Millwall fell short of a Championship playoff place but it wasn\u2019t a season devoid of promise and there were plenty of thrills and spills along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It will no doubt come as a disappointment that the Lions failed to achieve a top-six spot, but we look back at the highlights of the season in Bermondsey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Millwall kicked off the campaign with a 0-0 home draw against Stoke, but it didn\u2019t take long for the Lions to pick up their first win of the season when beating Rotherham 1-0 at the New York Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Gary Rowett\u2019s side then went on a run that saw them lose just one of their opening eight second-tier matches, highlighted by good wins against Luton and Swansea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lions were up to third after the first eight games of the Championship campaign and a good season looked on the cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Things rather dried up for the Lions in the coming weeks and a run of five straight draws followed a promising beginning. However, those stalemates came against the likes of Champions Norwich and play-off contenders Reading and Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jed Wallace\u2019s superb 35-yard free-kick against the Royals stole the show during that run and the strike was a worthy goal of the season contender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Bartosz Bialkowski landed the Millwall player of the season award last year and his safe hands saw him take the crown for a second campaign running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Polish international has kept 17 clean sheets this season and that includes shut-outs against all of the Championship\u2019s top-three outfits, Norwich, Watford and Brentford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bialkowski kept 16 clean sheets last term and to go one better this season is an excellent achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A brilliant mid-season run saw Millwall move firmly into the promotion picture, with Rowett guiding his side to just three defeats in 17 second-tier matches, stretching from January to April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That improved form included wins over Reading, Middlesbrough and Stoke and was highlighted by a 4-1 hammering of Sheffield Wednesday at the Den.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There may not have been fans at the Den for the majority of the season, but Millwall managed to sign off their second-tier home campaign with an excellent 4-1 win against Bristol City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Supporters of the Lions will be hoping to be back in the stands to see further progress from their side next term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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