Derby County F.C. records

This page details Derby County club records.

Player records

Appearances

Appearances in All Competitions

Most appearances for the club:

* 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

Appearances in League Matches

Most appearances for the club (All Time):

* As of July 21 2008

Other Records

* Youngest first-team player - Lee Holmes, 15 years 268 days, Vs. Grimsby, Championship, 26 December 2002
* Youngest first-team player in a league match - Lee Holmes, 15 years 268 days, Vs. Grimsby, Championship, 26 December 2002

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers in all competitions

Most Goals for the club:

Current Player with Most Goals For The Club:

* As of May 11 2008

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)
* 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, January 5 1946)
* Most goals in a League Cup match – 4, joint record Alan Hinton ("v." Stockport County, September 4 1968) and Kevin Wilson ("v." Hartlepool United, August 29 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 Wales "v." Wales, 1890)
* Most capped Derby player while playing for the club – Deon Burton, 42 caps for Jamaica
* 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) – Amazingly, the club still finished 4th that season!
* 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, September 8, 1888 (won 6-3)
*First League Cup match – "v." Watford, October 11, 1960 (won 5-2)
*First European match – "v." FK Željezničar, European Cup, September 13, 1972 (won 2-0)

Record wins

*Record league victory: 9–0, (twice; home "v." Wolves Football League, January 10 1891) & "v." Sheffield Wednesday, First Division, January 21 1899)
* 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, January 3, 1891 and "v." Sunderland, First Division, September 1 1894)
* Record home defeat – 0-7 ("v." Walsall, FA Cup, January 8, 1884)
* Record FA Cup defeat – 2-11 (away "v." Everton, 18 January, 1900)
* Record Premier League defeat – 0-6 (twice; away "v." Liverpool, September 1, 2007 and home "v." Aston Villa April 12 2008)
* Record League Cup defeat – 0-5 (twice; away "v." Southampton, October 8, 1974 and away "v." West Ham United, November 1 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 – 4-4 (away "v." Bradford City, Premier League, April 21 2000) (home "v." Manchester United, First Division, December 261970)

equences

* Longest sequence of League wins 9, Second Division, 15 March 1969 - 19 April 1969
* Longest sequence of League defeats: 8, 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

Attendances

"Only competitive first-team matches are considered."

The Racecourse Ground

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

The Baseball Ground

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

The Pride Park Stadium

* Highest attendance: 33. 378 ("v." Liverpool, Premier League, 18 March, 2000)
* Lowest attendance: 8, 658 ("v." Blackpool League Cup August 14 2007)

Transfers

* Record Transfer Fee Paid: £3.5m to Norwich City for Robert Earnshaw
* Record Transfer Fee Received: £7m from Leeds United for Seth Johnson

References

*cite book
author=Mortimer, Gerald
title=Derby County: The Complete Record
publisher=Breedon Books | year=2006
id=ISBN 1859835171

*cite web
date=2007-08-22
url=http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10270~1026298,00.html
title=FACTS AND FIGURES
publisher=Derby County F.C.
accessdate=2007-09-09