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Derby County F.C.
Badge of Derby County F.C.
Full nameDerby County Football Club
Nickname(s)The Rams
Founded1884
(by William Morley)
GroundPride Park Stadium
Derby, England
(Capacity 33.597)
OwnerUnited States Andrew Appleby
ChairmanEngland Adam Pearson
ManagerEngland Nigel Clough
LeagueThe Championship
2008–09The Championship, 18th
Current season

Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby, England, playing in the Football League Championship.

The club was founded in 1884 and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888. It is therefore one of only eleven clubs to have appeared in every season of league football since its inception. Derby's competitive history includes two spells as English League Champions, one FA Cup title and an appearance in the European Cup semi-finals. The club is nicknamed The Rams in tribute to its links with The First Regiment of Derby Militia, which took a ram as its mascot and the song The Derby Ram as its regimental song.[1]

History

Main article: History of Derby County F.C.
Main article: Derby County F.C. seasons

Derby County F.C. was formed in 1884 as an offshoot of Derbyshire County Cricket Club in an attempt to give players and supporters a winter interest as well as secure the cricket club extra revenue. The original intention was to name the club “Derbyshire County F.C.” to highlight the link, though the Derbyshire FA, formed in 1883, objected on the grounds it was too long. Playing their home matches at the cricket club’s the Racecourse Ground 1884/85 saw the club undertake an extensive programme of friendly matches, the first of which was a 6-0 defeat to Great Lever on September 13 1884. The club’s first competitive match came in the 1885 FA Cup, where they lost 7-0 at home to Walsall Town.

== Progression of Record Transfer Fee (Post War) ==
Billy Steel - £15,500 from Greenock Morton, Jun. 1947
Johnny Morris - £24,500 from Man. Utd., Mar. 1948
Kevin Hector - £40,000 from Bradford P.A.. Sept. 1966
Willie Carlin - £60,000 from Sheff. Utd., Aug. 1968
Terry Hennessey - £100,000 from Nott Forest, Feb 1970
Colin Todd - £170,000 from Sunderland, Feb 1971
David Nish - £225,000 from Leciester C., Aug. 1972
Dave Swindlehurst - £410,000 from Crystal Pal., Apr 1980
Mark Wright - £760,000 from Southampton, Aug. 1987
Dean Saunders - £1m from Oxford Utd, Oct. 1988
Paul Kitson - £1.3m from Leicester C., Mar. 1992
Tommy Johnson - £1.375m from Notts County, Mar. 1992
Craig Short - £2.65m from Notts County, Sept. 1992
Seth Johnson - £3m from Crewe Alex, July 1999
Robert Earnshaw - £3.65m from Norwich C., Jun, 2007

- According to Derby County: The Complete Record
Steve Bloomer

Arguably the most important result in the club’s history came in the following seasons FA Cup, when a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa, already an emerging force in English football, helped establish Derby County F.C. on the English football map, helping the club to attract better opposition for friendlies and, in 1888, an invitation into the inaugral Football League. They opening day of the first ever league season was September 8 1888, when Derby came from 3-0 down away to Bolton Wanderers to win 6-3, though the club ultimately finished 10th out of 12 teams. They absorbed another Derby club, Derby Midland F.C., who had been members of the Midland League, in 1891, leaving them as Derby's sole professional football club. Steve Bloomer, generally considered to be Derby County's best-ever player, joined the club in 1892. In 1895 the club moved to a new stadium, The Baseball Ground (so called because it was previously used for baseball), which became their home for the next 102 years, and adopted their traditional colours of black and white. Although Derby were inconsistent in the league, though they did finish runners-up to Aston Villa on 1896 as well as achieving a number of third place finished, they were a strong force in the FA Cup, appearing in three finals in six years around the turn of the 20th Century, though lost all three, in 1898 (3-1 to Nottingham Forest[2], 1899 (4-1 to Sheffield United) [3] and 1903 (6-0 to Bury [4]. Bloomer was sold to Middlesbrough, due to financial constraints, in 1906 and the club subsequently suffered its first ever relegation following season [5], but under Jimmy Methven's management they re-signed Steve Bloomer and regained their First Division place in 1911.[6] In 1914 they were relegated again, but instantly won the Second Division to get promoted [6] (though World War I meant that they had to wait until 1919 to play First Division football again). After two seasons, they were relegated yet again in 1921. However, the appointment of George Jobey in 1925 kickstarted a successful period for the Rams and, after promotion in 1926[7] the club became a formidable force, with high finishes from the late 1920s and all through the 1930s.[7][8], including finishing runners up twice.

