White & Black is, of course, the immediate association one makes with the Derby County Football Club & whilst we have nout’ against that classic combination, we do sometimes wonder why they decided to ever got rid of those original Football League colours of theirs, surely one of the most extraordinary kits ever to grace the glorious game

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The first iteration of those formidably fruity Footballing colours, we also find, frankly, fairly phenomenal

(…as seen here on original County legend, Bill Chatterton - who, like a fair number of fellow Footballers of his era, was more than a little nifty with the old Willow*)

William Chatterton

Derbyshire C.C.C (1882-1902)

Apps, 289 Runs, 10,914 (Av 23.17) Wickets, 208 (Av 21.46)

In 1889, just in time for the second Football League season, the club pull off one all mighty coup by landing the signature of Preston North End’s foremostInvincible”…

County ‘95 Division 1; P 30, W 20, D 7, L6 Pts 45 Pos 2nd

F.A Cup; Semi-Final ( 1-2, v Wolves )

…before rather abruptly dropping the Rusty Red, for some peculiar reason, in 1895, settling down to the much more identifiable White & Black of the present day, from the…

(1891-1906 / 1910-’14) Apps, 474 Goals, 293

era, on

Bloomer’s boys also find themselves time for a little bit oBaseball bashing on the side, as well - but that’ll be a whole other storyBritain’s Baseball League, 1890- coming soon

Johnny Goodall

(1889-99) Apps, 211 Goals, 76

…changing to yet another iteration of the colours for a single season before abandoning them completely for the Blue Trunked, Red Armed monstrosity of 1890/91

…before deciding a rather rare White, Black & Rusty Red would be the way…

…worn in various satisfying combinations of both Halves & asymetrical Stripe

“All-Good!!”

The Good Ol’ Johnny Goodall story, coming soon

“…Moon-Faced Assasin…

Steve Bloomer

Sly old silvery fox & dashing former England Skipper

Horatio “Raich” Carter

(1945-48) Apps, 63 Goals, 34

…taking centre stage as the White & Blacks enjoy their finest moment (so far…), the rampantRams” running out worthy winners of the first post War Cup Final, beating Charlton Athletic, 4-1, after Extra-Time

insodoing, the cunning Carter becomes the only player to receive F.A Cup Winners medals both before & after the War, having previously skippered his native Sunderland to success in the final Final of the pre-War era

*…These early Footballers of ours would happily turn their hands, come summer, to a little light Cricket - They were very much like that in those dimly, distant days

Credit, where Credit’s due, Brian

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