The 2026–27 season is the 142nd season in the history of Millwall Football Club, their 50th season in the second tier of English football, and their tenth consecutive season in the Championship, which is their longest streak. This season marks Millwall's 100th season in the English Football League. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
Millwall's opening home game saw the club's largest-ever Football League attendance at The Den, as 19,564 spectators attended their 3-0 win over Norwich City.https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/2026/august/24/-new--den-record-league-attendance-set-in-norwich-win/
Current squad
No. Nationality Name Position Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps. Goals Signed From Date Signed Transfer Fee Contract End Goalkeepers 1 Lukas Jensen GK Helsingør 43 0 Lincoln City 11 July 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 15 Max Crocombe GK Auckland 26 0 Burton Albion 24 June 2025 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 41 George Evans GK London 4 0 Academy 1 July 2024 Trainee 30 June 2028 43 Joel Coleman GK Bolton 0 0 Bolton Wanderers 26 August 2025 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 Defenders 3 Zak Sturge LB Hillingdon 47 1 Chelsea 14 July 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 4 Tristan Crama CB Béziers 70 3 Brentford 17 January 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 5 Jake Cooper (captain) CB Burnley 435 33 Reading 1 July 2017 Undisclosed (Reported £500k) 30 June 2026 6 Caleb Taylor CB Bracknell 29 3 West Bromwich Albion 29 Aug 2025 Undisclosed (Reported £2.5m) 30 June 2029 12 Elkan Baggott CB Bangkok 0 0 Ipswich Town 15 July 2026 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 18 Ryan Leonard (vice-captain) CM/CB/RB Plympton 229 8 Sheffield United 2 January 2019 £1.5m 30 June 2028 23 Danny Batth CB Brierley Hill 0 0 Derby County 2 August 2026 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 27 Kamarl Grant CB London 0 0 Sheffield United 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 Midfielders 8 Mathis Servais CAM Namur 0 0 Mechelen 6 July 2026 £5.1m 30 June 2029 10 Camiel Neghli LW/RW Ede 55 6 Sparta Rotterdam 31 January 2025 Undisclosed (Reported £3m) 30 June 2028 14 Jenson Metcalfe CM Wigan 0 0 Bradford City 16 June 2026 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 16 Daniel Kelly CM East Renfrewshire 16 0 Celtic 23 August 2024 Undisclosed (Reported £400k) 30 June 2027 17 Mark Sykes RM Belfast 0 0 Bristol City 9 July 2026 Free Transfer 30 June 2028 24 Casper de Norre CM Hasselt 115 6 OH Leuven 21 July 2023 Undisclosed (Reported £3.4m) 30 June 2028 25 Luke Cundle CAM Warrington 50 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 January 2025 Undisclosed (Reported £1m) 30 June 2028 26 Benicio Baker LW/RW Hammersmith 0 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 February 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 31 Raees Bangura-Williams LW/RW Lambeth 31 2 Tooting & Mitcham United 31 December 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 45 Alfie Doughty LWB/LW London 28 0 Luton Town 28 July 2025 Undisclosed 30 July 2028 49 Derek Mazou-Sacko CM Sarcelles 24 1 Troyes 31 August 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 Forwards 7 Taïryk Arconte CF Les Abymes 0 0 Rodez 23 June 2026 £2.6m 30 June 2029 9 Mihailo Ivanović CF Novi Sad 87 22 Vojvodina 30 August 2024 Undisclosed (Reported £2.8m) 30 June 2027 11 Femi Azeez FW Westminster 75 15 Reading 1 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 19 Josh Coburn CF Bedale 52 15 Middlesbrough 26 June 2025 Undisclosed (Reported £5m) 30 June 2028 22 Kyrell Lisbie LW London 0 0 Peterborough 26 July 2026 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 28 Ajay Matthews LW/RW Middlesbrough 3 0 Middlesbrough 30 January 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 29 Zak Lovelace CF Wandsworth 4 0 Rangers 3 February 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 – Lyndon Dykes CF Gold Coast 0 0 Charlton 6 August 2026 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 Out on Loan
