This is a list of seasons played by Derbyshire County Cricket Club in English cricket, from the club's formation in 1870.

Early years 1871–1887

Derbyshire played their first matches in 1871. For the first three years their only opponents were Lancashire. When Kent joined in 1874, by a quirk of scoring which was based on games lost, they were County Champion. The club was bedevilled by financial problems, and in 1888 the sporting press decided no longer to accord them first-class status.

Season Pld W L D Captain Most runs Most wickets Wicket keeper 1871 2 1 1 0 Samuel Richardson Unwin Sowter Dove Gregory Samuel Richardson 1872 2 0 2 0 Samuel Richardson Thomas Attenborough Dove Gregory Samuel Richardson 1873 2 0 0 2 Samuel Richardson William Curgenven William Mycroft Samuel Richardson 1874 4 3 0 1 Samuel Richardson George Frost William Mycroft Samuel Richardson 1875 7 2 4 1 Samuel Richardson Thomas Foster William Mycroft Alfort Smith 1876 7 3 4 0 Robert Smith John Platts William Mycroft Alfort Smith 1877 9 5 3 1 Robert Smith John Platts William Mycroft Alfort SmithThomas Mycroft 1878 12 3 8 1 Robert Smith Robert Smith William Mycroft Alfort Smith 1879 7 2 5 0 Robert Smith Thomas Foster William Mycroft Alfort Smith 1880 10 2 7 1 Robert Smith Thomas Foster William Mycroft Alfort Smith 1881 9 2 6 1 Robert Smith Ludford Docker William Mycroft James Disney 1882 8 1 7 0 Robert Smith Thomas Foster William Mycroft James Disney 1883 10 2 6 2 Robert Smith Wallis Evershed William CropperJames Brelsford James Disney 1884 12 1 11 0 Ludford Docker Frank Sugg William CropperJoseph Marlow Thomas Mycroft 1885 11 3 6 2 Edmund Maynard Frank Sugg William CropperFrank Shacklock James Disney 1886 11 1 9 1 Edmund Maynard William Chatterton William Cropper"GG" Walker James Disney 1887 7 0 7 0 William Chatterton George Davidson George Davidson James Disney

Wilderness years 1888–1893

From 1888, Derbyshire's matches were not accorded first-class status. However the club continued to play first-class counties and most of the players carried on with the club. In 1891, the County Championship was established and four years later Derbyshire were invited to join.

Season Pld W L D Captain Most runs Most wickets Wicket keeper 1888 12 3 9 0 William Chatterton William Chatterton John Hulme James Disney 1889 11 3 5 3 William Chatterton William Chatterton George Davidson James Disney 1890 14 7 5 2 Fred Spofforth Levi Wright George Davidson No regular keeper 1891 13 6 4 3 Sydney Evershed William Chatterton George Davidson William Storer 1892 13 5 7 1 Sydney Evershed Harry Bagshaw George Davidson William Storer 1893 16 7 6 3 Sydney Evershed Harry Bagshaw George Davidson William Storer

First-class and County Championships 1894–1962

In 1894 Derbyshire's matches were accorded first-class status. However the club did not compete in the County Championship until the following year when it sealed its place by coming 5th.

