Derry City F.C. records

Main article: Derry City F.C.

This article deals with Derry City Football Club records.

Honours

Derry City celebrate winning the 2006 FAI Cup.

Domestic football

See 2009 League of Ireland for a general overview of Derry City's current season.

Derry compete in a number of major domestic competitions on an annual basis. Those include the League of Ireland, the FAI Cup and the League of Ireland Cup. They can also take part in the cross-border Setanta Sports Cup, on condition of qualification for the tournament based on performances in the three former competitions. Prior to 1973 the club's main domestic competitions were the Irish League and the IFA Cup.

League of Ireland

Up until the end of the 2006 season, Derry had played a total of 691 League of Ireland games since joining in 1985. 306 of these games had been won (44.28%), 197 had been drawn (28.51%) and 188 had been lost (27.21%). In the process, 951 goals were scored (an average of 1.38 goals per game) and 651 were conceded (an average of 0.94 goals per game). With 993 points being accumulated over those League of Ireland years, Derry managed an average of 1.44 points per game.

A graphical representation of Derry City's historical standings in the League of Ireland. The colored bars represent the two tiers of Irish football - the red bar being the Premier Division and the black bar being the First Division.
Season Points Position Games Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Against
2012 39 5th 30 11 6 13 36 36
20112 68 3rd 36 18 14 4 63 23
20109 69 1st 33 20 9 4 65 24
20099 59 4th 36 18 5 13 49 31
2008 58 2nd 33 16 10 7 46 25
2007 37 7th 33 8 13 12 30 31
20062 62 2nd3 30 18 8 4 46 20
20054 72 2nd 33 22 6 5 56 25
2004 44 7th 36 11 11 14 23 32
20035 36 9th 36 7 15 14 33 51
2002-036 31 8th 27 8 7 12 31 37
2001-02 51 5th 33 14 9 10 42 30
2000-01 45 6th 33 12 9 12 31 38
1999-00 46 7th 33 12 10 11 32 38
1998-99 45 5th 33 12 9 12 34 32
1997-98 40 9th 33 10 10 13 30 31
1996-97 67 1st 33 19 10 4 58 27
1995-96 46 6th 33 11 13 9 50 38
1994-95 58 2nd 33 16 10 7 45 30
1993-947 46 4th 32 12 10 10 37 35
1992-938 37 5th 32 11 15 6 26 23
1991-92 44 2nd 33 17 10 6 49 21
1990-91 35 7th 33 13 9 11 51 28
1989-90 49 2nd 33 20 9 4 72 18
1988-89 53 1st 34 25 5 4 70 21
1987-88 31 8th 33 13 5 15 59 44
1986-879 33 1st 18 16 1 1 45 14
1985-8610 22 4th 18 8 6 4 31 18

^1 First season of the League of Ireland's 5 year merger with the FAI.
^2 League reduced from 12 teams to 11 teams mid-season after Dublin City FC resigned so all their games were expunged from the record and the league table re-calculated. This also occurred in 2012 when Monaghan United withdrew from the league.
^3 On goal difference.[3]
^4 League increased from 10 competing teams to 12 competing teams from start of this season onward (until 2009 when Premier Division will be reduced to 10 teams, as planned by FAI).
^5 League changed to 'Summer season' from start of this season onward.
^6 League reduced from 12 competing teams to 10 competing teams from outset of season. Lasted for 3 further seasons until end of 2004 season.
^7 Changed from two points to three for a win from start of this season onward.
^8 Top and bottom halves of league split into two groups of 6 teams for two concluding relegation and title mini-series. Concept lasted for two seasons.
^9 Promoted from First Division to Premier Division after finishing top of division and remained there until they were expelled from the league at the end of the 2009 season, where they re-entered the first division and won it at the first attempt.
^10 Season Derry City first entered First Division. Division made up of 10 teams for all of Derry's period of taking part.

FAI Cup

Derry City have appeared in the FAI Cup final on 10 occasions, winning 5 of those.

Season Winner Score Runner-up
1987-88 Dundalk 1-0 Derry City
1988-89 Derry City 0-0, 1-011 Cork City
1993-94 Sligo Rovers 1-0 Derry City
1994-95 Derry City 2-1 Shelbourne
1996-97 Shelbourne 2-0 Derry City FC
200212 Derry City 1-0 Shamrock Rovers
2006 Derry City 4-313 St. Patrick's Athletic
2008 Bohemians 2-2 4-214 Derry City
2012 Derry City 3-213 St. Patrick's Athletic
2014 Derry City 0-2 St. Patrick's Athletic

^11 After replay.
^12 This was second FAI Cup final in 2002 due to a 'Winter transition season' being played to allow for the new 'Summer season' to proceed in March 2003.
^13 After extra-time.
^14 Bohemians won on penalties.

