This article chronicles the seasons of Derby County Football Club from their formation in 1884 to the present day.
Details of Derby County's final league position is given (from the 1888–99 season, when The Football League was founded), along with which round they made it to in both the FA Cup, the EFL Cup (which began in the 1960–61 season) and any European competitions that Derby had qualified for.
Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup [lower-alpha 1] | Europe / Other | Top goalscorer(s) [lower-alpha 2] | ||||||||||
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Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player(s) | Goals | |||||
1884–85 [1] | There was no League football until 1888. | R1 | N/A | ||||||||||||
1885–86 [1] | R3 | ||||||||||||||
1886–87 [1] | R2 | ||||||||||||||
1887–88 [1] | R4 | ||||||||||||||
1888–89 [2] | FL | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 61 | 16 | 10th | R2 | Alex Higgins | 12 | |||
1889–90 [3] | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 55 | 21 | 7th | R1 | Alex Higgins | 14 | ||||
1890–91 [4] | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 81 | 15 | 11th | R2 | John Goodall | 14 | ||||
1891–92 [5] | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 52 | 24 | 10th | R1 | John Goodall | 15 | ||||
1892–93 [6] | Div 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 64 | 27 | 13th | R1 | John Goodall | 14 | |||
1893–94 [7] | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 73 | 62 | 36 | 3rd | QF | Johnny McMillan | 21 | ||||
1894–95 [8] | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 68 | 23 | 15th | R1 | Steve Bloomer | 11 | ||||
1895–96 [9] | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 35 | 41 | 2nd | SF | Steve Bloomer | 27 | ||||
1896–97 [10] | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 70 | 50 | 36 | 3rd | SF | Steve Bloomer | 31 | ||||
1897–98 [11] | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 57 | 61 | 28 | 10th | R/U | Steve Bloomer | 20 | ||||
1898–99 [12] | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 57 | 35 | 9th | R/U | Steve Bloomer | 30 | ||||
1899–1900 [13] | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 43 | 36 | 6th | R1 | Steve Bloomer | 19 | ||||
1900–01 [14] | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 42 | 31 | 12th | QF | Steve Bloomer | 24 | ||||
1901–02 [15] | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 41 | 35 | 6th | SF | Steve Bloomer | 18 | ||||
1902–03 [16] | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 47 | 35 | 9th | R/U | Steve Bloomer | 13 | ||||
1903–04 [17] | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 60 | 35 | 14th | SF | Steve Bloomer | 25 | ||||
1904–05 [18] | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 48 | 32 | 11th | R1 | Steve Bloomer | 13 | ||||
1905–06 [19] | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 58 | 35 | 15th | R2 | Steve Bloomer | 12 | ||||
1906–07 [20] | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 59 | 27 | 19th | R3 | Jimmy Long | 9 | ||||
1907–08 [21] | Div 2 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 77 | 45 | 46 | 6th | R1 | Alf Bentley | 28 | |||
1908–09 [22] | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 41 | 43 | 5th | SF | Alf Bentley | 32 | ||||
1909–10 [23] | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 47 | 53 | 4th | R2 | Alf Bentley | 31 | ||||
1910–11 [24] | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 73 | 52 | 42 | 6th | QF | Steve Bloomer | 24 | ||||
1911–12 [25] | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 74 | 28 | 54 | 1st | R2 | Steve Bloomer | 19 | ||||
1912–13 [26] | Div 1 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 69 | 66 | 42 | 7th | R1 | Harry Leonard | 15 | |||
1913–14 [27] | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 71 | 27 | 20th | R2 | Horace Barnes | 25 | ||||
1914–15 [28] | Div 2 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 33 | 53 | 1st | R1 | Jimmy Moore | 22 | |||
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the World War I | |||||||||||||||
1919–20 [29] | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 57 | 38 | 18th | R1 | Noah Burton | 13 | |||
