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

Review

Pre-season

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]

After this flurry, the next signing came a week later, with dutch midfielder Kenzo Goudmijn joining from AZ Alkmaar;[8] a week after that Gambian midfielder Ebou Adams, a popular loanee in the promotion campaign the previous season, signed on a permanent deal from Cardiff City.[9]

First-team Squad

As of 9 August 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
13 Rohan Luthra GK England (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 29) Unattached 2024 Free 2025
31 Josh Vickers GK England (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 29) Rotherham United 2023 Free 2026
Defenders
2 Kane Wilson RB England (2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 24) Bristol City 2023 Undisclosed 2025
3 Craig Forsyth LB Scotland (1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 (age 35) Watford 2013 £150,000 2025
5 Sonny Bradley CB England (1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 33) Luton Town 2023 Free 2025
6 Eiran Cashin CB Republic of Ireland (2001-11-09) 9 November 2001 (age 23) Academy 2018 — 2027
20 Callum Elder LB Australia (1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 29) Hull City 2023 Free 2026
21 Jake Rooney CB England (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 21) Burnley 2022 Free 2026
24 Ryan Nyambe RB Namibia (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 (age 27) Free Agent 2023 — 2027
35 Curtis Nelson CB England (1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 31) Blackpool 2023 Free 2025
Midfielders
4 David Ozoh DM England (2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 (age 19) Crystal Palace 2024 Loan 2025
8 Ben Osborn CM England (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 30) Sheffield United 2024 Free 2026
16 Liam Thompson DM England (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 22) Academy 2018 — 2025
17 Kenzo Goudmijn CM Netherlands (2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 (age 22) Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 2024 Undisclosed 2028
22 Tyrese Fornah CM Sierra Leone (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 25) Nottingham Forest 2023 Undisclosed 2025
23 Joe Ward RM England (1995-08-22) 22 August 1995 (age 29) Peterborough United 2023 Free 2026
26 Darren Robinson DM Northern Ireland (2004-12-29) 29 December 2004 (age 19) Northern Ireland Dungannon Swifts 2021 Undisclosed 2026
32 Ebou Adams CM The Gambia (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 28) Wales Cardiff City 2024 Undisclosed 2027
Forwards
7 Tom Barkhuizen LW England (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 31) Preston North End 2022 Free 2025
9 James Collins CF Republic of Ireland (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 34) Wales Cardiff City 2022 Free 2025
10 Jerry Yates CF England (1996-11-10) 10 November 1996 (age 28) Wales Swansea City 2024 Loan 2025
11 Nathaniel Mendez-Laing RW Guatemala (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32) Sheffield Wednesday 2022 Free 2026
14 Conor Washington CF Northern Ireland (1992-05-18) 18 May 1992 (age 32) Rotherham United 2023 Undisclosed 2025
19 Kayden Jackson CF England (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 (age 30) Ipswich Town 2024 Free 2026
27 Corey Blackett-Taylor RW England (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27) Charlton Athletic 2024 Free 2027
39 Dajaune Brown CF England (2005-10-16) 16 October 2005 (age 19) Academy 2023 — 2026

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref
1 July 2024[a] RW England Corey Blackett-Taylor England Charlton Athletic Free [4]
1 July 2024[b] CM England Ben Osborn England Sheffield United Free [5]
2 July 2024 CF England Kayden Jackson England Ipswich Town Free [6]
10 July 2024 CM Netherlands Kenzo Goudmijn Netherlands AZ Alkmaar Undisclosed [8]
11 July 2024 CF England Emmanuel Ilesanmi[c] England Harrogate Town Free [10]
11 July 2024 CM England Jerome Richards[c] England Enfield Town Free [10]
11 July 2024 DM Norway Morten Spencer[c] England Leeds United Free [10]
11 July 2024 CM England Alex Stepien-Iwumene[c] England Southampton Free [10]
17 July 2024 CM The Gambia Ebou Adams Wales Cardiff City Undisclosed [9]
26 July 2024 DM Republic of Ireland Freddie Turley[c] Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers Free [11]
7 August 2024 GK England Rohan Luthra Wales Cardiff City Free [12]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 22 January, and would become official on 1 July once his Charlton Athletic contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 28 June, and would become official on 1 July once his Sheffield United contract expired
  3. ^ a b c d e Signed initially for the Under-21s

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
2 July 2024 CF England Jerry Yates Wales Swansea City End of Season [7]
24 July 2024 DM England David Ozoh England Crystal Palace End of Season [13]

