Derby County

Full name	Derby County Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Rams
Founded	1884
Ground	Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Capacity	33,597
Chairman	None
Manager	Terry Westley (interim manager)
League	Football League Championship
2004-2005	Football League Championship, 4th
Home colours Away colours

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History

Early years

Derby County's original badge (in use until 1971)

1884-94 kit

The club was formed in 1884 as an offshoot of Derbyshire County Cricket Club. They originally wanted to name themselves directly after the cricket club as Derbyshire County FC, but objections from the local football association (who thought the name was too long) led them to choose Derby County FC. They initially played at the Racecourse Ground. Image File history File links Derby_County_badge_old. ... 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 Kit_shorts. ... 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. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Derbyshire County Cricket Club (Derbyshire CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at the County Cricket Ground, previously known as the Racecourse Ground, in the city of Derby. ... 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. ...

The Rams, as Derby County are known, were founder members of The Football League when it was launched in 1888. In 1891, they absorbed another Derby club, Derby Midland F.C., who had been members of the Midland League. 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. The Football League logo The Football League (often referred to as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) is a league competition for English football (soccer) clubs (though three Welsh clubs also take part) containing three divisions (the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two) that... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Derby Midland F.C. were an English football club in existence from 1883 until 1891. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 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. ... Baseball is a team sport in which a player on one team (the pitcher) attempts to throw a hard, fist-sized ball at a player on the other team (the batter), who attempts to hit the baseball with a tapered, smooth, cylindrical bat that can be made out of either...

On April 16, 1898, Derby appeared in their first FA Cup final at Crystal Palace, but lost 3-1 against Nottingham Forest. They were losing finalists again on April 15, 1899, 4-1 to Sheffield United and April 18, 1903, 6-0 to Bury. Derby's luck didn't get any better and they were relegated to the Football League's Second Division for the first time in 1907, but they regained their First Division place in 1911. 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Nottingham Forest Football Club are a third tier English football club, based at the City Ground, which is just outside the official boundary of Nottingham on the south side of the River Trent. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Sheffield United Football Club are a football club currently in The Football League. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Bury Football Club are an English association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. ... From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Second Division was the second-highest division of The Football League and the third-highest division in the overall English football league system. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

In 1914 they were relegated again, but instantly won the Second Division to get promoted (though World War I meant that they had to wait until 1919 to play First Division football again). After just two seasons, they were relegated yet again in 1921. 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead:5 million Civilian dead:3 million Total dead:8 million Military dead:4 million Civilian dead:3 million Total dead:7 million The First World... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

However, more successful times lay ahead, instigated by Derby's promotion in 1926. Despite not winning anything, the club became a formidable force, with constantly high finishes, from the late 1920s and all the way through the 1939-1940 season, which was abandoned due to World War II. For example; 1931 Derby County finished in second place in the first division with 50 points behind Sheffield Wednesday on 60 points. 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The 1920s were a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... The 1939-1940 season was the 65th season of competitive football in England. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II...

FA Cup triumph

The FA Cup restarted in the 1945-1946 season. Derby got to the final again, but this time managed to go all the way and win by beating Charlton Athletic 4-1 after extra time. (Derby's previous lack of success in the FA Cup — they also regularly lost at the semi-final stage — gave rise to a superstition that the club was subject to a gypsy curse, supposedly because of gypsy anger that the Baseball Ground was built on a gypsy camping ground. Prior to the 1946 final, Derby County players went so far as to ask the gypsies to lift the curse.) The 1945-1946 season was the 66th season of competitive football in England. ... Charlton Athletic Football Club are a football club from southeast London. ... 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. ... The Roma people (pronounced rahma, singular Rom, sometimes Rroma, and Rrom) along with the closely related Sinti people are commonly known as Gypsies in English, and as Tsigany in most of Europe. ...

