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Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby, England. The club will compete in the Football League Championship in the 2008/2009 season following relegation from the Premier League in the 2007/08 season. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Football club names are a part of the sports culture, reflecting century-old traditions. ... This article is about the building type. ... // Pride Park Stadium is a football (soccer) stadium in the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby city centre in the UK. It is owned by and is the home of Derby County F.C. The stadium holds 33,597 spectators. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Paul Steven Jewell (born 28 September 1964, Liverpool, England) is the current manager of Derby County, having been appointed on November 28, 2007. ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ... The 2007â€“08 season is the 128th season of competitive football in England. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see list of professional sports leagues. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... It has been suggested that replica shirt be merged into this article or section. ... soccer jersey left arm with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Malmö FF Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... soccer jersey right arm with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Malmö FF Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... It has been suggested that replica shirt be merged into this article or section. ... â€œSoccerâ€ redirects here. ... // Pride Park Stadium is a football (soccer) stadium in the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby city centre in the UK. It is owned by and is the home of Derby County F.C. The stadium holds 33,597 spectators. ... This article is about the city of Derby in England. ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see list of professional sports leagues. ...

The club was founded in 1884 and is notable as being one of the 12 founder members of the Football League. It is therefore one of only eleven clubs to have appeared in all 109 seasons of the football league 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] The Football League is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... UEFA Champions League, which replaced the European Champions Cup, is a seasonal club football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... Species See text. ...

History

The club was formed in 1884 as an offshoot of Derbyshire County Cricket Club^[2], initially playing at the Racecourse Ground. As well as competing in a number of friendly matches and informal competitions, Derby County also entered the FA Cup. Derby County were founder members of The Football League when it was launched in 1888^[2]. In 1891 they absorbed Derby Midland F.C. Steve Bloomer, generally considered to be Derby County's best-ever player^[3], joined the club in 1892. In 1895 the club moved to a new stadium, The Baseball Ground^[4], which became their home for the next 102 years, and adopted their traditional colours of black and white. Derby County Football Club are an English football club. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1884 throughout the world. ... Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire. ... The Racecourse Ground, otherwise known as the County Ground, is a cricket ground in Derby and has been the home of Derbyshire County Cricket Club since at least 1871. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... The Football League is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1888 throughout the world. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1891 throughout the world. ... Derby Midland F.C. were an English football club in existence from 1883 until 1891. ... Steve Bloomer Stephen Bloomer (January 20, 1874 - April 16, 1938) was an English footballer from 1892 until 1914. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1892 throughout the world. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: Tis empty of content, alas! If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... The Baseball Ground was a stadium in Derby, UK. It was first used for baseball as the home of Derby County Baseball Club from 1890 until 1898 and then for football (soccer) as the home of Derby County F.C. from 1895 until 1997. ...

On 16 April 1898, Derby appeared in their first FA Cup final at Crystal Palace, but lost 3-1.^[5] They were losing finalists again in 1899^[6] and 1903.^[7] Derby were relegated to the Football League's Second Division for the first time in 1907^[8], but under Jimmy Methven's management they re-signed Steve Bloomer and regained their First Division place in 1911.^[9] is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: Tis empty of content, alas! If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional football team based in the London Borough of Croydon. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: Tis empty of content, alas! If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1903 throughout the world. ... From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1907 throughout the world. ... James Methven (December 7, 1868 â€“ March 25, 1953), was a Scottish association football player. ... Steve Bloomer Stephen Bloomer (January 20, 1874 - April 16, 1938) was an English footballer from 1892 until 1914. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1911 throughout the world. ...

In 1914 they were relegated again, but instantly won the Second Division to get promoted ^[9] (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, more successful times lay ahead, instigated by Derby's promotion in 1926.^[10] The club became a formidable force, with high finishes from the late 1920s and all through the 1930s.^[10] ^[11] The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1914 throughout the world. ... â€œThe Great War â€ redirects here. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1919 throughout the world. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1921 throughout the world. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1926 throughout the world. ...

In the 1945-1946 season Derby got to the final of the FA Cup and won by beating Charlton Athletic 4-1 after extra time.^[12] ^[13] The League restarted the following season after a break due to World War II, but Derby could not reproduce their pre-War form and were relegated in 1953. In 1955 they were relegated to the Third Division North for the first time in their history. The third tier proved easy for Derby, though: they were promoted after just two seasons.^[14] The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Current season Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... Extra time is an additional period played at the end of some games of football (soccer) if the score is tied after the two standard periods (halves) of play. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1953 throughout the world. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1955 throughout the world. ... The Third Division North of The Football League was a level in English association football, which ran parallel to Third Division South from 1921 to 1958. ...

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^[15], got banned from competing in Europe due to financial irregularities in 1971, and won their first ever Football League Championship in 1972^[16]. 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".^[17] 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 in 1984. The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1967 throughout the world. ... For the writer, see Bryan Clough. ... Champions League Logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between Europes most successful clubs, regarded as the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. ... Juventus redirects here. ... Chairman of the Board redirects here. ... // First Division David Mackay guided Derby County to their second league title in four years having overcome strong competition from Liverpool, Ipswich Town, Everton, Stoke City, Sheffield United and Middlesbrough in a title race which went right to the wire. ... From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest division in the overall English football league system. ...

