Derby County F.C. league record by opponent

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Derby County Football Club is an English association football club based in Derby, which competes in the EFL Championship during the 2025–26 season. The club was founded in 1884, by William Morley, as an offshoot of Derbyshire County Cricket Club; it has spent all but six seasons in the top two divisions of the English football league. The club's competitive peak came in the 1970s when it had two spells as English League Champions and competed in major European competitions on four separate occasions, reaching the European Cup semi-finals, as well as winning several minor trophies. The club was also a strong force in the interwar years of the football league and also won the 1945–46 FA Cup.

Derby County are founder members of the Football League, which was created in 1888. Over the years Derby have played in the First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Third Division North, Premier League, the Championship and League One. Since 2024, Derby competes in the third tier of English football, Championship, after promotion from the League One.

Derby's first opponent was Bolton Wanderers on 8 September 1888 a game which Derby won 6–3. Their most regular opponents have been Middlesbrough having met Boro 146 times whilst Derby best record is against Bolton Wanderers, Derby beating the Trotters 65 times. The most league defeats inflicted upon Derby is against Liverpool who have triumphed over Derby 66 times while the most drawn matches have come against Stoke City with the two teams sharing the points on 40 occasions. Derby have played a total of 109 different league opponents.

  • The records include the results of matches played in The Football League (from 1888 to 1996, 2002 to 2007, 2008 to present) and the Premier League (from 1996 to 2002, 2007 to 2008). Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 seasons. Football League play-offs, Test Matches and cup matches are not included.
  • For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Ardwick, Small Heath and Woolwich Arsenal are integrated into the records against Manchester City, Birmingham City and Arsenal, respectively.
  •    † Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are current divisional rivals of Derby County.
  •    ‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct.
  • P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; Win% = percentage of total matches won

