Derby County Football Club is an English association football club based in Derby, which competes in the EFL League One during the 2023–24 season. The club was founded in 1884, by William Morley, as an offshoot of Derbyshire County Cricket Club; it has spent all but six seasons in the top two divisions of the English football league. The club's competitive peak came in the 1970s when it had two spells as English League Champions and competed in major European competitions on four separate occasions, reaching the European Cup semi-finals, as well as winning several minor trophies. The club was also a strong force in the interwar years of the football league and also won the 1945–46 FA Cup.

Derby County are founder members of the Football League, which was created in 1888. Over the years Derby have played in the First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Third Division North, Premier League, the Championship and League One. Since 2022, Derby competes in the third tier of English football, League One, after relegation from the Championship.

Derby's first opponent was Bolton Wanderers on 8 September 1888 a game which Derby won 6–3. Their most regular opponents have been Middlesbrough & Wolverhampton Wanderers having met 142 times whilst Derby best record is against Bolton Wanderers, Derby beating the Trotters 64 times. The most league defeats inflicted upon Derby is against Liverpool who have triumphed over Derby 66 times while the most drawn matches have come against Stoke City with the two teams sharing the points on 40 occasions. Derby have played a total of 109 different league opponents.

Key

  • The records include the results of matches played in The Football League (from 1888 to 1996, 2002 to 2007, 2008 to 2024) and the Premier League (from 1996 to 2002, 2007 to 2008). Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 seasons. Football League play-offs, Test Matches and cup matches are not included.
  • For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Ardwick, Small Heath and Woolwich Arsenal are integrated into the records against Manchester City, Birmingham City and Arsenal, respectively.
  •    Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are current divisional rivals of Derby County.
  •    Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct.
  • P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; Win% = percentage of total matches won