Season Pld W L D CCpos Captain Most runs Most wickets Wicket keeper 1894 11 6 4 1 X Sydney Evershed George Davidson George Davidson William Storer 1895 17 6 4 7 5 Sydney Evershed William Chatterton George Davidson William Storer 1896 17 4 6 7 7 Sydney Evershed William Storer John Hulme William Storer 1897 17 0 10 7 14 Sydney Evershed Levi Wright George Davidson William Storer 1898 17 3 6 8 9 Sydney Evershed William Storer George Davidson William Storer 1899 20 3 10 7 15 Samuel Hill Wood Levi Wright John Hulme William Storer 1900 21 3 8 10 13 Samuel Hill Wood William Storer John Hulme William Storer 1901 24 0 16 8 15 Samuel Hill Wood Levi Wright Billy Bestwick William Storer 1902 20 5 8 7 10 Albert Lawton Maynard Ashcroft Billy Bestwick Joe Humphries 1903 19 5 9 5 12 Albert Lawton Levi Wright Billy Bestwick Joe Humphries 1904 22 7 9 6 10 Maynard Ashcroft Charles Ollivierre Arnold Warren Joe Humphries 1905 22 3 16 3 14 Albert Lawton Levi Wright Billy Bestwick Joe Humphries 1906 22 3 18 1 16 Levi Wright Levi Wright Billy Bestwick Joe Humphries 1907 24 2 19 3 16 Levi Wright Levi Wright Samuel Cadman Joe Humphries 1908 23 5 14 4 14 Reginald Rickman Ernest Needham Billy Bestwick Joe Humphries 1909 23 2 16 5 15 Reginald Rickman Samuel Cadman Arnold Warren Joe Humphries 1910 22 2 14 6 15 John Chapman Ernest Needham Arthur Morton Joe Humphries 1911 18 2 13 3 14 John Chapman Samuel Cadman Arnold Warren Joe Humphries 1912 20 2 8 10 12 John Chapman Samuel Cadman Arthur Morton Joe Humphries 1913 18 4 10 4 13 Richard Baggallay Leonard Oliver Thomas Forrester Joe Humphries 1914 20 5 12 3 12 Richard Baggallay Arthur Morton Tom Forrester Joe Humphries 1919 15 4 9 2 9 Richard Baggallay Leonard Oliver Billy Bestwick George Beet 1920 18 0 17 1 16 John Chapman Leonard Oliver Arthur Morton George BeetHarry Elliott 1921 20 5 12 3 12 George Buckston Samuel Cadman Billy Bestwick Harry Elliott 1922 22 6 10 6 11 Guy Jackson Samuel Cadman Arthur Morton Harry Elliott 1923 23 4 7 12 10 Guy Jackson Wilfred Hill-Wood Billy Bestwick Harry Elliott 1924 25 0 14 11 17 Guy Jackson Guy Jackson Billy Bestwick Harry Elliott 1925 24 5 12 7 14 Guy Jackson Garnet Lee Arthur Morton Harry Elliott 1926 25 5 7 13 11 Guy Jackson Harry Storer Stan Worthington Harry Elliott 1927 25 8 4 13 5 Guy Jackson Archibald Slater Garnet Lee Harry Elliott 1928 29 6 8 15 10 Guy Jackson Harry Storer Leslie Townsend Harry Elliott 1929 30 11 6 13 7 Guy Jackson Harry Storer Tommy Mitchell Harry Elliott 1930 29 7 9 13 9 Guy Jackson Harry Storer Tommy Mitchell Harry Elliott 1931 29 7 6 16 7 Arthur Richardson Denis Smith Archibald Slater Harry Elliott 1932 29 7 8 14 10 Arthur Richardson Denis Smith Tommy Mitchell Harry Elliott 1933 29 11 11 7 6 Arthur Richardson Leslie Townsend Tommy Mitchell Harry Elliott 1934 29 12 7 10 3 Arthur Richardson Denis Smith Tommy Mitchell Harry Elliott 1935 29 16 7 6 2 Arthur Richardson Denis Smith Tommy Mitchell Harry Elliott 1936 30 15 4 11 1 Arthur Richardson Stan WorthingtonLeslie Townsend Bill Copson Harry Elliott 1937 29 15 6 8 3 Robin Buckston Denis Smith Tommy Mitchell Harry Elliott 1938 29 11 6 12 5 Robin Buckston Stan Worthington Tommy Mitchell Harry Elliott 1939 30 11 7 12 9 Robin Buckston Denis Smith Bill Copson Harry Elliott 1946 27 5 13 9 15 Gilbert Hodgkinson Denis Smith Cliff Gladwin Denis Smith 1947 28 12 10 6 5 Edward Gothard Charlie Elliott Cliff Gladwin Denis Smith 1948 27 11 7 9 6 Edward Gothard Charlie Elliott Cliff Gladwin George Dawkes 1949 27 6 14 7 15 David Skinner Charlie Elliott Cliff Gladwin George Dawkes 1950 30 8 9 13 5 Pat Vaulkhard Alan Revill Dusty Rhodes George Dawkes 1951 29 5 7 17 11 Guy Willatt Charlie Elliott Cliff Gladwin George Dawkes 1952 29 11 8 10 4 Guy Willatt Charlie Elliott Cliff Gladwin George Dawkes 1953 30 9 7 14 6 Guy Willatt Arnold Hamer Cliff Gladwin George Dawkes 1954 30 12 6 12 3 Guy Willatt Arnold Hamer Cliff Gladwin George Dawkes 1955 30 10 10 10 8 Donald Carr Arnold Hamer Cliff Gladwin George Dawkes 1956 30 7 7 16 12 Donald Carr Charles Lee Les Jackson George Dawkes 1957 30 11 9 10 4 Donald Carr Arnold Hamer Les Jackson George Dawkes 1958 30 10 9 11 5 Donald Carr Charles Lee Les Jackson George Dawkes 1959 30 13 6 11 7 Donald Carr Donald Carr Les Jackson George Dawkes 1960 31 10 10 11 5 Donald Carr Laurie Johnson Les Jackson George Dawkes 1961 31 10 9 12 7 Donald Carr Laurie Johnson Harold Rhodes George DawkesBob Taylor 1962 30 9 6 15 7 Donald Carr Laurie Johnson Les Jackson Bob Taylor

