We were just elated, jumping up and down and shouting, making as much noise as we could to get the people coming out of their houses.". Derby County squad 1971-72: (back row, l-r) Terry Hennessey, John Richardson, Tony Bailey, Peter Daniel, John Sims, Ricky Marlowe, Jeff Bourne, Ken Blair, Tommy Mason; (third row, l-r) Physio Gordon Guthrie, Kevin Hector, John McGovern, John O'Hare, Frank Wignall, Alan Durban, Colin Boulton, Alan Hinton, John Robson, Colin Todd, Ron Webster, Its strategy, brute force and laser focus. Terry Hennessey made 18 league appearances. "Looking at the players, some have had hips done, both knees done and ankles done. League) / 1st Rank General; Players; History; Choose season: . Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. But with the line going down they did not learn of their title triumph until the following morning. That is what winning the English title meant.". In addition, their reserve side won the Central League for the first time since 1936. To sum it up, that era, the early Seventies, was pure Hollywood and I was just pleased to have a part to play.". You couldn't write it.". Derby County Squad News Teams Video Fixtures Results Tables Stats Squad Transfers 4-2-3-1 1 Wildsmith 12 Smith K 3 Forsyth 6 Cashin 15 Roberts 23 White 4 Hourihane 11 Mendez-Laing 38 Knight. Defeat at leaders Manchester United in their 13th match triggered a period of inconsistent league form that saw Derby lose five times in 11 matches, the last at Elland Road just after Christmas, but they lost just one of their next 13 and a 20 victory against Leeds at the Baseball Ground over Easter took them to the top of the table. Includes transfers during this period and players on loan. He would go on to repeat and even perhaps eclipse the mesmeric feat with Derby's fierce rivals Nottingham Forest by the end of the decade. It was unique. How many of the 23-man squad can you name from that season? 1 December 1971: England win their European Championship qualifying group with a 2-0 win in Greece. This is what it's all about'," McFarland said.

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