DERBY COUNTY 

("The Rams")

Year formed1884
Turned professional1884 
Limited company 1896 
Previous namesNone
GroundPride Park, Derby DE24 8XL

(for pictures of the ground click here)

 

previous names:

1997 - 6 December 2013: Pride Park

7 December 2013 - 17 November 2016: iPro Stadium

18 November 2016 to date: Pride Park

Club's ground since1997
Pitch measurements115 x 74 yards (105 x 68 metres)
Ground capacity33,597
Record attendance at present ground

33,475, Derby County legends v Rangers 9-in-a-row legends, 1st May 2006

(Ted McMinn Benefit match)

First game at present ground4 August 1997 v Sampdoria, friendly (lost 0-1)
First competitive game at present ground30 August 1997 v Barnsley, Premiership (won 1-0)
Previous grounds

Racecourse Ground: 1884 - 1895

Baseball Ground: 1895 - 1997

League careerFootball League/Division One: 1888 - 1907

Division Two: 1907 - 1912

Division One: 1912 - 1914

Division Two: 1914 - 1915

Division One: 1919 - 1921

Division Two: 1921 - 1926

Division One: 1926 - 1953

Division Two: 1953 - 1955

Division Three (North): 1955 - 1957

Division Two: 1957 - 1969

Division One: 1969 - 1980

Division Two: 1980 - 1984

Division Three: 1984 - 1986

Division Two: 1986 - 1987

Division One: 1987 - 1991

Division Two/One: 1991 - 1996

Premiership: 1996 - 2002

Division One/Championship: 2002 - 2007

Premiership: 2007 - 2008.

Championship: 2008 - 2022

League One: 2022 - 2024

Championship: 2024 - .

First Football League match8th September 1888 v Bolton Wanderers, Football League, won 6-3 
  
Honours 
EuropeanAnglo-Italian Cup runners-up: 1992-93

Texaco Cup winners: 1971-72

Domestic - LeagueDivision One champions: 1971-72, 1974-75

Division One runners-up: 1895-96, 1929-30, 1935-36

Division Two champions: 1911-12, 1914-15, 1968-69, 1986-87

Division Two/One runners-up: 1925-26, 1995-96

League One runners-up: 2023-24

Division Three (North) champions: 1956-57

Division Three (North) runners-up: 1955-56

Second World War North Division runners-up: 1944-45

Second World War North (second championship) Division champions:

1944-45

Domestic - CupFA Cup winners: 1945-46

FA Cup runners-up: 1897-98, 1898-99, 1902-03

Charity Shield winners: 1975-76

Watney Cup winners: 1970-71

Best League positionsee above
Lowest League position7th, Division Three, 1984-85
Furthest in FA Cupsee above
Furthest in League CupSemi-final, 1967-68, 2008-09
  
Most League points  
2 for a win63, Division Two, 1968-69

63, Division Three (North), 1955-56, 1956-57

3 for a win92, League One, 2023-24
Fewest League points 
2 for a win15, Division One, 1890-91
3 for a win11, Premiership, 2007-08
Most League goals scored111, Division Three (North), 1956-57
Most League goals conceded90, Division One, 1936-37
Fewest League goals scored20, Premiership, 2007-08
Fewest League goals conceded28, Division Two, 1911-12
Most wins in a League season

28, League One, 2023-24

28, Division Three (North), 1956-57

Fewest wins in a League season1, Premiership, 2007-08
Most draws in a League season20, Championship, 2005-06
Fewest draws in a League season1, Division One, 1890-91
Most losses in a League season29, Premiership, 2007-08
Fewest losses in a League season5, Division Two, 1968-69
Record League win9-0 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Division One, 10th January 1891

9-0 v The Wednesday, Division One, 21st January 1899

Record Cup win12-0 v Finn Harps, UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg, 15th September 1976
Record League Cup win

7-0 v Southend United, Coca-Cola Cup 2nd round 2nd leg, 7 October

1992

Record defeat2-11 v Everton, FA Cup 1st round, 18th January 1890
Record League Cup defeat

0-5 v Southampton, League Cup 3rd round, 8 October 1974

0-5 v West Ham United, Littlewoods Challenge Cup 3rd round, 1

November 1988

  
Highest Number of League goals scored 
in a season37, Jack Bowers, Division One, 1930-31

37, Ray Straw, Division Three (North), 1956-57

in total292, Steve Bloomer, 1892-1906 and 1910-14
  
Most League goals in one match 6, Steve Bloomer v The Wednesday, Division One, 21st January 1899
Most League appearances 486, Kevin Hector, 1966-78 and 1980-82
Most capped player42, Deon Burton for Jamaica, 1997-2002
Youngest League playerLee Holmes, 15 years 268 days v Grimsby Town, 26th December 2002 
Highest Transfer Fee Received

£10,500,000 for Jeff Hendrick to Burnley, August 2016

Highest Transfer Fee Paid£8,000,000 for Matej Vydra from Watford, August 2016