1968–69 Derby County F.C. season
Derby County 1968–69 football season
| 1968–69 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Chairman |  Sam Longson | ||
| Manager | Brian Clough | ||
| Stadium | Baseball Ground | ||
| Second Division | Winners | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Quarterfinals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Hector (16) All: Hector (20) | ||
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The 1968–69 season was Derby County's 69th in the Football League and their 11th season in the Second Division. The team finished in 1st spot clinching the promotion for the First Division after being relegated since 16 years ago.
Season summary
In his third season as chairman, Sam Longson and his second season manager Brian Clough clinched the influential signing of midfielder Dave Mackay from Tottenham Hotspur.[1] Also from Hartlepools United arrived young midfielder John McGovern being crucial during the second half of the season allowing MacKay to play as Full-back.[2] Meanwhile, assistant and former Goalkeeper Peter Taylor recommended the transfer in of Les Green to reinforce the squad.[3] After a last year failed bid, finally, Clough signed midfielder Willie Carlin[4] for a fee of £63,000.
The squad won the 1st spot in Second Division getting back to the First Division after being relegated in 1953. Meanwhile, in Football League Cup the team advanced to the quarterfinals only to lose in Replay against Swindon Town. In FA Cup The Rams were eliminated by Burnley in the third round.
Scottish Full-back Dave Mackay was named Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year, the only Derby County player to earn the honour.[5]
Squad
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Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Dave Mackay | Tottenham Hotspur | £5,000 |
| MF | Willie Carlin | Sheffield United | £63,000 |
| MF | John McGovern | Hartlepools United | £7,500 |
| GK | Les Green | Rochdale A.F.C. | |
| DF | Mick Jones | ||
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| GK | Reg Matthews | Rugby Town | |
| DF | Mick Hopkinson | Mansfield Town | |
| MF | Gordon Hughes | Lincoln City | |
| DF | Bobby Saxton | Burton Albion F.C. | |
| MF | Phil Waller | Plymouth Argyle | |
| FW | Barry Butlin | Notts County | loan |
Winter
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Frank Wignall | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Richie Barker | Notts County | |
Competitions
Second Division
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby County (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 65 | 32 | 2.031 | 63 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Crystal Palace (P) | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 70 | 47 | 1.489 | 56 | |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 61 | 52 | 1.173 | 50 | |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 49 | 1.184 | 49 | |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 67 | 54 | 1.241 | 47 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Cardiff City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1968–69 Welsh Cup winners.
Results by round
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, Promotion to 1969–70 First Division; = Promotion to 1969–70 First Division; = Relegation to 1969–70 Third Division
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, Promotion to 1969–70 First Division; = Promotion to 1969–70 First Division; = Relegation to 1969–70 Third Division
Matches
- source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/derby-county/tab/matches/season/1969/
Blackburn Rovers v Derby County
| 10 August 1968 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 | Derby County | Blackburn |
Eamonn Rogers  2' (pen) | 6' Roy McFarland | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,686 Referee: JE Thacker |
Derby County v Blackpool
| 17 August 1968 2 | Derby County | 1-1 | Blackpool | Derby |
| John O'Hare 29' | 50' Tony Green | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 24,760 Referee: LA Cussons |
Sheffield United v Derby County
| 20 August 1968 3 | Sheffield United | 2-0 | Derby County | Highfield |
| Willie Carlin Colin Addison (pen) | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,609 Referee: F Cowen |
Huddersfield Town v Derby County
| 24 August 1968 4 | Huddersfield Town | 2-0 | Derby County | Huddersfield |
