List of Derby County F.C. records and statistics explained

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

Player records

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

Appearances

Players with 300 or more appearances for the club:

Current players with 100 or more appearances:

• As of 2 December 2024
• All Competitions stats include League, FA Cup, League Cup, League Test Match, Playoffs, Charity Shield, European Cup, UEFA Cup, Texaco Cup, EFL 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

Players with 50 or more goals for the club:

Current players with 10 or more goals for the club:

• As of 2 December 2024
• All Competitions stats include League, FA Cup, League Cup, League Test Match, Playoffs, Charity Shield, European Cup, UEFA Cup, Texaco Cup, EFL 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, 8 January 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 – Mason Bennett, 16 years 176 days (v. Tranmere Rovers, FA Cup, 5 January 2013)
• Scoring in successive league matches – 6, joint record, John Goodall (1891–92), Alf Bentley (1909–10), Horace Barnes (1913–14), George Stephenson (1927–28), Jack Bowers (1930–31 and 1933–34) – the only Derby player to achieve this twice, Ray Straw (1956–57), Eddie Thomas (1964–65) – his first six games for Derby, Francesco Baiano (1997–98)

International caps

• First Derby international – Benjamin Spilsbury (for England v Ireland, 1885)^[3]
• 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); League One, (2023–24)
• 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) – 92 (from a possible 138) in 46 matches, League One, 2023–24
• Fewest points in a League season (2 for a win) – 23 (from a possible 84) in 42 matches, Second Division, (1954–55); 15 (from a possible 44) in 22 matches, Football League, (1890–91)
• 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 1890)
• 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 draws

• Highest scoring draw – 5–5 (Home v. Everton, First Division, 15 October 1898, away v. Birmingham City, Second Division, 9 April 1966 and Home v. Scunthorpe, League Cup, 2012)

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)^[4]
• Lowest attendance: 1,562 (v. Udinese, Anglo-Italian Cup, 15 November 1994)

Pride Park Stadium

• Highest attendance: 33,378 (v. Liverpool, Premier League, 18 March 2000)^[1]
• Lowest attendance: 1,952 (v. Wolverhampton Wanderers U21, EFL Trophy, 8 November 2023)

Transfers

• Record transfer fee paid: £10,000,000 to Arsenal F.C. for Krystian Bielik (2019)
• Record transfer fee received: £11,300,000 from Huddersfield Town for Tom Ince (2017);^[5]

References

• Book: Mortimer, Gerald . Derby County: The Complete Record . Breedon Books . 2006 . 1859835171.

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Derby County Club Records. Derby County Official Website. 7 December 2010. 28 May 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100821085746/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/History/0%2C%2C10270~2048745%2C00.html. 21 August 2010.
2. News: Team News: Middlesbrough Vs DCFC . dcfc.co.uk . 22 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111026082744/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10270~2486352%2C00.html . 26 October 2011 .
3. Web site: England National Football Team Match No. 23. England Football Online. 31 July 2012.
4. Web site: Derby County Club Records . dcfc.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109205949/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/article/derby-county-club-records-255137.aspx . 2012-11-09.
5. News: Here are the highest transfer fees received by the Rams . Derbyshirelive . 4 July 2017 .