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Another of the players not in Majorca was Powell. Steve Powell became Derby's youngest ever player, a record he held for almost 30 years, when he made his debut in a Texaco Cup tie against Stoke aged just 16 years and 30 days. Season summary [ edit] There was no leeway. I walked towards the car thinking it must be over and expecting to see them jumping up and down, but they weren't because the Leeds game went to added time! - and it's a third of the price of Heinz, Consumer group Which? But their hopes were. Last updated on 8 May 20228 May 2022.From the section Derby. "I was told in the morning that I was playing," Powell recalled. Derby County Squad News Teams Video Fixtures Results Tables Stats Squad Transfers 4-2-3-1 1 Wildsmith 12 Smith K 3 Forsyth 6 Cashin 15 Roberts 23 White 4 Hourihane 11 Mendez-Laing 38 Knight. Don't miss a thing! Derby County will stage their first End of Season Awards event in three years on Tuesday 3rd May 2022 at Pride Park Stadium and Derby's first-team staff and players will all be in attendance. Stoke City qualified for the UEFA Cup as the Football League Cup winners. The title win came at a time when the rivalry between Clough and Leeds boss Revie - two managers with different approaches and footballing ideologies which defined a generation in their own ways - was simmering. [17], 19 February 1972: Leeds United thrash Manchester United 51 at Elland Road and are two points behind Manchester City at the top of the table. POLICE have launched an investigation after a stranger tried to pick up a five-year-old girl in a park. Stuart Webb was club secretary at the time having arrived from Preston North End in 1970. McGovern had just excelled in marking Alan Ball in a Derby victory over Everton, and takes up the story: "Well you did a great job for the side because he [Ball] never got a kick, Brian said. They added victories over Arsenal, Manchester City, Everton, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur as well as a double over neighbours Nottingham Forest. . This story is from the November 05, 2017 edition of The Football League Paper. he said. It is not fluke, not to do what they did," Powell said, adding: "They always kept you on your toes, you never knew from day to day what was going off. *Calls cost 13p per minute, plus your phone companys access charge. Leeds United beat Chelsea 20 and will win the title if they can beat Wolverhampton Wanderers in their final fixture.[16]. 1 December 1971: England win their European Championship qualifying group with a 2-0 win in Greece. 15 December 1971: John Ritchie's goal and a penalty save from Gordon Banks gives Stoke City a replay in the Football League Cup semi-final against West Ham United. McFarland captained the title-winning side, a special team with special players and an extra-special management duo in Brian Clough and Peter Taylor. Derby also won the Texaco Cup in 1971-72 and Hennessey was ever-present in that success as the Rams saw off Dundee United, Stoke City, Newcastle United and Airdrieonians. Spurs won 21 in the first leg at the Molineux on 3 May. "Low and behold, Leeds and Liverpool couldn't match what we had done to get the results that they wanted in their last game and we became champions.". Derby County squad 1971-72: (back row, l-r) Terry Hennessey, John Richardson, Tony Bailey, Peter Daniel, John Sims, Ricky Marlowe, Jeff Bourne, Ken Blair, Tommy Mason; (third row, l-r) Physio Gordon Guthrie, Kevin Hector, John McGovern, John O'Hare, Frank Wignall, Alan Durban, Colin Boulton, Alan Hinton, John Robson, Colin Todd, Ron Webster, Archie Gemmill, Second Team Coach John Sheridan; (second row, l-r) Trainer Jimmy Gordon, Secretary Stuart Webb, Director Michael Keeling, President Sir Robertson King, Vice-President and Chairman Sam Longson, Director Sydney Bradley, Director Bill Rudd, Assistant Manager Peter Taylor, Roy McFarland, Manager Brian Clough; (front row, l-r) Alan Lewis, Colin Griffin, Steve Powell, John Turner, Peter Phelan, Alan Collier, David Toon (Photo by S&G/PA Images via Getty Images), 4029 x 3994 px (34.11 x 33.82 cm) - 300 dpi - 7 MB. Derby County . Football Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Aumente o reconhecimento da sua marca de forma autntica compartilhando seu contedo com os criadores da internet. 6, 7 Match 1972: Derby County manager Brian Clough announces the signing of Nottingham Forest striker Ian Storey-Moore; this is disputed by the selling club and the player is in fact sold to Manchester United for 200,000. Manchester United are beaten for the sixth consecutive match in the League when they lose 20 to Tottenham Hotspur.[16]. Toddy sat in the car, but I had to get out. MRZ 4. "Would you have thought Leeds would lose, the way they performed all season? THE much-hyped Ali Abbas Zafar directorial, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, went on floors on Saturday. He made more appearances than any other keeper in the club's history. With it came confirmation that Brian Clough's Derby County were English First Division champions. Entdecke DERBY COUNTY v WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1971/2. . But they didn't. 6 May 1972: Leeds United win the FA Cup for the first time in their history by beating Arsenal 10 in the final at Wembley, with Allan Clarke heading the only goal in the second half. 