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Quiz about Derby County FC History
Quiz about Derby County FC History

Derby County FC History Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz about the history of the English Football club Derby County that I have adopted, originally authored by silverginger.
This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author silverginger

A multiple-choice quiz by Dizart. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Dizart
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
110,357
Updated
Feb 02 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
53
Last 3 plays: Guest 1 (10/10), Guest 51 (9/10), Andyboy2021 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. In what year were Derby County formed? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was the name of the stadium that was home to Derby County for 102 years between 1895 and 1997? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What animal, most commonly seen on a farm, is the nickname of Derby County F.C.? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Derby County lost the first three F.A. Cup finals that they took part in but finally got their hands on the trophy in 1946, defeating which London team in the final at Wembley? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What colour of shirts have Derby County worn since 1895? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which legendary manager took over the reigns at Derby County in May, 1967, leading them to their first top-flight title five years later? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which Derby County player took over the reigns as manager in 1973, leading them to a second league title in 1975? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In 1976, Derby County set a new record for their biggest win with a 12-0 victory over which Irish club in a UEFA Cup tie? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which player scored a club record 332 goals for Derby County in two spells for the club between 1891 and 1913? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is the name of the all-seater stadium that Derby County moved into in 1997? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In what year were Derby County formed?

Answer: 1884

Derby County F.C. were founded in 1884 as an offshoot of Derbyshire County Cricket Club, to give their players a sport to play in the winter months. Just four years later, they became one of the 12 original members of the Football League.
2. What was the name of the stadium that was home to Derby County for 102 years between 1895 and 1997?

Answer: Baseball Ground

Derby County's first ground on their formation was the Racecourse Ground. In 1895, they moved into the Baseball Ground, which would remain their home stadium for over a century. The record attendance there was 41,826 for a match against Tottenham Hotspur in 1969.

In the 1990's, with new ground regulations requiring all-seater stadiums and subsequent reductions in capacity, the club decided to leave their long-time home and move into a new stadium. The last first team fixture at the Baseball Ground was against Arsenal in 1997, although the club's reserve team continued to play there until 2003.
3. What animal, most commonly seen on a farm, is the nickname of Derby County F.C.?

Answer: The Rams

Derbyshire has a long association with the wool industry, and the county cricket team included a ram on their badge to honour this. When the football team was formed, they also included a ram on their crest, and the nickname stems from this.
4. Derby County lost the first three F.A. Cup finals that they took part in but finally got their hands on the trophy in 1946, defeating which London team in the final at Wembley?

Answer: Charlton Athletic

Derby County played in three F.A.Cup finals between 1898 and 1903, losing all three, but fared better in the 1945-46 edition, the first to be held following the end of World War 2. This as the only season that matches, up to and including the quarter finals, were played over two legs. Derby overcame Luton Town, West Bromwich Albion, Brighton and Aston Villa to qualify for the semi-finals.

A 4-0 victory over Birmingham City at Maine Road, Manchester, saw them through to the final at Wembley. On 27th April, 1946, 98,000 fans saw them overcome Charlton Athletic 4-1 after extra time to finally lift the famous old trophy.
5. What colour of shirts have Derby County worn since 1895?

Answer: White

Derby County first wore white shirts in season 1895-96 and have done so ever since. Black shorts have been worn for the vast majority of seasons since then, with navy blue ones being worn between 1971 and 1989.
6. Which legendary manager took over the reigns at Derby County in May, 1967, leading them to their first top-flight title five years later?

Answer: Brian Clough

Brian Clough left Hartlepool United in 1967 to take over as manager at Derby County. The club were languishing in the second division at the time, but by 1969 he had led the into the top division. In season 1971-72, they were in a four-way battle for the championship, and saw off Leeds United, Liverpool and Manchester City by a single point. Unfortunately for Derby, Clough had ongoing problems with the club's directors, and left in September 1973. Ironically, he would then go on to even greater things with Derby's fiercest rivals, Nottingham Forest.
7. Which Derby County player took over the reigns as manager in 1973, leading them to a second league title in 1975?

Answer: Dave Mackay

Dave Mackay was a Scottish internationalist who had won a number of honours with Heart of Midlothian and Tottenham Hotspur before Brian Clough signed him for Derby County in 1968. He retired from playing before the 1971-72 title winning season to become manager of Swindon Town and then Nottingham Forest.

When Clough left Derby in 1973, Mackay replaced him in the manager's seat. In season 1974-75, he led them to the title, two points ahead of Liverpool and Ipswich Town.
8. In 1976, Derby County set a new record for their biggest win with a 12-0 victory over which Irish club in a UEFA Cup tie?

Answer: Finn Harps

Finn Harps are a club based in the town of Ballybofey in County Donegal. As a part-time club, they were obviously going to be underdogs against a Derby County team which had finished fourth in the English First Division in season 1975-76. Their worst nightmares were realised when Derby scored a round dozen against them in the first leg, with Kevin Hector netting five times. To rub further salt in their wounds, Derby won the second leg in Ireland 4-1 for for a 16-1 aggregate scoreline.
9. Which player scored a club record 332 goals for Derby County in two spells for the club between 1891 and 1913?

Answer: Steve Bloomer

Steve Bloomer signed for Derby County as a teenager and scored 273 goals in 419 games before being transferred to Middlesbrough in 1906. He continued to score regularly for 'Boro before returning to Derby in 1910. After scoring another 59 goals for County, he retired in 1913 at the age of 40. On the international front, Bloomer scored 28 times in 23 appearances for England.
10. What is the name of the all-seater stadium that Derby County moved into in 1997?

Answer: Pride Park

Following the Taylor Report which followed the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster, leading clubs in England had to make their stadiums all-seater, with a resultant decrease in capacity, so Derby County decided that their best option was to move into a new stadium. Construction on Pride Park began in November, 1995, and the first match there took place in August, 1997, a friendly match against Italian club Sampdoria.

The official capacity of the new ground was 33,597, with a new club record crowd of 33,378 for the stadium turning up for a game against Liverpool in March, 2000.
Source: Author Dizart

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