List of Derby County F.C. seasons

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.

Seasons Overall Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 65 Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 56 Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 6 Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

SeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupEurope / OtherTop goalscorer(s)DivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPosPlayer(s)Goals1884–85There was no League football until 1888.R1N/A1885–86R31886–87R21887–88R41888–89 FL22721341611610thR2 Alex Higgins121889–902293104355217thR1 Alex Higgins141890–9122711447811511thR2 John Goodall141891–92261041246522410thR1 John Goodall151892–93Div 130991252642713thR1 John Goodall141893–9430164107362363rdQF Johnny McMillan211894–9530791445682315thR1 Steve Bloomer111895–963017766835412ndSF Steve Bloomer271896–9730164107050363rdSF Steve Bloomer311897–98301161357612810thR/U Steve Bloomer201898–99341211116257359thR/U Steve Bloomer301899–190034148124543366thR1 Steve Bloomer191900–01341271555423112thQF Steve Bloomer241901–0234139123941356thSF Steve Bloomer181902–0334163155047359thR/U Steve Bloomer131903–04349101558603514thSF Steve Bloomer251904–05341281437483211thR1 Steve Bloomer131905–06381471739583515thR2 Steve Bloomer 121906–0738992041592719thR3 Jimmy Long 91907–08Div 238214137745466thR1 Alf Bentley281908–09381611115541435thSF Alf Bentley321909–103822977247534thR2 Alf Bentley311910–1138178137352426thQF Steve Bloomer241911–123823877428541stR2 Steve Bloomer191912–13Div 138178136966427thR1 Harry Leonard151913–14388111955712720thR2 Horace Barnes251914–15Div 23823787133531stR1 Jimmy Moore22No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the World War I1919–20Div 14213121747573818thR1 Noah Burton131920–21425162132582621stR2 Bill Paterson81921–22Div 2421591860643912thR1 Jimmy Moore171922–234214111746502914thSF Jimmy Moore171923–2442219127554513rdR3 Harry Storer271924–2542221197136553rdR1 Albert Fairclough221925–2642257107742572ndR4 Harry Bedford281926–27Div 1421771886734112thR4 Harry Bedford261927–28421710159683444thR4 Harry Bedford281928–29421810148671466thR4 Harry Bedford301929–3042218139082502ndR4 Harry Bedford311930–31421810149479466thR3 Jack Bowers391931–324214101871753815thR5 Jack Bowers261932–33421514137669447thSF Jack Bowers431933–34421711146854454thR5 Jack Bowers371934–3542189158166456thR5 Hughie Gallacher241935–36421812126152482ndQF Hughie Gallacher161936–3742217149690494thR5 Dai Astley291937–384215101766874013thR3 Dai Astley171938–3942198156655466thR3 Ronnie Dix Dave McCulloch161939–40Abandoned due to World War IINo competitive football was played between 1940 and 1946 due to the World War II1945–46Suspended due to World War IIW Raich Carter121946–47Div 1421851973794114thR5 Raich Carter211947–48421912117757504thSF Reg Harrison181948–4942229117455533rdQF Billy Steel151949–504217101569614411thQF Jackie Stamps291950–51421681881754211thR4 Jack Lee291951–52421572063803717thR3 Johnny Morris Jack Parry111952–534211102159743222ndR3 Jack Lee171953–54Div 24212111964823518thR3 Hugh McLaren111954–5542792653822322ndR2 Jimmy Dunn Tommy Powell Jesse Pye81955–56Div 3 (N)462871111055632ndR2 Jack Parry271956–57462611911153631stR2 Ray Straw371957–58Div 2421482060813616thR3 Reg Ryan141958–5942208147471487thR3 Jack Parry161959–60421472161773518thR3 Peter Thompson121960–614215101780804012thR3R3 Bill Curry201961–624214111768753916thR4R3 Bill Curry251962–634212121861723618thR4R3 Bill Curry Barry Hutchinson221963–644214111756673913thR3R2 Alan Durban111964–65421611158479439thR3R2 Alan Durban Eddie Thomas221965–66421611157168438thR3R3 Alan Durban Eddie Thomas171966–674212121868723617thR3R2 Kevin Hector161967–684213101971783618thR3SF Kevin Hector241968–6942261156532631stR3QF Kevin Hector201969–70Div 142229116437534thR5QF Kevin