This article chronicles the seasons of Derby County Football Club from their formation in 1884 to the present day.
Details of Derby County's final league position is given (from the 1888–99 season, when The Football League was founded), along with which round they made it to in both the FA Cup, the EFL Cup (which began in the 1960–61 season) and any European competitions that Derby had qualified for.
Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup [a] | Europe / Other | Top goalscorer(s) [b] | ||||||||||
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Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player(s) | Goals | |||||
1884–85 [1] | There was no League football until 1888. | R1 | N/A | ||||||||||||
1885–86 [1] | R3 | ||||||||||||||
1886–87 [1] | R2 | ||||||||||||||
1887–88 [1] | R4 | ||||||||||||||
1888–89 [2] | FL | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 61 | 16 | 10th | R2 |
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1889–90 [3] | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 55 | 21 | 7th | R1 |
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1890–91 [4] | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 81 | 15 | 11th | R2 |
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1891–92 [5] | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 52 | 24 | 10th | R1 |
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1892–93 [6] | Div 1 [c] | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 64 | 27 | 13th | R1 |
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1893–94 [7] | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 73 | 62 | 36 | 3rd | QF |
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1894–95 [8] | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 68 | 23 | 15th | R1 |
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1895–96 [9] | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 35 | 41 | 2nd | SF |
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1896–97 [10] | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 70 | 50 | 36 | 3rd | SF |
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1897–98 [11] | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 57 | 61 | 28 | 10th | R/U |
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1898–99 [12] | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 57 | 35 | 9th | R/U |
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1899–1900 [13] | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 43 | 36 | 6th | R1 |
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1900–01 [14] | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 42 | 31 | 12th | QF |
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1901–02 [15] | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 41 | 35 | 6th | SF |
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1902–03 [16] | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 47 | 35 | 9th | R/U |
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1903–04 [17] | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 60 | 35 | 14th | SF |
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1904–05 [18] | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 48 | 32 | 11th | R1 |
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1905–06 [19] | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 58 | 35 | 15th | R2 |
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1906–07 [20] | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 59 | 27 | 19th | R3 |
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1907–08 [21] | Div 2 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 77 | 45 | 46 | 6th | R1 |
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1908–09 [22] | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 41 | 43 | 5th | SF |
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1909–10 [23] | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 47 | 53 | 4th | R2 |
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1910–11 [24] | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 73 | 52 | 42 | 6th | QF |
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1911–12 [25] | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 74 | 28 | 54 | 1st | R2 |
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1912–13 [26] | Div 1 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 69 | 66 | 42 | 7th | R1 |
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1913–14 [27] | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 71 | 27 | 20th | R2 |
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1914–15 [28] | Div 2 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 33 | 53 | 1st | R1 |
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No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the World War I | |||||||||||||||
1919–20 [29] | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 57 | 38 | 18th | R1 |
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1920–21 [30] | 42 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 58 | 26 | 21st | R2 |
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1921–22 [31] | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 64 | 39 | 12th | R1 |
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1922–23 [32] | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 50 | 29 | 14th | SF |
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1923–24 [33] | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 75 | 54 | 51 | 3rd | R3 |
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1924–25 [34] | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 71 | 36 | 55 | 3rd | R1 |
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1925–26 [35] | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 77 | 42 | 57 | 2nd | R4 |
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1926–27 [36] | Div 1 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 86 | 73 | 41 | 12th | R4 |
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1927–28 [37] | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 96 | 83 | 44 | 4th | R4 |
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1928–29 [38] | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 86 | 71 | 46 | 6th | R4 |
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1929–30 [39] | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 90 | 82 | 50 | 2nd | R4 |
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1930–31 [40] | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 94 | 79 | 46 | 6th | R3 |
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1931–32 [41] | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 71 | 75 | 38 | 15th | R5 |
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1932–33 [42] | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 76 | 69 | 44 | 7th | SF |
