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League game 12 from 1985/86 was a home victory over York City which took us to 22 points after 12 games - 2 points ahead of our current total.
This was our 4th league win in a row and moved us up to 4th position in the league
After an injury to Trevor Christie in the 1st half, 19 year old Andy Garner came on to score both Derby goals.
The match report mentions another rule which I'd forgotten about - teams were allowed to pass back to their goalkeepers and apparently York did it 40 times in the game !!
( Game 12 in 1984/85 was a 0 - 0 away draw at Walsall which took us to 18 points )


 
 

Wildsmith 8.5
Chester 6
Davies 6.5
Cashin 6
Mendez-Laing 7.5
Knight 6.5
Smith 6.5
Dobbin 7
Osula 9
McGoldrick 7
Roberts 6.5
Stearman 6.5
Bird 7.5
Sibley 8
Barkhuizen 7.5

My efforts with documenting and preserving the history of our club through its shirts have been acknowledged and rewarded by the kind gift from the club of the number 9 shirt as worn by James Collins through the pre season games when we were without our new seasons kit, depicting Derby as a United City and football club, it was nice to be rewarded but even better for the club to officially recognise the longer term purpose of the collection.

'Score FFS'

Wildsmith 8
Cashin 9
Davies 6
Chester 7
Hourihane 8
Knight 8
Mendez-Laing 7.5
Bird ? 8
Dobbin 6
Collins 8.5
Barkhuizen 7
Sibley 7
Osula 6
Forsyth 7

There's gold at the end of the ?,  and it's not Cambridge gold! 
 

European Cup 1st Round 2nd leg – Wednesday 27th September 1972 & Zeljeznicar v Derby in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
The Rams had won the first leg at the Baseball Ground 2-0 but had to defend that lead in front of 50,000 in the Kosevo Stadium in Sarajevo. Despite being welcomed onto the pitch with rockets from the crowd, Derby silenced the home support with 2 early goals from Hinton & O’Hare to put the tie beyond Zeljeznicar’s reach & book their place in the next round. Match report below;

 
 

Programme for the match from the Kosevo Stadium – for those of you who wondered what Derby County was in Bosnian, its ‘Derbi Kaunti’. You’re welcome ?

 
Full round up of results from the rest of the 1st round matches – all the big guns got through including Juventus, who beat Marseille comfortably despite trailing from the first leg. There was also something of a furore in Greece where the referee called a penalty shoot out victory for CSKA Sofia one penalty too early, necessitating a replayed match which Panathinaikos lost anyway;

 
The draw for the Second Round saw the introduction of reigning back to back European Champions Ajax to the competition. Even more exciting was Derby being drawn against Benfica – the 1961 & 1962 European Champions (runners up in 1963, 1965 & 1968), with the legendary Eusebio still in their ranks. First leg was to be played at the Baseball Ground on 25th October;

 

Wildsmith 8
Chester 7
Knight 7
Roberts 7
Cashin 7
Davies 5.5
McGoldrick 7
Sibley 7
Hourihane 8
Mendez-Laing 7
Bird ? 6
Collins 6
Barkhuizen 7
Forsyth 7

Wonderful player and shirt. He created one of my favourite memories that season grabbing the winner at Sheffield United in the FAC.

A shirt that is a privilege to add to the collection, our brave captains shirt from the amazing promotion season of 1985-86 from division three, the start of the DCFC rebuild under Arthur Cox, a brave player who lead by example on the pitch RIP Rob Hindmarch.#dcfcfans

Wildsmith 7
Knight 5
Roberts 5
Cashin 6
Davies 4
Dobbin 5
McGoldrick 6
Sibley 6
Hourihane 3
Mendez-Laing 5
Bird ? 4
Collins 4
Barkhuizen 5
Osula 5

Wildsmith      4 (woeful kicking)   
Knight           4
Roberts         4
Cashin           5
Davies           4
Dobbin          4
McGoldrick     5
Sibley           4
Hourihane        5
Mendez-Laing     4
Bird ?           4
Collins            4
Barkhuizen      5
Osula             5

Wildsmith 7
Knight 5
Roberts 5
Cashin 6
Davies 4
Dobbin 5
McGoldrick 6
Sibley 6
Hourihane 3
Mendez-Laing 5
Bird ? 4
Collins 4
Barkhuizen 5
Osula 5

Following our first title in 1971-72, this season marks the 50th anniversary of Derby’s European Cup debut & the start of 4 very eventful European campaigns up to the end of 1976. Like the 1971-72 season scrapbook last season, I’ll be looking to mark each game 50 years on with match reports, TV footage (if available) & as much info and memorabilia as I can glean. Of course, nothing will beat having been at the games themselves so recollections & memories are most welcome.
To set the scene, Derby’s qualification for the European (Champions) Cup was at a time when only the league winners (and the European Cup holders) qualified for the tournament. At that stage, only one English club had even reached the final, let alone won it – that being Manchester Utd in 1968 under Sir Matt Busby. Therefore Derby were bidding to become only the second English club to be crowned Champions of Europe – no small challenge considering our European debut had been delayed following disqualification from the 1970-71 Fairs Cup for ‘financial irregularities’.
50 years ago today then, we began our 1972-73 European Cup campaign against the Yugoslav champions FK Zeljeznicar at the Baseball Ground. Zeljeznicar were based in Sarajevo in what we now know as Bosnia & like Derby they had also won their maiden title the season before, beating the challenge of illustrious names such as Red Star Belgrade, Dynamo Zagreb, Partizan Belgrade & Hadjuk Split.
Here are the beaming first XI of Zeljeznicar with their suitably austere Communist-era title trophy;

 
Onto the game - despite the pretty physical opponent, Derby were able to secure a 2-0 advantage going into the second leg in Yugoslavia - goals coming from Roy McFarland & Archie Gemmill either side of half time. Match report below;

 

 
John O’Hare closely marked by two Zeljeznicar defenders during the match;

 
Programme from the match to mark the occasion;

 
Full round up of results elsewhere in Round 1 – second legs due to be played two weeks later on 27th September;

Loach 6
Oduroh 6
Forsyth 6
Roberts 5
Rooney 7
NML 8
Sibley 7
Thompson 5
Dobbin 5
Bird ? 6
Collins 6
Barkhuizen 6
McGoldrick 6
Robinson 7
Cybulski 6
J. Knight 6

Wildsmith 6
Knight 9
Forsyth 8
Roberts 5
Korey Smith 8
 Cashin 8
Stearman 8
Dobbin 8
McGoldrick 8
Sibley 8
Hourihane 6
Bird ? 5
Collins 4
Barkhuizen 6

0-0

Wildsmith - 7
Knight - 7
Stearman - 6
Cashin - 7
Roberts - 6
Smith - 6
Bird - 6
Hourihane - 6
Mendez-Laing - 6
Barkhuizen - 6
Collins - 6
Subs from:
Sibley - 7
Dobbin - 7
Forsyth - 6
McGoldrick - 6

I wish he would stop saying "In the building"

I wish he would stop saying "In the building"

I wish he would stop saying "In the building"

I wish he would stop saying "In the building"

I wish he would stop saying "In the building"

I wish he would stop saying "In the building"

The Crown Derby (champions) stadium