Derby were one of several clubs to close down during the Second World War but restarted in the early 1940s, in part due to the persistence of Jack Nicholas and Jack Webb. Aided by the adding of Raich Carter and Peter Doherty, who had both been stationed in Loughborough during the War, Derby were one step ahead of the opposition when competitive football resumed with the 1946 FA Cup and won their first major trophy with a 4-1 victory over Charlton Athletic [9][10] The League restarted the following season after a break due to World War II and, under the management of Stuart McMillan, as well as twice breaking the British Transfer Record to sign Billy Steel and Johnny Morris to replace the retired Carter and Doherty, finished fourth and third in the 1948 and 1949 seasons respectively, before a steady decline set in and the club was relegated in 1953, after nearly 30 years in the top flight, and again in 1955 to drop to the third tier of English football for the first time in their history. [11] Harry Storer led Derby back into the second tier at the second attempt in 1957, though the club progressed no further over the next decade under either Storer or his successor, former Derby player Tim Ward.

In 1967, Brian Clough took over and led them to their greatest glory. Having clinched the influential signing of Dave Mackay, Derby were promoted to the First Division in 1969, finished fourth in 1970[12], got banned from competing in Europe due to financial irregularities in 1971, and won their first ever Football League Championship in 1972[13]. Though Derby did not retain their title the following season, they did reach the semi-finals of the European Cup. They lost to Juventus in a controversial match which was subject to subsequent allegations that the Italian club had bribed the match officials, leading Clough, to call the Italians "cheating bastards".[14] Clough's frequent outspoken comments against football's establishment eventually led to him falling out with the board of directors at the club, and Clough left in 1973. Despite the departure, Derby's League success was repeated in 1974-1975 season when they won the title under Dave Mackay. However, Derby's form declined towards the end of the 1970s and they went down to the Second Division in 1980. Though they challenged well in their first season, Derby's stay in the Second Division was not a happy one and they were relegated to the Third Division for only the second time in their history in 1984.

Arthur Cox

After the relegation, the club appointed Arthur Cox who turned the club around with successive promotions in the mid 1980s to get the club back into the old First Division in 1987. The financial backing of new Chairman Robert Maxwell saw starts such as Peter Shilton, Mark Wright, Dean Saunders and Ted McMinn bought to the club, and they finished fifth in the 1988-89 season However, English clubs were banned from European competition at the time following the Heysel Stadium Disaster, so the Rams missed out on their place in the UEFA Cup A lack of further investment from Maxwell lead to a decline shortly after. With Maxwell soon dead, the club was relegated back to the Second Division in 1991. At this time, local newspaper businessman Lionel Pickering became the majority shareholder of the club. In 1992 Derby paid £2.5 million for Notts County central defender Craig Short, at time - and for five years afterwards - the most expensive player to be signed by a club outside the top flight. Cox resigned in late 1993 citing health problems, and Roy McFarland returned as manager. McFarland failed to get the side anywhere near the top of the division apart from a defeat at the hands of Leicester City in the 1993-94 play-off final and was sacked in 1995. Jim Smith was then appointed as the club's new manager. Although the season started slowly, the signing of sweeper Igor Stimac in the early autumn proved pivotal. Throwing his brief of 'a top-half finish' out the window, Smith guided the Rams to a second-place finish and the Premier League, now the top flight of English football. After several seasons of progress, which also saw the club move into the new 30,000-seat Pride Park Stadium for the 1997-98 season, a sudden decline in form saw Smith resign, to be replaced by former players Colin Todd, who lasted just 3 months, and John Gregory and the Rams were relegated after a six year stay in the top flight, in 2002.

Derby County's relegation saw the club enter a serious financial crisis, which forced them to sell many key players. Gregory was later suspended from his managerial duties over alleged misconduct and former Ipswich Town boss George Burley was brought in. After finishing 20th in the 2003-04 season, a dramatic improvement in the 2004-05 season saw Derby finish 4th in the Football League Championship, qualifying for a promotion play-off spot, though they lost in the semi-finals to Preston North End. Soon afterwards, Burley resigned citing differences between himself and the board. He was replaced by Bolton first team coach,Phil Brown. Brown failed to find much success in the job, however, and was sacked in January 2006, after a bad run of results. Terry Westley, the academy coach at the time, took over first team duties until the end of the season and saved Derby from relegation.

