This article chronicles the seasons of

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from their formation in 1884 to the present day. Details of Derby County's final league position is given (from the 1888–99 season, when

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was founded), along with which round they made it to in both the

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, the

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(which began in the 1960–61 season) and any European competitions that Derby had qualified for.

Seasons

Overall

*Seasons spent at Level 1 of the

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: 65 *Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 54 *Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 4 *Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

Key

Key to league record: *Pld = Matches played *W = Matches won *D = Matches drawn *L = Matches lost *GF = Goals for *GA = Goals against *Pts = Points *Pos = Final position Key to divisions: *FL =

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 ...

*Div 1 =

Football League First Division The Football League First Division was a division of the Football League in England from 1888 until 2004. It was the top division in the English football league system from the season 1888–89 until 1991–92, a century in which the First ...

*Div 2 =

Football League Second Division The Football League Second Division was the second level division in the English football league system between 1892 and 1992. Following the foundation of the FA Premier League, the Football League divisions were renumbered and the third ti ...

*Div 3 (N) =

Football League Third Division (North) The Third Division North of the Football League was a tier in the English football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran in parallel with the Third Division South with clubs elected to the League or relegated from a higher division allocated to ...

*Div 3 =

Football League Third Division The Football League Third Division was the third tier of the English football league system in 1920–21 and again from 1958 until 1992. When the FA Premier League was formed, the division become the fourth tier level. In 2004, following the f ...

*Prem =

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...

*Champ =

EFL Championship The English Football League Championship (often referred to as the Championship for short or the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship purposes) is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the E ...

Key to rounds: *Ban = Banned *DNQ = Did not qualify for main competition *GS = Group stage *PR = Preliminary round *R1 = Round 1 *R2 = Round 2 *R3 = Round 3 *R4 = Round 4 *R5 = Round 5 *QF = Quarter-finals *SF = Semi-finals *R/U = Runners-up *W = Winners

Notes

References

{{Lists of English football seasons Seasons

Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group. Founded in 1884 ...