After the relegation, the club appointed Arthur Cox to stop the rot — and stop it he did. After a two year stint in the Third Division, Cox's emerging side were promoted to the Second Division and won it at the first attempt, returning to the old First Division in 1987. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 152 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Arthur Cox (footballer) Derby County F.C. Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 152 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Arthur Cox (footballer) Derby County F.C. Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... Arthur Cox is a former English football manager. ...

The club finished fifth in the 1988-1989 season, with the team now containing stars like Peter Shilton, Mark Wright, Dean Saunders and Ted McMinn. 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. The 1988-89 season was the 109th season of competitive football in England. ... Peter Leslie Shilton, OBE (born Leicester, England, 18 September 1949) is a former football goalkeeper who holds the record for playing more games than any other player. ... Dean Saunders (born 21 June 1964 in Swansea) was a Welsh footballer and was a prolific forward. ... Kevin Clifton Ted McMinn (born 28 September 1962) is a Scottish former association footballer who played as a winger. ... The Heysel Stadium disaster occurred due to football hooliganism in which a retaining wall of the Heysel Stadium in Brussels collapsed on May 29, 1985 during a football match between Liverpool F.C. from England and Juventus F.C. from Italy. ... The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ...

A lack of further investment from chairman Robert 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's central defender Craig Short. At the time — and for five years afterwards — he was the most expensive player to be signed by a club outside the top flight. For other persons named Robert Maxwell, see Robert Maxwell (disambiguation). ... Lionel Victor Pickering (December 6, 1932 - September 2, 2006) was a newspaper mogul and the owner of Derby County Football Club in Derby, England from 1991 to 2003. ...

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 1993–1994 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. His first-team coach was Steve McLaren, later to become coach at Manchester United and manager of Middlesborough and the England team. Roy McFarland (born 5 April 1948) is a football manager and previously a player. ... Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) is an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ... The 1993-1994 season was the 114th season of competitive football in England. ... Jim Smith, left, with Harry Redknapp Jim Smith (born October 17, 1940) is a former English football (soccer) player and is now working as a coach. ... Igor Å timac (born 6 September 1967 in MetkoviÄ‡) is a retired Croatian football player. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see list of professional sports leagues. ...

Derby County made a strong Premiership début in the 1996–1997 season, finishing 12th in the final table. The club moved into the new 30,000-seat Pride Park Stadium for the 1997–1998 season. Players like Italians Stefan Eranio and Francisco Baiano and Croatian Asa Asanovic were signed. The 1996-1997 season was the 117th season of competitive football in England. ... // Pride Park Stadium is a football (soccer) stadium in the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby city centre in the UK. It is owned by and is the home of Derby County F.C. The stadium holds 33,597 spectators. ... // Premier League Arsenal overhauled Manchester Uniteds lead during the final weeks of the season to win the Premiership title. ...

Progress continued in the next two seasons, before a sudden decline in form. In 2000–2001 Derby narrowly avoided the drop, finishing 17th — one place clear of relegation. The 2000-2001 season was the 121st season of competitive football in England. ...

Jim Smith resigned as manager in October 2001. He was replaced by assistant manager Colin Todd, who had succeeded McLaren on his move to Old Trafford. Todd, a former Derby and England player, remained in charge for just three months before he was sacked in the aftermath of a humiliating FA Cup Third Round home defeat against Third Division strugglers Bristol Rovers. At the end of January 2002, John Gregory was appointed Derby manager, after quitting his job as manager at Aston Villa. Despite a promising start, seven defeats from their final eight fixtures condemned Derby to relegation. Colin Todd (born 12 December 1948 in Chester-le-Street) is a former English football player and current manager of Randers FC in the Danish Superliga. ... Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football team, based in Bristol. ... John Charles Gregory (born November 5, 1954 in Scunthorpe) is a former player and football manager of Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth F.C., Aston Villa, Derby County and other clubs. ...

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^{[citation needed]} and former Ipswich Town boss George Burley was brought in temporarily. He later received the job on a permanent basis, after turning the club's playing fortunes around. Ipswich Town Football Club (also known as Ipswich, The Blues, Town or The Tractor Boys) are an English professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk. ... George Elder Burley (born June 3, 1949 in Cumnock, Kyle, East Ayrshire) is a Scottish football manager and former player. ...

The club's parent company went into liquidation in October 2003 and chairman Lionel Pickering, who had presided over the club's promotion and Premiership seasons but was suffering from ill health, gave way to a new board led by Yorkshire solicitor John Sleightholme, who bought the club for £1, despite interest from a local consortium led by former club director Peter Gadsby. Derby finished 20th in the 2003–2004 season, but improved dramatically in the 2004–2005 season and finished 4th in the Football League Championship, qualifying for a promotion play-off spot. They lost in the semi-finals to Preston North End. John Sleightholme, a barrister and deputy coroner who was not previously known to most supporters, gained two-thirds ownership of Derby County Football Club in October 2003. ... The 2003-2004 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England. ... The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England. ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ... Preston North End Football Club are an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the second tier of English league football, The Championship. ...