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1933–34 [43] | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 54 | 45 | 4th | R5 |
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1934–35 [44] | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 66 | 45 | 6th | R5 |
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1935–36 [45] | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 52 | 48 | 2nd | QF |
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1936–37 [46] | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 96 | 90 | 49 | 4th | R5 |
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1937–38 [47] | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 87 | 40 | 13th | R3 |
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1938–39 [48] | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 6th | R3 |
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1939–40 | Abandoned due to World War II | ||||||||||||||
No competitive football was played between 1940 and 1946 due to the World War II | |||||||||||||||
1945–46 [49] | Suspended due to World War II | W |
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1946–47 [50] | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 73 | 79 | 41 | 14th | R5 |
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1947–48 [51] | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 77 | 57 | 50 | 4th | SF |
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1948–49 [52] | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 74 | 55 | 53 | 3rd | QF |
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1949–50 [53] | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 69 | 61 | 44 | 11th | QF |
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1950–51 [54] | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 81 | 75 | 42 | 11th | R4 |
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1951–52 [55] | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 80 | 37 | 17th | R3 |
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1952–53 [56] | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 74 | 32 | 22nd | R3 |
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1953–54 [57] | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 82 | 35 | 18th | R3 |
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1954–55 [58] | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 53 | 82 | 23 | 22nd | R2 |
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1955–56 [59] | Div 3 (N) | 46 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 110 | 55 | 63 | 2nd | R2 |
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1956–57 [60] | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 111 | 53 | 63 | 1st | R2 |
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1957–58 [61] | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 81 | 36 | 16th | R3 |
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1958–59 [62] | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 74 | 71 | 48 | 7th | R3 |
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1959–60 [63] | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 61 | 77 | 35 | 18th | R3 |
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1960–61 [64] | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 80 | 80 | 40 | 12th | R3 | R3 |
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1961–62 [65] | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 68 | 75 | 39 | 16th | R4 | R3 |
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1962–63 [66] | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 61 | 72 | 36 | 18th | R4 | R3 |
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1963–64 [67] | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 67 | 39 | 13th | R3 | R2 |
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1964–65 [68] | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 84 | 79 | 43 | 9th | R3 | R2 |
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1965–66 [69] | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 68 | 43 | 8th | R3 | R3 |
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1966–67 [70] | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 68 | 72 | 36 | 17th | R3 | R2 |
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1967–68 [71] | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 71 | 78 | 36 | 18th | R3 | SF |
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1968–69 [72] | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 65 | 32 | 63 | 1st | R3 | QF |
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1969–70 [73] | Div 1 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 37 | 53 | 4th | R5 | QF |
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1970–71 [74] | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 54 | 42 | 9th | R5 | R4 | Fairs Cup | Ban [d] |
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1971–72 [75] | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 33 | 58 | 1st | R5 | R2 |
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1972–73 [76] | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 54 | 46 | 7th | QF | R3 | European Cup | SF |
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1973–74 [77] | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 42 | 48 | 3rd | R4 | R2 |
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1974–75 [78] | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 67 | 49 | 53 | 1st | R5 | R3 | UEFA Cup | R3 |
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1975–76 [79] | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 75 | 58 | 53 | 4th | SF | R3 | Charity Shield | W |
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European Cup | R2 | ||||||||||||||
1976–77 [80] | 42 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 50 | 55 | 37 | 15th | QF | QF | UEFA Cup | R2 |
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1977–78 [81] | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 59 | 41 | 12th | R5 | R3 |
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1978–79 [82] | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 44 | 71 | 31 | 19th | R3 | R3 |
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1979–80 [83] | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 47 | 67 | 30 | 21st | R3 | R2 |
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1980–81 [84] | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 57 | 52 | 45 | 6th | R3 | R2 |
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1981–82 [85] | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 68 | 48 [e] | 16th | R3 | R2 |
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1982–83 [86] | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 49 | 58 | 49 | 13th | R5 | R3 |
