3/1 To Win
Whilst circumstances currently mean there’s no live football to enjoy, dcfc.co.uk is delving into the archives to feature a photograph from Derby County’s illustrious history.
For the foreseeable future, we’ll provide you an image on each day for supporters to enjoy and reminisce.
Derby’s Title Winners Celebrate At The Baseball Ground
Pictured here are Derby County’s players celebrating their First Division title triumph in the 1974/75 campaign.
Under the management of Dave Mackay, who had succeeded Brian Clough, Derby finished two points clear of Liverpool in second place following 42 matches.
It was another exciting season for the Rams and they netted 67 goals across the league season. Midfielder Bruce Rioch bagged 15 goals to finish as the club's top league scorer, and the front three of Kevin Hector, Francis Lee and Roger Davies all contributed 12 or more. Hector finished as the overall leading scorer with 21 in all competitions.
Rioch and goalkeeper Colin Boulton were the only two ever-presents in the side during the season.
The season actually started slowly for Derby, with just one win from their opening seven fixtures, and despite a run of six wins in 10 between September and November, they were in tenth spot going into Christmas.
However, a run of just three defeats in their last 20 games, taking 30 points from a possible 40, fired Derby to glory.
A 0–0 draw away to Leicester City in their penultimate game, combined with Ipswich Town drawing at Manchester City a few days later, confirmed the Rams as champions for the second time in four years.
Another goalless draw saw out the season, at home to Carlisle United, but the result was incidental – and Derby were able to enjoy their success in front of the Baseball Ground crowd.
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