Commemorative Books Coverage List Derby County 2021 Date of Paper Pages Event Covered (Daily Mirror unless stated) 23 Apr 1912 Page 18 Derby win 2-0 at Barnsley to win promotion to Division 1 25 Apr 1915 Page 22 Derby are Division 2 Champions after beating Preston 2-0 12 Mar 1923 Page 22 Tottenham 0 Derby 1 (FA Cup quarter-final) 30 Sep 1923 Page 18 Bristol City 0 Derby 8 25 Oct 1925 Page 22 Derby 7 Stoke City 3 4 Oct 1926 Page 23 Derby 6 Cardiff City 3 20 Mar 1927 Page 22 Derby 8 Sheffield Wednesday 0 29 Mar 1928 Page 22 Derby 5 Manchester United 0 17 Sep 1928 Page 30 Derby 6 Sheffield Wednesday 0 9 Dec 1928 Page 30 Derby 6 West Ham 0 9 Feb 1930 Page 25 “Clubs that have made soccer – Derby County, the team of Steve Bloomer, the Goodalls and many other football stars” 7 Dec 1930 Page 30 Derby 6 Chelsea 2 6 Mar 1933 Page 26 Derby 4 Sunderland 4 (FA Cup quarter-final) 20 Mar 1933 Page 26 Manchester City 3 Derby 2 (FA Cup semi-final) 9 Apr 1934 Page 30 Derby 4 Tottenham 3 4 Feb 1937 Page 27 Derby 5 Arsenal 4 28 Apr 1946 Page 15 Derby 4 Charlton 1 (FA Cup Final) 18 Dec 1950 Page 6 Derby 6 Sunderland 5 11 Jan 1953 Page 18 Derby 4 Chelsea 4 28 Apr 1957 Page 22 Derby are Division 3 (North) champions after beating Southport 2-0 30 Oct 1960 Page 38 Derby 6 Portsmouth 2 11 Jan 1962 Page 18 Derby 3 Leeds 1 (FA Cup 3rd Round replay) 11 Apr 1966 Page 19 Birmingham 5 Derby 5 24 Oct 1966 Page 27 Derby 5 Preston 1 25 July 1968 Page 21 Dave MacKay joins Derby from Tottenham for £15,000 3 Oct 1968 Page 27 Derby 3 Chelsea 1 (League Cup 3rd Round replay) 20 Apr 1969 Page 46 Derby are Division 2 champions and beat Bristol City 5-0 on the final day 22 Sep 1969 Page 27 Derby beat Tottenham 5-0 in front of a record crowd of 41,826 at the Baseball Ground 20 Feb 1972 Page 47 Derby 4 Nottingham Forest 0 2 May 1972 Back page Derby 1 Liverpool 0 9 May 1972 Back page Derby are Division 1 champions by 1 point after Leeds lose their final match at Wolves 26 Oct 1972 Back page Derby 3 Benfica 0 (European Cup 2nd Round, 1st leg) 8 Feb 1973 Back page Tottenham 3 Derby 5 (FA Cup 4th Round replay) 22 Mar 1973 Pages 30 & 31 Derby 2 Spartak Trnava 0 (European Cup quarter-final, 2nd leg) 12 Apr 1973 Page 30 Juventus 3 Derby 1 (European Cup semi-final, 1st leg) 26 Apr 1973 Page 31 Derby 0 Juventus 0 (European Cup semi-final, 2nd leg) 16 Oct 1973 Back page Brian Clough quits as manager of Derby County, as does his assistant Peter Taylor 24 Oct 1973 Back page Former club skipper Dave MacKay becomes Derby’s new manager 21 Feb 1974 Back page Bruce Rioch joins Derby for £200,000 from Aston Villa 15 Aug 1974 Back page Francis Lee joins Derby for £100,000 from Manchester City 7 Nov 1974 Back page Atletico Madrid 2 Derby 2 (UEFA Cup 2nd Round, 2nd leg. Derby win 7-6 on penalties) 28 Nov 1974 Page 31 Derby 3 Velez Mostar 1 (UEFA Cup 3rd Round, 1st leg) 30 Dec 1974 Page 27 Manchester City 1 Derby 2 20 Apr 1975 Page 43 Derby need just 1 point to win the League after a 0-0 draw at Leicester 28 Apr 1975 Pages 26 & 27 Derby are Division 1 champions. Fans celebrate at the last game of the season, a 0-0 draw at home with Carlisle 10 Aug 1975 Pages 34 & 35 Derby win the Charity Shield, beating West Ham 2-0 at Wembley 2 Oct 1975 Back page Derby 3 Slovan Bratislava 0 (European Cup 1st Round, 2nd leg) 23 Oct 1975 Back page Derby 4 Real Madrid 1 (European Cup 2nd Round, 1st leg) 6 Nov 1975 Back page Real Madrid 5 Derby 1 (European Cup 2nd Round, 2nd leg) 16 Sep 1976 Back page Derby 12 Finn Harps 0 (UEFA Cup 1st Round, 1st leg) 17 Oct 1976 Pages 46 & 47 Derby 8 Tottenham 2 9 Sep 1979 Page 47 Derby 3 Arsenal 2 25 Nov 1979 Page 46 Derby 4 Nottingham Forest 1 13 Nov 1980 Page 31 Chelsea 1 Derby 3 26 Apr 1982 Page 27 Chelsea 0 Derby 2 9 Jan 1983 Back page Derby 2 Nottingham Forest 0 (FA Cup 3rd Round) 