Derby County F.C. in Europe

Derby County F.C. in European football

Statue of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, the management team during Derby's first European Cup campaign
Club	Derby County
First entry	1971–72 Texaco Cup (Major: 1972–73 European Cup)
Latest entry	1994–95 Anglo-Italian Cup (Major: 1976–77 UEFA Cup)

Derby County Football Club is an English football club based in Derby. The club was founded in 1884 competed in the English football league system from its conception in 1888. Their first season in Europe came when they entered the 1972–73 European Cup after winning the 1971–72 First Division Title, reaching the semi-final stages, where they lost 3–1 on aggregate to Juventus in controversial circumstances. They had qualified for the 1970–71 Fairs Cup after finishing the 1969–70 First Division in 4th, but were banned from entering the competition due to financial regularities. The 1970s saw Derby County's peak in English football and they qualified for Europe in three of the next four seasons, competing in the UEFA Cup or the European Cup in each of the three seasons between 1974–75 and 1976–77.

The club then declined rapidly and has not appeared in the top European competitions since, though it finished in 5th in the 1989 First Division which would have guaranteed entry into the 1989–90 UEFA Cup but English clubs were banned from Europe following the Heysel Stadium Disaster.

Outside of major competition, the club won the Texaco Cup in 1971–72, and also competed in the Anglo-Italian Cup between 1992–93 and 1994–95, reaching the final in 1993, losing 3–1 to Cremonese at Wembley.