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1983–84 [87] | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 72 | 42 | 20th | QF | R2 |
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1984–85 [88] | Div 3 [f] | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 54 | 70 | 7th [g] | R1 | R2 | Associate Members' Cup | R1 |
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1985–86 [89] | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 80 | 41 | 84 | 3rd | R5 | R3 | Associate Members' Cup | PR |
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1986–87 [90] | Div 2 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 38 | 84 | 1st | R3 | R3 |
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1987–88 [91] | Div 1 | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 45 | 43 | 15th | R3 | R2 | All English Clubs banned from European competition due to the Heysel Stadium disaster. [h] |
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1988–89 [92] | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 38 | 58 | 5th | R4 | R3 |
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1989–90 [93] | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 43 | 40 | 46 | 16th | R3 | QF |
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1990–91 [94] | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 75 | 24 | 20th | R3 | R4 |
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1991–92 [95] | Div 2 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 51 | 78 | 3rd | R4 | R3 | League play-offs | SF |
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1992–93 [96] | Div 1 [i] | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 65 | 57 | 66 | 8th | QF | R3 | Anglo-Italian Cup | R/U |
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1993–94 [97] | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 68 | 71 | 6th | R3 | R3 | Anglo-Italian Cup | DNQ |
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League play-offs | R/U | ||||||||||||||
1994–95 [98] | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 66 | 51 | 66 | 9th | R3 | R4 | Anglo-Italian Cup | GS |
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1995–96 [99] | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 71 | 51 | 79 | 2nd | R3 | R3 |
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1996–97 [100] | Prem | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 45 | 58 | 46 | 12th | QF | R2 |
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1997–98 [101] | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 49 | 55 | 9th | R4 | R4 |
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1998–99 [102] | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 8th | QF | R3 |
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1999–2000 [103] | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 57 | 38 | 16th | R3 | R3 |
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2000–01 [104] | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 59 | 42 | 17th | R4 | R4 |
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2001–02 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 33 | 63 | 30 | 19th | R3 | R3 |
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2002–03 | Div 1 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 74 | 52 | 18th | R3 | R2 |
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2003–04 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 67 | 52 | 20th | R3 | R1 |
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2004–05 | Champ [j] | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 60 | 76 | 4th | R4 | R1 | League play-offs | SF |
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2005–06 | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 53 | 67 | 50 | 20th | R4 | R1 |
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2006–07 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 46 | 84 | 3rd [k] | R5 | R2 | League play-offs | W |
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2007–08 | Prem | 38 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 20 | 89 | 11 | 20th | R4 | R2 |
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2008–09 | Champ | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 67 | 54 | 18th | R5 | SF |
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2009–10 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 63 | 56 | 14th | R5 | R1 |
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2010–11 | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 58 | 71 | 49 | 19th | R3 | R1 |
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2011–12 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 58 | 64 | 12th | R4 | R1 |
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2012–13 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 10th | R4 | R1 |
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2013–14 | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 84 | 52 | 85 | 3rd | R3 | R3 | League play-offs | R/U |
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2014–15 | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 85 | 56 | 77 | 8th | R5 | R5 |
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2015–16 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 66 | 43 | 78 | 5th | R4 | R1 | League play-offs | SF |
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2016–17 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 50 | 67 | 9th | R4 | R3 |
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2017–18 | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 48 | 75 | 6th | R3 | R2 | League play-offs | SF |
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2018–19 | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 69 | 54 | 74 | 6th | R5 | R4 | League play-offs | R/U |
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2019–20 | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 10th | R5 | R2 |
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2020–21 | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 58 | 44 | 21st | R3 | R2 |
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2021–22 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 53 | 34 [l] | 23rd | R3 | R2 |
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2022–23 | L1 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 67 | 46 | 76 | 7th [g] | R4 | R3 | EFL Trophy | GS |
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2023–24 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 78 | 37 | 92 | 2nd | R1 | R1 | EFL Trophy | R2 |
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Key to league record:
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Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
This article chronicles the seasons of Derby County Football Club from their formation in 1884 to the present day.
