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As the season commences in celebration of the Football League's 125th Anniversary, research has revealed that Derby County conceded the first-ever Football League goal - away to Bolton Wanderers on Set 8th, 1888: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23397062 Bolton winger Kenny Davenport scored against the Rams within 3 minutes!
He added another - but the Rams ran out 6-3 winners....so DCFC were also the first team to hit their opponents for 6 in the League
Shame that Rams fans will miss the celebratory Saturday kick-off, with our curtain-raiser against Blackburn Rovers having been put back to Sunday afternoon for the benefit of Sky customers.
Six goals again on opening day would do nicely, though!