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. Philip Phil Brown (born May 30, 1959 in South Shields, England) is an English former footballer, and the current manager of Hull City. ...

Derby's Chairman, John Sleightholme, resigned in April 2006, saying his position had become untenable. The rest of the board followed him later that month. 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. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 177 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Derby County F.C. Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 177 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Derby County F.C. Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Peter Gadsby Peter Gadsby is a millionaire property developer and lifelong Derby County fan who led a consortium to buy out Derby County football club in 2006. ...

In June 2006, former Preston North End boss Billy Davies was appointed Derby County's new permanent manager, with Julian Darby as his first-team coach. 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. Preston North End Football Club are an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the second tier of English league football, The Championship. ... William McIntosh Billy Davies (born 31 May 1964 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager and former player. ... Julian Timothy Darby is an English footballer, born in Farnworth, Greater Manchester on 3rd October 1967, who played for his local club Bolton Wanderers from 1986 to 1993, scoring 36 goals in 270 appearances. ... A playoff in sports (North American professional sports in particular) is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion. ... Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or W.B.A.) are an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands. ... For the old stadium, see Wembley Stadium (1923). ...

Despite Derby's promotion, however, there were persistent rumours of a row between Davies and the Managing Director Mike Horton over the appointment of an assistant for Davies and unrest between board members. On 5 June 2007, Horton resigned from his position on the board, and he was followed shortly afterwards by Jill Marples and her husband Peter Marples. Horton claimed at the time that his departure was for family and business reasons, whilst the Marples departure was put down to the death of a family friend in a helicopter accident ^[18]. With the departure of Horton and the two Marples, the remaining directors appointed 4 new members to the Board. Experienced football executive Trevor Birch came in as Chief Executive,^[19], Martin Ridgeway as Financial Director & Company Secretary, John Vicars as Operations Director and Steve Coakley as Commercial Director. Dr. Michael William Mike Horton Jr. ... is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Trevor Birch (born 1958) is an English football executive and former football player. ...

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In preparation for the club's return to the Premier League, Davies spent the summer busily improving the playing and backroom staff. In the period between the win over West Brom and the opening game of the 2007/08 season Derby signed goalkeeper Lewis Price from Ipswich Town^[20] for around £200,000, the defenders Claude Davies from Sheffield United for £3 million^[21] and Andy Todd from Blackburn Rovers F.C. for an undisclosed fee^[22], two American international midfielders in the shape of Hamburg's Benny Feilhaber^[23] and Eddie Lewis from Leeds United^[24] and striker Robert Earnshaw for a club record £3.5million from Norwich. ^[25] Scotland striker Kenny Miller arrived from SPL Champions, Celtic on the last day of the summer transfer window for £3m. Lewis Price (born July 19, 1984 in Bournemouth) is a Wales U21 goalkeeper and an Ipswich Town player who graduated through the Ipswich Town Youths. ... Ipswich Town Football Club (also known as Ipswich, The Blues, Town or The Tractor Boys) are an English professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk. ... Sheffield United F.C. are a football club in The Football League. ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... Benny Feilhaber (born January 19, 1985 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is an American professional soccer player. ... Leeds United F.C. is the only professional association football club in Leeds. ... Robert Earnshaw (born April 6, 1981) is a Zambian-born Welsh international football player. ... Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. ... First international Scotland 0â€“0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Scotland 11â€“0 Ireland (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Biggest defeat Uruguay 7â€“0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... Kenneth Kenny Miller (born 23 December 1979 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer playing for Derby County and the Scottish national team. ... The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Scottish Premier League, Premier League or SPL is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top level of the Scottish football league system â€” above the Scottish Football... Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. ...

In the coaching department, Derby appointed Colin Miller as Assistant First Team Coach and Craig Brown as Footballing Consultant as part of a change to the backroom staff at the club, while Billy Davies also signed a 12 month contract extension until 2010. Finally, on 6 July 2007 it was announced that David Kelly, Davies' former assistant at Preston, would be joining the club as the new Assistant Manager,^[26], an appointment which Davies had been pursuing since he left Preston. David Kelly (born November 25, 1965) is a retired footballer. ... An Assistant Manager is an employee of an organisation with managerial authority. ...