Details of Derby County's final league position is given (from the 1888–99 season, when The Football League was founded), along with which round they made it to in both the FA Cup, the EFL Cup (which began in the 1960–61 season) and any European competitions that Derby had qualified for.
Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup [a] | Europe / Other | Top goalscorer(s) [b] | ||||||||||
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Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player(s) | Goals | |||||
1884–85 [1] | There was no League football until 1888. | R1 | N/A | ||||||||||||
1885–86 [1] | R3 | ||||||||||||||
1886–87 [1] | R2 | ||||||||||||||
1887–88 [1] | R4 | ||||||||||||||
1888–89 [2] | FL | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 61 | 16 | 10th | R2 |
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1889–90 [3] | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 55 | 21 | 7th | R1 |
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1890–91 [4] | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 81 | 15 | 11th | R2 |
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1891–92 [5] | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 52 | 24 | 10th | R1 |
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1892–93 [6] | Div 1 [c] | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 64 | 27 | 13th | R1 |
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1893–94 [7] | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 73 | 62 | 36 | 3rd | QF |
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1894–95 [8] | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 68 | 23 | 15th | R1 |
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1895–96 [9] | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 35 | 41 | 2nd | SF |
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1896–97 [10] | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 70 | 50 | 36 | 3rd | SF |
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1897–98 [11] | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 57 | 61 | 28 | 10th | R/U |
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1898–99 [12] | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 57 | 35 | 9th | R/U |
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1899–1900 [13] | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 43 | 36 | 6th | R1 |
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1900–01 [14] | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 42 | 31 | 12th | QF |
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1901–02 [15] | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 41 | 35 | 6th | SF |
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1902–03 [16] | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 47 | 35 | 9th | R/U |
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1903–04 [17] | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 60 | 35 | 14th | SF |
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1904–05 [18] | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 48 | 32 | 11th | R1 |
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1905–06 [19] | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 58 | 35 | 15th | R2 |
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1906–07 [20] | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 59 | 27 | 19th | R3 |
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1907–08 [21] | Div 2 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 77 | 45 | 46 | 6th | R1 |
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1908–09 [22] | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 41 | 43 | 5th | SF |
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1909–10 [23] | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 47 | 53 | 4th | R2 |
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1910–11 [24] | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 73 | 52 | 42 | 6th | QF |
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1911–12 [25] | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 74 | 28 | 54 | 1st | R2 |
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1912–13 [26] | Div 1 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 69 | 66 | 42 | 7th | R1 |
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1913–14 [27] | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 71 | 27 | 20th | R2 |
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1914–15 [28] | Div 2 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 33 | 53 | 1st | R1 |
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No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the World War I | |||||||||||||||
1919–20 [29] | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 57 | 38 | 18th | R1 |
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1920–21 [30] | 42 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 58 | 26 | 21st | R2 |
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1921–22 [31] | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 64 | 39 | 12th | R1 |
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1922–23 [32] | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 50 | 29 | 14th | SF |
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1923–24 [33] | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 75 | 54 | 51 | 3rd | R3 |
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1924–25 [34] | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 71 | 36 | 55 | 3rd | R1 |
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1925–26 [35] | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 77 | 42 | 57 | 2nd | R4 |
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1926–27 [36] | Div 1 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 86 | 73 | 41 | 12th | R4 |
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1927–28 [37] | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 96 | 83 | 44 | 4th | R4 |
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1928–29 [38] | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 86 | 71 | 46 | 6th | R4 |
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1929–30 [39] | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 90 | 82 | 50 | 2nd | R4 |
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1930–31 [40] | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 94 | 79 | 46 | 6th | R3 |
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1931–32 [41] | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 71 | 75 | 38 | 15th | R5 |
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1932–33 [42] | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 76 | 69 | 44 | 7th | SF |