| Paul Aimson 37', 55' | Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 10,442 Referee: R Capey |
Derby County v Hull City
| 28 August 1968 5 | Derby County | 2-2 | Hull City | Derby |
| Kevin Hector Richie Barker | Ken Wagstaff Alan Jarvis | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 24,650 Referee: RV Spittle |
Derby County v Oxford United
| 31 August 1968 6 | Derby County | 2-0 | Oxford United | Derby |
| John O'Hare 15' Roy McFarland 65' | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 21,737 Referee: TJ Hill |
Derby County v Aston Villa
| 7 September 1968 7 | Derby County | 3-1 | Aston Villa | Derby |
| Kevin Hector 1', 85' Alan Hinton 16' | 86' Mike Ferguson | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 23,723 Referee: VJ Batty |
Bristol City v Derby County
| 14 September 1968 8 | Bristol City | 0-0 | Derby County | Bristol |
| Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 15,850 Referee: R Tinkler |
Derby County v Fulham
| 18 September 1968 9 | Derby County | 1-0 | Fulham | Derby |
| Alan Hinton | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 26,771 Referee: R Matthewson |
Derby County v Millwall
| 21 September 1968 10 | Derby County | 1-0 | Millwall | Derby |
| Alan Durban 30' | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 25,000 Referee: GC Kew |
Bolton Wanderers v Derby County
| 28 September 1968 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-2 | Derby County | Burnden |
| Terry Wharton 55' | 16' Richie Barker 19' Jim Walker | Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 15,202 Referee: DC Fieldsend |
Middlesbrough F.C. v Derby County
| 5 October 1968 12 | Middlesbrough F.C. | 0-0 | Derby County | Ayresome |
| Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 28,636 Referee: K Styles |
Hull City v Derby County
| 9 October 1968 13 | Hull City | 1-0 | Derby County | Kingston upon Hull |
| Ian Butler | Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 24,307 Referee: SJ Kayley |
Derby County v Preston North End
| 12 October 1968 14 | Derby County | 1-0 | Preston North End | Derby |
| Alan Hinton 18' | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 27,146 Referee: D Turner |
Portsmouth F.C. v Derby County
| 19 October 1968 15 | Portsmouth F.C. | 0-1 | Derby County | Milton |
| 29' Hector | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 22,041 Referee: L Callaghan |
Derby County v Birmingham City
| 26 October 1968 16 | Derby County | 1-0 | Birmingham City | Derby |
| Willie Carlin 74' | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 34,218 Referee: D Laing |
Derby County v Charlton Athletic
| 9 November 1968 17 | Derby County | 2-1 | Charlton Athletic | Derby |
| John O'Hare 25' Kevin Hector 64' | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 25,176 Referee: JE Thacker |
Cardiff City v Derby County
| 16 November 1968 18 | Cardiff City | 1-1 | Derby County | Cardiff |
| Brian Clark 73' | 79' Alan Durban | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,328 Referee: KH Burns |
Derby County v Carlisle United
| 23 November 1968 19 | Derby County | 3-3 | Carlisle United | Derby |
| Dave Mackay 13' Willie Carlin 17'John O'Hare 54' | 46' George McVitie 47', 69' Hugh McIlmoyle | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 23,395 Referee: BJ Homewood |
Crystal Palace F.C. v Derby County
| 30 November 1968 20 | Crystal Palace F.C. | 1-2 | Derby County | Selhurst |
| John McCormick 69' | 59' Willie Carlin 60' Roy McFarland | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 20,751 Referee: RL Johnson |
Derby County v Norwich City
| 7 December 1968 21 | Derby County | 1-1 | Norwich City | Derby |
| Roy McFarland 90' | 21' Terry Anderson | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 24,719 Referee: K Howley |
Preston North End v Derby County
| 14 December 1968 22 | Preston North End | 0-0 | Derby County | Preston |
| Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,714 Referee: J Quinn |
Derby County v Portsmouth F.C.
| 21 December 1968 23 | Derby County | 2-1 | Portsmouth F.C. | Derby |
| Hector 60', 70' | 37' George Smith | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 22,061 Referee: GW Jones |
Derby County v Middlesbrough F.C.
| 26 December 1968 24 | Derby County | 3-2 | Middlesbrough F.C. | Derby |
| Roy McFarland 20' Alan Hinton 70', 74' (pen) | 40', 41' (pen) John Hickton | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 34,481 Referee: FM Nicholson |
Derby County v Bury F.C.