1920–21 [30] | 42 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 58 | 26 | 21st | R2 | Bill Paterson | 8 | ||||
1921–22 [31] | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 64 | 39 | 12th | R1 | Jimmy Moore | 17 | |||
1922–23 [32] | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 50 | 29 | 14th | SF | Jimmy Moore | 17 | ||||
1923–24 [33] | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 75 | 54 | 51 | 3rd | R3 | Harry Storer | 27 | ||||
1924–25 [34] | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 71 | 36 | 55 | 3rd | R1 | Albert Fairclough | 22 | ||||
1925–26 [35] | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 77 | 42 | 57 | 2nd | R4 | Harry Bedford | 28 | ||||
1926–27 [36] | Div 1 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 86 | 73 | 41 | 12th | R4 | Harry Bedford | 26 | |||
1927–28 [37] | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 96 | 83 | 44 | 4th | R4 | Harry Bedford | 28 | ||||
1928–29 [38] | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 86 | 71 | 46 | 6th | R4 | Harry Bedford | 30 | ||||
1929–30 [39] | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 90 | 82 | 50 | 2nd | R4 | Harry Bedford | 31 | ||||
1930–31 [40] | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 94 | 79 | 46 | 6th | R3 | Jack Bowers | 39 | ||||
1931–32 [41] | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 71 | 75 | 38 | 15th | R5 | Jack Bowers | 26 | ||||
1932–33 [42] | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 76 | 69 | 44 | 7th | SF | Jack Bowers | 43 | ||||
1933–34 [43] | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 54 | 45 | 4th | R5 | Jack Bowers | 37 | ||||
1934–35 [44] | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 66 | 45 | 6th | R5 | Hughie Gallacher | 24 | ||||
1935–36 [45] | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 52 | 48 | 2nd | QF | Hughie Gallacher | 16 | ||||
1936–37 [46] | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 96 | 90 | 49 | 4th | R5 | Dai Astley | 29 | ||||
1937–38 [47] | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 87 | 40 | 13th | R3 | Dai Astley | 17 | ||||
1938–39 [48] | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 6th | R3 | Ronnie Dix Dave McCulloch | 16 | ||||
1939–40 | Abandoned due to World War II | ||||||||||||||
No competitive football was played between 1940 and 1946 due to the World War II | |||||||||||||||
1945–46 [49] | Suspended due to World War II | W | Raich Carter | 12 | |||||||||||
1946–47 [50] | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 73 | 79 | 41 | 14th | R5 | Raich Carter | 21 | |||
1947–48 [51] | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 77 | 57 | 50 | 4th | SF | Reg Harrison | 18 | ||||
1948–49 [52] | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 74 | 55 | 53 | 3rd | QF | Billy Steel | 15 | ||||
1949–50 [53] | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 69 | 61 | 44 | 11th | QF | Jackie Stamps | 29 | ||||
1950–51 [54] | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 81 | 75 | 42 | 11th | R4 | Jack Lee | 29 | ||||
1951–52 [55] | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 80 | 37 | 17th | R3 | Johnny Morris Jack Parry | 11 | ||||
1952–53 [56] | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 74 | 32 | 22nd | R3 | Jack Lee | 17 | ||||
1953–54 [57] | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 82 | 35 | 18th | R3 | Hugh McLaren | 11 | |||
1954–55 [58] | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 53 | 82 | 23 | 22nd | R2 | Jimmy Dunn Tommy Powell Jesse Pye | 8 | ||||
1955–56 [59] | Div 3 (N) | 46 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 110 | 55 | 63 | 2nd | R2 | Jack Parry | 27 | |||
1956–57 [60] | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 111 | 53 | 63 | 1st | R2 | Ray Straw | 37 | ||||
1957–58 [61] | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 81 | 36 | 16th | R3 | Reg Ryan | 14 | |||
1958–59 [62] | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 74 | 71 | 48 | 7th | R3 | Jack Parry | 16 | ||||
1959–60 [63] | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 61 | 77 | 35 | 18th | R3 | Peter Thompson | 12 | ||||
1960–61 [64] | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 80 | 80 | 40 | 12th | R3 | R3 | Bill Curry | 20 | |||
