Section 1 (Where it all began)
The original colours of Derby County were those of the County Cricket club, who saw football as a way of making money, so the idea that football was always community based may not be a correct one.
The original colours were amber, chocolate and blue.
Please enjoy the kit history.
1890 Home this kit appears to be black but one thing is clear the shirts are exactly that
1892 wearing stripes Legend Steve Bloomer (When wil he be properly honored by Derby County)
1899 and the apparently white shirts that we are used to. It was at this point in reviewng the history that I realised that there were no badges on the shirts
1904-5 The change between plain white and stripes seems to be the norm in these early years perhaps the lack of replica shirt industry and tradition had something to do with this?
1906-7 back to white again
1909-10 The stripes are back in this print
1910-11 this is a mixture and possibly includes training kit - it appears to be a less formal photo
1919 - nine years on and white is the order of the day
1922-23 The stripes are back and this explains possibly why stripes were considered for the 1989 away kit
1922 Goalkeeper Ben Olney shows the true meaning of the origin of keepers Jersey
Could you imagine some of today's prima donnas turning out in this kit?
1925-26 White is here again but there is still no signs of a badge - yet England shirts of the same period were displayed, so when did 'badging' become popular?
1932-33 white shirts but the shorts appear to be a mixture so again perhaps a less formal photo
1946 The victorious FA Cup final team in white and the first appearance I can find of the club badge (at this time a shield containing the letters DCFC and the black rams head)
1948 a rare coloured print shows Johnny Morris in action
1948 a black and white photo but it shows the brilliant Bert Mozley so had to be included
1965-66 All white kit here as we move forward, may explain why a bloke in the 60's used to shout "Come on you Lillywhites!"
1968-69 This kit is what a lot of fans think of as traditional and at the start of the Cloughie era for those who were there to witness it invokes many memories. The shield on the badge has been removed along with the lettering and just the black head of the Ram remains
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