List of Derby County F.C. records and statistics

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

Player records

Appearances

Players with 300 or more appearances for the club: starts(on as sub)

Current players with 100 or more appearances:

• As of game on 21 March 2026
• 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.
• 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 game on 21 March 2026
• 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)
• 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)
• 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); 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)
• 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)
• 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);

References

External links

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