Kevin Hector

Hector made his debut at Derby County in the year 1966 and went on to become on of the games most respected strikers, who survived Brian Clough’s purge in the year 1972 to set a club record of most appearances made. In total, he made 486 league appearances during his two spells playing at the Baseball ground and he was a member of the Derby side that won the league title in 1972 and 1975. He played for Derby County between 1966 and 1982.

Archie Gemmill

Gemmill cost Derby County £66,000 and he proved to be worth every penny. He developed in to one of the best midfielders in England while playing for the club and was arguably the quickest player in the English league. Gemmill helped the Rams win the league title twice in the 1970’s and in total spent 14 years playing for the club between 1970 and 1984. H also played his international football for Scotland, most notably scoring a stunning goal in a match against Holland in the 1978 world cup finals.