Steve Bloomer was back in a Derby shirt in October 1910 at the age of 35, and he made an immediate impact with two goals in a 5-0 victory over Lincoln City in his first game back.

And the following season his impact was there for all to see as Derby won promotion back to Division One after finishing top of the table.

Bloomer scored 18 league goals as the Rams clinched the championship thanks to a 2-0 win at Barnsley on the final day of the season, thanks to a superior goal average compared to second-placed Chelsea.

On April 26 1913, Ernald Scattergood became the first - and so far the only - goalkeeper to score for Derby County, when he netted a penalty in a 1-1 draw at Manchester City on the final day of the season.

Scattergood went on to net two more goals in a Rams shirt - both penalties.

Bloomer remained a prolific scorer right up past his 40th birthday but he only played five times in 1913/14, scoring twice, as Derby finished bottom of Division One and suffered their second relegation.

Bloomer scored 332 goals for the club in 525 games and is still Derby's leading all-time goalscorer, while only three players - Kevin Hector, Ron Webster and Roy McFarland - have made more appearances.

Having dropped out of the top-flight in 1914, Derby bounced straight back the following season as they became Division Two champions again.

The 1914/15 campaign was the last in league football until 1919/20, due to the First World War.

When football resumed, the Rams comfortably held on to their top-flight status.