September 17 – The Buddies Hit Europe and Derby’s Day

St Mirren hit the road and Derby peak far, far too early in today’s trip down memory lane.

1980 – The Buddies Hit Europe
WHEN you think of Scottish football in Europe, most people’s thoughts go straight to the Old Firm plugging away in the Champions League. Every few years though, you’ll get a fairytale story of a minnow making it onto Europe’s big stage. Back in 1980 it was the turn of St. Mirren, who were packing their bags for their longest ever away-day. Click here to find out where they went.

2007 – Derby’s Day
IT’S always bad news when your season peaks in the middle of September, and that’s exactly what happened to Derby County today in 2007. When the final whistle blew at the end of their match with Newcastle United, little did the Rams know that this would be their only three-point haul of the season. Read the whole sorry story here.

The poor fools. Little did they know what they were letting themselves in for.