Below is a list of every manager in the history of Derby County. Derby's first full-time manager Harry Newbould, was appointed in 1896, 12 years after the club's formation. Prior to this the team for each match was selected by committee, a common practice in the early days of professional football. Including is a complete record of each manager's games, wins, draws and defeats records and additional information on any trophies they may have won whilst with the club.
| Name | Nationality | From | To | Record | Notes | |||||
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| P | W | D | L | Win % | Loss % | |||||
| Harry Newbould | England | 1 August 1896 | 31 July 1906 | 376 | 151 | 81 | 144 | 40.16 | 38.3 | FA Cup Finalists, 1897/98, 1898/99, 1902/03 United Counties League – Division Two Champions 1893/94 |
| Jimmy Methven | Scotland | 1 August 1906 | 30 June 1922 | 498 | 202 | 117 | 179 | 40.56 | 35.94 | Division Two Champions, 1911–12, 1914–15 |
| Cecil Potter | England | 1 July 1922 | 31 July 1925 | 137 | 62 | 34 | 41 | 45.26 | 29.93 | |
| George Jobey | England | 1 August 1925 | 1 May 1941 | 629 | 273 | 140 | 216 | 43.4 | 34.34 | Division One Runners Up, 1929–30, 1935–36 Division Two Promotion, 1925/26 Central League Champions, 1935/36 |
| Ted Magner | England | 1 August 1944 | 31 May 1946 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.82 | 0 | Football League North Champions, 1945/46 Midlands Cup Winners, 1945/46 |
| Stuart McMillan | England | 1 January 1946 | 1 November 1953 | 346 | 146 | 73 | 127 | 42.2 | 36.71 | FA Cup, Winners 1945/46 |
| Jack Barker | England | 1 November 1953 | 1 April 1955 | 64 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 18.75 | 56.25 | |
| Harry Storer, Jr. | England | 1 June 1955 | 31 May 1962 | 332 | 137 | 67 | 118 | 41.27 | 35.54 | Football League Division Three North, Champions 1956–57, Runners-Up 1955–56 |
| Tim Ward | England | 1 June 1962 | 31 May 1967 | 219 | 72 | 59 | 88 | 32.88 | 40.18 | |
| Brian Clough | England | 1 June 1967 | 15 October 1973 | 289 | 135 | 70 | 84 | 46.71 | 29.07 | Division One Champions, 1971–72 Division Two Champions, 1968–69 League Cup Semi Finalists, 1968–69 European Champion Clubs' Cup, Semi-Finalists 1973 Texaco Cup, Winners 1971–72 Watney Cup, Winners, 1970–71 Central League Champions, 1971–72 |
| Jimmy Gordon | Scotland | 15 October 1973 | 23 October 1973 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 | Caretaker Manager |
| Dave Mackay | Scotland | 23 October 1973 | 25 November 1976 | 158 | 70 | 44 | 44 | 44.3 | 27.85 | Division One Champions, 1974–75 Charity Shield 1975 |
| Colin Murphy | England | 25 November 1976 | 17 September 1977 | 35 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 37.14 | |
| Tommy Docherty | Scotland | 17 September 1977 | 10 May 1979 | 78 | 24 | 21 | 33 | 30.77 | 42.31 | |
| Colin Addison | England | 6 July 1979 | 25 January 1982 | 105 | 33 | 28 | 44 | 31.43 | 41.9 | |
| John Newman | England | 25 January 1982 | 11 August 1982 | 35 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 17.14 | 45.71 | |
| Peter Taylor | England | 11 August 1982 | 4 April 1984 | 66 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28.79 | 37.88 | |
| Roy McFarland | England | 4 April 1984 | 28 May 1984 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 44.44 | 44.44 | Caretaker Manager |
| Arthur Cox | England | 28 May 1984 | 2 October 1993 | 453 | 184 | 108 | 161 | 40.62 | 35.54 | Division Two Champions, 1986–87 Division Two Playoffs Semi-Finalists, 1991/92 Central League Champions 1985/86 |
| Roy McFarland | England | 2 October 1993 | 29 April 1995 | 93 | 40 | 21 | 31 | 43.01 | 33.33 | Division One (New) Playoffs Runners Up, 1993/94 |
| Billy McEwan | Scotland | 29 April 1995 | 15 June 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | Caretaker Manager |
| Jim Smith | England | 15 June 1995 | 7 October 2001 | 281 | 99 | 81 | 101 | 35.23 | 35.94 | Division One (New) Runners-Up 1995–96 Premier Reserve League Champions, 1999/2000, 2000/01 |
| Colin Todd | England | 8 October 2001 | 14 January 2002 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 23.53 | 64.71 | |
| Billy McEwan | Scotland | 14 January 2002 | 30 January 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 | Caretaker Manager |
| John Gregory | England | 30 January 2002 | 21 March 2003 | 55 | 16 | 9 | 30 | 29.09 | 54.55 | |
| Mark Lillis | England | 21 March 2003 | 31 March 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | Caretaker Manager |
| George Burley | Scotland | 31 March 2003 | 7 June 2005 | 107 | 39 | 25 | 43 | 36.45 | 40.19 | Championship Playoffs Semi-Finalists, 2004/05 |
| Phil Brown | England | 24 June 2005 | 30 January 2006 | 33 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 21.21 | 36.36 | |
| Terry Westley | England | 30 January 2006 | 2 June 2006 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 37.5 | Caretaker Manager |
| Billy Davies | Scotland | 2 June 2006 | 26 November 2007 | 69 | 31 | 14 | 24 | 44.93 | 34.78 | Championship Playoffs Winners, 2006/07 |
| Paul Jewell | England | 28 November 2007 | 29 December 2008 | 58 | 13 | 15 | 30 | 22.41 | 51.72 | League Cup Semi Finalists, 2008–09 |
| Chris Hutchings | England | 29 December 2008 | 6 January 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Caretaker Manager |
| David Lowe | England | 6 January 2009 | 8 January 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Caretaker Manager |
| Nigel Clough | England | 8 January 2009 | Incumbent | 143 | 44 | 31 | 68 | 30.77 | 47.55 | Central League Champions 2009/10, 2010/11 Derbyshire Senior Cup 2010/11 |
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