| 11 January 1969 25 | Derby County | 2-0 | Bury F.C. | Derby |
| Roy McFarland 59' John O'Hare 64' | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 24,578 Referee: RA Paine |
Birmingham City v Derby County
| 14 January 1969 26 | Birmingham City | 1-1 | Derby County | Birmingham |
| Fred Pickering | Hector | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 39,977 Referee: K Markham |
Charlton Athletic v Derby County
| 18 January 1969 27 | Charlton Athletic | 2-0 | Derby County | Charlton |
| Ray Treacy 75' Matt Tees 81' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 30,115 Referee: THC Reynolds |
Bury F.C. v Derby County
| 25 January 1969 28 | Bury F.C. | 0-1 | Derby County | Bury |
| 15' John O'Hare | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 15,361 Referee: R Capey |
Derby County v Cardiff City
| 1 February 1969 29 | Derby County | 2-0 | Cardiff City | Derby |
| Hector 10', 71' | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 34,589 Referee: R Barker |
Derby County v Blackburn Rovers
| 1 March 1969 30 | Derby County | 4-2 | Blackburn Rovers | Derby |
| Willie Carlin 35' Kevin Hector 44'John O'Hare 53'Frank Wignall 87' | 59' Malcolm Darling 72' John Connelly | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 26,492 Referee: AE Dimond |
Derby County v Crystal Palace F.C.
| 5 March 1969 31 | Derby County | 0-1 | Crystal Palace F.C. | Derby |
| 61' Bobby Woodruff | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 31,748 Referee: HW Ellis |
Blackpool F.C. v Derby County
| 8 March 1969 32 | Blackpool F.C. | 2-3 | Derby County | Blackpool |
| Ronnie Brown 12' John Craven 66' | 35' John O'Hare 62' Roy McFarland 86' (pen)Alan Hinton | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 18,853 Referee: GC Kew |
Carlisle United v Derby County
| 11 March 1969 33 | Carlisle United | 1-1 | Derby County | Carlisle |
| Eric Welsh | Kevin Hector | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 12,844 Referee: R Darlington |
Derby County v Huddersfield Town
| 15 March 1969 34 | Derby County | 1-0 | Huddersfield Town | Derby |
| Roy McFarland 29' | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 28,293 Referee: SJ Kayley |
Oxford United v Derby County
| 22 March 1969 35 | Oxford United | 0-2 | Derby County | Headington |
| 34', 36' Hector | Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 18,020 Referee: NCH Burtenshaw |
Aston Villa v Derby County
| 29 March 1969 36 | Aston Villa | 0-1 | Derby County | Birmingham |
| 45' (o.g.) Dave Simmons | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 49,188 Referee: TW Dawes |
Fulham F.C. v Derby County
| 2 April 1969 37 | Fulham F.C. | 0-1 | Derby County | Fulham |
| Frank Wignall | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 18,173 Referee: JR Osborne |
Derby County v Bolton Wanderers
| 5 April 1969 38 | Derby County | 5-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Derby |
| Hector 21' Frank Wignall 44'John O'Hare 62'Willie Carlin 66'Roy McFarland 86' | 53' Roy Greaves | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 30,684 Referee: BH Daniels |
Derby County v Sheffield United
| 7 April 1969 39 | Derby County | 1-0 | Sheffield United | Derby |
| Alan Durban | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 34,976 Referee: AWS Jones |
Millwall F.C. v Derby County
| 12 April 1969 40 | Millwall F.C. | 0-1 | Derby County | New Cross |
| 22' Willie Carlin | Stadium: The Old Den Attendance: 13,735 Referee: DA Corbett |
Norwich City v Derby County
| 16 April 1969 41 | Norwich City | 1-4 | Derby County | Norwich |
| Ken Foggo (pen) | Frank Wignall, Willie CarlinJohn O'Hare | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,804 Referee: KE Walker |
Derby County v Bristol City
| 19 April 1969 42 | Derby County | 5-0 | Bristol City | Derby |
| Alan Durban 16', 30', 44' 54' Alan Hinton 88' Kevin Hector | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 31,644 Referee: F Cowen |
Football League Cup
Derby County v Chesterfield F.C.
