Supporters of Millwall FC have the worst reputation in British football. A new photo project by London-based photographer Jérôme Favre set out to find whether it is still warranted. And it’s now been turned into a new book, too.
WRITTEN BY: TOM MAY
19 JULY 2023
In the late 1960s, Millwall Football Club developed a reputation for violence and organised football hooliganism. Hence the popular chant from the terraces: “No one likes us, we don’t care”.
The club, and football as a whole, has changed massively since then, but to most people born in the last century, the reputation remains. And so we were fascinated to hear about a photography project that focuses on what Millwall supporters are actually like today.
Inside story
The project is the work of Jérôme Favre, a French documentary and portrait photographer based in New Cross, London. “Over the last three years, I undertook a project called No One Likes Us, an immersive photo documentary inside the world of Millwall FC,” he explains. “It’s a fresh look at Millwall supporters that re-evaluates their reputation in contemporary football culture.”
