Gareth Davis

Derby County Trivia – A Lack of Lions It’s more than a quarter of a century since a Derby County player last appeared in a full England international. Seth Johnson is that man, winning his solitary cap as a 73rd-minute substitute for t…

Completing your Thursday reading is A Lack of Lions. Seth Johnson was the last Ram to play for England, but a couple have come close in recent years.

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Derby County Trivia – Cole’s FA Cup Goal Ashley Cole is the most successful player in FA Cup history, winning the world’s oldest and most famous club cup competition on seven occasions – three with Arsenal and four after his move to Chels…

Cole’s FA Cup Goal brings the detail behind the connection between the Rams and the man who has lifted the FA Cup more than any other player.

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Derby County Trivia – Trophy-Laden Trio Following manager Gary Rowett’s exit after the 2017/18 season came to an end, Derby fans could have been forgiven for wondering which direction their club was heading in.  Little could they ha…

Here’s the first of tonight’s trivia posts – Trophy-Laden Trio, which looks at three of the most decorated players in English football history who ended up at Derby County.

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Stadium Scorers
There’s Only Two David Martins
Matthews, Shilton, Buffon
A Youthful Skipper
Biri Biri: The Greatest Gambian
The League of Nations
No Silva Lining for Phil

View them and the others in the series at the link in the next post.

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Appallingly, I forgot to post any new articles last week! Normal service is resumed with some bonus content tonight.

The titles will follow on the next post…

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Derby County Trivia – Alas, We Never Knew You The Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 and 2021 threw the whole world into turmoil, with massive disruption to our daily lives for the best part of 18 months.  The postponement of all football in early…

And completing your Thursday treble is Alas, We Never Knew You – the players whose entire Rams careers took place with no fans present.

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Derby County Trivia – Alas, We Never Saw You More than 1,200 players have appeared for Derby County in a competitive first-team match – and dozens more have got close by sitting among the substitutes without getting on to the pitch.  Goi…

Next up, Alas, We Never Saw You brings you some names you may have forgotten about – players who have made the bench but never got on the pitch.

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Derby County Trivia – We’ve Never Met Before Relegation to League One after the catastrophe of administration in 2021/22 was a bitter pill to swallow for Derby fans, although a drop to the third tier for only the third time in the club’s hist…

Here we go for this week’s Derby County trivia pieces – starting with We’ve Never Met Before, which looks at some of the new faces the Rams have met in recent seasons.

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Derby County Trivia – A Legend on the Laptop Zaire-born Swedish youngster Tonton Zola Moukoko was highly rated when he moved to Derby County aged 15 in the spring of 1999, with fans excited by talk of the attacking prospect being also courted…

And finally, A Legend on the Laptop looks at the tale of Tonton Zola Moukoko – a highly rated youngster who didn’t make the grade but remains a virtual legend.

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Derby County Trivia – Double-Barrelled Rams Derby’s 1-0 League One defeat at Reading in January 2024 saw them at one stage have three players on the pitch with double-barrelled surnames – Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Tyreece John-Jules and Corey …

Next, it’s a dive into some of the (literally) big names to have pulled on a Derby shirt in recent years.

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Derby County Trivia – A Conservative Choice Steve McClaren’s multiple spells at Derby County began under five consecutive Conservative prime ministers – but never under a Labour government.  Margaret Thatcher was the country’s political…

First up for the night is A Conservative Choice – which looks at the curious political coincidences around Steve McClaren’s Derby County career.

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It’s Thursday evening, so it’s time for some more of my Derby County trivia articles – stay tuned for another three coming your way…

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Derby County Trivia – A Conservative Choice Steve McClaren’s multiple spells at Derby County began under five consecutive Conservative prime ministers – but never under a Labour government.  Margaret Thatcher was the country’s political…

First up, it’s A Conservative Choice – which takes a look at the curious political coincidences surrounding Steve McClaren’s Derby County career.

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It’s Thursday evening, so it’s time for some more of my Derby County trivia articles – stay tuned for another three coming your way…

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Derby County Trivia – Eight Decades of Powells The surname Powell has appeared on Derby County team sheets at least once in every decade from the 1940s to the 2010s. Tommy Powell kicked things off with his debut during wartime football on Chris…

Finally for tonight is Eight Decades of Powells – memories of Tommy, Steve, Darryl and Chris, not forgetting Barry and Darren, plus Steve Junior.

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Derby County Trivia – VAR-by County The implementation of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system seems to be a constant talking point in top-level football, although the Rams have largely escaped its influence since its introductio…

Next up is Var-by County, a look at the (thankfully limited) impact that the VAR system has had on the Rams over the years.

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Derby County Trivia – Dads and Lads Fathers and their sons enjoying lengthy football careers is a pretty common occurrence, although it’s rarer that they have appeared for the same clubs.  Tommy and Steve Powell are the two most…

Here’s the first one – Dads and Lads, which takes a look at some familial Derby County connections, including a couple of winning goals scored against the Rams by offspring of former players.

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I’ve been working on a little Derby County trivia project and I’ve got some articles to share over the coming weeks.

My plan is to upload a few each Thursday evening, so bookmark this thread for the latest updates.

The first three are coming up…

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Derby County Archive (old classics) YouTube video by wigwog6

And the highlights of that first match are in this video – with a VERY young me presenting!

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Derby County 1988/89 season review: my Rams debut My first live Derby County match was all the way back on 14 January 1989 at home to West Ham United. It wasn’t a great result but it was absolutely a great season for the Rams, who reached he…

Today marks 37 years since I saw Derby County for the first time. We scored in the first minute; some might say it's been downhill ever since!

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I worked as an editor on a few of these for Pitch Publishing. Some excellent submissions on there, happy reading!

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John Eustace: my 2009 interview with Derby County’s new manager When news broke that Derby County were looking to appoint their former player John Eustace as their new manager, it dawned on me that I had dealt with John during his playing days. Back in the latt…

Back in 2009, when I was Derby County’s programme editor, I interviewed John Eustace after he joined on loan from Watford.

Thought I’d dig the piece out and have another read. It’s here for anyone who is interested:

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That game was the first time I saw Derby County play. Here’s a little blog I wrote about it, and the season as a whole, along with some more match highlights.

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There are some highlights from that opening game, a 2-1 defeat at home to West Ham, here.

Just don’t be alarmed at how bad the presenter is…

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Derby County 1988/89 season review: my Rams debut I recently celebrated 35 years since I first saw a live Derby County match, back on 14 January 1989 at home to West Ham United. It wasn’t a great result but it was absolutely a great season f…

Today marks the 36th anniversary of the first time I saw Derby County play – and despite the defeat, I was hooked!

I hope this blog about the match, and the 1988/89 season, brings back as many memories for you as it did for me.

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I can vouch for Aberdeen's Golden Era having done the edit. A topic I had a bit of knowledge of, and was fully informed of afterwards. Really interesting.

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