Transfers In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. 16 June 2026 CM Jenson Metcalfe Bradford City Undisclosed 23 June 2026 CF Taïryk Arconte Rodez £2,600,000 6 July 2026 CAM Mathis Servais Mechelen £5,100,000 9 July 2026 RM Mark Sykes Bristol City Free 15 July 2026 CB Elkan Baggott Ipswich Town Undisclosed 26 July 2026 LW Kyrell Lisbie Peterborough United £3,000,000 2 August 2026 CB Danny Batth Derby County Free 6 August 2026 CF Lyndon Dykes Charlton Athletic 21 August 2026 RB Jordi Osei-Tutu Bolton Wanderers 1 September 2026 GK Filip Marschall Stevenage Undisclosed CB Lloyd Ofori-Manteaw Norwich City Free LB Wahab Ojetoro Swansea City 4 September 2026 LW Yanis Issoufou Montpellier £2,100,000
Expenditure: ~ £10,700,000 (excluding add-ons)
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. 3 July 2026 CF Macaulay Langstaff Salford City Undisclosed 9 July 2026 CM Barry Bannan Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer 14 July 2026 LB Adam Mayor Hibernian Undisclosed 2 September 2026 RW Femi Azeez Brighton & Hove Albion £12,500,000
Income: ~ £12,500,000
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerFromLoaned untilRef. 2 September 2026 RW Romain Esse Crystal Palace End of Season
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToLoaned untilRef. 30 July 2026 CM Rafiq Lamptey Chesterfield End of Season 1 August 2026 CB Kamarl Grant Bromley 4 August 2026 RW Sheldon Kendall Gillingham 27 August 2026 RW Ra'ees Bangura-Williams Cambridge United 1 September 2026 CF Ajay Matthews Exeter City 25 September 2026 CM Alfie Massey Hornchurch 3 January 2027
Released / Out of Contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoined dateRef. 30 June 2026 CF Frankie Baker Tonbridge Angels 1 July 2026 CB Jet Dyer Dagenham & Redbridge CB Wes Harding Plymouth Argyle LB Ben Drake Eastleigh 9 July 2026 CDM Billy Mitchell Sheffield Wednesday 19 July 2026 RB Danny McNamara Charlton Athletic 23 July 2026 LB Joe Bryan CF Jaiden Celestine-Charles CB Kane Dixon CB Dean Forbes GK Caspar Lindner GK Ronnie Sandford CM Oliver Whitby CB Harvey Whiteman CF William Wright
New Contract DatePos.PlayerContract untilRef.First team 15 May 2026 CM Casper de Norre 30 June 2028 RB Ryan Leonard 8 July 2026 GK Joel Coleman 30 June 2027 4 August 2026 CM Massimo Luongo Academy 3 July 2026 CB Freddie Freedman Undisclosed CM Archie Kirby GK Ronnie Sandford CM Jayden Tektaş CM Jaydon Thomas-Smith CM Sacha Tsugita Vieira 4 September 2026 CB Lyndon Snelgrove Undisclosed
Pre-season and friendlies On 4 June, Millwall announced three pre-season friendlies against Gillingham, Bromley and Royal Antwerp. Fourteen days later, a training camp in Alicante along with two friendlies against Andorra and Eldense were confirmed. On 22 June, a visit to Stevenage was added.
Competitions Overall record
EFL Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The 2026–27 Championship fixtures were released on 25 June 2026.
FA Cup
As a Championship side, Millwall will enter the FA Cup in the third round.
EFL Cup
Millwall were drawn away to Queens Park Rangers in the first round, to Cambridge United in the second round and then home to Newcastle United in the third round.
Statistics Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate loaned in player
|colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
Disciplinary record
RankNo.Pos.PlayerChampionshipFA CupEFL CupTotal 1 14 CM Jenson Metcalfe 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 2 17 RM Mark Sykes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 LB Zak Sturge 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 CF Lyndon Dykes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 CF Josh Coburn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 LW Kyrell Lisbie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 CDM Casper De Norre 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 44 CM Alfie Massey 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 49 CM Derek Mazou-Sacko 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 0 1
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