1961–62 [65] | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 68 | 75 | 39 | 16th | R4 | R3 | Bill Curry | 25 | |||
1962–63 [66] | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 61 | 72 | 36 | 18th | R4 | R3 | Bill Curry Barry Hutchinson | 22 | |||
1963–64 [67] | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 67 | 39 | 13th | R3 | R2 | Alan Durban | 11 | |||
1964–65 [68] | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 84 | 79 | 43 | 9th | R3 | R2 | Alan Durban Eddie Thomas | 22 | |||
1965–66 [69] | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 68 | 43 | 8th | R3 | R3 | Alan Durban Eddie Thomas | 17 | |||
1966–67 [70] | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 68 | 72 | 36 | 17th | R3 | R2 | Kevin Hector | 16 | |||
1967–68 [71] | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 71 | 78 | 36 | 18th | R3 | SF | Kevin Hector | 24 | |||
1968–69 [72] | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 65 | 32 | 63 | 1st | R3 | QF | Kevin Hector | 20 | |||
1969–70 [73] | Div 1 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 37 | 53 | 4th | R5 | QF | Kevin Hector John O'Hare | 16 | ||
1970–71 [74] | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 54 | 42 | 9th | R5 | R4 | Fairs Cup | Ban [lower-alpha 4] | John O'Hare | 15 | |
1971–72 [75] | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 33 | 58 | 1st | R5 | R2 | Alan Hinton | 20 | |||
1972–73 [76] | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 54 | 46 | 7th | QF | R3 | European Cup | SF | Kevin Hector | 23 | |
1973–74 [77] | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 42 | 48 | 3rd | R4 | R2 | Kevin Hector | 19 | |||
1974–75 [78] | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 67 | 49 | 53 | 1st | R5 | R3 | UEFA Cup | R3 | Kevin Hector | 21 | |
1975–76 [79] | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 75 | 58 | 53 | 4th | SF | R3 | Charity Shield | W | Charlie George | 24 | |
European Cup | R2 | ||||||||||||||
1976–77 [80] | 42 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 50 | 55 | 37 | 15th | QF | QF | UEFA Cup | R2 | Charlie George | 16 | |
1977–78 [81] | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 59 | 41 | 12th | R5 | R3 | Gerry Daly | 12 | |||
1978–79 [82] | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 44 | 71 | 31 | 19th | R3 | R3 | Gerry Daly | 13 | |||
1979–80 [83] | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 47 | 67 | 30 | 21st | R3 | R2 | Alan Biley | 9 | |||
1980–81 [84] | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 57 | 52 | 45 | 6th | R3 | R2 | David Swindlehurst | 11 | ||
1981–82 [85] | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 68 | 48 [lower-alpha 5] | 16th | R3 | R2 | Kevin Wilson | 9 | |||
1982–83 [86] | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 49 | 58 | 49 | 13th | R5 | R3 | David Swindlehurst | 11 | |||
1983–84 [87] | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 72 | 42 | 20th | QF | R2 | Bobby Davison | 18 | |||
1984–85 [88] | Div 3 [lower-alpha 6] | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 54 | 70 | 7th [lower-alpha 7] | R1 | R2 | Associate Members' Cup | R1 | Bobby Davison | 26 |
1985–86 [89] | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 80 | 41 | 84 | 3rd | R5 | R3 | Associate Members' Cup | PR | Bobby Davison | 23 | |
1986–87 [90] | Div 2 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 38 | 84 | 1st | R3 | R3 | Bobby Davison | 22 | ||
1987–88 [91] | Div 1 | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 45 | 43 | 15th | R3 | R2 | All English Clubs banned from European competition due to the Heysel Stadium disaster. [lower-alpha 8] | Phil Gee John Gregory | 6 | |
1988–89 [92] | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 38 | 58 | 5th | R4 | R3 | Dean Saunders | 15 | |||
1989–90 [93] | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 43 | 40 | 46 | 16th | R3 | QF | Dean Saunders | 21 | |||
1990–91 [94] | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 75 | 24 | 20th | R3 | R4 | Dean Saunders | 21 | |||
1991–92 [95] | Div 2 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 51 | 78 | 3rd | R4 | R3 | League play-offs | SF | Paul Williams | 16 |