Despite this strengthening, Derby made a disastrous start to the Premier League 2007-08 season and following their 6–0 defeat to Liverpool on 1 September 2007, Irish bookmakers Paddy Power decided to pay out on the club to be relegated after just five games of the new season.^[27]. The poor start saw fans accuse Gadsby and the board of failing to invest properly in players for the club. The repercussions of this saw Trevor Birch leave his position as Chief Executive on October 19^[28] and, on October 29th 2007, Gadsby stepped down as Chairman to be replaced by former Hull City owner Adam Pearson.^[29] Meanwhile, results on the pitch weren't improving, with another poor performance away to Aston Villa being followed by a 5-0 home defeat against a West Ham side ravaged by injuries. After taking just 6 points from 14 matches Davies left by mutual consent after a meeting with Adam Pearson, taking nearly all of his newly assembled backroom staff with him. ^[30] The move was seen to be more as a result of Davies publicly questioning Adam Pearson's chairmanship of the club in a post-match interview following a 2-0 home defeat by Chelsea than actual results (as Pearson publicly gave Davies his backing a few weeks previously), with some supporters suggesting Davies engineered his dismissal as he was unable to turn the club around. Within two days of Davies's dismissal, on November 26, 2007, Derby appointed highly rated former Wigan Athletic F.C. manager Paul Jewell.^[31]. He initially appointed Stan Ternent as his assistant but, when Ternant left to become Huddersfield manager in April 2008, Jewell moved to appoint Chris Hutchings^[32] who had been his assistant at both Bradford and Wigan. The 2007â€“08 Premier League season (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the sixteenth since its establishment. ... Paddy Power is Irelandâ€™s largest bookmaker. ... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Adam Pearson is the chairman of Hull City A.F.C. Pearson left his position as Leeds Uniteds commercial director in 2001 to take over at Hull. ... Aston Villa Football Club play at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. ... is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. ... Paul Steven Jewell (born 28 September 1964, Liverpool, England) is the current manager of Derby County, having been appointed on November 28, 2007. ... Stan Ternent (born June 16, 1946) is a former English footballer and later football manager. ... Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. ... Christopher Chris Hutchings (born 5 July 1957 in Winchester, England) is an English former footballer and a manager. ... Bradford City Association Football Club is a football team based at the Bradford and Bingley Stadium (formerly known as Valley Parade) in Bradford, England. ...

Jewell was busy in the January 2008 transfer window, selling several players and bringing eight new players in, namely Everton defender Alan Stubbs ^[33]; Argentine striker Emanuel Villa^[34]; ex-England international defender Danny Mills on loan from Manchester City; Blackburn midfielder Robbie Savage^[35]; French winger Laurent Robert; Tottenham's Egyptian midfielder Hossam Ghaly on loan^[36]; Genclerbirligi's Mile Sterjovski ^[37] and Rangers goalkeeper Roy Carroll ^[38] . Although performances improved, results didn't, with many at the club already accepting relegation by the end of December. On January 28, 2008, it was announced that Derby had been purchased by American group General Sports and Entertainment, with Tom Glick taking the role of new President and Chief Executive.^[39] Derby's relegation was confirmed on March 29, 2008, the first time a club had been relegated from the division before April^[40] and sealing the club's first immediate relegation following promotion in its history. Poor results continued: a 6-0 home defeat at the hands of Aston Villa on 12 April 2008 is the biggest defeat at Pride Park and, by the season's end, they had recorded the Premiership's lowest points total since the introduction of 3 points for a win^[41] and equalled Loughborough's 108-year Football League record of going through an entire season with only one win. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ... Alan Ross Farley Stubbs (born October 6, 1971 in Kirkby) is an English footballer who currently plays for Everton. ... Emanuel Villa is an Argentine football striker. ... This article is about the footballer. ... Manchester City F.C. is a football club based in Manchester, United Kingdom. ... This article is about the town in Lancashire, England. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... For the English footballer of the same name who was born in 1960, see Robert James Savage Robbie Savage (born October 18, 1974) is a professional footballer. ... Laurent Robert (born May 21, 1975 in Saint BenoÃ®t, RÃ©union) is a French left winger who currently plays for Benfica of the Portuguese SuperLiga. ... Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. ... Hossam Ghaly (Arabic: â€Ž) (born December 15, 1981 in Kafr El-Sheikh) is an Egyptian football midfielder who currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur. ... Categories: Turkish football clubs | Football (soccer) stubs ... Mile Sterj Sterjovski (Macedonian: ) (born on May 27, 1979 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian football (soccer) midfielder of Macedonian origin, who currently plays for Derby County and the Australian national team. ... For other uses, see Rangers F.C. (disambiguation). ... Roy Eric Carroll (born September 30, 1977 in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh) is a Northern Irish footballer who is currently without a club after being released by West Ham United. ... is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Aston Villa redirects here. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... // Pride Park Stadium is a football (soccer) stadium in the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby city centre in the UK. It is owned by and is the home of Derby County F.C. The stadium holds 33,597 spectators. ... Loughborough F.C. are an English football club based in Loughborough, Leicestershire. ...

