Derby County F.C.
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Derby County Football Club (/ˈdɑːrbi/) is a professional association football club in Derby, England. The team will compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system, in the 2024–25 season after gaining promotion.
Full name | Derby County Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Rams | |||
Short name | Derby | |||
Founded | 1884; 140 years ago (1884) | |||
Ground | Pride Park Stadium | |||
Capacity | 32,956 | |||
Owner | David Clowes | |||
Head Coach | Paul Warne | |||
League | EFL Championship | |||
2023–24 | EFL League One, 2nd of 24 (promoted) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Notable for being one of the 12 founder members of the Football League in 1888, Derby County is one of only 10 clubs to have competed in every season of the English football league system, with all but six of those being in the top two divisions.
The club was founded in 1884 by William Morley as an offshoot of Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Its competitive peak came in the 1970s when it twice won the First Division and competed in major European competitions on four occasions, reaching the European Cup semi-finals as well as winning several minor trophies. Additionally, the club was a strong force in the interwar years – finishing league runner-up twice in the 1930s – and winning the first post-war FA Cup in 1946.
The club's home colours have been black and white since the 1890s. The team's nickname, The Rams, honours its links with the First Regiment of Derby Militia, its mascot being a ram, and its regimental song.[1] They have a long-standing rivalry with Nottingham Forest, with whom they contest the East Midlands derby.