All-time league record

Statistics correct as of matches played on 25 April 2026.
Derby County F.C. league record by opponent
Opponent PWDL PWDL PWDLFA Win% Ref(s)
Home Away Total
Accrington ‡ 5122 5113 102351727 20% [1]
Accrington Stanley ‡ 2110 2011 412186 25% [2]
Accrington Stanley [a] 1100 1100 220070 100% [3]
Arsenal 49251014 49121027 98372041142152 26% [4]
Aston Villa 62291221 6291142 124382363162238 31% [5]
Barnsley 372386 3711917 7434172310886 46% [6]
Barrow 2110 2110 422097 50% [7]
Birmingham City † 59282110 59171626 118453736203166 38% [8]
Blackburn Rovers † 63262116 63131238 126393354219213 31% [9]
Blackpool 352384 3510817 7033162112189 47% [10]
Bolton Wanderers 6543148 6522934 130652342234189 50% [11]
Bournemouth 6501 6132 126331612 50% [12]
Bradford City 17845 17665 341410104938 41% [13]
Bradford (Park Avenue) 9612 9315 189273427 50% [14]
Brentford 16844 16466 321210105457 38% [15]
Brighton & Hove Albion 17944 175210 34146144039 41% [16]
Bristol City † 372557 37121114 7437162112984 50% [17]
Bristol Rovers 14932 14446 2813784539 46% [18]
Burnley 49261112 49131125 98392237147140 40% [19]
Burton Albion 4310 4112 8422107 50% [20]
Bury 292243 295915 582713189984 47% [21]
Cambridge United 9441 9621 1810621710 56% [22]
Cardiff City 35131012 355921 7018193395116 26% [23]
Carlisle United 10424 10334 207582726 35% [24]
Charlton Athletic † 45201213 4518918 90382131145140 42% [25]
Chelsea 47241013 47111521 94352534138136 37% [26]
Cheltenham Town 2200 2110 431084 75% [27]
Chester City ‡ 2200 2110 4310135 75% [28]
Chesterfield 5230 5212 10442199 40% [29]
Colchester United 1100 1001 210185 50% [30]
Coventry City † 4022117 40101020 80322127107105 40% [31]
Crewe Alexandra 5221 5212 104332317 40% [32]
Crystal Palace 322066 3281014 642816209169 44% [33]
Darlington 4121 4013 81341013 13% [34]
Darwen ‡ 2200 2101 4301125 75% [35]
Doncaster Rovers 10613 10604 2012173622 60% [36]
Everton 6330924 63121239 126422163173240 33% [37]
Exeter City 2110 2200 431071 75% [38]
Fleetwood Town 2101 2110 421143 50% [39]
Forest Green Rovers 1100 1100 220060 100% [40]
Fulham 291784 2941312 582121169783 36% [41]
Gainsborough Trinity 5410 5230 10640298 60% [42]
Gillingham 5410 5212 10622147 60% [43]
Glossop North End 7610 7232 148423217 57% [44]
Grimsby Town 332076 3312813 6632151911588 48% [45]
Halifax Town ‡ 2200 2011 4211124 50% [46]
Hartlepool United 2200 2002 420266 50% [47]
Huddersfield Town 4832124 4871526 96392730142136 41% [48]
Hull City † 321679 3281014 642417239383 38% [49]
Ipswich Town † 43151216 4313921 86282137110123 33% [50]
Leeds City ‡ 6411 6303 127143523 58% [51]
Leeds United 56241418 56111332 112352750139167 31% [52]
Leicester City † 5028715 50141818 100422533139130 42% [53]
Leyton Orient 231535 237412 46227176449 50% [54]
Lincoln City 141310 14554 2818646132 64% [55]
Liverpool 63262324 6361542 126322866156248 25% [56]
Luton Town 221084 225215 441510195452 34% [57]
Manchester City 46241111 468929 92322040132143 35% [58]
Manchester United 45161712 45111024 90272736132157 30% [59]
Mansfield Town 2200 2110 4310112 75% [60]
Middlesbrough † 73361720 73151642 146513362207241 35% [61]
Millwall † 289712 287912 561616246164 29% [62]
Milton Keynes Dons 2011 2200 421174 50% [63]
Morecambe 1100 1010 211061 50% [64]
Nelson 1100 1001 210172 50% [65]
Newcastle United 56231419 56131528 112362946138164 32% [66]
Newport County 2020 2110 413086 25% [67]
Northampton Town 4220 4211 8431158 50% [68]
Norwich City † 3511159 3510520 7021202983100 30% [69]
Nottingham Forest 50201416 50131423 100332839147144 33% [70]
Notts County 271494 278910 542218148364 41% [71]
Oldham Athletic 201253 20678 401712115350 43% [72]
Oxford United † 9423 9423 188461917 44% [73]
Peterborough United 8512 8215 167272725 44% [74]
Plymouth Argyle 221444 22958 44239127859 52% [75]
Port Vale 11812 11425 2212373723 55% [76]
Portsmouth † 462899 46111322 92392234146128 42% [77]
Preston North End † 58341014 58141232 116482246147160 41% [78]
Queens Park Rangers † 301569 309129 602418187570 40% [79]
Reading 2411310 244614 48159246480 31% [80]
Rochdale 2200 2201 4301113 75% [81]
Rotherham United 271665 2741112 542017178978 37% [82]
Scunthorpe United 10532 10325 208574538 40% [83]
Sheffield United † 5433714 5513933 109461647170158 42% [84]
Sheffield Wednesday † 65351911 65161930 130513841214176 39% [85]
Shrewsbury Town 7241 7124 143651419 21% [86]
South Shields ‡ 7511 7124 146532720 43% [87]
Southampton † 3215134 328915 642322199995 36% [88]
Southend United 6303 6213 125161514 42% [89]
Southport 2200 2101 4301115 75% [90]
Stevenage 1100 1001 210123 50% [91]
Stockport County 121101 12039 24113104128 46% [92]
Stoke City † 68391910 68132233 136524143223175 38% [93]
Sunderland 66341517 66121242 132462759183209 35% [94]
Swansea City † 241248 245415 48178237879 35% [95]
Swindon Town 5500 5221 107212312 70% [96]
Tottenham Hotspur 321796 327817 6424172310094 38% [97]
Tranmere Rovers 7412 7205 166172823 43% [98]
Walsall 6313 6222 145341714 42% [99]
Watford † 231067 236710 461613176767 35% [100]
West Bromwich Albion † 5532167 55121528 110443135180157 40% [101]
West Ham United 341789 3461513 682323229399 34% [102]
Wigan Athletic 11344 11614 229582323 41% [103]
Wimbledon ‡ 10442 10145 205872626 25% [104]
Wolverhampton Wanderers 71381221 71211832 142593053249245 42% [105]
Workington 2011 2101 411287 25% [106]
Wrexham † 5302 5131 104531311 40% [107]
Wycombe Wanderers 3120 3111 623187 33% [108]
Yeovil Town 1100 1100 220062 100% [109]
York City 4400 4121 8521127 63% [110]

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