| 13 August 1968 1 | Derby County | 3-0 | Chesterfield F.C. | Derby |
| Stadium: Baseball Ground |
Derby County v Stockport County
| 4 September 1968 2 | Derby County | 5-1 | Stockport County | Derby |
| Alan Hinton , , (pen), (pen) Hector | Ian Ledgard | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 21,549 Referee: G Hartley |
Chelsea F.C. v Derby County
| 25 September 1968 3 | Chelsea F.C. | 0-0 | Derby County | London |
| Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 26,975 Referee: DH Counsell |
Derby County v Chelsea F.C.
| 2 October 1968 replay | Derby County | 0-0 | Chelsea F.C. | Derby |
| Dave Mackay Kevin Hector Alan Durban | Alan Birchenall | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 34,346 Referee: DH Counsell |
Everton v Derby County
| 16 October 1968 4 | Everton | 0-0 | Derby County | Liverpool |
| (own goal) | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 44,705 Referee: DJ Lyden |
Derby County v Everton
| 23 October 1968 replay | Derby County | 1-0 | Everton | Derby |
| Kevin Hector | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 34,370 Referee: ET Jennings |
Derby County v Swindon Town
| 30 October 1968 5 | Derby County | 0-0 | Swindon Town | Derby |
| (own goal) | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 35,104 Referee: K Howley |
Swindon Town v Derby County
| 5 November 1968 replay | Swindon Town | 1-0 | Derby County | Swindon |
| Don Rogers 27' | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 26,449 Referee: AE Dimond |
FA Cup
Burnley v Derby County
| 4 January 1969 3 | Burnley | 3-1 | Derby County | Burnley |
| Colin Blant 8' Frank Casper 43', 53' | 84' Alan Durban | Attendance: 22,842 Referee: K Howley |
Statistics
Players statistics
- Substitute appearances indicated in brackets
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | League Cup | FA Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | ENG | Les Green | 51 | -37 | 42 | -32 | 8 | -2 | 1 | -3 | |
| DF | ENG | Ron Webster | 46 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Roy McFarland | 51 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF |  SCO | Dave Mackay | 50 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | John Robson | 51 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | John McGovern | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF |  WAL | Alan Durban | 44 | 8 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | ENG | Willie Carlin | 43 | 8 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Alan Hinton | 48 | 12 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Kevin Hector | 50 | 20 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | John O'Hare | 49 | 10 | 41 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG | Colin Boulton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Jim Walker | 31 | 1 | 20+3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||
| DF | ENG | John Richardson | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| MF |  NIR | Arthur Stewart | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG | Richie Barker | 10 | 2 | 3+4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG | Frank Wignall | 4 | 4 | 2+2 | 4 | |||||
| DF | ENG | Peter Daniel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| FW | ENG | Barry Butlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| DF | ENG | Mick Jones | |||||||||
| DF | ENG | Tony Rhodes | |||||||||
| DF | ENG | Pat Wright | |||||||||
- Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/derby-county/tab/players/season/1969/
References
- ^ Rostron, Phil (2011). We are the damned united: The real story of Brian Clough at Leeds United. Edinburgh: Mainstream Pub. ISBN 9781845969394.
- ^ Mike Cockayne. "John McGOVERN – Derby County FC – (Part 1) 1968–71". John McGovern: Derby County FC. Sporting Heroes. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Testimonial for Martin Taylor 1996/97". ToffeeWeb.com. 14 May 1997. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- ^ "How Clough and Taylor transformed the fortunes of Derby County". Nottingham Post. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "England – Players Awards". RSSSF. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