The Football League restarted the following season and, despite the Cup win, Derby could not reproduce their pre-War form and were eventually relegated in 1953. Things went from bad to worse and 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 finished second at the first attempt and then bettered it by finishing first (and gaining promotion) the following season. 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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 Clough years

Brian Clough, OBE

In 1967, the now-legendary Brian Clough took over Derby County (in partnership with assistant manager Peter Taylor) and led them to their greatest glories. They were promoted to the First Division in 1969 and won their first ever Championship in 1972. Though Derby did not retain their title the following season, they did get to the semi-finals of the European Cup, eventually losing 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." He left under controversial circumstances in 1973 after a high profile fall out with Chairman Sam Longson. Image File history File links Brian Clough This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Brian Clough, OBE Brian Clough, OBE (March 21, 1935–September 20, 2004) was a talented footballer and subsequently a successful football manager, most notable for his success with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. ... Peter Thomas Taylor, (July 2, 1928 – 4 October 1990), was an English football goalkeeper who played for Port Vale, Coventry City, Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... 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 Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced ) is one of Italys oldest and greatest football clubs, based in Turin, Piedmont, and it competes in Serie A. It is widely regarded as one of the most supported and successful football clubs in the world. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ...

After Clough

Nevertheless, Derby's League success was repeated in 1974-1975 season when they won the title again, this time under Dave Mackay. When Mackay left in 1976, Derby began to gradually decline until they were relegated in 1980. // 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. ... David Craig Mackay is a former Scottish footballer and football manager who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 14 November 1934. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

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 now-national Third Division in 1984, their centenary year and just nine years after their last Championship. Until the 2004/05 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. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After the relegation, the club appointed Arthur Cox to stop the rot - and stop it he did. After a two year stay in the Third Division (just like last time), they were promoted to the Second Division and won it at the first attempt, returning to the First Division in 1987. Arthur Cox is a former English football manager. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The club was now under the control of controversial businessman Robert Maxwell, who was universally unpopular. With Maxwell dead from suspected suicide, the club was relegated back to the Second Division in 1991 (which became the First Division a year later when the First Division clubs broke away to form the FA Premier League). Robert Maxwell Ian Robert Maxwell MC (June 10, 1923 – November 5, 1991), British media proprietor, rose from poverty to build a large publishing empire. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... FA Premier League logo Team locations in England The FA Premier League (which, for sponsorship reasons, is often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in the UK and the Barclays English Premier League internationally) is a league competition for English Football clubs located at the top of the English football...

The FA Premier League (or, more precisely, the money it brought) made it even more difficult for Derby to gain promotion to the Premier League, let alone stay there. However, this did not appear to trouble Jim Smith, who was appointed manager in 1995. Although the season started slowly, the signing of Igor Stimac proved pivotal. Throwing his brief of 'a top-half finish' out the window, Smith guided the Rams to a second-place finish and, more importantly, the Premier League. FA Premier League logo Team locations in England The FA Premier League (which, for sponsorship reasons, is often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in the UK and the Barclays English Premier League internationally) is a league competition for English Football clubs located at the top of the English football... 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. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Recent times

Derby County moved into Pride Park Stadium in 1997

Derby County made a good Premiership debut in the 1996-1997 season, finishing 12th in the final table with a side containing quality players like Aljosa Asanovic, Igor Stimac, Jacob Laursen and Ashley Ward. The club moved into the new 30,000-seat Pride Park Stadium for the 1997-98 season, and it has also hosted several England games. The next two seasons brought ninth and eighth place finishes before a slump in form saw Derby finish 16th at the end of the 1999-2000 Premiership campaign. Another relegation battle followed in 2000-01 when Derby narrowly avoided the drop by finished 17th in the Premiership - one place clear of relegation. Download high resolution version (2560x1232, 534 KB)Source: http://www. ... Download high resolution version (2560x1232, 534 KB)Source: http://www. ... The 1996-1997 season was the 117th season of competitive football in England. ... Aljoša Asanović (born December 14, 1965 in Split) is a retired Croatian footballer, today working in the youth system of the Croatian Football Federation. ... Ashley Ward (born November 24, 1970 in Manchester) was a professional footballer 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 the home of Derby County F.C. and holds 33,597 spectors. ...