New competitions 1963–1998

In the 1960s, to revitalise the game, various competitions were introduced and Derbyshire participated in these. The Gillette Cup – later The National Westminster Bank Trophy – began in 1963 as a knock-out (KO) competition, The John Player League – later the National League began in 1969 as a one-day competition. The Benson & Hedges Cup competition began in 1972 as a limited overs (LO) knock-out competition with preliminary groups.

SeasonFirst-classCCposOne Day LeagueKOLOCaptainMost runsMost wicketsWicket keeperPWLDPWLNRNL pos 1963 31 3 15 13 17 QF Charles Lee Charles Lee Harold Rhodes Bob Taylor 1964 30 5 9 16 12 R1 Charles Lee Derek Morgan Brian Jackson Bob Taylor 1965 30 9 9 12 9 R2 Derek Morgan Ian Hall Brian Jackson Bob Taylor 1966 30 9 13 8 9 R2 Derek Morgan John Harvey Harold Rhodes Bob Taylor 1967 30 6 6 18 6 R2 Derek Morgan David Smith Harold Rhodes Bob Taylor 1968 30 6 6 18 8 R2 Derek Morgan David Smith Harold Rhodes Bob Taylor 1969 26 3 5 18 16 16 5 10 1 15 RU Derek Morgan Peter Gibbs Harold Rhodes Bob Taylor 1970 25 7 7 11 7 16 11 5 0 3 R2 Ian Buxton 1971 26 1 6 19 17 16 7 8 1 11 R2 Ian Buxton Ian Hall Philip Russell Bob Taylor 1972 22 2 5 15 17 16 7 7 2 9 R2 Grp Ian Buxton 1973 23 3 11 8 16 16 5 8 3 12 R2 Grp Brian Bolus Brian Bolus Venkat Bob Taylor 1974 22 2 7 13 17 16 4 11 1 15 R1 Grp Brian Bolus 1975 23 7 8 8 15 16 7 8 1 9 SF Grp Bob Taylor 1976 23 6 8 9 15 16 7 9 – 12 QF Grp Bob Taylor Eddie Barlow Geoff Miller Bob Taylor 1977 23 7 3 13 7 16 6 8 2 9 QF Grp Eddie Barlow 1978 24 3 7 14 14 16 6 7 3 8 R2 RU Eddie Barlow Alan Hill Eddie Barlow Bob Taylor 1979 24 1 6 17 16 16 4 9 3 16 R2 SF Geoff Miller 1980 23 4 4 15 9 16 8 7 1 6 R2 Grp Geoff Miller 1981 23 4 7 12 12 16 10 5 1 4 W Grp Geoff Miller Peter Kirsten Paul Newman Bob Taylor 1982 23 4 4 15 11 16 6 9 1 12 R2 QF Barry Wood 1983 24 7 5 12 9 16 7 5 4 6 R2 Grp Barry Wood Kim Barnett Ole Mortensen Bob Taylor 1984 25 4 7 14 12 16 4 11 1 17 R2 Grp Kim Barnett 1985 25 3 9 13 13 16 8 5 3 4 R1 SF Kim Barnett 1986 25 5 5 15 11 16 7 9 0 9 R2 QF Kim Barnett John Morris Michael Holding Chris Marples 1987 25 7 5 13 6 16 8 4 4 5 QF Grp Kim Barnett 1988 24 5 3 15 15 16 5 8 3 12 QF RU Kim Barnett Kim Barnett Michael Holding Bernie Maher 1989 24 6 7 11 6 16 9 6 1 5 R2 Grp Kim Barnett 1990 24 7 8 9 12 16 12 3 1 1 R2 Grp Kim Barnett Kim Barnett Ian Bishop Karl Krikken 1991 25 9 5 11 3 16 5 11 0 15 R1 Grp Kim Barnett 1992 24 7 6 11 5 17 7 9 1 13 R2 Grp Kim Barnett 1993 19 4 7 8 15 17 7 8 2 11 R2 W Kim Barnett John Morris Devon Malcolm Karl Krikken 1994 18 5 9 4 17 17 8 7 2 8 QF QF Kim Barnett 1995 19 5 11 3 14 17 7 6 4 8 QF Grp Kim Barnett 1996 20 10 3 7 2 17 7 7 3 11 QF Grp Dean Jones 1997 20 5 9 6 16 17 4 9 4 14 QF Grp Dean Jones Kim Barnett Devon Malcolm Karl Krikken 1998 19 6 7 6 10 17 6 8 3 15 RU Grp Dominic Cork

