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Rams Break Transfer Record To Land Todd
Pictured here is Colin Todd posing for the cameras after becoming Derby County’s latest signing in February 1971.
Derby paid £170,000 to Sunderland for Todd’s services and he immediately became a key player under Brian Clough.
He made his debut in a 2-0 home win over Arsenal soon after signing, which was secured thanks to goals from Roy McFarland and Kevin Hector.
Todd played 40 out of Derby’s 42 league games in the 1971/72 title-winning campaign, as well as 39 out of the 42 under Dave Mackay when the Rams repeated the feat in 1974/75.
In 1975, the defender was named as the PFA Player of the Year and in total he recorded 371 appearances and ten goals for Derby between 1971 and 1978.
Todd also gained 27 England caps during a long and successful career, all of which came during his time at Derby, and he also later went on to play for Everton, Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Oxford United, Vancouver Whitecaps and Luton Town before retiring in 1984.
He returned to Derby in November 2000 to become Jim Smith’s assistant after Steve McClaren had moved to Manchester United in a similar position alongside Sir Alex Ferguson.
Todd replaced Smith as the Rams’ manager in October 2001, but it was a shortlived period following four wins in 17 games and he parted company with the club in early 2002.
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