Derby County Football Club was founded in 1884, first entered the FA Cup in the same year, and became a founder member of the Football League in 1888. The club's first team have been English champions twice, and have the FA Cup once. All players who have made 100 or more appearances in nationally or internationally organised competitive matches for the club should be listed below.
Each player's details include the duration of his Derby career, his typical playing position while with the club, and the number of games played and goals scored in domestic league matches and in all senior competitive matches.
List of players
Key
- Players are listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname.
- Appearances as a substitute are included.
- Statistics are correct up to and including the end of the match played 12 April 2025.
Table
Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included.
References
- List of Derby County F.C. players at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Mortimer, Gerald (2006). Derby County: The Complete Record. nreedonbook. pp. 465–487. ISBN 1859835171.
- Soccerbase
- Soccerway
