1945–46 season | ||
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Manager | Stuart McMillan | |
Stadium | Baseball Ground | |
Football League South | 4th (52 Points) | |
FA Cup | Winners | |
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The 1945–46 season saw Derby compete in the wartime Southern Division, as well as the F.A. Cup, which they went on to win.
Derby broke a club record in this season, when they went matches 17 unbeaten, until losing to Coventry City in March 1946.[1] Derby's sixth round FA cup tie against Aston Villa set an attendance record at Villa Park of 76,500 spectators,[2] a record which remains to the present day.[3]
Left-half Tommy Eggleston, who had joined Derby 10 years prior in 1946, made his only senior appearance for the club in the FA Cup 3rd round second leg tie against Luton, before his transfer to Leicester City.[4]
Competitions
South Region War League
Through the Second World War, the Football League North and Football League South divisions of the Football League were created temporarily to limit travel distances between games. Despite starting in 1940, there was only one full season in 1945–46. Derby participated in the southern division.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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2 | Aston Villa | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 106 | 58 | 1.828 | 61 |
3 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 92 | 45 | 2.044 | 60 |
4 | Derby County | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 104 | 62 | 1.677 | 52 |
5 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 104 | 69 | 1.507 | 52 |
6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 75 | 48 | 1.563 | 51 |
F.A. Cup
5 January 1946 Third round | Luton | 0–6 | Derby | Luton |
Report | Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 16,792 |
9 January 1946 Third round | Derby | 3-0 (9-0 agg.) | Luton | Derby |
Report | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 16,629 Referee: W. F. Daley |
26 January 1946 Fourth round | Derby | 1-0 | West Bromwich Albion | Derby |
Doherty ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 31,795 Referee: P. Snape |
30 January 1946 Fourth round | West Bromwich Albion | 1-3 (1-4 agg.) | Derby | West Bromwich |
Clarke ![]() |
Report | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 37,734 Referee: P. Snape |
9 February 1946 Fifth round | Brighton | 1-4 | Derby | Brighton |
Willemse ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Referee: G. Clarke |
13 February 1946 Fifth round | Derby | 6-0 (10-1 agg.) | Brighton | Derby |
Report | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 32,000 |
2 March 1946 Sixth round | Aston Villa | 3-4 | Derby | Birmingham |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 76,500 |
9 March 1946 Sixth round | Derby | 1-1 (5-4 agg.) | Aston Villa | Derby |
Carter ![]() |
Report | Broome ![]() |
Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 32,000 Referee: W. E. Ross-Gower |
23 March 1946 Semi-finals | Derby | 1-1 | Birmingham | Sheffield |
Carter ![]() |
Report | Mulraney ![]() |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 65,000 Referee: W. H. E. Evans |
27 March 1946 Semi-finals (Replay) | Birmingham | 0-4 (a.e.t.) | Derby | Manchester |
Report | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 80,407 Referee: W. H. E. Evans |
27 April 1946 Final | Derby | 4-1 (a.e.t.) | Charlton Athletic | London |
15:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 98,000 Referee: Eddie Smith |
Friendlies
9 May 1945 | Derby | 2-2 | Nottingham Forest | Derby |
Report |
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Stadium: Baseball Ground |
17 August 1945 | Nottingham Forest | 1-4 | Derby | Nottingham |
Martin ![]() |
Report | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 8,000 |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | FA Cup | ||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
GK | ![]() |
Frank Boulton | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
GK | ![]() |
Bill Townsend | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
GK | ![]() |
Vic Woodley | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
DF | ![]() |
Tommy Eggleston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
DF | ![]() |
Jack Howe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
DF | ![]() |
Leon Leuty | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
DF | ![]() |
Jackie Parr | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
DF | ![]() |
George Wilcox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
MF | ![]() |
Jim Bullions | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||||
MF | ![]() |
Steve McLachlan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
MF | ![]() |
Chick Musson | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
MF | ![]() |
Jack Nicholas | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||||
MF | ![]() |
Tim Ward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
FW | ![]() |
Raich Carter | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |||||||
FW | ![]() |
Sammy Crooks | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
FW | ![]() |
Peter Doherty | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |||||||
FW | ![]() |
Dally Duncan | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
FW | ![]() |
Reg Harrison | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
FW | ![]() |
Angus Morrison | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
FW | ![]() |
Jackie Stamps | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
References
- ^ "Rams Will Have To Be In Tip-Top Form!". Evening Telegraph. 16 March 1946. p. 3.
- ^ "Aston Villa ground record beaten". Evening Telegraph. Derby. 4 March 1946. p. 4.
- ^ "List of record attendances in British football". Football Ground Map. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Derby County v Luton Town, 09 January 1946". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Belton, Brian (2015). War Hammers II: The Story of West Ham United During the Second World War. The History Press. ISBN 978-0750956024.