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref
1 July 2024 CF England Tony Weston England Boston United 31 December 2024 [14]

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CM Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane England Barnsley 1 July 2024 [1][15]
30 June 2024 CF Republic of Ireland Owen Oseni England Gateshead 1 July 2024 [1][16]
30 June 2024 CM England Louie Sibley England Oxford United 3 July 2024 [2][3]
30 June 2024 AM Northern Ireland Charlie Lindsay Northern Ireland Glentoran 9 July 2024 [1][17]
30 June 2024 GK England Joe Wildsmith England West Bromwich Albion 10 July 2024 [1][18]
30 June 2024 CM England Korey Smith England Cambridge United 17 July 2024 [1][19]
30 June 2024 CM England Jack Bates [1]
30 June 2024 CM England Adebayo Fapetu [10]
30 June 2024 CF England Dwight Gayle [1]
30 June 2024 RM England Alex Gibson-Hammond [1]
30 June 2024 RB England Callum Moore [1]
30 June 2024 RW England Eno Nto [1]
30 June 2024 RB England Kwaku Oduroh [1]
30 June 2024 RW Gibraltar Carlos Richards [1]
30 June 2024 GK Wales Lewis Ridd [1]
30 June 2024 CF England Martyn Waghorn [1]
30 June 2024 CM England Bradley Johnson
Retired
 [1]
30 June 2024 GK England Scott Loach
Retired
 [1][20]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 11 May, the club announced a return to Alicante for a weeks training camp and a friendly against Stockport County.[21] Two days later, Derby announced they would travel to Matlock Town for the opening pre-season fixture.[22] A third fixture was later added to the schedule, against Chesterfield.[23] On 6 June, a visit to Shrewsbury Town was also confirmed.[24] A fifth friendly was later announced, versus Barnsley.[25] On 5 July, a sixth and final fixture was added, at home against Spanish La Liga side Real Valladolid.[26]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2024 Friendly Matlock Town 0–3 Derby County Matlock
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Causeway Lane
19 July 2024 Friendly Stockport County 0–1 Derby County San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
11:00 CEST
(10:00 BST)		 Report Bradley 90' Stadium: Pinatar Arena
24 July 2024 Friendly Chesterfield 4–0 Derby County Chesterfield
19:30 BST
Report Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
27 July 2024 Friendly Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Derby County Shrewsbury
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: New Meadow
31 July 2024 Friendly Barnsley 4–3 Derby County Barnsley
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
3 August 2024 Friendly Derby County 2–1 Real Valladolid Derby
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 5,206

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Swansea City 18 6 5 7 18 17 +1 23
14 Stoke City 18 5 6 7 19 22 −3 21
15 Derby County 18 5 5 8 22 24 −2 20
16 Coventry City 18 4 6 8 24 27 −3 18
17 Oxford United 18 4 6 8 20 28 −8 18
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 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)[27]

Results summary

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

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.[28]

  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.[29]
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.[29]

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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.[30]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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
2 DF England ENG Kane Wilson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Craig Forsyth 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF England ENG David Ozoh (on loan from Crystal Palace) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England ENG Sonny Bradley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Eiran Cashin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW England ENG Tom Barkhuizen 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Ben Osborn 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL James Collins 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW England ENG Jerry Yates (on loan from Swansea City) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Guatemala GUA Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 GK England ENG Rohan Luthra 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW Northern Ireland NIR Conor Washington 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF England ENG Liam Thompson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF Netherlands NED Kenzo Goudmijn 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW England ENG Kayden Jackson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF Australia AUS Callum Elder 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF England ENG Jake Rooney 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Sierra Leone SLE Tyrese Fornah 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF England ENG Joe Ward 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF Namibia NAM Ryan Nyambe 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF Northern Ireland NIR Darren Robinson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW England ENG Corey Blackett-Taylor 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK England ENG Josh Vickers 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF The Gambia GAM Ebou Adams 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 DF England ENG Curtis Nelson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 FW Jamaica JAM Dajaune Brown 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References

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  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. ^ a b "Dutch Midfielder Goudmijn Joins Derby". Derby County FC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Midfielder Adams Joins Derby Permanently After Successful Loan". Derby County FC. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d e "ACADEMY NEWS: Quartet join up with Rams under-21s". Derby County. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Academy News: Ireland Youth International Turley Joins Derby's Under-21s". Derby County FC. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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