- Millwall have made several additions and departures in this summer’s transfer window as they aim to meet the pressure of getting back into the play-offs.
- Scott McDonald, Darren Purse, Simeon Jackson, Don Hutchison, Jamie Vincent, Darius Henderson, Liam Trotter, Benik Afobe, Mahlon Romeo, and Jed Wallace are among the best players to have left Millwall on free transfers.
- Jed Wallace, valued at €6.50 million, is considered the best player to have left the club, having played 260 games, scored 42 goals, and provided 49 assists.
Millwall have always been a club that goes about their transfer business in a quiet manner.
The Lions did the same thing again this summer, bringing in new players for the next season but also letting players leave.
The South London club has made a good start to the 2023/24 season, but given that they have been in and around the play-offs for the last several seasons, there will be pressure on them to fulfill those goals once more.
The summer transfer market for this season is in its closing week, and Millwall, like most EFL clubs, will no doubt be seeking to do some business.
At the start of this summer, Millwall saw numerous first-team players leave on free transfers, which got us thinking at Football League World. Who are Millwall’s ten finest players who have left on a free transfer, according to Transfermarkt.
Here we have taken a look…
10Scott McDonald
Coming in as Millwall’s tenth-best player to leave the club is striker Scott McDonald, who was valued at €1.00m when he left.
The Australian started his career at Southampton, but fairly early in his career he moved around, playing for Huddersfield Town and AFC Bournemouth.
Arguably his best moments in his career came when he was playing for Celtic and Middlesbrough. It was in 2013 when he signed for the Lions, staying at the club for 18 months, and in that time, he played 60 games for the club, recording six goals and nine assists.
9Darren Purse
Darren Purse is next on the list, and he left Millwall on a free transfer to join Plymouth Argyle in January 2012 and was again valued at €1.00 million at the time.
The centre-back was only with the South London club for a season, and in that time, he made just 14 appearances for the club, scoring just one goal.
8Simeon Jackson
Simoen Jackson is eighth on the list of Millwall’s best players to leave the club on a free transfer, as at the time of his departure he had a transfer value of €1.00m.
He may be known to many football fans, as he did play for a lot of clubs during his playing career. He joined Millwall in 2014, but he only stayed at the club for six months, and in August of that year, he left to join Coventry City.
Jackson scored just twice in the 14 appearances he made for the London club.
7Don Hutchison
Don Hutchison joined Millwall at the latter end of his football career after good spells at Liverpool, Everton, and West Ham United.
He joined Millwall from their arch-rivals West Ham in 2005, but he only stayed at the club for three months, as he signed for Coventry City in November of that year.
When he left Millwall, he was valued at €1.25 million, making him Millwall’s seventh-best player to leave on a free transfer.
6Jamie Vincent
Coming in as Millwall’s joint-fifth-best player to leave the club on a free transfer is former left-back Jamie Vincent.
The defender joined the club on a free transfer from Derby County, and in his short time at the club, he played 21 games for the Lions.
He left to sign for Yeovil Town in February 2006, and at that time he was valued at €1.50 million.
5Darius Henderson
Along with Jamie Vincent, Darius Henderson is also Millwall’s fifth-best player to leave the club, and that is because he was valued at €1.50 million.
Henderson was a free signing for Millwall, joining in the summer of 2011 after leaving Sheffield United.
The Englishman played 56 times for the South London side, netting 26 times and providing eight assists.
The forward was a good buy for the club, but he didn’t stay long, as in January 2013, he signed for Nottingham Forest on a free transfer.
4Liam Trotter
Midfielder Liam Trotter is currently Millwall’s fourth-best player to leave the club on a free transfer, as he was valued at €1.60 million.
Trotter joined the Lions from Ipswich Town in 2010 for a transfer fee, and he stayed with the club for four years before leaving to join Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer.
Trotter, who is now retired from football, played 164 times for the club, scoring 26 goals and providing 25 assists. His time with the South London club can be deemed a relative success.
3Benik Afobe
One of Millwall’s most recent players is striker Benik Afobe, who left the club in January 2023 to join Hatta Club on a free transfer.
Afobe had a loan spell at Millwall before joining the club on a permanent basis from Stoke City in 2022. His time at the club saw him make over 60 appearances, scoring 15 goals and registering five assists.
He is Millwall’s third-best player to leave on a free transfer, as he was valued at €1.80 million.
2Mahlon Romeo
Standing as Millwall’s second-best player to leave on a free transfer is former right-back Mahlon Romeo.
He left the club in July 2022 to join Cardiff City on a free transfer, and he left with a transfer value of €2.00 million.
Romeo joined Millwall in 2015 from Gillingham on a free transfer, and in his seven years at the club, he was one of their most important players.
He played 221 times for the club and was part of the side that earned promotion from League One and climbed up the Championship table.
The defender is still playing and is still part of the team at Cardiff City.
1Jed Wallace
Millwall’s best player to leave the club is winger Jed Wallace, who has a transfer value of €6.50 million.
Wallace had a couple of loan spells at Millwall before he joined the club on a permanent basis in 2017 from Wolves.
His time with the Lions was deemed a great success, as the 28-year-old became one of the best attackers in the Championship.
Wallace played 260 times for Millwall, scoring 42 goals and registering 49 assists in the process. The attacker left the club to join West Brom in July 2022, and he has continued to be an attacking threat in the division.