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1933–34 [43] | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 54 | 45 | 4th | R5 |
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1934–35 [44] | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 66 | 45 | 6th | R5 |
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1935–36 [45] | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 52 | 48 | 2nd | QF |
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1936–37 [46] | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 96 | 90 | 49 | 4th | R5 |
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1937–38 [47] | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 87 | 40 | 13th | R3 |
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1938–39 [48] | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 6th | R3 |
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1939–40 | Abandoned due to World War II | ||||||||||||||
No competitive football was played between 1940 and 1946 due to the World War II | |||||||||||||||
1945–46 [49] | Suspended due to World War II | W |
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1946–47 [50] | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 73 | 79 | 41 | 14th | R5 |
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1947–48 [51] | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 77 | 57 | 50 | 4th | SF |
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1948–49 [52] | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 74 | 55 | 53 | 3rd | QF |
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1949–50 [53] | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 69 | 61 | 44 | 11th | QF |
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1950–51 [54] | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 81 | 75 | 42 | 11th | R4 |
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1951–52 [55] | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 80 | 37 | 17th | R3 |
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1952–53 [56] | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 74 | 32 | 22nd | R3 |
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1953–54 [57] | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 82 | 35 | 18th | R3 |
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1954–55 [58] | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 53 | 82 | 23 | 22nd | R2 |
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1955–56 [59] | Div 3 (N) | 46 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 110 | 55 | 63 | 2nd | R2 |
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1956–57 [60] | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 111 | 53 | 63 | 1st | R2 |
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1957–58 [61] | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 81 | 36 | 16th | R3 |
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1958–59 [62] | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 74 | 71 | 48 | 7th | R3 |
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1959–60 [63] | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 61 | 77 | 35 | 18th | R3 |
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1960–61 [64] | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 80 | 80 | 40 | 12th | R3 | R3 |
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1961–62 [65] | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 68 | 75 | 39 | 16th | R4 | R3 |
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1962–63 [66] | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 61 | 72 | 36 | 18th | R4 | R3 |
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1963–64 [67] | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 67 | 39 | 13th | R3 | R2 |
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1964–65 [68] | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 84 | 79 | 43 | 9th | R3 | R2 |
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1965–66 [69] | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 68 | 43 | 8th | R3 | R3 |
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1966–67 [70] | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 68 | 72 | 36 | 17th | R3 | R2 |
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1967–68 [71] | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 71 | 78 | 36 | 18th | R3 | SF |
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1968–69 [72] | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 65 | 32 | 63 | 1st | R3 | QF |
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1969–70 [73] | Div 1 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 37 | 53 | 4th | R5 | QF |
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1970–71 [74] | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 54 | 42 | 9th | R5 | R4 | Fairs Cup | Ban [d] |
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1971–72 [75] | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 33 | 58 | 1st | R5 | R2 |
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1972–73 [76] | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 54 | 46 | 7th | QF | R3 | European Cup | SF |
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1973–74 [77] | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 42 | 48 | 3rd | R4 | R2 |
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1974–75 [78] | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 67 | 49 | 53 | 1st | R5 | R3 | UEFA Cup | R3 |
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1975–76 [79] | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 75 | 58 | 53 | 4th | SF | R3 | Charity Shield | W |
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1976–77 [80] | 42 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 50 | 55 | 37 | 15th | QF | QF | UEFA Cup | R2 |
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1977–78 [81] | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 59 | 41 | 12th | R5 | R3 |
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1978–79 [82] | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 44 | 71 | 31 | 19th | R3 | R3 |
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1979–80 [83] | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 47 | 67 | 30 | 21st | R3 | R2 |
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1980–81 [84] | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 57 | 52 | 45 | 6th | R3 | R2 |
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1981–82 [85] | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 68 | 48 [e] | 16th | R3 | R2 |
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1982–83 [86] | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 49 | 58 | 49 | 13th | R5 | R3 |
