As part of the launch of Derby County’s recently-launched Identity project, unveiled in line with the one-year takeover of the club by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd in July, the club asked fans to nominate their ‘Moments That Mattered’.
Following hundreds of nominations, the Rams have chosen the submissions, which have been used to design bespoke artwork which will be available to view at the club’s Identity Colours Launch Event at Pride Park Stadium on Friday 4th August from 4pm-7pm.
Please Note: The event is pop-up in style and no prior registration is required. You’ll learn more about Derby County Football Club’s Identity colour palette, based on kits take from key eras of its history, along with seeing the brand new tunnel area at Pride Park Stadium.
There will also be an external timeline outside the South Stand unveiled in the coming weeks to pay testament to the below moments.
The club would like to share the ‘Moments That Mattered’ and thank all their contributors!
1884 | Derby County is formed as a subsidiary of Derbyshire Cricket Club who are looking to raise funds for a new pavilion. | Andy Ellis |
1895 | Permanent move to the Baseball Ground from the Racecourse, which will become Derby County's home for over 100 years. | Andy Ellis |
1913 | Steve Bloomer hangs up his boots after making 525 appearances for the club and scoring 332 goals, a record that stands to this day. | Jean Whittaker |
1946 | The war had just ended and it's the only time we have won the FA Cup. It's vital that we honour and remember these great achievements. | Tracey Thompson |
1967 | Clough and Taylor arrive at Derby, and the key signings they made, with the players they inherited, combined to pave the way for all the success that followed in the 1970s. | Andy Cope |
1972 | John McGovern scores against Liverpool - Derby County were about to become champions of England! What a night! | Michael Yates |
1975 | Charlie George scores a hat-trick against European powerhouse Real Madrid. Probably the greatest night under floodlights at the Baseball Ground. | Kim Jordan |
1975 | League Champions Derby beat FA Cup winners West Ham United 2-0 with goals from Kevin Hector and Roy McFarland to claim the Charity Shield. | John Lake |
1982 | Kevin Hector retires as Derby County's record appearance holder. He is, and always will be, a hero to me. | David Clowes |
1986 | First success after years following the glory years of the 1970s. Penalty drama. Start of great era under Arthur Cox. First memory of Derby achieving anything for fans of a certain age. This one is essential. | Chris Smith |
1987 | The 1987 league title - back to back promotions with Arthur Cox. Greatest footballing moments of my life. | Marsha Bailey |
1996 | The iconic celebration of Robin van der Laan after scoring, which secured our promotion to the Premier League. I still get goosebumps seeing pictures of that moment. | Helen Garland |
1997 | An epic day full of thrills, the moment we got to sit on the shining new black seats at Pride Park stadium, and the Queen was there! A day off from school was granted for the momentous occasion. From that moment on, Pride Park has felt like home. | Del Patara |
1997 | Wanchope against Manchester United. A moment that said Wanchope had landed! Brilliant, breathtaking goal! | Hilary Leam |
2000 | Branko Strupar scores the first Premier League goal of the new millennium! | Georgia Brewin |
2007 | Stephen Pearson's goal sends Derby back to the promised land. | Jake Wardle |
2014 | The togetherness of that team when Bryson scored the penalty to get his hat-trick - the atmosphere in the stadium that day was a memory I will never forget. | Jonathan Gillespie |
2014 | Will Hughes' back-flick goal…at that moment the whole stadium realised we were going to make it to Wembley and the energy was immense. | Ryan Smith |
2018 | Amy Sims scores the only goal in a 1-0 win over local rivals Nottingham Forest to seal victory over them at Pride Park Stadium for the first time. | Catherine Sims |
2019 | Leeds United 2-4 Derby County. The greatest moment of my Derby supporting life. We became the first team to lose the first leg at home and go on to reach the final at Wembley. A night I'll never forget. | James Osborne |
2022 | Simply the most emotional moment in my lifetime of supporting the club. I've been lucky to have seen the club through some great times and some bad times on the pitch but this felt more important than any single moment in the history of Derby County. | Alan Brown |
2022 | Our first game under new ownership - the feeling of having our club back and knowing that our future was secured, combined with that winning feeling, made for such a special day. It was emotional. A day I'll never forget. | Jacob Hackett |