Former Rams Chairman Peter Gadsby

A consortium of local businessmen led by former vice-chairman Peter Gadsby bought the club, reducing its debt and returning Pride Park Stadium to the club's ownership in the process. In June 2006, former Preston North End boss Billy Davies was appointed Derby County's new permanent manager. In his first season, Davies took Derby to the Championship play-offs, where they beat Southampton on penalties in the semi-finals before defeating West Bromwich Albion 1-0 with a second-half Stephen Pearson goal at the new Wembley Stadium to secure a return to the Premier League and the associated £60m windfall. In October 2007, Peter Gadsby stepped down as Chairman to be replaced by former Hull City owner Adam Pearson, who immediately began searching for investment from overseas.[15] After a poor start to the season, manager Billy Davies left by mutual consent in November.[16] He was succeeded by Paul Jewell,[17] who failed to save the club from relegation. Derby became the first club to be relegated from the Premier League in March,[18] recorded the Premier League's lowest-ever points total[19] and equalled Loughborough's 108-year Football League record of going through an entire season with only one win. In January, the club was taken over by American sport mogul Andrew Appleby's General Sports and Entertainment, with Pearson remaining as de-facto chairman.[20]

Derby's match at home to Sheffield United on 13 September 2008 generated much media coverage as it was approaching a year since Derby's last league win, a run which saw the club break the English league record for most matches without a win. Just four days short of the anniversary of the 1-0 victory over Newcastle, Rob Hulse scored against his former club as Derby ran out 2-1 winners, earning Paul Jewell his first league win as Derby boss at his 27th attempt. Despite taking the club to the League Cup semi-final, the club's first major cup semi-final since 1978, where Derby lost 4-3 to Manchester United over two legs, Jewell resigned as manager in December 2008.[21]. He was replaced by Nigel Clough, son of the club's legendary manager Brian, who had successfully managed nearby non-league club, Burton Albion.

Kit

1884-94 kit

Derby County's original colours (right) were amber, chocolate and blue, though by the 1890s the club had adopted its now traditional colours of black and white, still in use today.[22] The colours of away kits have varied widely, and although they are usually yellow/gold or blue, the colour for the away kit for the 2008-09 season is fluorescent green, and was first shown to the general public on 12 August 2008[23]. The club also introduced a surprise third kit on 30 August 2008. Similar in design to the club's away kit of the 1970s, being designed with blue and white stripes and reminiscent of the Argentina strip, the style was re-introduced following feedback from fans who said it was one of their favourite kits from the club's past.[24]

Kit manufacturers Shirt sponsors

Club badge

Derby County's badge from 1946-1971

Like most old football clubs, Derby County did not initially have any badge displayed on their shirts. Their first badge was introduced in 1924. The badge consisted of a circular shield spilt into three equally sized sections, representing the club, its fans and the area, in three equally sized sections, all containing items traditionally associated with the city of Derby: a Tudor rose and a crown in one section, a buck in a park in the second and a ram's head in the final section. The badge was worn on the players' shirts for just two seasons before they reverted to plain shirts.

By 1934, another badge had been introduced. This time it was a traditionally shaped shield, again with three sections. The buck in the park had been removed and the rose and the crown had been split up and now occupied a section each. The ram's head also remained and was now given the largest section of the shield. The badge never appeared on the players' shirts. The shield was modified in 1946 when the rose and crown were removed and replaced with the letters DC (Derby County) and FC (Football Club) respectively. The badge, right, was featured on to the player's shirts from its introduction onwards, though the ram's head on its own was used from the late 1960s (the full shield, however, remained the club's official logo).