All-time league record

Statistics correct as of matches played on 15 January 2024.
Derby County F.C. league record by opponent
Opponent PWDL PWDL PWDLFA Win% Ref(s)
Home Away Total
Accrington 5122 5113 102351727 20% [1]
Accrington Stanley 2110 2011 412186 25% [2]
Accrington Stanley [lower-alpha 1] 1100 1100 220070 100% [3]
Arsenal 49251014 49121027 98372041142152 26% [4]
Aston Villa 62291221 6291142 124382363162238 31% [5]
Barnsley 372386 3611916 7334172210784 47% [6]
Barrow 2110 2110 422097 50% [7]
Birmingham City 58272110 58171526 116443636201165 38% [8]
Blackburn Rovers 61242116 61121237 122363353210206 30% [9]
Blackpool 342284 3510817 6932162112089 46% [10]
Bolton Wanderers 6442148 6522934 129642342233189 50% [11]
Bournemouth 6501 6132 126331612 50% [12]
Bradford City 17845 17665 341410104938 41% [13]
Bradford (Park Avenue) 9612 9315 189273427 50% [14]
Brentford 16844 16466 321210105457 38% [15]
Brighton & Hove Albion 17944 175210 34146144039 41% [16]
Bristol City 352447 35111113 7035152012082 50% [17]
Bristol Rovers 14932 13346 2712784239 44% [18]
Burnley 48261012 48131025 96392037147140 41% [19]
Burton Albion 4310 4112 8422107 50% [20]
Bury 292243 295915 582713189984 47% [21]
Cambridge United 9441 8521 179621610 53% [22]
Cardiff City 32121012 345920 6817193293114 25% [23]
Carlisle United 9324 10334 196582526 32% [24]
Charlton Athletic 43201112 4316918 86362030140136 42% [25]
Chelsea 47241013 47111521 94352534138136 37% [26]
Cheltenham Town 1100 2110 321063 67% [27]
Chester City 2200 2110 4310135 75% [28]
Chesterfield 5230 5212 10442199 40% [29]
Colchester United 1100 1001 210185 50% [30]
Coventry City 3821116 3891019 763021259896 39% [31]
Crewe Alexandra 5221 5212 104332317 40% [32]
Crystal Palace 322066 3281014 642816209169 44% [33]
Darlington 4121 4013 81341013 13% [34]
Darwen 2200 2101 4301125 75% [35]
Doncaster Rovers 10613 10604 2012173622 60% [36]
Everton 6330924 63121239 126422163173240 33% [37]
Exeter City 2110 1100 321041 67% [38]
Fleetwood Town 2101 2110 421143 50% [39]
Forest Green Rovers 1100 1100 220060 100% [40]
Fulham 291784 2941312 582121169783 36% [41]
Gainsborough Trinity 5410 5230 10640298 60% [42]
Gillingham 5410 5212 10622147 60% [43]
Glossop North End 7610 7232 148423217 57% [44]
Grimsby Town 332076 3312813 6632151911588 48% [45]
Halifax Town 2200 2011 4211124 50% [46]
Hartlepool United 2200 2002 420266 50% [47]
Huddersfield Town 4832124 4871526 96392730142136 41% [48]
Hull City 301569 3071013 602216228777 37% [49]
Ipswich Town 42151215 4213821 84282036107119 33% [50]
Leeds City 6411 6303 127143523 58% [51]
Leeds United 55241417 55111331 110352748139164 32% [52]
Leicester City 4928714 49141817 98422551137125 43% [53]
Leyton Orient 221435 237412 45217176149 47% [54]
Lincoln City 141310 13544 2718546132 67% [55]
Liverpool 63262324 6361542 126322866156248 25% [56]
Luton Town 211083 215214 421510175349 36% [57]
Manchester City 46241111 468929 92322040132143 35% [58]
Manchester United 45161712 45111024 90272736132157 30% [59]
Mansfield Town 2200 2110 4310112 75% [60]
Middlesbrough 71341720 71151640 142493360204238 35% [61]
Millwall 269611 267811 521614225960 31% [62]
Milton Keynes Dons 2011 2200 421174 50% [63]
Morecambe 1100 1010 211061 50% [64]
Nelson 1100 1001 210172 50% [65]
Newcastle United 56231419 56131528 112362946138164 32% [66]
Newport County 2020 2110 413086 25% [67]
Northampton Town 4220 3210 7430157 57% [68]
Norwich City 3310158 3310419 662019277894 30% [69]
Nottingham Forest 50201416 50131423 100332839147144 33% [70]
Notts County 271494 278910 542218148364 41% [71]
Oldham Athletic 201253 20678 401712115350 43% [72]
Oxford United 7313 7412 147251715 50% [73]
Peterborough United 8512 8215 167272725 44% [74]
Plymouth Argyle 211434 21858 42228127456 52% [75]
Port Vale 10712 11425 2111373423 52% [76]
Portsmouth 442789 43101122 87371934136123 43% [77]
Preston North End 56331013 56131132 112462145143158 41% [78]
Queens Park Rangers 281269 288128 562118176964 38% [79]
Reading 2310310 234613 46149236278 30% [80]
Rochdale 2200 2201 4301113 75% [81]
Rotherham United 271665 2741112 542017178978 37% [82]
Scunthorpe United 10532 10325 208574538 40% [83]
Sheffield United 5333713 5312932 106451645167155 42% [84]
Sheffield Wednesday 63341910 63151929 126493839206169 39% [85]
Shrewsbury Town 6231 7124 133551318 23% [86]
South Shields 7511 7124 146532720 43% [87]
Southampton 3115124 318914 622321189792 37% [88]
Southend United 6303 6213 125161514 42% [89]
Southport 2200 2101 4301115 75% [90]
Stevenage 0000 1001 100113 0% [91]
Stockport County 121101 12039 24113104128 46% [92]
Stoke City 66381810 66132231 132514041219170 39% [93]
Sunderland 64341516 65121241 130462757183206 35% [94]
Swansea City 221147 224414 44158217375 34% [95]
Swindon Town 5500 5221 107212312 70% [96]
Tottenham Hotspur 321796 327817 6424172310094 38% [97]
Tranmere Rovers 7412 7205 166172823 43% [98]
Walsall 6313 6222 145341714 42% [99]
Watford 211065 21678 421613136458 38% [100]
West Bromwich Albion 5330157 53101528 106413035173154 39% [101]
West Ham United 341789 3461513 682323229399 34% [102]
Wigan Athletic 11344 11614 229582323 41% [103]
Wimbledon 10442 10145 205872626 25% [104]
Wolverhampton Wanderers 71381221 71211832 142593053249245 42% [105]
Workington 2011 2101 411287 25% [106]
Wrexham 4301 4121 8422118 50% [107]
Wycombe Wanderers 3120 2101 522187 40% [108]
Yeovil Town 1100 1100 220062 100% [109]
York City 4400 4121 8521127 63% [110]

Notes

  1. Club formed in 1968 after original club dissolved

References

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