# Derby County F.C. league record by opponent

Derby County Football Club is an English association football club based in Derby, which competes in the EFL Championship during the 2024–25 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 2024, Derby competes in the third tier of English football, Championship, after promotion from the League One.
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 having met Boro 144 times whilst Derby best record is against Bolton Wanderers, Derby beating the Trotters 65 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 2025) 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 March 2025.
Derby County F.C. league record by opponent :
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
| Opponent | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | | Win% | Ref(s) |
| Accrington ‡ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 20% |
| Accrington Stanley ‡ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 25% |
| Accrington Stanley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| Arsenal | 49 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 98 | 37 | 20 | 41 | 142 | 152 | 26% |
| Aston Villa | 62 | 29 | 12 | 21 | 62 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 124 | 38 | 23 | 63 | 162 | 238 | 31% |
| Barnsley | 37 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 74 | 34 | 17 | 23 | 108 | 86 | 46% |
| Barrow | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 50% |
| Birmingham City | 58 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 58 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 116 | 44 | 36 | 36 | 201 | 165 | 38% |
| Blackburn Rovers † | 62 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 62 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 124 | 37 | 33 | 54 | 214 | 211 | 30% |
| Blackpool | 35 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 70 | 33 | 16 | 21 | 121 | 89 | 47% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 65 | 43 | 14 | 8 | 65 | 22 | 9 | 34 | 130 | 65 | 23 | 42 | 234 | 189 | 50% |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 50% |
| Bradford City | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 38 | 41% |
| Bradford (Park Avenue) | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 50% |
| Brentford | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 57 | 38% |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 39 | 41% |
| Bristol City † | 36 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 72 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 123 | 83 | 50% |
| Bristol Rovers | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 39 | 46% |
| Burnley † | 48 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 13 | 11 | 25 | 97 | 39 | 21 | 37 | 147 | 140 | 40% |
| Burton Albion | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 50% |
| Bury | 29 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 58 | 27 | 13 | 18 | 99 | 84 | 47% |
| Cambridge United | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 56% |
| Cardiff City † | 33 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 70 | 18 | 19 | 33 | 95 | 116 | 26% |
| Carlisle United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 35% |
| Charlton Athletic | 44 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 88 | 37 | 20 | 31 | 142 | 138 | 42% |
| Chelsea | 47 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 94 | 35 | 25 | 34 | 138 | 136 | 37% |
| Cheltenham Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 75% |
| Chester City ‡ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 75% |
| Chesterfield | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 40% |
| Colchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 50% |
| Coventry City † | 39 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 78 | 32 | 21 | 25 | 102 | 97 | 41% |
| Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 40% |
| Crystal Palace | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 64 | 28 | 16 | 20 | 91 | 69 | 44% |
| Darlington | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 13% |
| Darwen ‡ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 75% |
| Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 60% |
| Everton | 63 | 30 | 9 | 24 | 63 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 126 | 42 | 21 | 63 | 173 | 240 | 33% |
| Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 75% |
| Fleetwood Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 50% |
| Forest Green Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| Fulham | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 58 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 97 | 83 | 36% |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 60% |
| Gillingham | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 60% |
| Glossop North End | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 57% |
| Grimsby Town | 33 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 66 | 32 | 15 | 19 | 115 | 88 | 48% |
| Halifax Town ‡ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 50% |
| Hartlepool United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| Huddersfield Town | 48 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 96 | 39 | 27 | 30 | 142 | 136 | 41% |
| Hull City † | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 88 | 78 | 36% |
| Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 84 | 28 | 20 | 36 | 107 | 119 | 33% |
| Leeds City ‡ | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 58% |
| Leeds United † | 56 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 56 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 112 | 35 | 27 | 50 | 139 | 167 | 31% |
| Leicester City | 49 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 98 | 42 | 25 | 51 | 137 | 125 | 43% |
| Leyton Orient | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 64 | 49 | 50% |
| Lincoln City | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 32 | 64% |
| Liverpool | 63 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 63 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 126 | 32 | 28 | 66 | 156 | 248 | 25% |
| Luton Town † | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 43 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 51 | 35% |
| Manchester City | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 92 | 32 | 20 | 40 | 132 | 143 | 35% |
| Manchester United | 45 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 45 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 90 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 132 | 157 | 30% |
| Mansfield Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 75% |
| Middlesbrough † | 72 | 35 | 17 | 20 | 72 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 144 | 50 | 33 | 61 | 205 | 239 | 35% |
| Millwall † | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 60 | 62 | 30% |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 50% |
| Morecambe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 50% |
| Nelson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 50% |
| Newcastle United | 56 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 56 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 112 | 36 | 29 | 46 | 138 | 164 | 32% |
| Newport County | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 25% |
| Northampton Town | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 50% |
| Norwich City † | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 68 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 81 | 98 | 29% |
| Nottingham Forest | 50 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 50 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 100 | 33 | 28 | 39 | 147 | 144 | 33% |
| Notts County | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 83 | 64 | 41% |
| Oldham Athletic | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 53 | 50 | 43% |
| Oxford United † | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 44% |
| Peterborough United | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 44% |
| Plymouth Argyle † | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 78 | 59 | 52% |
| Port Vale | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 55% |
| Portsmouth † | 45 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 89 | 38 | 20 | 34 | 142 | 125 | 43% |
| Preston North End † | 56 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 57 | 13 | 12 | 32 | 113 | 46 | 22 | 45 | 144 | 159 | 41% |
| Queens Park Rangers † | 29 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 58 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 71 | 68 | 38% |
| Reading | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 64 | 80 | 31% |
| Rochdale | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 75% |
| Rotherham United | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 54 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 89 | 78 | 37% |
| Scunthorpe United | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 38 | 40% |
| Sheffield United † | 54 | 33 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 108 | 45 | 16 | 47 | 167 | 157 | 42% |
| Sheffield Wednesday † | 64 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 64 | 15 | 19 | 30 | 128 | 49 | 38 | 41 | 209 | 175 | 38% |
| Shrewsbury Town | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 21% |
| South Shields ‡ | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 43% |
| Southampton | 31 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 97 | 92 | 37% |
| Southend United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 42% |
| Southport | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 75% |
| Stevenage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 50% |
| Stockport County | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 28 | 46% |
| Stoke City † | 66 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 67 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 133 | 51 | 40 | 42 | 220 | 172 | 38% |
| Sunderland † | 66 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 66 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 132 | 46 | 27 | 59 | 183 | 209 | 35% |
| Swansea City † | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 74 | 77 | 33% |
| Swindon Town | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 70% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 64 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 100 | 94 | 38% |
| Tranmere Rovers | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 43% |
| Walsall | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 42% |
| Watford † | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 65 | 62 | 36% |
| West Bromwich Albion † | 54 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 53 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 107 | 42 | 30 | 35 | 175 | 155 | 39% |
| West Ham United | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 68 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 93 | 99 | 34% |
| Wigan Athletic | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 41% |
| Wimbledon ‡ | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 25% |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 71 | 38 | 12 | 21 | 71 | 21 | 18 | 32 | 142 | 59 | 30 | 53 | 249 | 245 | 42% |
| Workington | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 25% |
| Wrexham | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 50% |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 33% |
| Yeovil Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 100% |
| York City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 63% |