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2024–25 Derby County F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is Derby County's 126th season in the Football League and their 55th in the second tier of English football. It is their first season in the Championship since 2022 following their promotion as runners-up in League One in the previous campaign. They will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup, and will enter in the 3rd round and 1st round respectively.

Derby County
2024–25 season
OwnerDavid Clowes
Head CoachPaul Warne
StadiumPride Park Stadium
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Review

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Pre-season

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1st July saw the start of pre-season for the 2024/25 campaign, with the players returning to training after the summer break. As 30th June had seen the final day of a number of players contracts, 1st July also saw the official departure of Dwight Gayle, Conor Hourihane, Scott Loach, Korey Smith, Martyn Waghorn, and Joe Wildsmith from the first team as had been announced via the release of the club's retained list six-weeks previously.[1] Louie Sibley joined Oxford United following his rejection of a new contract.[2][3] Conversely, Corey Blackett-Taylor saw his loan deal from Charlton Athletic become a permanent deal[4], and Ben Osborn joined on a free from Sheffield United.[5] The third and fourth signings of the summer followed the next day, with Kayden Jackson arriving on a free transfer following his release by Ipswich Town[6] and Jerry Yates coming in on a season-long loan from Swansea City.[7]

First-team Squad

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As of 2 July 2024 [1]

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

No. Name Position Nationality 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
?? Ben Osborn CM   (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 29) Sheffield United 2024 Free 2026
Forwards
7 Tom Barkhuizen LW   (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 31) Preston North End 2022 Free 2025
9 James Collins CF   (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 33)   Cardiff City 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
?? Kayden Jackson FW   (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 (age 30) Ipswich Town 2024 Free 2026
?? Jerry Yates FW   (1996-11-10) 10 November 1996 (age 27) Swansea City 2024 Loan 2025

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref
1 July 2024[a] RW   Corey Blackett-Taylor   Charlton Athletic Free [4]
1 July 2024[b] CM   Ben Osborn   Sheffield United Free [5]
2 July 2024 CF   Kayden Jackson   Ipswich Town Free [6]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 22 January, and would become official on July 1 once his Charlton Athletic contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 28 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Sheffield United contract expired

Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
2 July 2024 CF   Jerry Yates   Swansea City End of Season [7]

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CM   Conor Hourihane   Barnsley 1 July 2024 [1][8]
30 June 2024 CM   Louie Sibley   Oxford United 3 July 2024 [2][3]
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 AM   Charlie Lindsay [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]
30 June 2024 CM   Bradley Johnson
Retired
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30 June 2024 GK   Scott Loach
Retired
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Pre-season and friendlies

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On 11 May, the club announced a return to Alicante for a weeks training camp and a friendly against Stockport County.[10] Two days later, Derby announced they would travel to Matlock Town for the opening pre-season fixture.[11] A third fixture was later added to the schedule, against Chesterfield.[12] On 6 June, a visit to Shrewsbury Town was also confirmed.[13] A fifth friendly was later announced, versus Barnsley.[14]

  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
24 July 2024 Friendly Chesterfield v Derby County Chesterfield
19:30 BST Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
27 July 2024 Friendly Shrewsbury Town v Derby County Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Stadium: New Meadow
31 July 2024 Friendly Barnsley v Derby County Barnsley
19:45 BST Stadium: Oakwell

Competitions

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Championship

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Championship

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Burnley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Leeds United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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)[15]


Results summary

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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

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On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.[16]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2024 1 Blackburn Rovers v Derby County Blackburn
20:00 BST Stadium: Ewood Park
17 August 2024 2 Derby County v Middlesbrough Derby
12:30 BST Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[17]
24 August 2024 3 Watford v Derby County Watford
15:00 BST Stadium: Vicarage Road
31 August 2024 4 Derby County v Bristol City Derby
15:00 BST Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
14 September 2024 5 Derby County v Cardiff City Derby
15:00 BST Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
21 September 2024 6 Sheffield United v Derby County Sheffield
15:00 BST Stadium: Bramall Lane
28 September 2024 7 Derby County v Norwich City Derby
12:30 BST Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[17]

FA Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Derby being drawn at home against Chesterfield.[18]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Derby County v Chesterfield Derby
19:45 BST Stadium: Pride Park Stadium

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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
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 Osborn 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   IRL James Collins 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW   ENG Kayden Jackson 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
— FW   ENG Jerry Yates (on loan from Swansea City) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Derby County Retained List: 2023/24 Season". Derby County FC. 18 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Player Departure:Sibley moves on following expiry of contract". Derby County. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Oxford United sign Derby midfielder Sibley". BBC Sport. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Blackett-Taylor joins Derby as first January signing". Derby County F.C. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Derby-Born Osborn Becomes First Summer Signing". Derby County FC. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b "NEW SIGNING: Forward Jackson Arrives To Add To Derby's Attacking Options". Derby County F.C. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Rams Land Swansea Forward Yates On Season-Long Loan". Derby County FC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Conor Hourihane Rejoins The Reds". Barnsley F.C. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Former Watford, Ipswich Town, Rotherham United and Chesterfield goalkeeper announces retirement". Derbyshire Times. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Rams To Return To Spain And Face Stockport As Part Of 2024/25 Preparations". Derby County FC. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Derby To Visit Matlock In Opening Pre-Season Fixture". Derby County FC. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Derby To Make Chesterfield Pre-Season Visit". Derby County FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Shrewsbury To Provide Pre-Season Test For Rams". Derby County FC. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Derby To Visit Barnsley In Pre-Season". Derby County FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  15. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Derby at Blackburn and Blades visit Preston to start Championship". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Derby's Early Season TV Games Confirmed". Derby County FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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