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There were two offside so it doesn’t count. In L1 two wrongs do make a right.

The current unbeaten run in the league is 11 - 5 wins, 6 draws
Here are some notable unbeaten league runs from the relatively recent past :
1995/96 - 20 games - 13 wins, 7 draws - Jim Smith
1986/87 - 12 games - 7 wins, 5 draws - Arthur Cox
1985/86 - 11 games - 7 wins, 4 draws - Arthur Cox
2016/17 - 10 games - 8 wins, 2 draws - Steve Mac 2
2015/16 - 10 games - 8 wins, 2 draws - then 1 defeat, then another 8 games unbeaten - all under Paul Clement twice putting us briefly top of the Championship (where did it all go wrong ? )
2014/15 - 10 games - 6 wins, 4 draws - Steve Mac 1
2013/14 - 9 games - 8 wins, 1 draw - Steve Mac 1
 
 

In 1985/86 we had won through to the 3rd Round of the FA Cup where we were away to Gillingham. The result was a 1 - 1 draw and the replay saw us win 3 - 1 setting up a 4th Round away tie at Sheffield United who were a division higher and in the top 6
Gillingham had a promising young right back, Mel Sage, who we would buy in the summer 

 

In 1985/86, league game 24 was a tight 1 - 0 away win at Blackpool with Andy Garner scoring the only goal.
It was a lively game off the pitch with Blackpool fans trying to attack the escorted Derby fans walking along the sea front from the station, the DLF being escorted out of the home end during the game into the away end & bricks being thrown at the football special train as we waited to leave Blackpool.
The win took us to 47 points, 6 points ahead of our current total.
In 1984/85 we suffered a 3 - 0 loss away at Bolton leaving us on 38 points, 3 behind our current total

 

The current unbeaten run in the league is 11 - 5 wins, 6 draws
Here are some notable unbeaten league runs from the relatively recent past :
1995/96 - 20 games - 13 wins, 7 draws - Jim Smith
1986/87 - 12 games - 7 wins, 5 draws - Arthur Cox
1985/86 - 11 games - 7 wins, 4 draws - Arthur Cox
2016/17 - 10 games - 8 wins, 2 draws - Steve Mac 2
2015/16 - 10 games - 8 wins, 2 draws - then 1 defeat, then another 8 games unbeaten - all under Paul Clement twice putting us briefly top of the Championship (where did it all go wrong ? )
2014/15 - 10 games - 6 wins, 4 draws - Steve Mac 1
2013/14 - 9 games - 8 wins, 1 draw - Steve Mac 1
 
 

The current unbeaten run in the league is 11 - 5 wins, 6 draws
Here are some notable unbeaten league runs from the relatively recent past :
1995/96 - 20 games - 13 wins, 7 draws - Jim Smith
1986/87 - 12 games - 7 wins, 5 draws - Arthur Cox
1985/86 - 11 games - 7 wins, 4 draws - Arthur Cox
2016/17 - 10 games - 8 wins, 2 draws - Steve Mac 2
2015/16 - 10 games - 8 wins, 2 draws - then 1 defeat, then another 8 games unbeaten - all under Paul Clement twice putting us briefly top of the Championship (where did it all go wrong ? )
2014/15 - 10 games - 6 wins, 4 draws - Steve Mac 1
2013/14 - 9 games - 8 wins, 1 draw - Steve Mac 1
 
 

The current unbeaten run in the league is 11 - 5 wins, 6 draws
Here are some notable unbeaten league runs from the relatively recent past :
1995/96 - 20 games - 13 wins, 7 draws - Jim Smith
1986/87 - 12 games - 7 wins, 5 draws - Arthur Cox
1985/86 - 11 games - 7 wins, 4 draws - Arthur Cox
2016/17 - 10 games - 8 wins, 2 draws - Steve Mac 2
2015/16 - 10 games - 8 wins, 2 draws - then 1 defeat, then another 8 games unbeaten - all under Paul Clement twice putting us briefly top of the Championship (where did it all go wrong ? )
2014/15 - 10 games - 6 wins, 4 draws - Steve Mac 1
2013/14 - 9 games - 8 wins, 1 draw - Steve Mac 1
 