Hector John O'Hare161970–71421610165654429thR5R4Fairs CupBan John O'Hare151971–7242241086933581stR5R2 Alan Hinton201972–7342198155654467thQFR3European CupSF Kevin Hector231973–74421714115242483rdR4R2 Kevin Hector191974–75422111106749531stR5R3UEFA CupR3 Kevin Hector211975–76422111107558534thSFR3Charity ShieldW Charlie George24European CupR21976–77429191450553715thQFQFUEFA CupR2 Charlie George161977–784214131554594112thR5R3 Gerry Daly121978–794210112144713119thR3R3 Gerry Daly131979–80421182347673021stR3R2 Alan Biley91980–81Div 2421515125752456thR3R2 David Swindlehurst111981–824212121853684816thR3R2 Kevin Wilson91982–834210191349584913thR5R3 David Swindlehurst111983–84421192236724220thQFR2 Bobby Davison181984–85Div 3461913146554707thR1R2Associate Members' CupR1 Bobby Davison261985–8646231588041843rdR5R3Associate Members' CupPR Bobby Davison231986–87Div 24225986438841stR3R3 Bobby Davison221987–88Div 14010131735454315thR3R2All English Clubs banned from European competition due to the Heysel Stadium disaster. Phil Gee John Gregory61988–8938177144038585thR4R3 Dean Saunders151989–90381371843404616thR3QF Dean Saunders211990–9138592437752420thR3R4 Dean Saunders211991–92Div 246239146551783rdR4R3League play-offsSF Paul Williams161992–93Div 146199186557668thQFR3Anglo-Italian CupR/U Paul Kitson241993–94462011157368716thR3R3Anglo-Italian CupDNQ Tommy Johnson19League play-offsR/U1994–95461812166651669thR3R4Anglo-Italian CupGS Marco Gabbiadini131995–9646211697151792ndR3R3 Dean Sturridge201996–97Prem3811131445584612thQFR2 Dean Sturridge141997–9838167155249559thR4R4 Paulo Wanchope171998–99381313124045528thQFR3 Deon Burton121999–2000389111844573816thR3R3 Rory Delap82000–013810121637594217thR4R4 Malcolm Christie122001–0238862433633019thR3R3 Fabrizio Ravanelli112002–03Div 1461572455745218thR3R2 Malcolm Christie Lee Morris92003–044613132053675220thR3R1 Ian Taylor122004–05Champ462210147160764thR4R1League play-offsSF Grzegorz Rasiak172005–064610201653675020thR4R1 Iñigo Idiakez112006–0746259126246843rdR5R2League play-offsW Steve Howard192007–08 Prem38182920891120thR4R2 Kenny Miller62008–09Champ4614122055675418thR5SF Rob Hulse182009–104615112053635614thR5R1 Rob Hulse122010–114613102358714919thR3R1 Kris Commons132011–124618101850586412thR4R1 Steve Davies Theo Robinson122012–134616131765626110thR4R1 Jamie Ward122013–14462510118452853rdR3R3League play-offsR/U Chris Martin252014–15462114118556778thR5R5 Chris Martin212015–16462115106643785thR4R1League play-offsSF Chris Martin152016–17461813155450679thR4R3 Tom Ince152017–18462015116948756thR3R2League play-offsSF Matěj Vydra222018–19462014126954746thR5R4League play-offsR/U Harry Wilson182019–204617131662646410thR5R2 Chris Martin Martyn Waghorn122020–214611112436584421stR3R2 Colin Kazim-Richards82021–224614131945533423rdR3R2 Tom Lawrence112022–23L1462113126746767thR4R3EFL TrophyGS David McGoldrick 252023–2446288107837922ndR1R1EFL TrophyR2 James Collins 192024–25Champ4613112248565019thR3R2 Jerry Yates 102025–2646209176759698thR3R2 Carlton Morris 12

Key

Key to league record: Pld = Matches played W = Matches won D = Matches drawn L = Matches lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position

Key to divisions: FL = Football League Div 1 = Football League First Division Div 2 = Football League Second Division Div 3 (N) = Football League Third Division (North) Div 3 = Football League Third Division Prem = Premier League Champ = EFL Championship L1 = EFL League One

Key to rounds: Ban = Banned DNQ = Did not qualify for main competition GS = Group stage PR = Preliminary round R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2

R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4 R5 = Round 5 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals R/U = Runners-up W = Winners

ChampionsRunners-upPromotedRelegated

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