Derby County Football Club was founded in 1884, first entered the FA Cup in the same year, and became a founder member of the Football League in 1888. The club's first team have been English champions twice, and have the FA Cup once. All players who have made 100 or more appearances in nationally or internationally organised competitive matches for the club should be listed below.

Each player's details include the duration of his Derby career, his typical playing position while with the club, and the number of games played and goals scored in domestic league matches and in all senior competitive matches.

List of players Key Players are listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances as a substitute are included. Statistics are correct up to and including the end of the match played 12 September 2026. +Positions keyGKGoalkeeperDFDefenderMFMidfielderFWForwardUUtility CBCentre backFBFullbackLBLeft backRBRight backSWSweeperHBHalf backLHLeft halfWHRight halfWHWing halfIFInside forwardAMAttacking midfielderCMCentral midfielderDMDefensive midfielderLMLeft midfielderRMRight midfielderIRInside rightLWLeft wingerILInside leftRWRight wingerWWinger

Table Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included.

+ List of Derby County F.C. players with 100 or more appearancesPlayerNationalityPosClub careerAppearancesGoalsNotesMF1887–18941294FW1889–189923885HB1889–190342352IL1890–189612650RH1891–18992387RB1891–19065110Manager 1906–1922GK1981–19871800DF1891–19011410FW1892–19061910–1914525332Record Derby goalscorerFB1892–19001780OL1895–190116822FW1896–190414027GK1897–19031990WH1898–190420017WH1898–19051391HB1899–190826933DF1900–19103112OL1899–190915529WH1901–191430937GK1902–19092220CB1903–191126914W1904–191015313FB1905–19121430DF1906–19202406FW1906–1911168112FB1907–19223253GK1907–19151923WH1908–19212943IL1908–191416778FW1909–191213572GK1910–19241450W1910–191416911FW1911–192015073IF1913–192621882OR1919–192729526CB1919–19291899RB1919–19251830HB1920–19271171IL1921–192827463GK1921–19272400RH1921–19313699W1921–192823549WH1921–19271563FB1922–19272110HB1922–19281954FW1923–192920086FW1925–1930218153FB1925–19331090RB1926–19342661MF1926–193215531LB1927–19363340FW1927–1946445111GK1927–19332200IF1927–193112056FW1928–1936220183IL1928–193725560CB1928–19393532Manager 1953–1955MF1928–194738316FA Cup Winner 1946Player-Manager 1942–1944GK1929–19381910LH1930–19382375LW1932–194628969FA Cup Winner 1946WH1932–19391200DF1936–19502442RW1937–19512605Manager 1962–1967FW1939–1953262126FA Cup Winner 1946CB1945–19501581FA Cup Winner 1946FB1945–19531340FA Cup Winner 1946RW1945–195528159FA Cup Winner 1946WH1945–19542800FA Cup Winner 1946FW1946–194911945RB1946–19553212IL1947–195012435IF1948–196140664GK1948–19581780IF1949–195214047IF1948–1966517110LW1949–195413156DF1949–19581931WH1949–196028121GK1951–19541200FB1951–196650339CB1953–19622135CB1954–19662895CB1954–19611965–196627218WH1955–195813931CB1957–19641563GK1957–19631620U1958–196312822RB1959–19621071IF1959–196715843FW1960–196516476WH1960–196411657FB1960–19681316GK1961–19682460CB1961–19671155DF1961–19785357League Champion 1971–72, 1974–75Player of the Year 1973–74LB1962–19651290RB1962–19711335RW1963–196820124IF1963–1973403112League Champion 1971–72 FW1964–196711349DF1964–19681081GK1964–19783440League Champion 1971–72, 1974–75CB1965–19792468League Champion 1971–72, 1974–75Player of the Year 1974–75CB1967–1981198353048League Champion 1971–72, 1974–75Player of the Year 1968–69Caretaker Manager 1984Manager 1993–1995DF1967–19722115League Champion 1971–72GK1968–19711290CB1968–19711457Player of the Year 1970–71Manager 1973–1976MF1968–197423720League Champion 1971–72 FW1966–19781980–1982589201Record Derby appearancesLeague Champion 1971–72, 1974–75Player of the Year 1972–73FW1967–197430881League Champion 1971–72Player of the Year 1969–70LW1967–197531683League Champion 1971–72, 1974–75MF1968–197010816MF1970–19771982-198432425League Champion 1971-72, 1974–75CB1971–197837110League Champion 1971–72, 1974–75Player of the Year 1971–72Manager 2001–2002U1971–198542011League Champion 1971–72, 1974–75Player of the Year 1978–79FW1971–19761979–198016644League Champion 1974–75DF1972–197923714League Champion 1974–75MF1973–19771566League Champion 1974–75DF1973–19771182 League Champion 1974–75MF1974–19761977–197918454League Champion 1974–75 FW1975–1978198214756Player of the Year 1975–76RB1977–19801551Player of the Year 1977–78MF1977–198012234DF1978–198626625Player of the Year 1979–80, 1981–82LW1978–198313813FW1980–198312532FW1980–198514119DF1982–19902001FW1982–19871991249106Player of the Year 1984–85CB1984–199019610MF1985–199328843CM1985–19881485Player of the Year 1985–86MF1985–199233210Player of the Year 1986–87MF1985–198812523Manager 2002–2003FW1985–199215231DF1986–199540610Player of the Year 1987–88FB1986–19921754RW1986–1989199010013LW1988–199315314Player of the Year 1991–92GK1987–19922110CB1987–199117110Player of the Year 1988–89, 1989–90MF1988–199110614FW1988–199113157Player of the Year 1990–1991CB1989–199519510GK1989–19971200Player of the Year 1993–94DF1990–19961271FW1991–200121459FW1992–199722768Player of the Year 1992–93W1992–199720257FW1992–199413149FW1992–199512941MF1992–199514037CB1992–19971220Interim Manager 2016CB1992–199514313Player of the Year 1994–95CM1994–19991665GK1995–20001380MF1995–200222711RB1995–19981204Manager 2017–2018LB1996–19981012Player of the Year 1996–97Caretaker Manager 2016RB1996–20001533Player of the Year 1998–99GK1997–20031660Player of the Year 1999–2000MF1997–200110810FW1997–200214331MF1998–200111313CB1998–20021029FW1998–200212935LB1999–20071262MF1999–20012005–20071476FW1999–200410018MF1999–20031008Player of the Year 2002–03DF1999–200320111007Player of the Year 2000–01RB1999–20071270MF2000–200718111GK2000–20072013–20171860MF2002–20052017–20201853CB2003–20081505FW2004–200710324MF2004–200711210GK2006–20111680DF2006–20121261MF2007–20121264RW2007–20101045LB2007–20101016MF2008–20111377MF2008–201214313CB2009–20151056Player of the Year 2009–10CB2009–201615913RB2010–20131173Player of the Year 2010–11LB2010–20131041MF2010–2016202521426 LW2011–201514934MF2011–201927642Player of the Year 2011–12, 2013–14DF2011–20122015–20181113MF2011–201718712Player of the Year 2014–15CB2012–201935512Player of the Year 2012–13LB2013–40714FW2013–202022576 FW2013–201816228 RB2013–20142017–20211452RB2014–20171172 LW2015–201711438 GK2015–20211710Player of the Year 2015–16RW2015–20182025–202611510CB2017–20231759Player of the Year 2021–22FW2017–202218537DM2017–202420010FW2018–20212023–202415037 CB2019–20212025–1445 CM2019–202316614MF2019–202417320CM2021–20261244CB2021–20252026–1466LW2022–202511314FW2022–202511831W2022–202514521

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