It’s eleven days till the sleigh bells sound and as RamZone counts down to Christmas, we re-visit the best of the best Derby players as voted by you!

To celebrate the Rams 125th Anniversary in 2009, over the course of that year, DCFC carried out a monthly vote that was eventually to form the ‘All Time XI’.

Each month from the back of the field to the front, fans voted on their choice as their chosen starter from any era, for each position in a standard 4-4-2 formation.

The final month of December was reserved for the Manager, a vote that was never going to be in doubt (apologies to Billy D & Paul J!).

As part of our Christmas countdown with 11 days remaining till the big day we re-visit that star studded starting eleven below.

Click on each players name for a link to their ‘Wikipedia’ page so the long time fans can walk down memory lane, while you young whipper snappers can learn a thing or two about when men where men, Rams were Rams, men were Rams… (just get on with it – ed.).

With Eleven Days Till Christmas RamZone Gave To Me – 11 Of The Best!

Goalkeeper – Colin Boulton (1964 – 78) 

Left Back – David Nish (1972 – 79)

Centre Back – Roy McFarland (1967 – 81 & 83 - 84)

Centre Back – Igor Stimac (1995 – 99)

Right Back - Ron Webster (1960 – 78) 

Left Wing – Alan Hinton (1967 – 75)

Central Midfielder – Alan Durban (1963 – 73)

Central Midfielder – Archie Gemmil (1970 – 77 & 82 – 84)

Right Wing - Stefano Eranio (1997 – 2001)

Centre Forward – Kevin Hector (1966 – 78 & 80 – 82)

Centre Forward – Steve Bloomer (1892 – 1906 & 1910 – 14) 

Manager – Brian Clough (1966 – 73) 

Tomorrow: The 10 best you can get that finished in the net!

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