1992–93 [96] | Div 1 [lower-alpha 9] | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 65 | 57 | 66 | 8th | QF | R3 | Anglo-Italian Cup | R/U | Paul Kitson | 24 |
1993–94 [97] | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 68 | 71 | 6th | R3 | R3 | Anglo-Italian Cup | DNQ | Tommy Johnson | 19 | |
League play-offs | R/U | ||||||||||||||
1994–95 [98] | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 66 | 51 | 66 | 9th | R3 | R4 | Anglo-Italian Cup | GS | Marco Gabbiadini | 13 | |
1995–96 [99] | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 71 | 51 | 79 | 2nd | R3 | R3 | Dean Sturridge | 20 | |||
1996–97 [100] | Prem | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 45 | 58 | 46 | 12th | QF | R2 | Dean Sturridge | 14 | ||
1997–98 [101] | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 49 | 55 | 9th | R4 | R4 | Paulo Wanchope | 17 | |||
1998–99 [102] | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 8th | QF | R3 | Deon Burton | 12 | |||
1999–2000 [103] | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 57 | 38 | 16th | R3 | R3 | Rory Delap | 8 | |||
2000–01 [104] | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 59 | 42 | 17th | R4 | R4 | Malcolm Christie | 12 | |||
2001–02 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 33 | 63 | 30 | 19th | R3 | R3 | Fabrizio Ravanelli | 11 | |||
2002–03 | Div 1 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 74 | 52 | 18th | R3 | R2 | Malcolm Christie Lee Morris | 9 | ||
2003–04 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 67 | 52 | 20th | R3 | R1 | Ian Taylor | 12 | |||
2004–05 | Champ [lower-alpha 10] | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 60 | 76 | 4th | R4 | R1 | League play-offs | SF | Grzegorz Rasiak | 17 |
2005–06 | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 53 | 67 | 50 | 20th | R4 | R1 | Iñigo Idiakez | 11 | |||
2006–07 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 46 | 84 | 3rd [lower-alpha 11] | R5 | R2 | League play-offs | W | Steve Howard | 19 | |
2007–08 | Prem | 38 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 20 | 89 | 11 | 20th | R4 | R2 | Kenny Miller | 6 | ||
2008–09 | Champ | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 67 | 54 | 18th | R5 | SF | Rob Hulse | 18 | ||
2009–10 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 63 | 56 | 14th | R5 | R1 | Rob Hulse | 12 | |||
2010–11 | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 58 | 71 | 49 | 19th | R3 | R1 | Kris Commons | 13 | |||
2011–12 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 58 | 64 | 12th | R4 | R1 | Steve Davies Theo Robinson | 12 | |||
2012–13 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 10th | R4 | R1 | Jamie Ward | 12 | |||
2013–14 | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 84 | 52 | 85 | 3rd | R3 | R3 | League play-offs | R/U | Chris Martin | 25 | |
2014–15 | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 85 | 56 | 77 | 8th | R5 | R5 | Chris Martin | 21 | |||
2015–16 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 66 | 43 | 78 | 5th | R4 | R1 | League play-offs | SF | Chris Martin | 15 | |
2016–17 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 50 | 67 | 9th | R4 | R3 | Tom Ince | 15 | |||
2017–18 | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 48 | 75 | 6th | R3 | R2 | League play-offs | SF | Matěj Vydra | 22 | |
2018–19 | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 69 | 54 | 74 | 6th | R5 | R4 | League play-offs | R/U | Harry Wilson | 18 | |
2019–20 | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 10th | R5 | R2 | Chris Martin Martyn Waghorn | 12 | |||
2020–21 | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 58 | 44 | 21st | R3 | R2 | Colin Kazim-Richards | 8 | |||
2021–22 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 53 | 34 [lower-alpha 12] | 23rd | R3 | R2 | Tom Lawrence | 11 | |||
2022–23 | L1 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 67 | 46 | 76 | 7th [lower-alpha 7] | R4 | R3 | EFL Trophy | GS | David McGoldrick | 25 |
2023–24 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 78 | 37 | 92 | 2nd | R1 | R1 | EFL Trophy | R2 | James Collins | 19 |
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