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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1884 | Derby County formed as a professional club | |
| 1884 | Started playing home matches at Racecourse Ground | |
| 1888 | Elected to Football League as founder members | |
| 1889 | 1890 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Everton 11-2 in FA Cup 1st round |
| 1891 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Wolves 9-0 in Division 1 | |
| 1895 | Started playing home matches at Baseball Ground | |
| 1895 | 1896 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1896 | W.D.Clark became the first manager | |
| 1896 | Became a Limited Company | |
| 1898 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Notts Forest 3-1 | |
| 1899 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Sheff Utd 4-1 | |
| 1900 | Harry Newbould became new manager | |
| 1903 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Bury 6-1 | |
| 1906 | Jimmy Methven became new manager | |
| 1906 | 1907 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1911 | 1912 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1913 | 1914 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1914 | Steve Bloomer became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 292 goals | |
| 1914 | 1915 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1920 | 1921 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1922 | Cecil Potter became new manager | |
| 1925 | George Jobey became new manager | |
| 1925 | 1926 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1929 | 1930 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1930 | 1931 | Jack Bowers set record for most League goals in a season scoring 37 times |
| 1935 | 1936 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1944 | Ted Magner became new manager | |
| 1946 | Stuart McMillan became new manager | |
| 1946 | Won FA Cup final beating Charlton 4-1 (aet) | |
| 1952 | 1953 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1953 | Jack Barker became new manager | |
| 1954 | 1955 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1955 | Harry Storer became new manager | |
| 1955 | 1956 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 South (not promoted) |
| 1956 | 1957 | Football League Division 3 South Champions |
| 1956 | 1957 | Ray Straw equalled the record for most League goals in a season scoring 37 times |
| 1962 | Tim Ward became new manager | |
| 1967 | Brian Clough became new manager | |
| 1968 | 1969 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1969 | Record home attendance of 41,826 against Tottenham in Division 1 | |
| 1971 | 1972 | Football League Champions |
| 1973 | Dave Mackay became new manager | |
| 1974 | 1975 | Football League Champions |
| 1976 | Recorded highest score in Cup match beating Finn Harps 12-0 in UEFA Cup 1st round | |
| 1977 | Colin Murphy became new manager | |
| 1977 | Tommy Docherty became new manager | |
| 1979 | Colin Addison became new manager | |
| 1979 | 1980 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1982 | Johnny Newman became new manager | |
| 1982 | Peter Taylor became new manager | |
| 1982 | Kevin Hector played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 486 | |
| 1983 | 1984 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1984 | Roy McFarland became new manager | |
| 1984 | Arthur Cox became new manager | |
| 1985 | 1986 | Finished 3rd in Canon Football League Division 3 (promoted) |
| 1986 | 1987 | Today Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1990 | 1991 | Relegated at end of season to Barclays League Division 2 |
| 1991 | 1992 | Finished third in Football League Division 2 (not promoted) |
| 1993 | Roy McFarland became manager for second time | |
| 1995 | Jim Smith became new manager | |
| 1995 | 1996 | Runners-up in Endsleigh Football League Division 1 (originally Division 2) promoted |
| 1997 | Started playing home matches at Pride Park | |
| 2001 | Colin Todd became new manager | |
| 2001 | 2002 | Relegated from Barclaycard Premiership at end of season |
| 2002 | John Gregory became new manager | |
| 2002 | Lee Holmes became club's youngest player at 15 years and 268 days | |
| 2002 | Deon Burton became club's most-capped player, with 41 caps for Jamaica | |
| 2003 | George Burley became new manager | |
| 2003 | Mart Poom equalled the club's most-capped player record, with 41 caps for Estonia | |
| 2005 | Phil Brown became new manager | |
| 2006 | Billy Davies became new manager | |
| 2006 | 2007 | At end of season promoted to Premier League as Play-off winners (originally Division 1) |
| 2007 | Club broke transfer record when buying Robert Earnshaw for £3.5-million from Norwich | |
| 2007 | Paul Jewell became new manager | |