Morton's canning and preserve factory in the Millwall area of the Isle of Dogs in London's East End in 1885.

[2] First founded in Aberdeen in 1849 to supply sailing ships with food, the company opened their first English cannery and food processing plant at Millwall docks in 1872 and attracted a workforce from across the country, including the east coast of Scotland, primarily Dundee.

[2] The club secretary was seventeen-year-old Jasper Sexton,[3] the son of the landlord of The Islander pub in Tooke Street where Millwall held their meetings.

Millwall Rovers' first fixture was on 3 October 1885 against Fillebrook, a team that played in Leytonstone.

[2] Club secretary Jasper Sexton submitted to the Football Annual the following record, of played 24, won 17, drawn 3 and lost 4.