One of my favourite Christmas presents this year was from my mum. It’s a copy of the Ram Magazine from the nearest Derby County game to the day I was born. It’s fair to say that the Rams were in serious decline at the time, so it’s surprising to learn that Derby actually beat Arsenal 3-2 at the Baseball Ground in September 1979, with goals from Dave Langan, Aidan McCaffery and John Duncan. Alan Sunderland and future loanee Ram, Frank…
As part of a series celebrating Derby’s second league title in 1974/75, RamsTrust takes a look back at December 1974. Derby started the month in seventh place, only three points off the top but in a group of 10 top half clubs only separated by four points and all harbouring hopes of a title challenge. Our first game in December was an imposing trip to Anfield to face 72/73 Champions Liverpool. Derby were unlucky to leave with only a point,…
One of the benefits of being a RamsTrust member is having access to exclusive content that is not freely available on our website. In the latest ‘RamsTrust Meets’, we had a chat with Stuart Webb about his time at Derby with Robert Maxwell with the interview sent to members as part of the December newsletter. The January newsletter will include an interview with Mark O’Brien whose story is one of remarkable resilience and determination. Join RamsTrust today. The membership fee…
January 1971 was a particularly noteworthy month for Derby County. It commenced on January 2nd with an FA Cup third-round tie away to Chester. Derby emerged victorious with a score of 2-1 thanks to goals from Frank Wignall and Archie Gemmill. Notably, this was a significant match for Colin Boulton who was drafted in goal to replace Les Green, who was dropped after a tumultuous 4-4 draw against Manchester United. Derby were subsequently drawn at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers in…
Leyton Orient Fans’ Trust and RamsTrust are disappointed by the Football Association’s decision to schedule the kick-off time of our third round FA Cup tie for 6pm on Saturday 11 January 2025. This decision has been taken solely to suit the requirements for screening the game to various international viewing audiences ahead of the needs of match-going fans in the UK. The kick-off time is even later than the 5:15pm seen for late Premier League games on Saturdays, and with the…
As part of a series celebrating Derby’s second league title in 1974/75, RamsTrust takes a look back at November 1974. The month started with Derby in 7th place, five points behind league leaders Liverpool. First up for the Rams in November was a trip to Elland Road to face old foes Leeds Utd, less than two months after the end of Brian Clough’s infamous 44 day spell there. Derby’s record at Elland Road since promotion in 1969 had been poor…
Monday March 13th, 1972, is a date that is firmly locked in my memory bank. It was the day of the FA Cup 5th round second replay (yes we used to keep going until a game produced a winner in those days) between Arsenal and Derby which was played at Leicester City’s Filbert Street stadium. The first cup game was a 2-2 draw at the Baseball Ground in front of 39,622 (Durban, Hinton (pen) for Derby and a Charlie George…
50 years ago we were in the midst of a second League title winning season and here RamsTrust takes a look back at October 1974. The month started with Derby in 8th spot, 5 points behind early leaders Ipswich but within a chasing pack including Manchester City and Liverpool. Our first game in October was away to West Ham at the old Boleyn where goals from Kevin Hector and Franny Lee secured Derby a point in a 2-2 draw. Next…
The date 15th March 1969 will always be indelibly etched in my mind until my dying day. I was 11 years old and this was the day I was introduced to the Baseball Ground and Derby County. The match was the Division Two fixture against Huddersfield Town and I think it was 2/6d (12.5p) to get in the kids’ end. All week I was excited about the anticipation of seeing a professional football match for the first time and when…
The first Supporters’ Charter Group meeting of the season was held on Monday 7 October at Pride Park. The minutes can be read here. All members of the recently formed Supporters’ Board, including RamsTrust Chair Hilary Leam, now have a profile on the Derby County website. The Supporters’ Board page can be found here.
One of my favourite Christmas presents this year was from my mum. It’s a copy of the Ram Magazine from the nearest Derby County game to the day I was born. It’s fair to say that the Rams were in serious decline at the time, so it’s surprising to learn that Derby actually beat Arsenal 3-2 at the Baseball Ground in September 1979, with goals from Dave Langan, Aidan McCaffery and John Duncan. Alan Sunderland and future loanee Ram, Frank…
As part of a series celebrating Derby’s second league title in 1974/75, RamsTrust takes a look back at December 1974. Derby started the month in seventh place, only three points off the top but in a group of 10 top half clubs only separated by four points and all harbouring hopes of a title challenge. Our first game in December was an imposing trip to Anfield to face 72/73 Champions Liverpool. Derby were unlucky to leave with only a point,…
January 1971 was a particularly noteworthy month for Derby County. It commenced on January 2nd with an FA Cup third-round tie away to Chester. Derby emerged victorious with a score of 2-1 thanks to goals from Frank Wignall and Archie Gemmill. Notably, this was a significant match for Colin Boulton who was drafted in goal to replace Les Green, who was dropped after a tumultuous 4-4 draw against Manchester United. Derby were subsequently drawn at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers in…
As part of a series celebrating Derby’s second league title in 1974/75, RamsTrust takes a look back at November 1974. The month started with Derby in 7th place, five points behind league leaders Liverpool. First up for the Rams in November was a trip to Elland Road to face old foes Leeds Utd, less than two months after the end of Brian Clough’s infamous 44 day spell there. Derby’s record at Elland Road since promotion in 1969 had been poor…
Monday March 13th, 1972, is a date that is firmly locked in my memory bank. It was the day of the FA Cup 5th round second replay (yes we used to keep going until a game produced a winner in those days) between Arsenal and Derby which was played at Leicester City’s Filbert Street stadium. The first cup game was a 2-2 draw at the Baseball Ground in front of 39,622 (Durban, Hinton (pen) for Derby and a Charlie George…
50 years ago we were in the midst of a second League title winning season and here RamsTrust takes a look back at October 1974. The month started with Derby in 8th spot, 5 points behind early leaders Ipswich but within a chasing pack including Manchester City and Liverpool. Our first game in October was away to West Ham at the old Boleyn where goals from Kevin Hector and Franny Lee secured Derby a point in a 2-2 draw. Next…