Jim Smith resigned as manager in October 2001 after rejecting an offer to become the club's director of football. He was replaced by assistant manager Colin Todd who remained in charge for just 3 months before he was sacked in the aftermath of a humiliating FA Cup Third Round home defeat against Division Three strugglers Bristol Rovers. At the end of January 2002, John Gregory was appointed Derby manager less than a week after walking out on Aston Villa. Derby won their first two games under Gregory's management and also held title chasing Manchester United to a draw, suggesting that Gregory might be able to save Derby from relegation. But seven defeats from their final eight fixtures condemned Derby to relegation from the Premiership after six successive seasons of top division football. Colin Todd (born 12 December 1948) is a former English football player and currently manager of Bradford City. ... Bristol Rovers Football Club is the oldest professional football team in Bristol, 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. ...

Derby County's relegation to the Football League First Division saw the club enter a serious financial crisis - which forced them to sell many key players and build a team mostly of home-grown youngesters like Tom Huddlestone and Lee Grant. An 18th place finish was secured at the end of the season. In late March, Gregory had been suspended from his managerial duties over alleged misconduct and former Ipswich Town boss George Burley was drafted in as a temporary manager. At the end of the season Gregory's contract was terminated and Burley received the job on a permanent basis. Ipswich Town Football Club is the professional football club of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. ... George Burley George Burley (born June 3, 1956 in the Scottish town of Cumnock in Ayrshire) is an ex-footballer and is currently manager of Scottish Premier League team Hearts. ...

The club's parent company went briefly into liquidation in October 2003 and the majority shareholder Lionel Pickering gave way to a new board of John Sleightholme, Jeremy Keith and Steve Harding, who bought the club for £3. The police are currently investigating whether any illegal payments were made at this time. previous Derby finished 20th in the 2003-2004 First Division campaign, but improved dramatically in the 2004-2005 season and finished 4th in the Football League Championship (the new name for the Football League First Division) and qualified for a promotion play-off spot, though lost in the semi-finals to Preston North End. Soon afterwards, Burley resigned citing differences between himself and the board. He was replaced by Phil Brown. Brown failed to find much success in the job, however, and was sacked on January 30, 2006, a few days after a bad run of results, including a 6-1 hammering at Coventry City and an embarrassing 3-1 FA Cup exit to League One side Colchester. Terry Westley, the academy coach at the time, took over first team duties until the end of the season. 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. ... // Derby County Takeover Jeremy under the media lights Jeremy Keith became chief executive of Derby County after the takeover of the football club in 2003. ... The 2003-2004 season was the 124th season of competitive football (soccer) in England, from August 2003 to July 2004: // Events 29 February 2004: Middlesbrough win their first ever trophy as a professional club by beating Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup final. ... The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football (soccer) in England. ... The Football League Championship logo 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 FA Premier... Preston North End Football Club is a professional English football team. ... Phil Brown (born May 30, 1959 in South Shields) is a former English footballer, currently the manager of Derby County, having succeeded George Burley in June 2005. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues due to the traditional colour of their strip (which itself is sky blue in honour of the sky blue cloth traditionally made in the city), are a football team based in Coventry, England. ... Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system. ... Colchester United Football Club are an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ...

The club's board are currently actively trying to sell the club to a venture capital firm, though a local consortum has submitted a rival bid. Chairman John Sleightholme resigned in April 2005, saying his position had become untenable. The current board do not intend to replace him.

Local rivals

Derby County's main rivals are Nottingham Forest, who are based in Nottingham, a city just a few miles north-east of Derby. Leicester City, also based in the East Midlands, come a close second. Nottingham Forest Football Club are a third tier English football club, based at the City Ground, which is just outside the official boundary of Nottingham on the south side of the River Trent. ... Nottingham is a city (the county town of Nottinghamshire) in the East Midlands of England. ... Leicester City Football Club, nicknamed the Foxes, are an English football team, playing in the Football League Championship. ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the tradional region of the Midlands. ...

