Bloomer Strips
Derby Midland Football Club
Note: photograph taken in the grounds of The Midland Hotel, Derby by photographers W.W. Winter Ltd. based at 45 Midland Road, Derby in season 1888-1889. Steve Bloomer is not in the line-up. He played one full game for 'Midland' on Friday 27th March 1891 before being transferred to Derby County during the closed season. Derby County briefly adopted Midland's strip which but with plain black shorts and socks unlike in the earlier photograph below. This happened as part of a deal between the two Clubs before Midland agreed to fold as a going concern. Midland had themselves done a similar thing to Derby when adopting this same strip from Derby Town Football Club, (the true forerunners of Derby County) whom they effectively forced out of business. This is also why for a very brief spell Derby County's reserve '2nd team' were re-named 'Derby Town' from their original reserve 2nd Team name of Derby Wanderers, in recognition of the defunct Derby Town Football Club.
Derby County reserves - 'Derby Town' (Home) 1891-1892
Derby County (Home) 1892-1893
Derby County (Home) 1893-1894
Barbara Robinson (Gt.Granddaughter of
John Goodall) with Goodall's original shirt
Barbara Robinson (Gt.Granddaughter of
John Goodall) with Goodall's original shirt
Derby County (Home) 1894-1895
Derby County (Home) 1895-1896
Derby County (Home) 1896-1897
Derby County (Home) 1897-1898 to 1898-1899
(Note: 1899-1900 to 1900-1901 unavailable)
(Note: 1899-1900 to 1900-1901 unavailable)
Derby County (Home) 1901-1902 to 1903-1904
Derby County (Home) 1904-1905
Derby County (Home) 1905-1906
Middlesbrough (Home) 1905-1906 to 1907-1908
Middlesbrough (Home) 1908-1909
Middlesbrough (Home) 1909-1910
Derby County (Home) 1910-1911 to 1911-1912
Bloomer's first match back was v. Lincoln City (H)
1st October 1910. Derby won 5-0 (Bloomer 2 (1Pen))
Bloomer's first match back was v. Lincoln City (H)
1st October 1910. Derby won 5-0 (Bloomer 2 (1Pen))
Derby County (Home) 1912-1913
Derby County (Home) 1913-14 to 1914-1915
International Strips
Derby County and England Captain John Goodall's 1888 shirt
England 1895-1900
England 1895 Note: the image was taken before Bloomer's
debut match against Ireland at the Racecourse Ground,
Derby on the 9th March 1895 (Bloomer middle row 3rd from left).
debut match against Ireland at the Racecourse Ground,
Derby on the 9th March 1895 (Bloomer middle row 3rd from left).
Steve Bloomer 1896
England 1900 - 1907
Football League 'Inter-League' October 1905
(image not Bloomer)
(image not Bloomer)
