Records
The following records are based solely on meeting in major competitions :
- The record home victory in a league match is 5–0 recorded by Derby County at The Baseball Ground on 11 April 1898.
- The record away victory in a league match is 6–2 recorded by Nottingham Forest, again at the Baseball Ground, on 14 November 1903.
- The highest scoring match saw eight goals when Forest won 6–2 at the Baseball Ground on 14 November 1903.
- Steve Bloomer of Derby County holds the mark for the most derby goals with 26 between 1892 and 1912.
- Record Attendance: 62,017 at Crystal Palace for the 1897–98 FA Cup Final on 16 April 1898, which Forest won 3–1.
- Record League Attendance: 42, 074 at The City Ground on 14 March 1970, which Derby won 3–1.
- Lowest Attendance: an estimated 3,000 at Baseball Ground on 20 April 1899, a match which Derby won 2–0
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