The 1945–46 season saw Derby compete in the wartime
Southern Division, as well as the F.A. Cup, which they went on to win.
Derby broke a club record in this season, when they went matches 17 unbeaten, until losing to
Coventry City
Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...
in March 1946. Derby's sixth round FA cup tie against Aston Villa set an attendance record at
Villa Park
Villa Park is a football stadium in Aston, Birmingham, England, with a seating capacity of 42,682. It has been the home of Premier League side Aston Villa since 1897. The ground is less than a mile from both Witton and Aston railway stations ...
of 76,500 spectators, a record which remains to the present day.
Left-half
Tommy Eggleston
Thomas Eggleston (21 February 1920 – 14 January 2004) was an English footballer and manager.
Career
Eggleston became a coach and manager after a playing career interrupted by the Second World War and then ended prematurely by injury. He was ...
, who had joined Derby 10 years prior in 1946, made his only senior appearance for the club in the FA Cup 3rd round second leg tie against Luton, before his transfer to Leicester City.
Competitions
South Region War League
Through the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, the Football League North and Football League South divisions of
the Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
were created temporarily to limit travel distances between games. Despite starting in 1940, there was only one full season in
1945–46. Derby participated in the southern division.
F.A. Cup
Friendlies
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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References
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Derby County F.C. seasons
English football clubs 1945–46 season