List of Derby County F.C. records and statistics

This page details records and statistics related to Derby County F.C..

Player records

See also List of Derby County F.C. players.

Appearances

Most appearances for the club:

Current player(s) with most appearances:

• As of 04 January 2012

• All Competitions stats include League, FA Cup, League Cup, League Test Match, Play offs, Charity Shield, European Cup, UEFA Cup, Texaco Cup, Football League Trophy, Full Members Cup and Anglo-Italian Cup

Other records

• Youngest first-team player - Mason Bennett, 15 years 99 days, v. Middlesbrough, Championship, 22 October 2011.^[2]
• Oldest first-team player - Peter Shilton, 42 years 164 days, v. Watford, Division Two, 29 February 1992

Goalscorers

Most goals for the club:

Current player with most goals for the club:

• As of 22 October 2011

• All Competitions stats include League, FA Cup, League Cup, League Test Match, Play offs, Charity Shield, European Cup, UEFA Cup, Texaco Cup, Football League Trophy, Full Members Cup and Anglo-Italian Cup

Other records

• Most goals in a season – 43, Jack Bowers – 35 First Division, 8 FA Cup (1932-33)
• Most league goals in a season: 37, Jack Bowers, First Division, (1930-31) and 37, Ray Straw, Division 3 (N), (1956-57)^[1]
• Most goals in a single match – 6, Steve Bloomer (v. Sheffield Wednesday, First Division, 21 January 1899)
• Most goals in an FA Cup match – 4, joint record: Harry Bedford (v. Bradford City, January 8, 1927) and Jackie Stamps (v. Luton Town, 5 January 1946)
• Most goals in a League Cup match – 4, joint record Alan Hinton (v. Stockport County, 4 September 1968) and Kevin Wilson (v. Hartlepool United, 29 August 1984)
• Most goals in a European match – 5, Kevin Hector (v. Finn Harps, UEFA Cup, 15 September 1976)
• Youngest goalscorer – Lee Holmes, 16 years 207 days (v. Coventry City, Division One, 25 October 2002)

International caps

• First capped Derby player – John Goodall (for England v. Wales, 1890)
• Most capped Derby player while playing for the club – Deon Burton, 42 caps for Jamaica^[1]
• Most capped Derby player for England while playing for the club – Peter Shilton, 34 caps
• First Derby County players to play in a World Cup – Bruce Rioch and Don Masson (for Scotland v. Peru, 3 June 1978)
• First Derby players to play in a World Cup for England – Peter Shilton and Mark Wright (v. Republic of Ireland, 11 June 1990)

Club records

Wins

• Most League wins in a season – 28 in 46 matches, Division 3 (N), (1955-56)
• Fewest League wins in a season – 1 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2007-08

Defeats

• Most League defeats in a season – 29 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2007-08
• Fewest League defeats in a season – 5 in 42 matches, Second Division 1968-69

Goals

• Most League goals scored in a season – 111 in 46 matches, Division 3 (N), (1956-57)
• Fewest League goals scored in a season – 20 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2007-08
• Most League goals conceded in a season – 90 in 42 matches, First Division, (1936-37)
• Fewest League goals conceded in a season – 28 in 38 matches, Second Division, 1911-12

Points

• Most points in a League season (2 for a win) – 63 (from a possible 84) in 42 matches, Second Division, 1968-69 and Division 3 (N), (1955-56) and (1956-57)
• Most points in a League season (3 for a win) – 84 (from a possible 126) in 42 matches, Second Division, 1986-87
• Fewest points in a League season (2 for a win) – 23 (from a possible 84) in 42 matches, Second Division, (1954-55) – The Club only reached 15 points in 1890-91, but this was from only 22 matches (a possible 44 points)
• Fewest points in a League season (3 for a win) – 11 (from a possible 114) in 38 matches, Premier League, 2007-08