Divisions 1999–2009

In 1999, the National League was split into two divisions, followed by the County Championship in 2000. The National Westminster Bank Trophy became the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy and then the Friends Provident Trophy. The league had various appellations until it became the National League. The Benson & Hedges Competition was dropped in 2002 and the Twenty20 competition substituted in 2003.

SeasonFirst-classCCposOne Day LeagueKOLOCaptainMost runsMost wicketsWicket keeperPWLDPWLNRNL pos 1999 17 7 8 2 9 16 4 10 2 2/8 R4 Dominic Cork 2000 18 2 7 9 1/9 16 2 13 1 2/9 R4 Grp Dominic Cork 2001 17 1 9 7 2/9 16 4 12 0 2/9 R3 Grp Dominic Cork 2002 18 8 7 3 2/6 16 8 7 1 2/4 R3 Grp Dominic Cork Kevin Dean 2003 17 2 11 4 2/9 18 8 8 2 2/6 SF Grp Dominic Cork Michael Di Venuto Graeme Welch Luke Sutton 2004 18 2 7 9 2/8 18 5 12 1 2/9 R2 Grp Luke Sutton Hassan Adnan Graeme Welch Luke Sutton 2005 17 1 8 8 2/9 18 9 7 2 2/5 R2 QF Luke Sutton Michael di Venuto Graeme Welch Luke Sutton 2006 18 4 5 9 2/5 8 1 6 1 2/8 N5 Grp Graeme Welch Michael Di Venuto Steffan Jones James Pipe 2007 17 3 5 9 2/6 8 1 7 0 2/8 N8 Grp Simon Katich Simon Katich Tom Lungley James Pipe 2008 18 4 4 10 2/6 8 1 6 1 2/8 Grp Grp Rikki Clarke Chris Rogers Graham Wagg James Pipe 2009 16 2 3 11 2/6 8 2 4 2 2/8 Grp Grp Chris Rogers Chris Rogers Tim Groenewald James Pipe

Three competitions 2010 onwards

Two new competitions were introduced for the 2010 cricket season. These were the Clydesdale Bank 40 and the Friends Provident t20. These replaced the Pro40 League, the Friends Provident Trophy and the Twenty20 competitions.