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 the two best teams in England in the early 1970s. Leeds United Football Club is the only professional association football club in the city of Leeds. ... Leeds is the urban core of the metropolitan borough and city the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

Honours

The FA Cup, which Derby County won in 1946

• Football League First Division
  • Champions, 1971-1972, 1974-1975
  • Runners-up, 1895-1896, 1929-1930, 1935-1936, 1995-1996
• Football League Second Division
  • Champions, 1911-1912, 1914-1915, 1968-1969, 1986-1987
  • Runners-up, 1925-1926
• Football League Third Division North
  • Champions, 1956-1957
  • Runners-up, 1955-1956
• FA Cup
  • Winners, 1945-1946
  • Runners-up, 1897-1898, 1898-1899, 1902-1903
• Charity Shield
  • Winners, 1975-1976
• Texaco Cup
  • Winners, 1971-1972
• Watney Cup
  • Winners, 1970-1971
• Anglo-Italian Cup
  • Runners-up, 1992-1993

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Club records

• Record Victory: 12-0 (at home to Finn Harps F.C. UEFA Cup First Round, First Leg, September 15th 1976)
• Record Defeat: 11-2 (away to Everton, FA Cup, First Round, January 18th 1890)
• Record Attendance: 41,826 (against Tottenham Hotspur, Football League First Division, September 20th 1969)
• Record Goal-Scorer: Steve Bloomer (292 league goals)
• Record Appearances: Kevin Hector (486 matches)

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Managers

George Burley, Derby County manager, 2003-2005

• Harry Newbould (1896-1906)
• Jimmy Methven (1906-1922)
• Cecil Potter (1922-1925)
• George Joeby (1925-1941)
• Ted Manger (1944-1946)
• Stuart McMillan (1946-1953)
• Jack Barker (1953-1955)
• Harry Storer (1955-1962)
• Tim Ward (1962-1967)
• Brian Clough (1967-1973)
• Dave Mackay (1973-1976)
• Colin Murphy (1976-1977)
• Tommy Docherty (1977-1979)
• Colin Addison (1979-1982)
• John Newman (1982)
• Peter Taylor (1982-1984)
• Roy McFarland (1984)
• Arthur Cox (1984-1993)
• Roy McFarland (1993-1995)
• Jim Smith (1995-2001)
• Colin Todd (2001-2002)
• John Gregory (2002-2003)
• George Burley (2003-2005)
• Phil Brown (2005-2006)
• Terry Westley (2006-) (interim manager)

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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. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Colin Todd (born 12 December 1948) is a former English football player and currently manager of Bradford City. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... 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. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Famous players

Steve Bloomer, Derby County player from 1892-1906 and 1910-1914

• Steve Bloomer
• Colin Boulton
• Raich Carter
• Peter Daniel
• Peter Doherty
• Stefano Eranio
• Marco Gabbiadini
• Archie Gemmill
• Kevin Hector
• Gordon Hill
• Alan Hinton
• Francis Lee
• Roy McFarland
• Dave Mackay
• Don Masson
• Henry Newton
• Mart Poom
• Steve Powell
• Fabrizio Ravanelli
• Dean Saunders
• Peter Shilton
• Jackie Stamps
• Igor Stimac
• Rod Thomas
• Colin Todd
• Paulo Wanchope
• Ron Webster
• Taribo West
• Mark Wright

Steve Bloomer (January 20, 1874 - April 16, 1938) was an English footballer from 1892 until 1914. ... One of the greatest English footballers of the pre-war era, Raich Carter was born in the Hendon area of Sunderland in 1914. ... Peter Doherty was a gifted Northern Irish footballer who played for Derby County and Northern Ireland. ... Marco Gabbiadini (born 20 January 1968 in Nottingham, England) is a former English football player whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. ... Archibald Archie Gemmill (born March 24, 1947 in Paisley) is a former Scottish footballer. ... Gordon Hill, (born April 1, 1954 in Surrey), was an English football player. ... 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. ... Roy McFarland (born 5 April 1948) is a football manager and previously a player. ... David Craig Mackay is a former Scottish footballer and football manager who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 14 November 1934. ... Mart Poom (born February 3, 1972 in Tallinn) is an Estonian football goalkeeper. ... Fabrizio Ravanelli (born in Perugia, December 11, 1968) is a former Italian soccer player. ... Dean Saunders (born 21 June 1964 in Swansea) was a Welsh footballer and was a prolific forward. ... Peter Leslie Shilton OBE (born Leicester, England, September 18, 1949) was an outstanding goalkeeper who holds the record for most international appearances for his country. ... Colin Todd (born 12 December 1948) is a former English football player and currently manager of Bradford City. ... Paulo César Wanchope Watson (born July 31, 1976) is a Costa Rican football player, who currently plays for Al-Garafah, in Qatar. ... Taribo West (born March 26, 1974 in Lagos) is a Nigerian football defender, he is currently without a club after being released by English Championship team Plymouth Argyle on October 6, 2005 West has had a successful career, playing for AJ Auxerre, Inter Milan, A.C. Milan, Derby County, FC... Mark Wright (born August 1, 1963) is an English football player turned manager. ...

