Derby County Vs Sheffield United: Rams Target First League Double Since 1995-96
Derby County can record their first league double over Sheffield United since 1995-96 if they avoid defeat in derby county vs sheffield united after winning 3-1 in November. That would close a 30-season gap since the last time they did it.
Jim Smith and the 1995-96 mark
The last Derby side to complete the double over Sheffield United did so under Jim Smith in 1995-96. This season, the November win gave Derby the opening they needed, and the return fixture now carries the chance to match that old standard rather than just protect a single result.
Derby have reached 20 Championship wins in 2025-26, their most in a season since 2018-19. They last won more than 20 league games in the division in 2015-16, when they finished with 21.
Sheffield United at Derby
Sheffield United’s recent trips to Derby have not been one-way traffic. They have won five of their last nine league visits to Pride Park and have taken 16 points from those nine games, with a record of four wins, one draw and three defeats.
That is a narrower pattern than the one that came before it. In the 33 league visits before that run, Sheffield United had managed four wins, five draws and 24 losses, so the recent sequence has already shifted the balance of the fixture at Derby.
Season finales for both clubs
Derby’s league form at the end of seasons has been steadier than the headline suggests. They have lost only one of their last seven Championship final games, and that defeat was a 1-0 loss to Cardiff in 2021-22.
Sheffield United have been even harder to beat at the end of their seasons outside the Premier League. They are unbeaten in their final league game across their last six seasons in that category, with four wins and two draws, and their last defeat came against Scunthorpe United in League One in 2015-16.
For Derby, the immediate target is simple: avoid defeat and the 1995-96 double belongs to a side that has waited three decades for it. For Sheffield United, the recent record at Pride Park says the trip has often been competitive, but the November loss has already handed Derby the edge they now want to finish off.
