2017–18 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County
2017–18 season
Chairman Mel Morris
Manager Gary Rowett
Stadium Pride Park Stadium
Championship 6th
FA Cup Third round
EFL Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Matej Vydra (21)
All: Matej Vydra (22)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2017–18 season was Derby County's tenth consecutive season in the Championship in their 134th year in existence.[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Players

Current squad

As of 3 February 2018[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Scott Carson
3 Scotland DF Craig Forsyth
6 Republic of Ireland DF Richard Keogh[notes 1] (captain)[3]
7 England MF Kasey Palmer (on loan from Chelsea)
8 Scotland MF Ikechi Anya
10 Wales MF Tom Lawrence
12 Northern Ireland DF Chris Baird
14 England DF Andre Wisdom
15 England MF Bradley Johnson
16 Republic of Ireland DF Alex Pearce[notes 2]
17 England FW Sam Winnall (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)
19 Austria FW Andreas Weimann
No. Position Player
21 Netherlands GK Kelle Roos
23 Czech Republic FW Matěj Vydra
26 England DF Jamie Hanson
28 England FW David Nugent
29 Sweden DF Marcus Olsson
33 England DF Curtis Davies
34 England MF George Thorne
35 England GK Jonathan Mitchell
36 Wales MF Joe Ledley
44 England MF Tom Huddlestone
45 England MF Luke Thomas
47 England DF Jayden Bogle

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
4 Scotland MF Craig Bryson (on loan at Cardiff City)
5 England DF Jason Shackell (on loan at Millwall)
9 Scotland FW Chris Martin[notes 3] (on loan at Reading)
11 England FW Darren Bent (on loan at Burton Albion)
18 England MF Jacob Butterfield (on loan at Sheffield Wednesday)
20 England FW Mason Bennett (on loan at Notts County)
22 England FW Nick Blackman (on loan at Maccabi Tel Aviv)
25 England DF Max Lowe (on loan at Shrewsbury Town)

Pre-season

Friendlies

On 9 May 2017, Derby County announced they will face two German sides as part of their pre-season preparations.[4] Three days later The Rams confirmed their pre-season schedule ahead of the new campaign.[5]

Competitions

Championship

Derby County became the first team to score a goal in the Championship 2017-18 season when Bradley Johnson netted after 11 minutes of their opening match against Sunderland.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Aston Villa 46 24 11 11 72 42 +30 83 Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5 Middlesbrough 46 22 10 14 67 45 +22 76
6 Derby County 46 20 15 11 69 48 +21 75
7 Preston North End 46 19 16 11 58 45 +13 73
8 Millwall 46 19 15 12 56 45 +11 72
Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Result summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 20 15 11 70 48  +22 75 12 5 6 41 22  +19 8 10 5 29 26  +3

Last updated: 23th May 2018.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAH
ResultDLWWLWLDDDWWWWLDWWLWWWWDWDWDDWDLDDLDDLWWLLLWDW
Position1119148127151515141387568666644342222223344555555577666

Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[6][7]

Football League play-offs

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Derby County entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Manchester United.[10]

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, the first round draw took place with a trip to Grimsby Town announced.[11] Following the abandonment off the first round tie, the fixture was rescheduled for 22 August 2017.[12] Victory against Grimsby Town in the rescheduled match set up a second round tie against Barnsley.[13]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipLeague CupFA CupPlay-offs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England Scott Carson 480460001010
35 GK England Jonathan Mitchell 2000200000
Defenders
3 DF Scotland Craig Forsyth 340310200010
6 DF Republic of Ireland Richard Keogh 441421001010
12 DF Northern Ireland Chris Baird 23021+10100000
14 DF England Andre Wisdom 33029+10101010
16 DF Republic of Ireland Alex Pearce 1015+21201000
29 DF Sweden Marcus Olsson 16014+10001000
33 DF England Curtis Davies 471461000010
Midfielders
7 MF England Kasey Palmer 1522+132000000
8 MF Scotland Ikechi Anya 1003+401+10000+10
15 MF England Bradley Johnson 34425+84000010
26 MF England Jamie Hanson 800+60000+100+10
34 MF England George Thorne 2209+110101000
36 MF Wales Joe Ledley 26123+31000000
39 MF England Callum Guy 10000+100000
40 MF England Max Bird 1000100000
44 MF England Tom Huddlestone 462442001010
45 MF England Luke Thomas 200+20000000
Forwards
10 FW Wales Tom Lawrence 43636+361+101010
17 FW England Sam Winnall 1866+116001000
19 FW Austria Andreas Weimann 42532+85001010
23 FW Czech Republic Matěj Vydra 432234+621110+1010
28 FW England David Nugent 38929+8900000+10
32 FW England Cameron Jerome 1968+105000011
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
4 MF Scotland Craig Bryson 510+41100000
5 DF England Jason Shackell 2000200000
7 FW Scotland Johnny Russell 25513+104111000
9 FW Scotland Chris Martin 2515+181200000
11 FW England Darren Bent 0000000000
18 MF England Jacob Butterfield 402+10100000
20 FW England Mason Bennett 611+20210+1000
25 DF England Max Lowe 0000000000
41 MF England Kellan Gordon 10000+100000

Last updated: 13th May 2018
Source: [14]

References

  1. "History". Statto.
  2. "First team". dcfc.co.uk. Derby County FC. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. Bonell, Jonny (13 June 2017). "Derby County recap: Richard Keogh and Abdoul Camara linked with moves". Derby Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2017-07-16. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. "Rams To Face Top German Opposition During Pre-Season". Derby County Official Site. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  5. "Derby Confirm Domestic Pre-Season Plans Ahead Of 2017/18". Derby County Official Site. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  6. "Derby's 2017/18 Fixture List Revealed". Derby County Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  7. "Fixture List". Derby County Official Site. June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. "Round Two Date Switch For Barnsley Vs Derby County". Derby County Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  9. "Derby County P-P Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  10. "Rams Drawn To Face Manchester United In The Third Round". Derby County Official Site. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  11. "Derby Handed Grimsby Tie In The Carabao Cup". Derby County Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  12. 1 2 "New Date Confirmed For Grimsby Tie". Derby County Official Site. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  13. "Barnsley Trip Next Up In The Carabao Cup". Derby County Official Site. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  14. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?season_id=150&team_id=747&teamTabs=stats&season_id=150

Notes

  1. Keogh was born in Harlow, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 2013.
  2. Pearce was born in Wallingford, England, but also qualifies to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and the Republic of Ireland through playing for them at schoolboy level and represented Scotland at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in September 2012.
  3. Martin was born in Beccles, England, and represented them at U-19 level, but also qualifies to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2014.
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