Current squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Lee Camp 2 DF Jeff Kenna (captain) 3 DF Tomasz Hajto 4 DF Alan Wright (on loan from Sheffield United) 5 DF Mo Konjić 6 DF Michael Johnson 7 FW Tommy Smith 8 MF Morten Bisgaard 11 FW Paul Peschisolido 12 MF Paul Thirlwell 14 DF Richard Jackson 15 MF Adam Bolder

No. Position Player 16 DF Marc Edworthy 17 DF Paul Boertien 18 MF Seth Johnson 20 MF Lee Holmes 21 MF Michael McIndoe (on loan from Doncaster Rovers) 22 FW Kevin Lisbie (on loan from Charlton Athletic) 23 DF Darren Moore 24 GK Kevin Poole 27 MF Iñigo Idiakez 28 MF Giles Barnes 29 FW Lionel Ainsworth 30 DF Lewin Nyatanga

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It is proposed that this article be deleted. ... Alan Wright (born 28 September 1971) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Sheffield United. ... Sheffield United Football Club are a football club currently in The Football League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted. ... Muhamed Konjić (right) for Coventry City Muhamed Konjić (born May 14, 1970 in Tuzla, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jamaica. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted. ... Michael Johnson born (July 4, 1973 in Nottingham, England) is a Jamaican footballer currently playing at Derby County F.C.. Although born in England, he is a full Jamaican international and has played several times for the Jamaican national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... 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Paul Peschisolido (born May 25, 1971 in Scarborough, Canada) is a professional footballer who has played for several English Football League sides and 52 times for the Canadian national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... In association football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... In association football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... In association football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... Seth Art Maurice Johnson (born March 12, 1979 in Birmingham) is a former England international footballer, currently in his second spell as a player with Derby County. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... In association football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... In association football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based at Belle Vue in the town of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jamaica. ... Strikers, also known as centre forwards, forwards, and attackers, are the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Kevin Lisbie (b. ... Charlton Athletic Football Club are a football club from southeast London. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jamaica. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted. ... Darren Moore (born April 22, 1974 in Birmingham, England) is a professional footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... A goalkeeper leaves his feet to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... 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Players out on loan

10		DF	Pablo Mills (on loan to Walsall)
13		GK	Lee Grant (on loan to Oldham Athletic)
19		DF	Nathan Doyle (on loan to Notts County)

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Shirt sponsors

• 1884-1980: No sponsor
• 1980-1981: British Midland
• 1981-1984: Patrick
• 1984-1986: Bass Brewers
• 1986-1987: Sportsweek
• 1987-1991: Maxwell Communications Corporation
• 1991-1995: Auto Windscreens
• 1995-1998: PUMA
• 1998-2001: EDS
• 2001-2005: Marston's Pedigree
• 2005-2008: Derbyshire Building Society

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Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Derby County every season, from their formation in 1884 to the present day. Details of Derby's final league position is given (from the 1888-1899 season, when The Football League was founded), along with which round they made it to in both the FA Cup, the League Cup (which began in the 1960-1961 season) and any European competitions that they had qualified for. The 1888-1889 season was the eighteenth season of competitive football (soccer) in England. ... The Football League logo The Football League (often referred to as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) is a league competition for English football (soccer) clubs (though three Welsh clubs also take part) containing three divisions (the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two) that... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ...

External links

• Official site
• Unofficial site by the Derby Evening Telegraph
• Derby County-Mad
• We Are The Rams
• Ramsportal
• RamZone
• RamsTrust - supporters' trust
• Derby County History

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First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst 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... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... The Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Womens Cup, is the top cup competition for womens football clubs in England - designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup. ... 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