'You're not'." The 2021/22 season has provided many challenging moments for the Rams . I doubt it. WELSH star Harry Wilson gave Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp a reminder with a superb hat-trick against Birmingham. DERBY COUNTY were still living off their 1946 FA Cup final success against CharltonAthletic when Alan Durban arrived at the Baseball Ground. We were just elated, jumping up and down and shouting, making as much noise as we could to get the people coming out of their houses.". Allan Clarke scored the winning goal.[1]. Clough himself was on a family holiday in the Isles of Scilly. [15], 31 December 1971: At the end of the year, Manchester United are top of the First Division, three points ahead of Manchester City and four ahead of Leeds United. Crucially, the two would meet at the Baseball Ground in Derby's final match although the Reds still had a further game in hand. Overview; News; Fixtures & Results; Record against. Derby County 1971/72. Grimsby Town, Southend United, Brentford and Scunthorpe United were promoted from the Fourth Division. Frank Wignall was among the goals early on, four in six games before he joined Mansfield Town, but it would be a season in which the goals were shared around. So much so that they pipped excellent sides such as Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal to top spot. Acesse o melhor da Getty Images com o nosso plano de assinatura. "It felt like a lot for us to haul back. In an interview by phone from the Scilly Isles, Clough said: "I don't believe in miracles but one has occurred tonight. By DCFC "We know what he [Kevin Hector] did for us, the goals he scored, the quality of his finishing," McFarland puts it simply and succinctly, and with enormous respect. I was kind of falling over in amazement that he hadn't tried a shot at goal, and it put me half a step out. Leeds lay fourth on 55 points, also with two matches remaining and a superior goal average to the other challengers. Derby's destiny was not in their own hands and they left the country to escape the pressure - Brian Clough holidayed with his family in the Isles of Scilly while Peter Taylor went to Majorca with the players. 70-71 TRANSFER DIARY. 6 November 1971: The Manchester derby at Maine Road ends in a 33 thriller, with debutant 17-year-old winger Sammy McIlroy on the scoresheet for United.[13]. I think six or seven different sides had won it in the previous seasons. It is 50 years since the Rams pipped Leeds United and Liverpool to clinch the club's first-ever League Championship. O'Hare, as centre forward, was essential to Derby's shape and style, and an unselfish team player. We've given you 10 minutes to name them all. The first game in front of a Baseball Ground crowd of 39,622 ended 2-2 and meant a replay at Highbury. Fifty years ago today, May 8, 1972, Derby County were crowned champions of England for the first time. That ended goalless, watched by 63,077, and so the tie went to a second replay at Filbert Street, Leicester, in March. Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. His nickname among supporters was 'The King'. Liverpool needed to win at Arsenal and Leeds required only a draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux. "John McGovern's back pass got cut out, and I am not blaming John, and bang, goal, and Arsenal beat us 1-0," McFarland recalled. But their hopes were controversially endedexternal-link at the the semi-final stage by Juventus. 2023 Getty Images. . "Colin got out of the car, we hugged. Known Youth , Apprentice or Reserve players added in case the autograph is in this collection. Clough and Taylor had moulded a balanced team in which every player knew his job. Squad / Appearances; Transfers; Manager history; Players from A-Z; Historical squads; . 23 February 1972: Second division Sheffield Wednesday host touring Brazilians Santos at Hillsborough stadium in a match played on a weekday afternoon due to the miners' strike. HOME: DERBY COUNTY 1971/72 results . In addition, their reserve side won the Central League for the first time since 1936. Here is a list of the registered squad for Derby County 2023: Goal Keepers. Would you have thought that Shankly's Liverpool would not not do what is needed to win something? They've proved that by finishing fourth, third and second in the past three seasons." . He was spotted by Taylor playing for Birtley Youth Club in North East junior football. How many of the 23-man squad can you name from that season? - Posted in Breaking News. You couldn't write it. So I walked down the length of his street, walked to the bottom and then back again. I always felt we had enough. footballsite - The full league and cup results of Derby County FC in the 1971/72 season when they finished as champions of the Football League for the first time. "These were magical experiences," said McFarland. 