Central League winner's medal awarded to a Derby County player in season 1935-36, 9ct. gold, Birmingham, 1936, by Vaughton & Sons Ltd., obverse with

Central League winner's medal awarded to a Derby County player in season 1935-36, 9ct. gold, Birmingham, 1936, by Vaughton & Sons Ltd., obverse with central blue enamelled crest surrounded by THE CENTRAL LEAGUE, reverse engraved with DERBY COUNTY WINNERS 1935-36 surrounded by a laurel leaf wreath, of circular form with suspension ring, diameter 28mm., weight 18gr., with original fitted case, the lid with gilt tooling THE CENTRAL LEAGUE, the interior with makers label in gilt The original recipient of this medal is unknown. The Central League was formed in 1911 and originally had a mixture of Football League club reserve teams and other clubs' first teams. When the Football League formed a Third Division North in 1921, all the first teams playing in the Central League were elected to that and since then The Central League has consisted solely of reserve teams. This was a first time Derby County won this title, winning again in 1971-72 before the split into two divisions in 1982, where they won again 1985-86.