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Derby Midland F.C.

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Derby Midland
Full nameDerby Midland Football Club
Nickname(s)the Railwaymen[1]
Founded1881
Dissolved1891
GroundMidland Station
LeagueMidland Football League
1890–91Midland Football League, 4th

Derby Midland F.C. were an English football club, in existence from 1881 until 1891. However, the first known match played by Derby Midland Club was a game of 15 each side against Wirksworth Football Club in 1873.[2]

The club were founder members of the Midland Football League in 1889. They finished second in 1889–90 and fourth in 1890–91. In the FA Cup, they progressed to the third round in 1883–84 and the second round in 1885-86 and 1889–90. In 1891, the club merged with Derby County, who were playing in the Football League.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Birmingham Excelsior v Derby Midland". Derby Daily Telegraph: 3. 3 December 1883.
  2. ^ Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald, 6th December 1873, p8
  3. ^ "Football Club History Database - Derby Midland".