Following the final day of the season, Jewell publicly announced his displeasure with the current squad, promising drastic changes ^[42]. Within four weeks of the close of the season Derby confirmed five new signings, namely Plymouth defender Paul Connolly^[43]; Doncaster midfielder Paul Green^[44]; Watford F.C. defender Jordan Stewart^[45] and ex-Nottingham Forest winger Kris Commons^[46]. Watford's Nathan Ellington joined on a season-long loan (with a view to a permanent deal)^[45]. In addition to these, the club signed out of contract Tranmere youngster Steve Davies^[47] on June 12, 2008 on a bosman, (though as he is under 24 a fee will be decided by a tribunal). West Brom's Martin Albrechtsen, joined for free on June 30, 2008^[48] and Stockport striker Liam Dickinson signed for £750k on July 1, 2008.^[49]. These eight signings all came in addition to Australian midfielder Ruben Zadkovich who was signed in March^[50]. Derby have also been attempting to sign Swansea midfielder Ferrie Bodde^[51]. For details of the current season, see Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 2007-08 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as the Pilgrims, are one of only two clubs in the Football League to play in a principally green home strip. ... Paul Connolly (born September 29, 1983 in Liverpool, England) is Defender for English football league club Plymouth Argyle. ... Doncaster Rovers Football Club (or Donny as they are often known) are an English professional football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in the town of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. ... Paul Jason Green (born 10 April 1983) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Doncaster Rovers. ... It has been suggested that Harry the Hornet be merged into this article or section. ... Jordan Stewart (born 3 March 1982 in Birmingham) is an English footballer, who is currently without a club. ... Kristian Arron Kris Commons (born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire on 30 August 1983) is an English winger who currently plays for Derby County in the Championship. ... It has been suggested that Harry the Hornet be merged into this article or section. ... Nathan Robert Ellington (born July 2, 1981 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer. ... Tranmere Rovers Football Club is an English football club, currently playing in Football League One and based at Prenton Park, Prenton, Birkenhead - just across the River Mersey from the two Premiership Clubs of Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C. // The club was founded as Belmont F.C. by a... Steve Davies born 29 December 1987 in Liverpool is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Tranmere Rovers. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or W.B.A.) are an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands. ... Martin Albrechtsen (born 31 March 1980 in Forsvar, Denmark) is a danish professional football player who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion, he plays as a central defender. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, England. ... Liam Dicksinon (born 1985 in Salford, Greater Manchester) is an English football player. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Ruben Zadkovich (born May 23, 1986) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently is a free agent. ... Swansea City AFC (Welsh: Clwb PÃªl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football team currently playing in the Football League League One. ... Ferrie Bodde (born 1982-05-05 in Delft) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Swansea City. ...

Four players were initially allowed to leave the club, with the contracts of Michael Johnson, Lee Holmes and Marc Edworthy^[52] not being renewed following their completion, and Ben Hinchcliffe's contract being terminated^[52]. Andy Todd was told he could leave on a free transfer but is still currently with the club. Players moving out for fees were Kenny Miller, who rejoined Rangers for £2m^[53]; club record signing Rob Earnshaw for £2.65m to rivals Nottingham Forest less than a year after joining the club ^[54]; David Jones, who joined Wolves for £1.2m^[55]; Craig Fagan, who returned to Hull City for £750k^[56] and Darren Moore, who signed for Barnsley for a nominal fee.^[57] Michael Owen Johnson born (July 4, 1973 in Nottingham, England) is a Jamaican footballer currently playing at Derby County. ... Lee Holmes (born 2 April 1987) is an English football midfielder who currently plays for Derby County. ... Marc Edworthy (born 24 December 1972 in Barnstaple) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Derby County. ... Ben Hinchcliffe is a footballer in the English football league who is currently a first year professional with championship club Preston North End. ... Kenneth Kenny Miller (born 23 December 1979 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer playing for Derby County and the Scottish national team. ... For other uses, see Rangers F.C. (disambiguation). ... Robert Earnshaw (born April 6, 1981) is a Zambian-born Welsh international football player. ... David Frank Lloyd Jones (born November 4, 1984 in Southport, England) is an English footballer with Welsh dual nationality who plays for Derby County in the FA Premier League. ... Craig Anthony Fagan (born December 11, 1982) is a professional footballer currently playing for Derby County in Englands Premier League. ... Hull City Association Football Club are an English football team based at the Kingston Communications Stadium in Hull. ... Darren Mark Moore (born April 22, 1974 in Birmingham, England) is a professional footballer. ... Barnsley Football Club are an English football league team, based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire and nicknamed the Tykes (a Tyke is a traditional Yorkshire character rugged, hardworking and with great pride in their roots). ...

Season-by-season history

1888 Founder member of the Football League; 1907-12 Division 2; 1912-14 Division 1; 1914-15 Division 2, 1915-21 Division 1; 1921-26 Division 2; 1926-53 Division 1; 1953-55 Division 2; 1955-57 Division 3 (N); 1957-69 Division 2; 1969-80 Division 1; 1980-84 Division 2; 1984-86 Division 3; 1986-87 Division 2; 1987-91 Division 1; 1991-92 Division 2, 1992-96 Division 1, 1996-2002 Premier League; 2002-04, Division 1; 2004-07 Football League Championship; 2007-08 Premier League; 2008- Football League Championship The table below chronicles the achievements of Derby County each season from their formation in 1884 to the present day. ...

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.^[58] The colours of away kits have varied widely, and although they are usually yellow/gold or blue, the colour of the away shirt for the 2007–08 season is black.^[59] Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links football kit with amber half (II) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... The 1884-1885 season was the fourteenth season of competitive football (soccer) in England. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The 2007â€“08 season is the 128th season of competitive football in England. ...

Kit manufacturers

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Shirt sponsors

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Club badge

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. Image File history File links Derby_County_badge_old. ... When Henry Tudor took the crown of England from Richard III in battle, he brought about the end of the Wars of the Roses between the House of Lancaster (Red Rose) and the House of York (White Rose). ... A crown is a symbolic form of headgear worn by a monarch or by a god, for whom the crown is traditionally one of the symbols of power and legitimacy (See Regalia for a broader treatment). ... This article is about the ruminant animal. ... Sheep redirects here. ...

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).