31 Jan 1983 Page 26 Derby 2 Chelsea 1 (FA Cup 4th Round) 4 Dec 1983 Page 45 Derby 3 Newcastle 2 3 Apr 1984 Page 31 Derby County are saved from bankruptcy by enlisting the aid of four new directors who have injected £210,000, enabling the club to pay Inland Revenue & VAT debts 7 May 1986 Page 31 Derby win 3-0 at Swansea to close in on a promotion place 10 May 1986 Back page Derby beat Rotherham 2-1 in their final home match and win promotion to Division 2 3 May 1987 Back page Derby are promoted back to Division 1 after beating Leeds 2-1 25 Jun 1987 Back page England goalkeeper Peter Shilton joins Derby for £1m from Southampton 17 Aug 1987 Back page Mark Wright joins Derby for £700,000 from Southampton 20 Mar 1988 Page 46 Coventry 0 Derby 3 24 Oct 1988 Back page Dean Saunders joins Derby for £1m from Oxford 27 Nov 1988 Page 47 Derby 2 Arsenal 1 16 Apr 1989 Page 43 Manchester United 0 Derby 2 14 May 1989 Page 42 Arsenal 1 Derby 2 28 Aug 1989 Pages 26 & 27 Derby 2 Manchester United 0 13 Nov 1989 Page 29 Derby 6 Manchester City 0 5 May 1991 Page 55 Derby 6 Southampton 2 21 Apr 1992 Pages 22 & 23 Derby 4 Newcastle 1 24 Jan 1993 Page 50 Luton 1 Derby 5 (FA Cup 4th Round) 15 Aug 1993 Page 52 Derby 5 Sunderland 0 10 Apr 1994 Page 59 Derby 4 Stoke 2 16 May 1994 Page 30 Derby 2 Millwall 0 (Division 1 Playoffs, 1st leg) 19 May 1994 Page 37 Millwall 1 Derby 3 (Division 1 Playoffs, 2nd leg) 9 Apr 1996 Score page 8 Derby 6 Tranmere 2 29 Apr 1996 Back page Derby are promoted to the Premiership after beating Crystal Palace 2-1 3 Mar 1997 Score page 4 Derby 3 Chelsea 2 6 Apr 1997 Page 67 Manchester United 2 Derby 3 12 May 1997 Score page 8 Derby play their last ever match at the Baseball Ground, losing 3-1 to Arsenal 14 Aug 1997 Page 40 Derby’s first match in their new £18m Pride Park is abandoned after 57mins due to floodlight failure! They were leading Wimbledon 2-1 at the time. 11 May 1998 Mania page 5 Derby 1 Liverpool 0 8 Nov 1998 Page 69 Liverpool 1 Derby 2 14 Dec 1998 Mania page 4 Derby 2 Chelsea 2 14 Mar 1999 Page 76 Derby 3 Liverpool 2 11 Apr 1999 Page 56 Derby 1 Nottingham Forest 0 31 Oct 1999 Pages 84 & 85 Derby 3 Chelsea 1 16 Jan 2000 Page 84 Middlesbrough 1 Derby 4 3 Apr 2000 Mania page 6 Derby 3 Leicester 0 24 Dec 2000 Pages 70 & 71 Derby 2 Newcastle 0 6 May 2001 Page 83 Manchester United 0 Derby 1 25 Feb 2002 Mania page 9 Leicester 0 Derby 3 12 Aug 2002 Mania page 4 Derby 3 Reading 0 21 Mar 2004 Premplus page 7 Derby 4 Nottingham Forest 2 27 Jan 2005 Page 74 Derby 2 Leeds 0 20 May 2005 Page 66 Derby 0 Preston 0 (Championship Playoff, 2nd leg) 16 Oct 2005 Premplus page 2 Derby 2 Stoke 1 2 Jan 2007 Mania page 13 Preston 1 Derby 2 2 Apr 2007 Mania page 15 Barnsley 1 Derby 2 29 May 2007 Pages 54, 55 and back Derby 1 West Brom 0 (promoted to Premier League) 8 Jan 2009 Pages 60 & 61 Derby 1 Manchester United 0 (Carling Cup semi-final, 1st leg) 5 Feb 2009 Page 61 Nottingham Forest 2 Derby 3 (FA Cup 4th Round replay) 23 Feb 2009 Mania page 16 Nottingham Forest 1 Derby 3 10 Feb 2010 Mania page 7 Derby 3 Newcastle 0 27 Sep 2010 Mania page 17 Derby 5 Crystal Palace 0 2 Sep 2012 Football page 13 Derby 5 Watford 1 8 Dec 2013 Football page 15 Derby 5 Blackpool 1 23 Mar 2014 Football page 15 Derby 5 Nottingham Forest 0 8 Feb 2015 Football page 15 Derby 4 Bolton 1 22 Feb 2015 Football page 15 Derby 3 Sheffield Wednesday 2 9 Sep 2017 Football page 8 Derby 5 Hull 0 16 Oct 2017 Football page 14 Derby 2 Nottingham Forest 0 6 May 2019 Football pages 14 & 15 Derby 3 West Bromwich Albion 1 16 May 2019 Page 57 Leeds 2 Derby 4 (Playoff semi-final 2nd leg) 1 Feb 2020 Football page 8 Derby 4 Stoke 0 14 Mar 2020 Pages 2 & 3 Football is cancelled for 3 months due to the coronavirus pandemic 9 May 2021 Football pages 12 & 13 Derby 3 Sheffield Wednesday 3 Total Pages 137 .