2 . After a 00 draw at Broomfield Park, Derby beat their Scottish opponents 21 in the second leg at the Baseball Ground with Roger Davies, signed for 12,000 the previous summer from non-league Worcester City, grabbing the decisive goal to give Derby their second cup win in as many seasons. The players used and the number of appearances they made were: Colin Boulton (42), Ron Webster (38), John Robson (41), John McGovern (40), Terry Hennessey (18), Colin Todd (40), Roy McFarland (38), Archie Gemmill (40), John O'Hare (40), Kevin Hector (42), Alan Hinton (38), Alan Durban (31), Frank Wignall (11), Jim Walker (6), Steve Powell (3), Tony Bailey (1). Derby started the season like a house on fire and were unbeaten in their first 12 games, but Durban remembers that, even then, the title wasnt a forgone conclusion. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for IPSWICH TOWN V DERBY COUNTY POGRAMME SEASON 71 - 72 at the best online prices at eBay! [11], 20 August 1971: Manchester United beat Arsenal 31 in a "home" tie, played at Anfield in Liverpool as a result of a ban from hosting their first two home games in Manchester, the second would be held at the Victoria Ground in Stoke-on-Trent.[12]. Other Finders: Draft Finder, Head-to-Head Finder, Player Comparison Finder. Goalkeeper Pld G YC RC; Matthew Yates----Joe Wildsmith: 39 (0) 0: 3: 0: . A single goal from John McGovern that earned a 1-0 win over Liverpool in their last game meant they had one hand on the trophy. Leeds needed a draw and Liverpool a win to overtake Derby. WHOS NEW IN THE TEAM ? Wayne Rooney's valiant attempt to keep Derby County in the Championship despite a 21-point deduction came to an end on Monday as a 1-0 defeat at QPR saw the Rams . Alan Durban then stood up and said 'do you know what, lads? "When we got to the hotel, Alf Ramsay [England manager] jumped up straight away and came and congratulated me and Colin on winning the Championship. 1 May 1972: Derby County, in their last League game of the season, beat Liverpool 10. . National Football Teams without an confederation. DERBY COUNTY FOOTBALL In McFarland's first season as captain, he helped the Rams keep an astonishing 23 clean sheets in the 42-game league campaign. [10], 7 August 1971: The 1971 FA Charity Shield is held, but without reigning League and Cup winners Arsenal, who are on a pre-season tour abroad. The latest rumours and stories from around the world of football. Barrow were voted out of the Football League and replaced by Hereford United, who a short time earlier had achieved a shock FA Cup victory over Newcastle United. City, having completed their fixtures, now led the table on 57 points but could no longer win the league, with Derby and second-placed Liverpool both a point behind and separated only by goal average. Squad number history This statistic shows which squad numbers have already been assigned in their history and to which players. The Reds and Revie's Leeds, two sides with a superior goal difference over the Rams, could both overtake Clough's side with the one game they each had in hand. Good luck! - Posted in Breaking News. Stock photos, 360 images, vectors and videos The Rams had celebrated just a Division Three North title in 1957 since their thumping victory at the Twin Towers. Full Site Menu. Register for a Rams account today. A number of the 71-72 League Championship winners gathered at a BBC Radio Derby evening at the Derby QUAD recently and at the club's End of Season Awards' dinner at Pride Park Stadium. Several records were set during this FA Cup season. 27 November 1971: Alan Woodward scores four of the seven Sheffield United put past Ipswich Town without reply, while elsewhere, George Best is the hat-trick hero as Manchester United beat Southampton 52, and Wolverhampton Wanderers beat West Bromwich Albion 32 in the Black Country derby.[14]. "We felt, underneath, that one of those clubs would do it and therefore we wouldn't be champions, but it didn't happen and it went for us," McFarland said. And It's All Women. "I signed Rob as a player at Derby County. As Gerald Mortimer put it, Gemmill began running every August and did not stop until the following May, urging the rest of the team and competing in every area of the pitch. Defeat at leaders Manchester United in their 13th match triggered a period of inconsistent league form that saw Derby lose five times in 11 matches, the last at Elland Road just after Christmas, but they lost just one of their next 13 and a 20 victory against Leeds at the Baseball Ground over Easter took them to the top of the table. Derby County Squad 1971/1972. The team was a collective and also featured perfect pairings in McFarland and Todd at the back, Hector and O'Hare up front. Includes transfers during this period and players on loan. As I walked past him on my way to the dressing room, wallowing in the rare praise he had thrown my way, I got hit with the punchline - 'And he's a good player,' shouted Clough. Why Are Leprechauns Associated with Saint Patricks Day? They managed players