Derby County's badge from 1997-2007

A new club badge was introduced in 1971, featuring a more modern design that, with modifications, is still in use today. The badge was initially consisted of a stylised white ram facing left. The badge was first modified slightly in 1979 to include the text 'Derby County FC' under the ram (though the ram remained on its own on away kits). In 1982 the ram turned to face to the right and the text under it was removed. The ram was surrounded by a wreath of laurel and the text 'Centenary 1984-1985' was printed underneath for the club's centenary season. The laurel was removed and the text reading 'Derby County FC' returned from the next season. In 1993, the ram faced left again and the text was removed once more. From 1995, the ram faced right and was enclosed in a diamond, with a gold banner reading 'Derby County FC' underneath and the text '1884' (the year of the club's foundation) underneath that. The design was changed again in 1997 (see right): the ram faced now left and the golden banner now simply read 'Derby County'; the diamond and year of formation were removed. A decade later, in 2007, the badge was modified again (to the one seen at top of this article), with the ram (still facing left) and the text 'Est. 1884' now in the middle of a circular frame featuring 'Derby County Football Club' in gold lettering.

Stadiums

As an offshoot of Derbyshire County Cricket Club, it was natural for Derby to set up home at the The Racecourse Ground. They moved to the The Baseball Ground in 1895 and spent 102 years at the ground, crammed between housing and a foundry. At its 1969-1980 peak, the ground could hold over 40,000 spectators but, following the Taylor Report and the switch to all-seater stadia, the ground's capacity was reduced to just 18,300 by the 1990s- unsuitable for a then ambitious First Division side. Despite initially hoping to rebuild the Baseball Ground to hold 26,000 spectators, and rejecting the offer of two sites elsewhere in Derby, then -Chairman Lionel Pickering announced in February 1996 the intention to move to a new, purpose built stadium at the newly regenerated Pride Park, with the last ever first team game at the Baseball Ground being in May 1997, a 1-3 home defeat to Arsenal, though it continued to host reserve games until 2003. Derby's new ground, named Pride Park Stadium, was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 18 July, with a friendly against Sampdoria following on 4 August. Each of Derby's three grounds have hosted a full England International - England beating Ireland 9-0 at the County Ground in 1895, Ireland 2-1 at the Baseball Ground in 1911 and then Mexico 4-0 in May 2001.

Supporters and rivalry

Rivalries

Main article: East Midlands derby

Derby County's fiercest rivals are Nottingham Forest[25], who are based in Nottingham, a city a few miles north-east of Derby. When the two sides meet it is known as the East Midlands Derby and the winners are awarded the Brian Clough Trophy. In 2009, sheep heads were thrown through pub windows in Derby before a match with their local rivals.[26]

There are also smaller, but significant, rivalries with Leicester City, also based in the East Midlands, [27] and Leeds United who, despite not being as geographically near to Derby as Forest or Leicester, are disliked due to ongoing friction from the early 1970s when Derby and Leeds were two of the top English teams and the scarcely concealed hostility between their respective managers, Brian Clough and Don Revie. [27] The rivalry is covered, to a degree, in the novel and film The Damned United.

Support

Derby is often acknowledged as a 'passionate football town' by rival supporters[28] and the press alike. For example, Tony Francis of The Daily Telegraph noted when discussing the East Midlands Derby "Derby is a passionate football town. Possibly more so than Nottingham... Even in Division Two, it's a reasonable bet that crowds at Pride Park would not fall far below 20,000. It's historical, it's geographical, it's in the blood. Some places have it, some don't."[29]

During the 2007-2008 Premiership season Derby County fans were repeatedly referred to as the best in the country due to their loyalty despite the club's disastrous campaign.[30] Almost every home game at Pride Park Stadium was sold out by the Derby fans and the club also had a great following away from home. The recognition included them being named fans of the season in much national coverage of the season, even winning an award from Nuts Magazine[31], and being named the most loyal supporters in the country in a 2008 survey by Sky Sports Magazine [32]

Statistically, the club had the 12th highest average attendance in the country in both the 2007/08 [33] and 2008/09 seasons [34] despite only having the 15th largest club ground. In 2008/09 they had a larger average attendance than 9 Premiership clubs, despite being in the Championship

The club also has some notable celebrity fans, such as former manager Brian Clough, former James Bond star Timothy Dalton, former Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett MP, Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon MP, double gold medal-winning Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington, actor Tim Brooke-Taylor, actor Robert Lindsay (who wrote the club song "Steve Bloomer's Watching"), author Simon Singh, actor Richard Beckinsale, and former Blue Peter presenter Simon Groom. [35] After portraying Brian Clough in the film adaptation of The Damned United, actor Michael Sheen was also converted to being a Derby fan.[36]

