Millwall F.C.–West Ham United F.C. rivalry

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The football rivalry between Millwall and West Ham United is one of the longest-standing and most intense in English football. Originating in the late 19th century as a derby between rival shipbuilding and dockworking communities in East and South East London, the clubs were originally founded as Millwall Rovers (later Millwall Athletic) in 1885 on the Isle of Dogs, in the East End of London, and Thames Ironworks in 1895 in Canning Town in East London, then part of Essex. The match was historically known as the Dockers Derby, as both sets of supporters were predominantly dockworkers at shipyards on the River Thames. A central element of terrace tradition among West Ham supporters holds that Millwall dockers acted as strike-breakers during historic industrial disputes, a narrative that deeply intensified hostility between the two fanbases alongside competition for river trade. In 1904, West Ham moved to the Boleyn Ground, more often referred to as Upton Park, which was in Essex until a London...

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