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. Badge of Derby County F.C. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Badge of Derby County F.C. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ...

Stadia

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Supporters and rivalry

Rivalries

Derby County's fiercest rivals are Nottingham Forest^[60], who are based in Nottingham, a more prominent city a few miles north-east of Derby. When the two sides meet it is known as the East Midlands Derby. In future, whenever the clubs play each other the winners will be awarded the Brian Clough Trophy. On 31 July 2007 Derby won the first ever Brian Clough Trophy after beating Nottingham Forest 2-0.^[61] Leicester City, also based in the East Midlands, are also local rivals.^[62] This article is about the English football club. ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... The Brian Clough Trophy is an football (soccer) trophy competed for whenever East Midlands rivals Derby County and Nottingham Forest play each other. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) is an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ...

There is also a significant amount of rivalry with Leeds United, despite Leeds not being geographically close to Derby; the rivalry is due to Derby and Leeds being two of the top English teams in the early 1970s.^[62] Leeds United Football Club is the only professional association football club in the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire. ... For other uses, see Leeds (disambiguation) and Leeds City (disambiguation). ...

Support

Derby is often acknowledged as a 'passionate football town' by rival supporters^[63] and the press alike - as David McVay of The Times 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."^[64]

During the 2007-2008 Premiership season Derby County fans were repeatedly referred to as amongst the best in the county due to their loyalty despite the club's disastrous campaign.^[65] 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 and even winning an award from Nuts Magazine.^[66] 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, Chief Whip Geoff Hoon MP, actor Robert Lindsay and actress Tracy Shaw .^[67] // Pride Park Stadium is a football (soccer) stadium in the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby city centre in the UK. It is owned by and is the home of Derby County F.C. The stadium holds 33,597 spectators. ... Nuts is a weekly lad mag published in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Celebrity (disambiguation). ... For the writer, see Bryan Clough. ... This article is about the spy series. ... Timothy Peter Dalton (born March 21, 1946[1]) is an English actor of stage and screen, best known for portraying James Bond in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989) and in his roles in Shakespearean related films and plays. ... The title of Foreign Secretary has been traditionally used to refer to the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. ... Margaret Mary Beckett (nÃ©e Jackson; born 15 January 1943) is a British Labour politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Derby South. ... Look up MP in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ... Geoffrey William Hoon (born December 6, 1953) is a British politician. ... Look up MP in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Robert Lindsay is the name of several people: Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie (c. ... Tracy Shaw (b. ...

Statistically, the club had the 12th highest average attendance in the country^[68], despite only having the 15th largest club ground^[69], and were also 8th in the table for percentage of ground occupancy.

Current squad

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Notable former players

Image File history File links Steve_Bloomer. ... Image File history File links Steve_Bloomer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Steve Bloomer Stephen Bloomer (January 20, 1874 - April 16, 1938) was an English footballer from 1892 until 1914. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Colin Boulton was a football player who played as a Goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... One of the greatest English footballers of the pre-war era, Raich Carter was born in the Hendon area of Sunderland in 1914. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Tom Cooper (born 9th April 1904, died June 1940) was an England international footballer who played for Derby and Liverpool. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Marco Gabbiadini (born 20 January 1968 in Nottingham, England) is a former English-Italian football player whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Andrew Andy Garner (born March 8, 1966) is a retired English professional football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Frederick Charles Charlie George (born October 10, 1950) is an English former footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... John Goodall (born June 19, 1863 (Westminster, London) â€“ died May 20, 1942 (Watford, Hertfordshire) was a footballer who rose to fame as a centre-forward for Preston North End F.C. and the England national team at the time of the development of the Football League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Kevin James Hector (born in Leeds November 2, 1944) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Bradford Park Avenue, Vancouver Whitecaps, Burton Albion and Derby County during their most successful spell under Brian Clough and Dave Mackay. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Gordon Alec Hill (born 1 April 1954 in Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, England) is an English former football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Alan Thomas Hinton is a former English footballer most notably playing for Derby County and Nottingham Forest in the 1960s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Francis Lee (born April 29, 1944 in Westhoughton, England) is a former professional footballer, who played in the 1960s and 1970s, including many appearances for the England national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Roy McFarland (born 5 April 1948) is a football manager and previously a player. ... 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Terry Hennessey was a Welsh international football player. ...

Player of the year (the Jack Stamps Trophy)

It was initially announced at a fans forum conference on 11 March 2008 that the trophy would not be handed out for the 2007/08 campaign. However, this was changed when it was announced before the Aston Villa home match on April 12, 2008 that it would be held but with the Fans included as a nominee.^[73] This mirrored 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. The Derby fans voted for themselves in protest at the disastrous 07/08 campaign and won the trophy.^[71] Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Football culture is a descriptive term of the cultural aspects surrounding the game of association football. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... 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Kevin James Hector (born in Leeds November 2, 1944) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Bradford Park Avenue, Vancouver Whitecaps, Burton Albion and Derby County during their most successful spell under Brian Clough and Dave Mackay. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Colin Todd (born 12 December 1948 in Chester-le-Street) is a former English football player and current manager of Randers FC in the Danish Superliga. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... John OHare (born 24 September 1946) is a former Scottish footballer who played for Derby County. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... 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Managers