very, very well.". Derby County will stage their first End of Season Awards event in three years on Tuesday 3rd May 2022 at Pride Park Stadium and Derbys first-team staff and players will all be in attendance. Ken jij alle winnaars van de Strade Bianche? This marked the first time that Norwich City reached the top flight in their history, less than 70 years after the club was founded. in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! Les joueurs passs par le PSG et le FC Nantes, Every Derby County Goalscorer 2019/20 So Far, Every Derby Player To Score Double Figures Since 2000, Every Goalkeeper To Make An Appearance Since 2000, Find the Countries of Europe - No Outlines Minefield. . Let us know via our official social media channels. "That belief might not have been there after that FA Cup game but Alan [Durban] always looks a bit deeper into things and gives you a different angle, he is a master at it. White shirts, Black shorts, Black and White stockings, Shaftesbury Crescent, Derby DE3 8NB Phone Derby 40105, Digital Cards for this Web site 27 (completed). Brighton & Hove Albion followed Villa into the Second Division. Alan Hinton top scored with 15 in the League, John O'Hare hit 13 and Kevin Hector 12. [16], 11 May 1972: The First Division season ends when Tottenham Hotspur beat Arsenal 20 in the North London derby at Highbury.[16]. Behind the back four, Boulton displayed excellent consistency and was also ever-present when Derby won the title again in 1974-75. To sum it up, that era, the early Seventies, was pure Hollywood and I was just pleased to have a part to play.". . Neil Fissler. I almost said to him don't be stupid, but he was right. Os painis so os melhores locais para salvar imagens e vdeos. VALERIEN Ismael de-manded an immediate reaction from Barnsley after their play-off momentum stalled with defeat to a Preston side inspired by Jordan Storey. He has got his own back, I think!" (74/75), Rod Thomas (73/74), David Nish (72/73 - 77/78), Peter Daniel (72/73), . [16], 29 January 1972: In the second League Cup semi-final replay, at Old Trafford, Stoke overcome a West Ham side forced to make Bobby Moore their stand-in goalkeeper, putting them through to the League Cup Final for the first time. "They said 'what we have achieved is what we were going to achieve and keep achieving as much as possible'.". The 197172 season was Derby County's 72nd in the Football League and their 45th season in the top flight. When Derby had been beaten 2-0 by Manchester City in their penultimate game of the season, there were undeniable doubts that Clough's little-fancied side - one that had risen from the Second Division just three seasons before - would go on to claim an historic first English title. And importantly, the evening will also celebrate the achievements of Derby Countys 1971/72 First Division title success under the late Brian Clough and Peter Taylor. . "Me and Toddy [Colin Todd] were not with the squad in Majorca because we had to report for England duty," McFarland said. Mansfield Town, Barnsley, Torquay United and Bradford City were relegated. League) / 1st Rank General; Players; History; Choose season: . Clough had built a balanced team at Derby, one in which every player knew his job. Contacte o seu. His players are young and full of ability, and to win a League Championship so soon after entering the First Division is a credit to his methods." Leagues of England (1971/72) Derby County (1971/72) Derby County Division One (1. Milhes de imagens, vdeos e msicas de alta qualidade esto a sua espera. I think they played four and a half minutes injury time [in the Leeds' game] and it seemed like four and a half years.". 197172 was Huddersfield's last season in the top flight until 2017, and within a few seasons they fell into the Fourth Division. They won their first ever league title to qualify for the 1972-73 European Cup, as well as winning the Texaco Cup. Not brilliant for a 16-year-old; just brilliant.". The second leg, played on 17 May at White Hart Lane, ended 11. "The one thing Brian and Peter emphasised was that 'this [title] isn't the end, this is the beginning. Crackling through on the car radio was news that Wolves had beaten Don Revie's Leeds United in the final game of the season. DCFC Quiz: Can You Name Derby County's 1971/72 Title-Winning Squad? They remained there despite losing to Newcastle in the next match, their only home defeat of the season, and then drawing with West Bromwich Albion but had now played a game more than the three teams below them (Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester City) with only two points separating the four. The Rams plugged away and added the Texaco Cup to their trophy cabinet after seeing off Scottish side Airdrie 2-1 at the Baseball Ground after drawing 0-0 north of the border. By the time those fateful last games kicked-off, Rams players had been on the Spanish island of Majorca for days sunning themselves and celebrating what had been their best season for nearly a quarter of a century - even if they missed out on the title. and Newcastle (42 agg.) The Arsenal