# 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:
| Pos | Player | Years with club | Total Apps | Lge Apps |
| 1. | Kevin Hector | 1966–77, 80–81 | 581(8) | 478(8) |
| 2. | Ron Webster | 1961–77 | 530(5) | 451(4) |
| 3. | Roy McFarland | 1967–80, 83 | 525(5) | 437(5) |
| 4. | Steve Bloomer | 1892–1905, 1910–13 | 525 | 474 |
| 5. | Jack Parry | 1948–65 | 516(1) | 482(1) |
| 6. | Jimmy Methven | 1891–1906 | 511 | 458 |
| 7. | Geoff Barrowcliffe | 1951–65 | 503 | 475 |
| 8. | Sammy Crooks | 1927–46 | 445 | 408 |
| 9. | Archie Goodall | 1889–1902 | 423 | 380 |
| 10. | Steve Powell | 1971–84 | 409(11) | 342(10) |
| 11. | Tommy Powell | 1948-61 | 406 | 380 |
| 12. | Michael Forsyth | 1986-94 | 403(3) | 323(2) |
| 13. | Archie Gemmill | 1970-77, 82-83 | 404 | 324 |
| 14. | Alan Durban | 1963-72 | 388(15) | 336(10) |
| 15. | Jack Nicholas | 1928-46 | 383 | 347 |
| 16. | Craig Forsyth | 2013- | 335(39) | 291(34) |
| 17. | Colin Todd | 1970-78 | 371 | 293 |
| 18. | Johnny McIntyre | 1921-31 | 369 | 349 |
| 19. | Steve Buckley | 1977-86 | 366 | 323 |
| 20. | Richard Keogh | 2012-19 | 356 | 316 |
| 21. | Jack Barker | 1928-38 | 353 | 326 |
| 22. | Colin Boulton | 1964-77 | 344 | 272 |
| 23. | George Collin | 1927-35 | 334 | 309 |
| 24. | Geraint Williams | 1984-91 | 330(2) | 276(1) |
| 25. | Jack Atkin | 1907-21 | 325 | 308 |
| 26. | Bert Mozley | 1946-54 | 321 | 297 |
| 27. | Alan Hinton | 1967-75 | 295(21) | 240(13) |
| 28. | Charlie Morris | 1900-09 | 311 | 276 |
| 29. | George Richards | 1901-13 | 309 | 284 |
| 30. | John O'Hare | 1967-73 | 305(3) | 247(1) |
Current players with 100 or more appearances:
| Pos | Player | Years with club | Total Apps | Lge Apps |
| 1. | Craig Forsyth | 2013- | 335(39) | 291(34) |
| 2. | Jeff Hendrick | 2010-16, 25- | 170(44) | 155(41) |
| 3. | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 2022- | 114(24) | 108(16) |
| 4. | Tom Barkhuizen | 2022- | 58(52) | 47(47) |
| 5. | Liam Thompson | 2021- | 51(49) | 38(44) |
* As of 16 March 2025
* 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:
| Pos | Player | Years with club | Total Goals | Lge Goals |
| 1. | Steve Bloomer | 1892–1905, 1910–13 | 332 | 293 |
| 2. | Kevin Hector | 1966–77, 80–81 | 201 | 155 |
| 3. | Jack Bowers | 1928–36 | 183 | 167 |
| 4. | Harry Bedford | 1925–30 | 152 | 142 |
| 5. | Jackie Stamps | 1938–53 | 126 | 100 |
| 6= | Alf Bentley | 1906–10 | 112 | 99 |
| 6= | Alan Durban | 1963–72 | 112 | 93 |
| 8. | Sammy Crooks | 1927–46 | 111 | 101 |
| 9. | Jack Parry | 1948–65 | 110 | 105 |
| 10. | Bobby Davison | 1982–87, 91 | 106 | 91 |
| 11. | Jackie Whitehouse | 1923-28 | 86 | 82 |
| 12. | John Goodall | 1889-98 | 85 | 76 |
| 13. | Alan Hinton | 1967-75 | 83 | 64 |
| 14. | Jim Moore | 1913-25 | 82 | 75 |
| 15. | John O'Hare | 1967-73 | 81 | 65 |
| 16. | Horace Barnes | 1908-13 | 78 | 74 |
| 17= | Bill Curry | 1960-64 | 76 | 67 |
| 17= | Chris Martin | 2013-20 | 76 | 67 |
| 19. | Harry Leonard | 1911-19 | 73 | 72 |
| 20. | Jimmy Bauchop | 1909-12 | 72 | 68 |
| 21. | Dally Duncan | 1931-46 | 69 | 63 |
| 22. | Marco Gabbiadini | 1991-96 | 68 | 50 |
| 23. | Tommy Powell | 1948-61 | 64 | 57 |
| 24. | Harry Storer | 1920-28 | 63 | 60 |
| 25= | Peter Ramage | 1928-36 | 60 | 55 |
| 25= | Ray Straw | 1951-57 | 60 | 57 |
| 27= | Reg Harrison | 1945-54 | 59 | 52 |
| 27= | Dean Sturridge | 1991-2000 | 59 | 53 |
| 29= | Barry Hutchinson | 1960-63 | 57 | 51 |
| 29= | Dean Saunders | 1988-90 | 57 | 42 |
| 29= | Paul Simpson | 1991-97 | 57 | 48 |
| 32= | George Stephenson | 1927-30 | 56 | 53 |
| 32= | Hugh McLaren | 1949-53 | 56 | 53 |
| 32= | Jack Lee | 1950-53 | 56 | 54 |
| 32= | Charlie George | 1975-78, 81 | 56 | 36 |
| 36. | Bruce Rioch | 1973-76, 77-79 | 54 | 38 |
| 37. | Archie Goodall | 1889-1902 | 52 | 48 |
| 38= | Johnny McMillan | 1890-95 | 50 | 45 |
| 38= | Raich Carter | 1945-47 | 50 | 34 |
Current players with 10 or more goals for the club:
| Pos | Player | Years with club | Total Goals | Lge Goals |
| 1. | Jeff Hendrick | 2010-16, 25- | 26 | 12 |
| 2. | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 2022- | 20 | 18 |
| 3. | Tom Barkhuizen | 2022- | 14 | 10 |
| 4. | Craig Forsyth | 2013- | 12 | 12 |
* As of 16 March 2025
* 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);