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1945–46 Derby County F.C. season

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Derby County
1945–46 season
ManagerStuart McMillan
StadiumBaseball Ground
Football League South4th (52 Points)
FA CupWinners

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

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South Region War League

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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
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
Source: rsssf.com and War Hammers II[5]

F.A. Cup

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5 January 1946 (1946-01-05) Third round Luton 0–6 Derby Luton
Report
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 16,792
9 January 1946 (1946-01-09) Third round Derby 3-0
(9-0 agg.)
Luton Derby
Report Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 16,629
Referee: W. F. Daley
26 January 1946 (1946-01-26) Fourth round Derby 1-0 West Bromwich Albion Derby
Doherty 60' Report Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 31,795
Referee: P. Snape
30 January 1946 (1946-01-30) Fourth round West Bromwich Albion 1-3
(1-4 agg.)
Derby West Bromwich
Clarke 52' Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 37,734
Referee: P. Snape
9 February 1946 (1946-02-09) Fifth round Brighton 1-4 Derby Brighton
Willemse 60' Report
Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Referee: G. Clarke
13 February 1946 (1946-02-13) Fifth round Derby 6-0
(10-1 agg.)
Brighton Derby
Report Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 32,000
2 March 1946 (1946-03-02) Sixth round Aston Villa 3-4 Derby Birmingham
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 76,500
9 March 1946 (1946-03-09) Sixth round Derby 1-1
(5-4 agg.)
Aston Villa Derby
Carter 44' Report Broome Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: W. E. Ross-Gower
23 March 1946 (1946-03-23) Semi-finals Derby 1-1 Birmingham Sheffield
Carter 4' Report Mulraney 59' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: W. H. E. Evans
27 March 1946 (1946-03-27) 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 (1946-04-27) Final Derby 4-1 (a.e.t.) Charlton Athletic London
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 98,000
Referee: Eddie Smith

Friendlies

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9 May 1945 (1945-05-09) Derby 2-2 Nottingham Forest Derby
Report
Stadium: Baseball Ground
17 August 1945 (1945-08-17) Nottingham Forest 1-4 Derby Nottingham
Martin Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 8,000

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
GK England ENG Frank Boulton 6 0 6 0
GK England ENG Bill Townsend 2 0 2 0
GK England ENG Vic Woodley 3 0 3 0
Defenders
DF England ENG Tommy Eggleston 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Jack Howe 2 0 2 0
DF England ENG Leon Leuty 10 0 10 0
DF England ENG Jackie Parr 10 0 10 0
DF   George Wilcox 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
MF Scotland SCO Jim Bullions 11 0 11 0
MF Scotland SCO Steve McLachlan 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Chick Musson 9 0 9 0
MF Wales WAL Jack Nicholas 11 0 11 0
MF England ENG Tim Ward 1 0 1 0
Forwards
FW England ENG Raich Carter 11 12 11 12
FW England ENG Sammy Crooks 5 3 5 3
FW Northern Ireland NIR Peter Doherty 10 11 10 11
FW Scotland SCO Dally Duncan 9 0 9 0
FW England ENG Reg Harrison 6 1 6 1
FW Scotland SCO Angus Morrison 6 1 6 1
FW England ENG Jackie Stamps 8 10 8 10

References

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  1. ^ "Rams Will Have To Be In Tip-Top Form!". Evening Telegraph. 16 March 1946. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Aston Villa ground record beaten". Evening Telegraph. Derby. 4 March 1946. p. 4.
  3. ^ "List of record attendances in British football". Football Ground Map. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Derby County v Luton Town, 09 January 1946". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. ^ Belton, Brian (2015). War Hammers II: The Story of West Ham United During the Second World War. The History Press. ISBN 978-0750956024.