Matches

Firsts

• First match – v. Great Lever, Friendly, 13 September 1884 (lost 6-0)
• First FA Cup match – v. Walsall Town, First Round, 8 November 1884 (lost 7-0)
• First League match – v. Bolton Wanderers, Football League, 8 September 1888 (won 6-3)
• First League Cup match – v. Watford, 11 October 1960 (won 5-2)
• First European match – v. FK Željezničar, European Cup, 13 September 1972 (won 2-0)

Record wins

• Record league victory: 9–0, (twice; home v. Wolves, Football League, 10 January 1891 & v. Sheffield Wednesday, First Division, 21 January 1899)
• Record away league victory: 8–0, (v. Bristol City Second Division, 29 September 1923)
• Record FA Cup win – 8-1 (home v. Barnsley St. Peter’s, 30 January 1897)
• Record League Cup win – 7-0 (home v. Southend United, 7 October 1992)
• Record Premier League win – 4-0 (twice; home v. Southampton, 27 September 1997 and home v. Bolton Wanderers, 13 April 1998)
• Record European win – 12-0 (home v. Finn Harps, UEFA Cup, 15 September 1976)
• Record win on aggregate – 16-1 (v. Finn Harps, UEFA Cup 1976-77)

Record defeats

• Record League defeat – 0-8 (twice; away v. Blackburn, Football League, 3 January 1891 and v. Sunderland, First Division, 1 September 1894)
• Record home defeat – 0-7 (v. Walsall, FA Cup, 8 January 1884)
• Record FA Cup defeat – 2-11 (away v. Everton, 18 January 1900)
• Record Premier League defeat – 0-6 (twice; away v. Liverpool, 1 September 2007 and home v. Aston Villa 12 April 2008)
• Record League Cup defeat – 0-5 (twice; away v. Southampton, 8 October 1974 and away v. West Ham United, 1 November 1988)
• Record European defeat – 1-5 (away v. Real Madrid, European Cup, 5 November 1975)
• Record defeat on aggregate – 0-7 (v. Birmingham City, League Cup, 1983-84)

Record draws

• Highest scoring draw – 5-5 (Home v. Everton, First Division, October 15, 1898 and away v. Birmingham City, Second Division, 9 April 1966)

Sequences

• Longest sequence of League wins 9, Second Division, 15 March 1969 - 19 April 1969
• Longest sequence of League defeats: 8, Football League, 29 September - 8 December 1888, Second Division, 17 April - 1 September 1965, First Division, 12 December 1987 - 10 February 1988.
• Longest sequence of League draws: 6, , First Division, 26 March 1927 - 18 April 1927
• Longest sequence of unbeaten League matches: 22, Second Division & First Division, 8 March 1969 - 20 September 1969
• Longest sequence without a League win: 36, Premier League/Championship - 22 September 2007 - 13 September 2008
• Longest sequence without a League goal: 8, First Division, 30 October - 18 December 1920

Attendances

The Racecourse Ground

• Highest attendance: 15,500 (est.) (v. Blackburn Rovers, FA Cup, 24 February 1894)
• Lowest attendance:750 (est.) (v. Darwen, First Division, 18 November 1893)

The Baseball Ground

• Record attendance: 41,826 (v. Tottenham Hotspur, Football League First Division, 20 September 1969)^[1]
• Lowest attendance: 1,562 (v. Udinese, Anglo-Italian Cup, 15 November 1994)

The Pride Park Stadium

• Highest attendance: 33,378 (v. Liverpool, Premier League, 18 March 2000)^[1]
• Lowest attendance: 7,073 (v. Shrewsbury Town, League Cup, 9 August 2011)

Transfers

• Record Transfer Fee Paid: £3.5m to Norwich City for Robert Earnshaw (2007)^[1]
• Record Transfer Fee Received: £7m from Leeds United for Seth Johnson (2001)^[1]

References

• Mortimer, Gerald (2006). Derby County: The Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1859835171. 

External links

• Match reports and line-ups from 1930 to present TheRams.co.uk