players, Liverpool players, Leeds players and Wolves players who were in the squad had not arrived at the hotel, and Colin said 'come on, let's get to bed, get out of the way', and so we celebrated with tea and biscuits in our room while the other Derby players were out in Majorca drinking Champagne!". It was unique. The two points, it was two for a win in those day, put the Rams top of the pile on 58 having completed their fixtures but both Leeds on 57 points and Liverpool on 56 points each had one game to play and either of them could still win the title. CARLOS Corberan was a relieved man to see Huddersfield secure their Championship safety with this draw with Coventry. Derby County Football Club, Pride Park Stadium, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8XL Derby did go on to have more moments to savour, beating a Benfica side with the great Eusebio in the team in the European Cup the following year. Aston Villa ended their two-year spell in the Third Division by gaining promotion as champions, and by the end of the decade would be firmly re-established as a First Division club. Terry Hennessey made 18 league appearances. At the start of a season back then, any one of ten teams could win it. England were eliminated from the 1972 European Championships in the quarter-finals after losing 31 on aggregate over two legs (13 at Wembley and 00 in West Berlin) to West Germany, who went on to win the tournament. Subscribe to Magzter Gold to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,000+ magazines and newspapers. 4 March 1972: Leeds United beat Southampton 70 and will overtake Manchester City at the top of the table if they win their two games in hand. * indicates new record for competition, Leeds United won the FA Cup for the first time in their history by beating the previous year's winners, Arsenal, 10 in the final at Wembley. O design da Getty Images uma marca comercial da Getty Images. - , 26 , Parents stop stranger in bid to snatch girl aged five from park. The 32 aggregate win by Tottenham Hotspur gave them the second European trophy in their history[9], 8 July 1971: Bill Shankly signs a three-year contract as Liverpool manager which will keep him in charge until the end of the 197374 season. 13 October 1971: England earn a vital European Championship qualifying win in Switzerland. Clough, bold as ever, turned to 16-year-old Steve Powell as Webster's replacement. Derby County FC Squad, 1971-72 View source Squad Colin Boulton John Robson Terry Hennessey Roger Davies Jeff Bourne John McGovern Peter Daniel Colin Todd Steve Powell Kevin Hector John O'Hare Roy McFarland Ron Webster Alan Hinton Archie Gemmill Staff Manager: Brian Clough Honours Football League Division 1 Championship 26 April 1972: Derby County win the Texaco Cup by beating Airdrieonians 21 on aggregate. Derby had drawn Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Despite the challenging circumstances, the season has offered plenty of memorable moments from Rooneys side. . They overcame Leeds United, Liverpool and Manchester City to win a four-horse race, with only a single point separating them. Derby County squad 1971-72: (back row, l-r) Terry Hennessey, John Richardson, Tony Bailey, Peter Daniel, John Sims, Ricky Marlowe, Jeff Bourne, Ken Blair, Tommy Mason; (third row, l-r) Physio Gordon Guthrie, Kevin Hector, John McGovern, John O'Hare, Frank Wignall, Alan Durban, Colin Boulton, Alan Hinton, John Robson, Colin Todd, Ron Webster, ", Leeds lost 2-1 while Liverpool were held to a goalless draw by Arsenal. " You can't say my team aren't winners. The drama began to unfold and the tension for everybody connected with Derby County was unbearable, as McFarland remembered. Derby won seven and lost just two of their remaining 11 league games following that cup exit. He would go on to repeat and even perhaps eclipse the mesmeric feat with Derby's fierce rivals Nottingham Forest by the end of the decade. Non-League club Hereford United of the Southern League provided one of the shocks of the season by knocking out Newcastle United 21 after extra time in the 3rd Round Replay. How many of the 23-man squad can you name from that season? Known Youth , Apprentice or Reserve players added in case the autograph is in this collection. Derby even went on to claim a second English title in 1974-75 under Dave Mackay, who took over following Clough's resignation in 1973. Despite the quip, McGovern said Clough's praise made him feel 'like a million dollars'. It was all exciting stuff. Derby did go on to have more moments to savour, beating a Benfica side with the great Eusebio in the team in the European Cup the following year. Las mejores ofertas para Manchester United V Derby County 15/9/79 1979 programa de partidos estn en eBay Compara precios y caractersticas de productos nuevos y usados Muchos artculos con envo gratis! And they were flying in the FA Cup, as well, until being derailed by Arsenal in the fifth round following two replays, which Durban believes was a blessing in disguise. I was at the ground the next day cleaning the baths and sweeping the terraces!"