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1983–84 [87] | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 72 | 42 | 20th | QF | R2 |
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1984–85 [88] | Div 3 [f] | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 54 | 70 | 7th [g] | R1 | R2 | Associate Members' Cup | R1 |
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1985–86 [89] | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 80 | 41 | 84 | 3rd | R5 | R3 | Associate Members' Cup | PR |
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1986–87 [90] | Div 2 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 38 | 84 | 1st | R3 | R3 |
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1987–88 [91] | Div 1 | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 45 | 43 | 15th | R3 | R2 | All English Clubs banned from European competition due to the Heysel Stadium disaster. [h] |
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1988–89 [92] | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 38 | 58 | 5th | R4 | R3 |
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1989–90 [93] | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 43 | 40 | 46 | 16th | R3 | QF |
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1990–91 [94] | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 75 | 24 | 20th | R3 | R4 |
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1991–92 [95] | Div 2 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 51 | 78 | 3rd | R4 | R3 | League play-offs | SF |
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1992–93 [96] | Div 1 [i] | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 65 | 57 | 66 | 8th | QF | R3 | Anglo-Italian Cup | R/U |
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1993–94 [97] | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 68 | 71 | 6th | R3 | R3 | Anglo-Italian Cup | DNQ |
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1994–95 [98] | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 66 | 51 | 66 | 9th | R3 | R4 | Anglo-Italian Cup | GS |
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1995–96 [99] | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 71 | 51 | 79 | 2nd | R3 | R3 |
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1996–97 [100] | Prem | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 45 | 58 | 46 | 12th | QF | R2 |
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1997–98 [101] | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 49 | 55 | 9th | R4 | R4 |
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1998–99 [102] | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 8th | QF | R3 |
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1999–2000 [103] | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 57 | 38 | 16th | R3 | R3 |
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2000–01 [104] | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 59 | 42 | 17th | R4 | R4 |
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2001–02 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 33 | 63 | 30 | 19th | R3 | R3 |
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2002–03 | Div 1 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 74 | 52 | 18th | R3 | R2 |
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2003–04 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 67 | 52 | 20th | R3 | R1 |
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2004–05 | Champ [j] | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 60 | 76 | 4th | R4 | R1 | League play-offs | SF |
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2005–06 | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 53 | 67 | 50 | 20th | R4 | R1 |
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2006–07 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 46 | 84 | 3rd [k] | R5 | R2 | League play-offs | W |
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2007–08 | Prem | 38 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 20 | 89 | 11 | 20th | R4 | R2 |
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2008–09 | Champ | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 67 | 54 | 18th | R5 | SF |
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2009–10 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 63 | 56 | 14th | R5 | R1 |
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2010–11 | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 58 | 71 | 49 | 19th | R3 | R1 |
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2011–12 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 58 | 64 | 12th | R4 | R1 |
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2012–13 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 10th | R4 | R1 |
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2013–14 | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 84 | 52 | 85 | 3rd | R3 | R3 | League play-offs | R/U |
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2014–15 | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 85 | 56 | 77 | 8th | R5 | R5 |
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2015–16 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 66 | 43 | 78 | 5th | R4 | R1 | League play-offs | SF |
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2016–17 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 50 | 67 | 9th | R4 | R3 |
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2017–18 | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 48 | 75 | 6th | R3 | R2 | League play-offs | SF |
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2018–19 | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 69 | 54 | 74 | 6th | R5 | R4 | League play-offs | R/U |
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2019–20 | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 10th | R5 | R2 |
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2020–21 | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 58 | 44 | 21st | R3 | R2 |
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2021–22 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 53 | 34 [l] | 23rd | R3 | R2 |
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2022–23 | L1 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 67 | 46 | 76 | 7th [g] | R4 | R3 | EFL Trophy | GS |
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2023–24 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 78 | 37 | 92 | 2nd | R1 | R1 | EFL Trophy | R2 |
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Key to league record:
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Key to divisions:
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