 

In 1985/86 we had won through to the 3rd Round of the FA Cup where we were away to Gillingham. The result was a 1 - 1 draw and the replay saw us win 3 - 1 setting up a 4th Round away tie at Sheffield United who were a division higher and in the top 6
Gillingham had a promising young right back, Mel Sage, who we would buy in the summer 

 

As we seem to be counting cup games in this unbeaten run, we lost to Leeds in the FA Cup right in the middle of that run under Jim Smith
10 league games unbeaten, loss in the cup then another 10 league games unbeaten
Against Leeds Rowett had been sent off at 0-0 before we took a 2 - 0 lead & then conceded 4 goals

I remember the attempted ambush by the tower and their lads scattering into the arcades "Wasn't me officer I'm just playing the bandits"!!

And a bit of nostalgia for you
Here is the UK Top20 from this week in January 1986
1    MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE
    SHAKIN' STEVENS
2    SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU
    WHITNEY HOUSTON
3    WEST END GIRLS
    PET SHOP BOYS
4    DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?
    BAND AID
5    WALKING IN THE AIR
    ALED JONES
6    LAST CHRISTMAS/EVERYTHING SHE WANTS
    WHAM!
7    DRESS YOU UP
    MADONNA
8    I'M YOUR MAN
    WHAM!
9    SEPARATE LIVES
    PHIL COLLINS AND MARILYN MARTIN
10    SEE THE DAY
    DEE C. LEE
11    HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT
    BRONSKI BEAT
12    WE BUILT THIS CITY
    STARSHIP
13    SPIES LIKE US
    PAUL MCCARTNEY
14    GIRLIE GIRLIE
    SOPHIA GEORGE
15    DON'T YOU JUST KNOW IT
    AMAZULU
16    SAY YOU, SAY ME
    LIONEL RICHIE
17    A GOOD HEART
    FEARGAL SHARKEY
18    DON'T LOOK DOWN - THE SEQUEL
    GO WEST
19    WRAP HER UP
    ELTON JOHN
20    SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN/MY HOMETOWN
    BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
 

In 1985/86, league game 24 was a tight 1 - 0 away win at Blackpool with Andy Garner scoring the only goal.
It was a lively game off the pitch with Blackpool fans trying to attack the escorted Derby fans walking along the sea front from the station, the DLF being escorted out of the home end during the game into the away end & bricks being thrown at the football special train as we waited to leave Blackpool.
The win took us to 47 points, 6 points ahead of our current total.
In 1984/85 we suffered a 3 - 0 loss away at Bolton leaving us on 38 points, 3 behind our current total

 

In 1985/86, League game 23 was a 1 - 1 away draw at Harry Redknapps Bournemouth who included Northern Ireland striker Colin Clarke
That put us on 44 points, 6 ahead of our current position.
It was also in the middle of a bizarre situation where we didn't have a home league game from Wigan on Dec 22 until Cardiff City on 1st March - caused by bad weather and numerous FA Cup games
In 1984/85, game 23 brought a 1 - 0 home win over York City in front of a bumper New Years Day crowd of 16,113 which put us on 38 points - the same as we have now.
However, we were about to go on a very bad run of results which brought us just 2 points in the next 6 league games

Our next game was eventful for those of us that travelled - away at Newport County on New Years Day.
My memory of this is getting the Heanor Supporters bus early morning - of course with a massive post New Years Eve hangover.
Got to Newport quite early and went to a local Miners Welfare and at that point it wasn't raining. Whilst we were in there the heavens opened and by the time the game kicked off the pitch condition was awful.
The game started and Newport took the lead but the worst thing was Bobby Davison got an injury that would keep him out for almost two months.
On 39 minutes the referee abandoned the game due to the waterlogged pitch.
 