Players

Current players

Current squad

As of 13 May 2009.[37]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Stephen Bywater
2 DF England ENG Paul Connolly (captain)
3 DF Scotland SCO James McEveley
4 MF England ENG Paul Green
5 DF England ENG Jordan Stewart
7 MF Scotland SCO Kris Commons
8 MF Wales WAL Robbie Savage
10 FW Argentina ARG Emanuel Villa
11 FW England ENG Rob Hulse
12 GK England ENG Lewis Price
13 GK England ENG Stephen Bywater
15 FW England ENG Luke Varney
16 MF Australia AUS Mile Sterjovski
17 DF England ENG Dean Leacock
19 DF Wales WAL Lewin Nyatanga
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF England ENG Steve Davies
21 DF Jamaica JAM Claude Davis
23 MF Scotland SCO Gary Teale
24 DF England ENG Miles Addison (vice-captain)
26 MF Australia AUS Ruben Zadkovich
27 MF Scotland SCO Stephen Pearson
28 DF Denmark DEN Martin Albrechtsen
29 FW England ENG Liam Dickinson
31 DF England ENG Mitchell Hanson
32 FW England ENG Chris Porter
34 FW Serbia SRB Aleksandar Prijović
35 DF England ENG Jason Beardsley
37 DF England ENG Mark Dudley
41 DF Ireland EIR Mark O'Brien

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Jamaica JAM Tyrone Mears (at Marseille)
18 MF England ENG Giles Barnes (at Fulham)

Notable Players

  • A complete list of all the Club's former players can be found here

All time XI

England
England
TBA
TBA
England
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
Derby County F.C. All Time First XI.

As part of the club's 125th Anniversary celebrations[38], it was announced that during 2009 each month a vote would be carried out to decide on the club's official All Time XI, starting in February 2009 with the goalkeeper, with the following eight months offering opportunities for Derby's support to select a team based within a 4-4-2 formation, with December's vote being reserved for the manager.[39] Voting closed on the 25th of each month, with the winner being announced in the following few days.[40]

Player Position Years
at Club
Colin Boulton[41] Goalkeeper 1964-78
Ron Webster[42]
 Right Back 1960-78
David Nish[43]
 Left Back
 1972-79
TBA Centre Back
TBA Centre Back
TBA Right Wing
TBA Centre Midfielder
TBA Centre Midfielder
TBA Left Wing
TBA Centre Forward
TBA Centre Forward
TBA Manager

English Football Hall of Fame members

Several ex-players/managers associated with Derby County are represented in the English Football Hall of Fame, which was created in 2002 as a celebration of those who have achieved at the very peak of the English game. To be considered for induction players/managers must be 30 years of age or older and have played/managed for at least five years in England.[44]

Football League 100 Legends

The Football League 100 Legends is a list of "100 legendary football players" produced by The Football League in 1998, to celebrate the 100th season of League football. Eight former Derby players made the list.


The Jack Stamps Trophy (Player of the year)

Derby County's Player Of The Season award is voted for by the clubs supporters and named in honour of Jackie Stamps - who scored two goals in Derby's sole FA Cup final victory in 1946. It was first introduced in the 1968/69 season, the season in which the club won the Football League Second Division to finally return to the top flight of English Football after a 16 year absence. The inaugural winner was Roy McFarland. The first man to win the trophy twice was Steve Buckley, with Mark Wright the only other player to manage the feat, who is also the only player to win the trophy in consecutive seasons. In total, the award has been presented 40 times. The award proved somewhat controversial in the club's 2007-08 season, when the club finished on an English record low of just 11 points and recorded only one victory. Despite it being initially announced at a fans forum conference on 11 March 2008 that the trophy would not be handed out for the 2007–08 campaign, it was announced before the Aston Villa home match on 12 April 2008 that it would be held but with the Fans included as a nominee.[45] The fans, in protest at the campaign, duly voted for themselves and won the trophy. [46]This wasn't an isolated incidence in the history of the trophy, however, mirroring the 2002–03 season when the fans (who had been given the number 12 squad number by then manager John Gregory) voted themselves 2nd, narrowly behind Georgi Kinkladze.


