across the country," Millwall's managing director, Mark Fairbrother, told the club website, external.
"Given the nature of The Den - and following extensive consultation with relevant safety authorities, we are looking to phase this installation into areas where fans predominately stand already."
Gossip: Millwall to make Sturge deal permanentpublished at 11:03 BST 18 June
11:03 BST 18 June
Millwall are set to sign Chelsea youngster Zak Sturge on a permanent deal after the 21-year-old impressed on loan for the Lions in the second half of last season. (Express), external
Gossip: Palace among clubs keen on Tangangapublished at 12:14 BST 16 June
12:14 BST 16 June
Millwall defender Japhet Tanganga, 26, is wanted by as many as five Premier League sides, including Crystal Palace, and could be available for £1.2m. (The Sun), external
Lions up, Watford down? The 2025 Championship tablepublished at 12:37 BST 10 June
12:37 BST 10 June
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Watford are getting relegated, Plymouth are staying up, Millwall are in the play-offs and Portsmouth are also battling for a top-six spot.
Does something sound a bit off? Well, that's what would have happened if the Championship season started on 1 January.
Here's a look at the 2025 calendar year table, showing who the form sides were in the second half of the season and who went into freefall.
Perhaps the most notable difference between the actual final top six and the 2025 version is that Millwall would be in the play-offs and Premier League-bound Sunderland would not.
Burnley and Leeds still comfortably occupy the automatic promotion spots, albeit the Clarets would be unbeaten at the top of the pile with the Whites in second.
Coventry improved significantly after Frank Lampard replaced Mark Robins and are third over the course of the year.
The Sky Blues would instead be pitted against Bristol City in the play-off semi-final as opposed to Sunderland. Who knows what difference that would have made to their promotion bid...
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Portsmouth - who spent much of the season battling relegation and only secured their Championship safety with two games to spare - are seventh and just one point outside a play-off spot.
Pompey sit above Sunderland, who lost their final five games of the season and are down in eighth.
The data perhaps shows just how long Regis Le Bris' side effectively had a play-off spot sewn up before their victory at Wembley against Sheffield United to claim promotion.
Relegation battlers Oxford find themselves seven places higher than where they actually finished in the 2024-25 campaign (17th), reflecting the good work done by Gary Rowett after he took over as boss from Des Buckingham.
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Plymouth would have survived comfortably had the season begun in January 2025, showing a significant uptick after Miron Muslic replaced Wayne Rooney at the helm.
Middlesbrough tailed off significantly in the second half of the season, underpinning why they missed out on the play-offs. It was a drop off that ultimately cost Michael Carrick his job as head coach.
Norwich City conceded more goals (32) than any other side in 2025, which counteracted the hard work they'd done at the other end, having been the fourth top scorers (31) since the turn of the year.
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Watford had a disappointing 2025, winning just five of their 23 games and losing 13 to finish bottom of the calendar year table.
The Hornets had the joint-worst goal difference along with Cardiff (-10) and head coach Tom Cleverley was sacked following the end of the season.
Preston and Cardiff won the fewest games of any side in 2025 (4), which cost the Bluebirds their Championship status and almost led to the Lilywhites dropping into League One as they avoided relegation by one point.
Paul Heckingbottom's side would be down if only games this year were counted.
Luton and Derby scored the fewest goals in 2025 (19) and attacking output was an issue that plagued both sides throughout the entire campaign.
It had major consequences for the Hatters with back-to-back relegations, while the Rams survived by a point - and only on goal difference in the yearly table.
The Championship's improvement table for 2024-25published at 13:46 BST 5 June
13:46 BST 5 June
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The 2024-25 Championship season might be over but there are many ways to analyse and reflect on the campaign that has gone before us.
Not every club can go up but if there are signs a team is moving in the right direction, it can still be considered good progress - or quite the opposite if things are on the slide.
Here is a look at how each of the 18 sides who were in the Championship for the past two seasons got on points wise compared to the 2023-24 campaign.
It perhaps comes as no surprise that Sunderland, who won promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs, recorded the most significant improvement after finishing 16th in 2023-24 and picked up 20 more points.
Despite a tumultuous season off the field, Blackburn were the second most improved side in the division, gaining 13 points on the previous campaign as they missed out on the play-offs by just two points.