Managerial history

Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Paul Steven Jewell (born 28 September 1964, Liverpool, England) is the current manager of Derby County, having been appointed on November 28, 2007. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... William McIntosh Billy Davies (born 31 May 1964 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager and former player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Philip Phil Brown (born May 30, 1959 in South Shields, England) is an English former footballer, and the current manager of Hull City. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... George Elder Burley (born June 3, 1949 in Cumnock, Kyle, East Ayrshire) is a Scottish football manager and former player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... John Charles Gregory (born November 5, 1954 in Scunthorpe) is a former player and football manager of Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth F.C., Aston Villa, Derby County and other clubs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Colin Todd (born 12 December 1948 in Chester-le-Street) is a former English football player and current manager of Randers FC in the Danish Superliga. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Jim Smith, left, with Harry Redknapp Jim Smith (born October 17, 1940) is a former English football (soccer) player and is now working as a coach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Roy McFarland (born 5 April 1948) is a football manager and previously a player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Arthur Cox is a former English football manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Peter Thomas Taylor, (July 2, 1928 â€“ 4 October 1990), was an English football goalkeeper who played for Port Vale, Coventry City, Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Johnny Newman (born December 13, 1933 in Hereford) is an English former footballer and manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Colin Addison is a footballer and football manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Thomas Henderson Docherty (born Gorbals, Glasgow on 24 August 1928), usually known as Tommy Docherty or the Doc, is a Scottish former footballer and football manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Colin Murphy is the Director of Development and Assistant Manager of Hull City. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For the writer, see Bryan Clough. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Harry Storer (February 2, 1898 â€“ September 1, 1967) was an English football player and manager, and a cricketer as well. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... John William Jack Barker (born February 27, 1907 in Mexborough, England, died 20 January 1982) was an English footballer who played 327 league games for Derby County and won 11 England caps. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... George Jobey (1886 â€“ May 1962) was an English football player and manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... James Methven (December 7, 1868 â€“ March 25, 1953), was a Scottish association football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Henry J. Harry Newbould (born 1861 in Everton, Liverpool, died April 1928) was an English football manager who managed Derby County and Manchester City. ...

Current management team

Paul Steven Jewell (born 28 September 1964, Liverpool, England) is the current manager of Derby County, having been appointed on November 28, 2007. ... Christopher Chris Hutchings (born 5 July 1957 in Winchester, England) is an English former footballer and a manager. ... Mark Seagraves (born 22 October 1966 in Bootle) is a former professional footballer and current first team coach at Wigan Athletic F.C.. He was a defender. ... Gary Walsh began his career at Manchester United, working his way to the top through the clubs hugely successful youth policy. ... Alan Fettis (born February 1, 1971) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer, currently playing in goal for Bury. ... Bill Green (born December 22, 1950) was a professional footballer playing for Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]], Carlisle United, West Ham United, Peterborough United, Chesterfield and Doncaster Rovers . ...

Board of directors

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Club mascot

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.^[76]^[77] Rammie originally emerged as a more friendly option to the club's traditional links with the British Army. Image File history File links Rammie, the Derby County mascot. ... Image File history File links Rammie, the Derby County mascot. ... Look up RAM, Ram, ram in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

Rammie was the first full-time mascot in football^[78]. 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 ^[79]^[80] and, in 2005, released his first DVD, which features the character reading from Aesop's Fables in the Derbyshire countryside.^[78] DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc - see Etymology) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... Aesop, as depicted in the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ...

Club academy

Derby County's academy, called Moor Farm, is a purpose built- complex situated in Oakwood, Derbyshire. It was built in 2003, at a cost of £5m^[81] , to replace the club's previous academy, The Ram-Arena, which was based at Raynesway. It covers 50 acres and features six full-sized training pitches plus an indoor pitch and includes a gym, restaurant, prozone room and a laundry.^[81] Oakwood shopping centre, April 2007. ...

The academy is run by former Everton youth recruitment officer Phil Cannon, who took over from former manager Kevin Thelwell in April 2008 as part of new manager Paul Jewell's wholesale restructuring of the club.^[82] He is assisted by David Lowe and Mick Elliott. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ...

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."^[81] Although this wasn't achieved, the current first team squad includes seven players who have worked their way up through the academy up to the first team squad, namely - highly rated youngester Giles Barnes and Welsh International defender Lewin Nyatanga, as well as Miles Addison, Mitchell Hanson, Matt Richards, Jason Beardsley and Paris Simmons. Lionel Victor Pickering (December 6, 1932 - September 2, 2006) was a newspaper mogul and the owner of Derby County Football Club in Derby, England from 1991 to 2003. ... Giles Gordon Barnes (born 5 August 1988 in Barking, England) is an English football midfielder currently playing in the Barclays Premier League for Derby County. ... First international Scotland 4 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) Biggest win Wales 11 - 0 Ireland (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) Biggest defeat Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1958) Best result Quarter-finals, 1958 The Wales national football team... Lewin John Nyatanga (born August 18, 1988 in Burton upon Trent, England) is an English born Welsh football defender who plays for Wales at international level. ... Miles Addison is a footballer currently on the books at Derby County. ... Jason Clive Beardsley, (born 12 July 1989 in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire) is a youth team footballer at Derby County. ...