League of Ireland Cup

Derry City have appeared in the League of Ireland Cup final on 12 occasions, winning 10 of those.

Season Winner Score Runner-up
1988-89 Derry City 4-0 Dundalk
1989-90 Dundalk15 1-1 Derry City
1990-91 Derry City 2-0 Limerick
1991-92 Derry City 1-0 Bohemians
1993-94 Derry City 1-016 Shelbourne
1999-00 Derry City 5-216 Athlone Town
2001-02 Limerick 2-2 16 17 Derry City
2005 Derry City 2-1 UCD
2006 Derry City18 0-0 Shelbourne
2007 Derry City19 1-0 Bohemians
2008 Derry City 6-1 Wexford Youths
2011 Derry City 1-0 Cork City

^15 Dundalk won on penalties.
^16 Aggregate score after two legs.
^17 Limerick won on penalties.
^18 Derry City won on penalties.
19 Derry City scored in extra time.

IFA Cup

Derry City have appeared in the IFA Cup final on 6 occasions, winning 3 of those.

Season Winner Score Runner-up
1935-36 Linfield 0-0, 2-120 Derry City
1948-49 Derry City 1-0 Glentoran
1953-54 Derry City 2-2, 0-0, 1-021 Glentoran
1956-57 Glenavon 2-0 Derry City
1963-64 Derry City 2-0 Glentoran
1970-71 Lisburn Distillery 3-0 Derry City

^20 After replay and extra-time.
^21 After two replays.

Setanta Cup

Derry City appeared in the cross-border Setanta Cup final once in a losing effort.

Season Winner Score Runner-up
2012 Crusaders 2-2 5-422 Derry City

^22 Crusaders won on penalties.

European record

UEFA Champions League:

AppearancesPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainst
37106924

UEFA Europa League:

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5144461317

Cup Winners Cup:

AppearancesPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainst
36114111

Past opponents

SeasonCompetitionCountryTeamScore
1964-65Cup Winners' Cup Round 1RomaniaSteaua Bucureşti0-2, 0-3 (0-5 agg.)
1965-66European Cup Preliminary RoundNorwayFC Lyn Oslo3-5, 5-1 (8-6 agg.)
1965-66European Cup Round 1BelgiumRSC Anderlecht0-9, w/o (0-9 agg.)
1988-89Cup Winners' Cup Round 1WalesCardiff City FC0-0, 0-4 (0-4 agg.)
1989-90European Cup Round 1PortugalS.L. Benfica1-2, 0-4 (1-6 agg.)
1990-91UEFA Cup Round 1NetherlandsVitesse Arnhem0-1, 0-0 (0-1 agg.)
1992-93UEFA Cup Round 1NetherlandsVitesse Arnhem0-3, 1-2 (1-5 agg.)
1995-96Cup Winners' Cup Qual. RoundBulgariaPFC Lokomotiv Sofia1-0, 0-2 (1-2 agg.)
1997-98Champions League Qual. Round 1SloveniaNK Maribor0-2, 0-1 (0-3 agg.)
2003-04UEFA Cup Qual. RoundCyprusAPOEL1-2, 0-3 (1-5 agg.)
2006-07UEFA Cup Qual. Round 1SwedenIFK Göteborg1-0, 1-0 (2-0 agg.)
2006-07UEFA Cup Qual. Round 2ScotlandGretna FC5-1, 2-2 (7-3 agg.)
2006-07UEFA Cup Round 1FranceParis Saint-Germain FC0-0, 0-2 (0-2 agg.)
2007-08Champions League Qual. Round 1ArmeniaFC Pyunik0-0, 0-2 (0-2 agg.)
2009-10Europa League Qual. Round 2LatviaSkonto Riga1-1, 1-0 (2-1 agg.)
2009-10Europa League Qual. Round 3BulgariaCSKA Sofia0-1, 1-1 (1-2 agg.)
2013-14Europa League Qual. Round 3TurkeyTrabzonspor2-4, 0-3 (2-7 agg.)
2014-15Europa League Qual. Round 1WalesAberystwyth Town FC4-0, 5-0 (9-0 agg.)
2014-15Europa League Qual. Round 2BelarusFC Shakhtyor Soligorsk0-1, 1-5 (1-6 agg.)