League game 22 was a comprehensive 4 - 0 away win at Wolves.
This put us on 43 points
From memory, it was absolutely freezing that day and Molineux was in a right old state. I think only two stands were being used then.
In 1984/85, game 22 was a huge 5 - 1 away win at Swansea City putting us on 35 points with goals from Charlie Palmer, Steve Buckley, Bobby Davison , Andy Garner and Kevin Wilson (his last goal for Derby before moving to Ipswich Town in January)

And the league tables after 24 games in all 3 seasons
2022/23

1985/86

1984/85

In 1985/86, league game 24 was a tight 1 - 0 away win at Blackpool with Andy Garner scoring the only goal.
It was a lively game off the pitch with Blackpool fans trying to attack the escorted Derby fans walking along the sea front from the station, the DLF being escorted out of the home end during the game into the away end & bricks being thrown at the football special train as we waited to leave Blackpool.
The win took us to 47 points, 6 points ahead of our current total.
In 1984/85 we suffered a 3 - 0 loss away at Bolton leaving us on 38 points, 3 behind our current total

 

What a great memory you have, I probably couldn't see that far due to my beer goggles

Our next game was eventful for those of us that travelled - away at Newport County on New Years Day.
My memory of this is getting the Heanor Supporters bus early morning - of course with a massive post New Years Eve hangover.
Got to Newport quite early and went to a local Miners Welfare and at that point it wasn't raining. Whilst we were in there the heavens opened and by the time the game kicked off the pitch condition was awful.
The game started and Newport took the lead but the worst thing was Bobby Davison got an injury that would keep him out for almost two months.
On 39 minutes the referee abandoned the game due to the waterlogged pitch.
 

League game 22 was a comprehensive 4 - 0 away win at Wolves.
This put us on 43 points
From memory, it was absolutely freezing that day and Molineux was in a right old state. I think only two stands were being used then.
In 1984/85, game 22 was a huge 5 - 1 away win at Swansea City putting us on 35 points with goals from Charlie Palmer, Steve Buckley, Bobby Davison , Andy Garner and Kevin Wilson (his last goal for Derby before moving to Ipswich Town in January)

And here are the respective league tables for our last 3 seasons in this division after 21 games
 
 
2022/23

1985/86

1984/85

League game 20 was an impressive 3 - 0 away win at Doncaster Rovers. For some reason this was played on a Sunday.
My main memory of this game was being in the Donny end with my dad's mates and celebrating our goals & then being singled out by some locals as a 'scab'. As I was still at school I was a bit too young to be down the pit, maybe it was different in Yorkshire.
In 1984/85, game 20 was a memorable home game with Newport County in which we went 3 - 0 down. Following a tremendous fightback it was John Robertson who scored the equaliser as the game finished 3 -3.

 
 

League game 19 was a top of the table home clash with runaway leaders Reading which ended in a 1 - 1 draw.
Reading had the prolific goal scorer Trevor Senior in their ranks but it was Michael Gilkes who scored in this game
The crowd was the largest of the season so far - 16,140
In 1984/85 we got our 3rd straight league win at home to Orient 1 - 0

League game 18 was an away win at Bolton Wanderers 1 - 0
My memory from this this game was getting bottles thrown at us as we were escorted from the station to the ground
& half the crowd was made up of Derby fans
In 1984/85 we won 2 - 0 at Cambridge Utd - a big game for me as it was my first away game without being 'escorted' by my Dad, thank God for the football special trains

League game 22 was a comprehensive 4 - 0 away win at Wolves.
This put us on 43 points
From memory, it was absolutely freezing that day and Molineux was in a right old state. I think only two stands were being used then.
In 1984/85, game 22 was a huge 5 - 1 away win at Swansea City putting us on 35 points with goals from Charlie Palmer, Steve Buckley, Bobby Davison , Andy Garner and Kevin Wilson (his last goal for Derby before moving to Ipswich Town in January)