The academy has also produced several notable players in recent years, such as England U21 Keeper Lee Camp (now of Q.P.R.) and England and Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone. First International England U-21 0-0 Wales U-21 (Molineux, Wolverhampton; December 15, 1976) Biggest win England U-21 8-1 Finland U-21 (Boothferry Park, Hull; October 12, 1977) Biggest defeat Romania U-21 4-0 England U-21 (PloieÅŸti, Romania; October 14, 1980) & England U-21... Lee Camp (born August 8, 1984 in Derby, England) is a goalkeeper for Derby County who also plays for the England Under 21 side. ... Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based at Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Current season Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. ... Thomas Huddlestone (born December 28, 1986 in Nottingham) is a professional English football player for Tottenham Hotspur. ...

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 The English football league system, otherwise known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (although for historical reasons a small number of Welsh clubs also compete). ...

From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... // First Division Brian Clough, 37, won the first major trophy of his managerial career by guiding Derby County to their first ever league championship. ... // First Division David Mackay guided Derby County to their second league title in four years having overcome strong competition from Liverpool, Ipswich Town, Everton, Stoke City, Sheffield United and Middlesbrough in a title race which went right to the wire. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The 1935-36 season was the 61st season of competitive football in England. ... From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The 1968-69 season the 89th season of competitive football in England. ... // First Division The 1986-87 First Division championship went to Everton in their final season under the management of Howard Kendall before his departure to Atletico Bilbao. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... The 1995-1996 season was the 116th season of competitive football in England. ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ... The new Wembley Stadium was completed in time for the 2006-07 seasons FA Cup Final. ... The Third Division North of The Football League was a level in English association football, which ran parallel to Third Division South from 1921 to 1958. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... The 1945-1946 season was the 66th season of competitive football in England. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The Carling Cup Trophy The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... Champions League Logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between Europes most successful clubs, regarded as the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. ... The season 1972-73 of the European Cup football club tournament was won by for the third consecutive time by Ajax in the final against Juventus. ... For the rugby league competition, see Charity Shield (rugby league) The Football Association Community Shield (formerly the Charity Shield) is an English association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of the FA Premier League and the winners of the FA Cup. ... The 1975-76 season was the 96th season of competitive football in England. ... The Texaco Cup was a cup competition that involved clubs from the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland that had not qualified for European competions. ... // First Division Brian Clough, 37, won the first major trophy of his managerial career by guiding Derby County to their first ever league championship. ... The Watney Mann Invitation Cup (normally referred to as simply the Watney Cup) was a short-lived English football tournament held in the early 1970s. ... // First Division Arsenal won the league championship at the end of a season which would soon be followed by their FA Cup final tie with Liverpool. ... The Anglo-Italian Cup was a football cup competition held between clubs in England and Italy. ... The 1992-1993 season was the 113th season of competitive football in England. ... The Brian Clough Trophy is an football (soccer) trophy competed for whenever East Midlands rivals Derby County and Nottingham Forest play each other. ... The 2007â€“08 season is the 128th season of competitive football in England. ...

Club records

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club are an English professional football club based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. ... The Racecourse Ground is a stadium located in Wrexham, North Wales. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... SWFC redirects here. ... The Baseball Ground was a stadium in Derby, UK. It was first used for baseball as the home of Derby County Baseball Club from 1890 until 1898 and then for football (soccer) as the home of Derby County F.C. from 1895 until 1997. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... Finn Harps F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... The Baseball Ground was a stadium in Derby, UK. It was first used for baseball as the home of Derby County Baseball Club from 1890 until 1898 and then for football (soccer) as the home of Derby County F.C. from 1895 until 1997. ... The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ... Goodison Park is the home ground of Everton F.C. in Liverpool. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Current season Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... Steve Bloomer Stephen Bloomer (January 20, 1874 - April 16, 1938) was an English footballer from 1892 until 1914. ... Steve Bloomer Stephen Bloomer (January 20, 1874 - April 16, 1938) was an English footballer from 1892 until 1914. ... SWFC redirects here. ... The Baseball Ground was a stadium in Derby, UK. It was first used for baseball as the home of Derby County Baseball Club from 1890 until 1898 and then for football (soccer) as the home of Derby County F.C. from 1895 until 1997. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... Steve Bloomer Stephen Bloomer (January 20, 1874 - April 16, 1938) was an English footballer from 1892 until 1914. ... Deon Burton (born 25 October 1976 in Reading, England) is a British-Jamaican football striker who currently plays for Sheffield Wednesday. ... Kevin James Hector (born in Leeds November 2, 1944) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Bradford Park Avenue, Vancouver Whitecaps, Burton Albion and Derby County during their most successful spell under Brian Clough and Dave Mackay. ... Lee Holmes (born 2 April 1987) is an English football midfielder who currently plays for Derby County. ... Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. ... Robert Earnshaw (born April 6, 1981) is a Zambian-born Welsh international football player. ... Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... Seth Art Maurice Johnson (born March 12, 1979 in Birmingham) is a former England international footballer, currently without a club after his second spell as a player with Derby County finished as Billy Davies decided to release him. ...

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