Managers

Management team

  • Manager: Nigel Clough
  • Assistant Manager: Gary Crosby
  • First-team Coach: Andy Garner
  • Fitness Coach: Nigel Ashley-Jones
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Gary Walsh; Martin Taylor
  • Scout: Bill Green
  • Academy Staff: John Perkins; Michael Forsyth; Darren Wassall
  • Academy Head Scout: Mick Elliot
  • Physiotherapists: Alan Tomlinson, Neil Sullivan
  • Assistant Physiotherapist: Ben Taylor
  • Kit Managers: Gordon Guthrie, Jonathan Davidson

Managerial History

Below is a list of all the permanent managers that Derby County have had since the appointment of Harry Newbould in 1900[47]. In the 16 years prior to Newbould's appointment, the team was selected by club committee, a standard practice by football clubs at the time. The club's current manager, Nigel Clough, is their 26th in all, and was appointed in January 2009, as a successor to Paul Jewell who resigned in December 2008. For a more detailed list, including the various caretaker managers the club has had, please check here.

Board of directors and ownership

The club is owned by an international investment group led by General Sports and Entertainment LLC.[48]

Club mascot

Derby County's mascot, Rammie

Derby's mascot is a ram named Rammie. Rammie is a full time employee of the club who also works to maintain the clubs links with fans and the East Midlands in general, such as school visits to promote literacy and charity events.[49][50] Rammie originally emerged as a more friendly option to the club's traditional links with the British Army.

Rammie was the first full-time mascot in football[51]. Rammie's traditional activities include penalty shoot-outs with members of the crowd (from both the Home and Away ends) at half time, with Rammie as goalkeeper, and warming the crowd up before the match and encouraging them during it. Rammie is a very popular figure amongst Rams' fans [52][53] and, in 2005, released his first DVD, which features the character reading from Aesop's Fables in the Derbyshire countryside.[51]

Club academy

Derby County's academy, called Moor Farm, is a purpose-built complex situated near the city suburb of Oakwood. It was built in 2003, at a cost of £5m[54] , to replace the club's previous academy, The Ram-Arena, which was based at Raynesway. It covers 50 acres (200,000 m2) and features six full-sized training pitches plus an indoor pitch and includes a gym, restaurant, ProZone room and a laundry.[54]

In April 2009 Clough announced his intention to restructure the academy, appointing former Derby players Darren Wassall and Michael Forsyth [55] and Wolves Academy director John Perkins to the backroom staff, to replace the departed Phil Cannon, David Lowe and Brian Burrows.[56]

When opening the academy then Chairman Lionel Pickering said that the intent was to have "at least eight players from the Academy... in the first-team within three years."[54] Although this wasn't achieved, the current first team squad includes several players who have worked their way up through the ranks, namely highly rated England under-19 international Giles Barnes, Miles Addison and Welsh international defender Lewin Nyatanga. Others, such as Paris Simmons and Jason Beardsley have been involved with the first team squad, either on the bench or as substitutes.

Other notable players produced by the academy in recent years include England under-21 internationalists Tom Huddlestone and Lee Camp.

Honours

Note: the leagues and divisions of English football have changed somewhat over time, so here they are grouped into their relative levels on the English football league system at the time they were won to allow easy comparison of the achievement

  • Premier League and predecessors (level 1 of the English football league system)
  • Football League Championship and predecessors (level 2 of the English football league system)
  • Football League One and predecessors (level 3 of the English football league system)

See also - Brian Clough Trophy

Derby County in Europe

Main article: Derby County F.C. in Europe

Derby first competed in Europe when they entered the 1972-73 European Cup after winning the 1971-72 First Division Title, reaching the semi-final stages, were they lost 3-1 on aggregate to Juventus in controversial circumstances. They had qualified for the 1970-71 Fairs Cup after finishing the 1969-70 First Division in 4th, but were banned from entering the competition for financial regularities. The 70s was the Derby County’s peak in English football and they qualified for Europe in three of the next four seasons, competing in the Uefa Cup or the European Cup in each of the three seasons between 1974-75 and 1976-77.

The club then declined rapidly and has not appeared in the top European competitions since, though it finished in 5th in the 1989 First Division which would have guaranteed entry into the 1989-90 UEFA Cup but English Clubs were banned from Europe following the Heysel Stadium Disaster.

Outside of major competition, the club competed in the Anglo-Italian Cup between 1992-93 and 1994-95, reaching the final in 1993, losing 3-1 to Cremonese at Wembley.

Club records

Main article: Derby County F.C. records

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  57. ^ Statistics taken from Rothman's Football Yearbook 2008.
  58. ^ Includes only those caps won whilst at Derby County
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