UEFA coefficient and ranking

Derry City's UEFA coefficient accumulates to a total value of 3.908 as of March 2010.[4]

Current club ranking

^23 IFK Göteborg has an identical coefficient value to that of AIK Stockholm.

Player records

Record appearances in the League of Ireland

Rank Player Total appearances
1 Peter Hutton 573
2 Paul Curran 518
3 Sean Hargan 408
4 Gary Beckett 395
5 Liam Coyle 390

Senior international players to have played for Derry City

 Northern Ireland/ Ireland:

Name Caps Goals
Niall McGinn 50 3
Terry Cochrane 26 1
Billy Gillespie 25 13
Jobby Crossan 24 10
Shane Ferguson 22 1
Liam O'Kane 20 0
Paddy McCourt 18 2
Bobby Irvine 15 3
Paul Ramsey 14 0
Daniel Lafferty 13 0
Jim McLaughlin 12 6
Jimmy Kelly 11 4
David Campbell 10 0
Billy McCullough 10 0
Jimmy Hill 7 0
Bobby Browne 6 0
Gerry McElhinney 6 0
Terry Harkin 5 2
Rory Patterson 5 1
Sammy Curran 4 2
Fay Coyle 4 0
Felix Healy 4 0
Gerry Bowler 3 0
S.R. Russell 3 0
Johnny Campbell 2 0
Jimmy Elwood 2 0
Victor Hunter 2 0
Tony O'Doherty 2 0
Liam Coyle 1 0
Matt Doherty 1 0
Shaun Holmes 1 0

 Republic of Ireland/Ireland (Irish Free State):

Name Caps Goals
James McClean 39 3
David Kelly 26 9
David Forde 24 0
Alan Moore 8 0
Jackie Hennessy 5 0
Jimmy Kelly 4 0
Bobby Gilbert 1 0

 England:

Name Caps Goals
Luther Blissett 14 3
Dennis Tueart 6 2
Steve Williams 6 0
Alan Sunderland 1 0

 Scotland:

Name Caps Goals
Jimmy Delaney 15 6
Johnny McKenzie 9 0

 Libya:

Name Caps Goals
Éamon Zayed 8 1

 Trinidad and Tobago:

Name Caps Goals
Derek Phillips 6 0

 Zaire:

Name Caps Goals
Jose Mukendi ? ?

Competitive managerial records in the League of Ireland

Name Nationality From To Record
Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Win percentage
Jim Crossan Northern Ireland 1985 1985 1024491320%
Noel King20 Republic of Ireland 1985 1987 62437121445769%
Jim McLaughlin Northern Ireland 1987 1991 17797413934714155%
Roy Coyle Northern Ireland 1991 1993 974432211157145%
Tony O'Doherty Northern Ireland 1993 1994 56291413765252%
Felix Healy Northern Ireland 1994 1998 17173534526216943%
Kevin Mahon Republic of Ireland 1998 2003 20082516722521341%
Dermot Keely Republic of Ireland 2003 2003 111649189%
Gavin Dykes Republic of Ireland 2003 2004 3481313233024%
Peter Hutton24 Northern Ireland 2004 2004 12633101050%
Stephen Kenny Republic of Ireland 2004 2006 112256529181708058%
Pat Fenlon Republic of Ireland 2006 2007 18657161833%
Peter Hutton24 Northern Ireland 2007 2007 61327517%
John Robertson Scotland 2007 2007 220062100%
Stephen Kenny Republic of Ireland 2007 2011 112256529181708058%

^24 Acted as player-manager.
^25 Record includes two games - a win and a loss - against Dublin City which were expunged from the records after being contested.

Other records

References

  1. "Derry see off St Pat's in decider", BBC Sport Online. Retrieved 4 September 2006.
  2. "Derry win eircom League Cup final" BBC Sport Online. 18 September 2006.
  3. "Derry lose to Shels in title race", BBC Sport Online, 17 November 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2006.
  4. "UEFA Team Ranking 2010," Bert Kassies, 2007.
  5. "They were the First...", CityWeb, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-04.
  6. Mahon, Eddie (1998). Derry City FC, Guildhall Press, p. 124.
  7. "Derry edge a thriller", Paul O'Hehir, The Irish Times (Ireland.com), 3 December 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2006.

Further reading

  • Curran, Frank (1986). "The Derry City Story". Donegal Democrat. 
  • Platt, William Henry Walker (September 1986). "A History of Derry City Football Club, 1929-72". Platt.  ISBN 0-9501953-2-4, ISBN 978-0-9501953-2-2

External links

Official club site:

News and information sites:

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