Leeds racked up 90 points in 2023-24 but somehow still managed a 10-point improvement as they hit the 100 mark on their way to winning the title in their best-ever season in the second tier.
Millwall's seven-point improvement was enough to help them finish five places higher in eighth, but they fell short of the top six by two points.
Meanwhile, Bristol City were only six points better off but managed to climb five places and claim a play-off spot, recording their best Championship finishing position since 2007-08.
Coventry also only improved by five points but were able to jump from ninth to fifth, perhaps showing just how fine the margins can be in the Championship when it comes to securing a play-off berth.
At the bottom...
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You might want to look away now, Hull City fans.
The Tigers went backwards more than any other side compared to the previous season under Liam Rosenior, dropping from seventh place and three points outside the play-offs to only escaping relegation on goal difference on the final day.
Cardiff went from mid-table in 2023-24 to rock bottom and will drop down to League One for the first time in 22 years. It is pretty clear to see why as the Bluebirds picked up 18 fewer points compared to the previous season.
Norwich tumbled to 13th place after finishing in the play-offs a year before - an underperformance which ultimately cost Johannes Hoff Thorup his job as head coach.
Preston were 10 points off the play-off places in 2023-24 but picked up 13 fewer points under Paul Heckingbottom in what was their worst season since they were relegated from the Championship in 2010-11.
The Lilywhites' downturn was largely due to a major dip in form in the latter stages of the campaign, picking up only one win from their final 15 games (D7 L7) to avoid the drop by just one point.
West Bromwich Albion endured a disappointing season - for a club which always harbours ambitions of plying its trade in the top flight - with an 11-point drop off.
Albion's final points tally of 64 was their worst in the Championship since 1999-2000.
Plymouth may have only been five points worse off than they were in 2023-24 but having survived on the final day that season, there were to be no such heroics this time around and their two-year stint in the second tier is over.
And the rest...
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*All data based only on teams who were in the Championship in 2023-24 and 2024-25
'He understands the club'published at 17:06 BST 4 June
17:06 BST 4 June
We asked Millwall fans for their views on the news boss Alex Neil has signed a new contract.
He led the Lions to an eighth-placed finish in the Championship last season and seems have made quite an impression at The Den.
Here are some of the thoughts of Millwall supporters...
Brian - I think it is great news that Neil has signed a new deal. He has proved in a short period of time that he has all the attributes necessary to enable Millwall to realise their ambitions for next season and beyond. As a lifelong supporter and season ticket holder, I am really excited for the future.
Vinny - Fantastic news. We've seen real progress and some excellent football under Neil.
Louis - We were looking so rough towards the end of the year and then we brought Alex Neil in and he's done fantastic work. We weren't starting [Mihailo] Ivanovic enough and, to be honest, I'm not sure Alex started him enough either, but I'm looking forward to a successful season and I think he could get us to the play-offs this year.
Stuart - Good news. Has been magnificent since he came in. Importantly, he understands the club and the fans. Good luck for next season AN.
Deano - This is absolutely great news. We are progressing as a club from where we were a long time ago, and it's so great to have Neil signing an extended contract. He is the ideal manager for this club. He understands where we're going and what we want as a club.
Tony - He did a good job and needs a chance to build his own team. Much better than [Joe] Edwards and an improvement on Neil Harris' second stint.
Stephen - I think it's a great signing. He ran out of time last season and with the youngsters he has at his disposal I'm sure he will get it right.
Dean - Absolutely fantastic news. Alex has hit the ground running. Hopefully, we can have a good transfer window and kick on next season. Can't wait.
Adam - Great news. I don't think I've looked forward to a coming season as much as this in years.
When Neil arrived at John Berylson Way at the turn of the year, the Lions were looking over their shoulders, trying to fend off the drop zone.
So his achievement in getting us so close to play-off football, especially with the injury list that we were carrying, AND to do it playing good, committed and attack-minded football was little short of magnificent.
Millwall has historically performed well under Scottish managers, and Lions fans have certainly warmed to Neil's honest and plain-speaking style.
A big summer of squad development lies ahead, but today's cementing of the head coach position is a major step forward for the forthcoming 2025-26 season.
