2024–25 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County
2024–25 season
Owner	David Clowes
Head Coach	Paul Warne
Stadium	Pride Park Stadium
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 141st season in the history of Derby County Football Club and their first season back in the Championship since the 2021–22 season, following the club's promotion from League One in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

First-team Squad[edit]

As of 18 May 2024 ^[1]

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed	Fee	Contract ends
Goalkeepers
31	Josh Vickers	GK	(1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 28)	Rotherham United	2023	Free	2026
Defenders
2	Kane Wilson	RB	(2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 24)	Bristol City	2023	Undisclosed	2025
3	Craig Forsyth	LB	(1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 (age 35)	Watford	2013	£150,000	2025
5	Sonny Bradley	CB	(1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 32)	Luton Town	2023	Free	2025
6	Eiran Cashin	CB	(2001-11-09) 9 November 2001 (age 22)	Academy	2018	—	2027
20	Callum Elder	LB	(1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 29)	Hull City	2023	Free	2026
24	Ryan Nyambe	RB	(1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 (age 26)	Free Agent	2023	—	2025
34	Jake Rooney	CB	(2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 20)	Burnley	2022	Free	2026
35	Curtis Nelson	CB	(1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 31)	Blackpool	2023	Free	2025
Midfielders
16	Liam Thompson	DM	(2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 22)	Academy	2018	—	2025
22	Tyrese Fornah	CM	(1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 24)	Nottingham Forest	2023	Undisclosed	2025
23	Joe Ward	RM	(1995-08-22) 22 August 1995 (age 28)	Peterborough United	2023	Free	2026
26	Darren Robinson	DM	(2004-12-29) 29 December 2004 (age 19)	Dungannon Swifts	2021	Undisclosed	2026
Forwards
7	Tom Barkhuizen	LW	(1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 30)	Preston North End	2022	Free	2025
11	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	RW	(1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32)	Sheffield Wednesday	2022	Free	2026
14	Conor Washington	CF	(1992-05-18) 18 May 1992 (age 32)	Rotherham United	2023	Undisclosed	2025
27	Corey Blackett-Taylor	RW	(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 26)	Charlton Athletic	2024	Free	2027

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref
1 July 2024 ^[a]	RW	Corey Blackett-Taylor	Charlton Athletic	Free	^[2]

^ The transfer was announced on 22 January, to be completed on 1 July

Out[edit]

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref

Loaned in[edit]

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref

Loaned out[edit]

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref

Released[edit]

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref
30 June 2024	CM	Jack Bates			^[1]
30 June 2024	CF	Dwight Gayle			^[1]
30 June 2024	LW	Alex Gibson-Hammond			^[1]
30 June 2024	CM	Conor Hourihane			^[1]
30 June 2024	CM	Bradley Johnson	Retired	—	^[1]
30 June 2024	AM	Charlie Lindsay			^[1]
30 June 2024	GK	Scott Loach			^[1]
30 June 2024	RB	Callum Moore			^[1]
30 June 2024	RW	Eno Nto			^[1]
30 June 2024	RB	Kwaku Oduroh			^[1]
30 June 2024	CF	Owen Oseni			^[1]
30 June 2024	RW	Carlos Richards			^[1]
30 June 2024	GK	Lewis Ridd			^[1]
30 June 2024	CM	Korey Smith			^[1]
30 June 2024	CF	Martyn Waghorn			^[1]
30 June 2024	GK	Joe Wildsmith			^[1]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

On 11 May, the club announced a return to Alicante for a weeks training camp and a friendly against Stockport County.^[3] Two days later, Derby announced they would travel to Matlock Town for the opening pre-season fixture.^[4]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

12 July 2024 Friendly	Matlock Town	v	Derby County	Matlock
19:45 BST				Stadium: Causeway Lane

19 July 2024 Friendly	Stockport County	v	Derby County	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
11:00 CEST (10:00 BST)				Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Competitions[edit]

Championship[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Burnley	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4	Cardiff City
5	Coventry City
6	Derby County
7	Hull City
8	Luton Town
9	Middlesbrough

First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)^[5]

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

FA Cup[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
—	GK	ENG	Harry Evans	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	GK	ENG	Josh Vickers	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Defenders
—	DF	ENG	Max Bardell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Sonny Bradley	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	IRL	Eiran Cashin	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	AUS	Callum Elder	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	SCO	Craig Forsyth	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Riley Moloney	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Curtis Nelson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	NAM	Ryan Nyambe	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Jake Rooney	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Kane Wilson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Midfielders
—	MF	SLE	Tyrese Fornah	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Ben Radcliffe	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	NIR	Darren Robinson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Liam Thompson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Joe Ward	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Forwards
—	FW	ENG	Tom Barkhuizen	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Corey Blackett-Taylor	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	JAM	Dajaune Brown	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	GUA	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	NIR	Conor Washington	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Derby County Retained List: 2023/24 Season". Derby County F.C. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
^ "Blackett-Taylor joins Derby as first January signing". Derby County F.C. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
^ "Rams To Return To Spain And Face Stockport As Part Of 2024/25 Preparations". Derby County FC. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "Derby To Visit Matlock In Opening Pre-Season Fixture". Derby County FC. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[2] The transfer was announced on 22 January, to be completed on 1 July

[retainedList-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Derby County Retained List: 2023/24 Season". Derby County F.C. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

[3] "Blackett-Taylor joins Derby as first January signing". Derby County F.C. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

[4] "Rams To Return To Spain And Face Stockport As Part Of 2024/25 Preparations". Derby County FC. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[5] "Derby To Visit Matlock In Opening Pre-Season Fixture". Derby County FC. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[EFL_Regulationsb23-24-6] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

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