2017–18 Derby County F.C. season

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.

Derby County
2017–18 season
ChairmanMel Morris
ManagerGary Rowett
StadiumPride Park Stadium
Championship6th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Matej Vydra (21)
All: Matej Vydra (22)

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 GK Scott Carson
3 DF Craig Forsyth
6 DF Richard Keogh[notes 1] (captain)[3]
7 MF Kasey Palmer (on loan from Chelsea)
8 MF Ikechi Anya
10 MF Tom Lawrence
12 DF Chris Baird
14 DF Andre Wisdom
15 MF Bradley Johnson
16 DF Alex Pearce[notes 2]
17 FW Sam Winnall (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)
19 FW Andreas Weimann
No. Position Player
21 GK Kelle Roos
23 FW Matěj Vydra
26 DF Jamie Hanson
28 FW David Nugent
29 DF Marcus Olsson
33 DF Curtis Davies
34 MF George Thorne
35 GK Jonathan Mitchell
36 MF Joe Ledley
44 MF Tom Huddlestone
45 MF Luke Thomas
47 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 MF Craig Bryson (on loan at Cardiff City)
5 DF Jason Shackell (on loan at Millwall)
9 FW Chris Martin[notes 3] (on loan at Reading)
11 FW Darren Bent (on loan at Burton Albion)
18 MF Jacob Butterfield (on loan at Sheffield Wednesday)
20 FW Mason Bennett (on loan at Notts County)
22 FW Nick Blackman (on loan at Maccabi Tel Aviv)
25 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]

15 July 2017 Macclesfield Town0–2Derby CountyMacclesfield
15:00 BST Report Johnson  71'
Bennett  81'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,501
18 July 2017 Port Vale0–1Derby CountyBurslem
19:45 BST Report Bent  51' (pen.) Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 1,657
18 July 2017 Doncaster Rovers1–1Derby CountyDoncaster
19:45 BST Rowe  59' Report Keogh  14' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 2,618
29 July 2017 Derby County1–21899 HoffenheimDerby
15:00 BST Vydra  80' Report Rupp  60'
Wagner  82'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 11,406

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 70 48 +22 75
7 Preston North End 46 19 16 11 57 46 +11 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: 23rd 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]

4 August 2017 1Sunderland1–1Derby CountySunderland
19:45 BST Grabban  42' (pen.)
Vaughan  89'
Report Johnson  11' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,578
Referee: Oliver Langford
12 August 2017 2Derby County0–2Wolverhampton WanderersDerby
15:00 BST Report Douglas  32'
Cavaleiro  76'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,757
Referee: Lee Probert
15 August 2017 3Derby County1–0Preston North EndDerby
19:45 BST Johnson  45'
Vydra  58' (pen.)
Weimann  90+2'
Report Robinson  36'
Huntington  57'
Browne  74'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 24,371
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
19 August 2017 4Bolton Wanderers1–2Derby CountyHorwich
15:00 BST Karacan  35'
Beevers  57'
Madine  90+1'
Report Nugent  8', 21'
Wisdom  79'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 15,175
Referee: Steve Martin
26 August 2017 5Sheffield United3–1Derby CountySheffield
15:00 BST Sharp  4', 90+7'  89'
O'Connell  32'
Russell  39' (o.g.)
Blackman  90+6'
Report Lawrence  59'
Johnson  71'
Keogh  89'
Bryson  90+1'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,202
Referee: Andy Madley
8 September 2017 6Derby County5–0Hull CityDerby
19:45 BST Vydra  15', 34'
Davies  38'
Johnson  45', 58'
Report Larsson 27' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,107
Referee: Darren Bond
12 September 2017 PDerby CountyP–PIpswich TownDerby
19:45 BST Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Note: Match postponed on 31 August due to Second Round EFL Cup match against Barnsley being moved to the same date.[8]
16 September 2017 7Bristol City4–1Derby CountyAshton Gate
15:00 BST Woodrow  50'
Reid  55 pen.'
Pack  66'
Paterson  83'
Diedhiou  90+1'
Report Johnson  4'
Vydra  27 pen.'
Davies  82'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 19,473
Referee: Martin Atkinsom
23 September 2017 8Derby County1–1Birmingham CityDerby
15:00 BST Winnall  67' Report Jutkiewicz  64' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,392
Referee: Roger East
26 September 2017 9Brentford1–1Derby CountyBrentford
19:45 BST Woods  30'
Dalsgaard  36'
Watkins  45+5'  86'
Report Ledley  15'
Forsyth  25'
Wisdom  30'
Johnson  30'
Winnall  37'
Keogh  76'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 8,679
Referee: Andy Davies
30 September 2017 10Cardiff City0–0Derby CountyCardiff
15:00 BST Damour  66'
Bennett  79'
Report Johnson  87' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 18,840
Referee: James Linington
15 October 2017 11Derby County2–0Nottingham ForestDerby
13:15 BST Vydra  1'
Nugent  50'
Report Fox  66' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 31,196
Referee: Andy Madley
21 October 2017 12Derby County2–0Sheffield WednesdayDerby
15:00 BST Vydra  5' (pen.)
Nugent  45+1'
Russell  48'
Johnson  86'
Report Loovens  4'
Lee  21'
Reach  64'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,426
Referee: Scott Duncan
28 October 2017 13Norwich City1–2Derby CountyNorwich
15:00 BST Klose  60'  71' Report Nugent  45+1'  74'
Johnson  66'
Forsyth  69'
Winnall  83'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,048
Referee: Peter Bankes
31 October 2017 14Leeds United1–2Derby CountyLeeds
19:45 GMT Lasogga  7'
Sáiz  82'
Jansson  83'
Report Keogh  45'
Winnall  72', 80' (pen.)
Huddlestone  87'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 28,565
Referee: Simon Hooper
4 November 2017 15Derby County2–4ReadingDerby
15:00 GMT (UTC) Winnall  23'
Nugent  60'
Russell  71'
Johnson  81'
Martin  84' 90+1'
Report Moore  9'
Aluko  13'
Gunter  32'
Beerens  54'
Barrow  67' 75'
Mannone  84'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,938
Referee: Keith Stroud
18 November 2017 16Fulham1–1Derby CountyFulham
15:00 GMT Norwood  30'
Odoi  53'
Report Vydra  50' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 18,192
Referee: Darren Bond
21 November 2017 17Derby County2–0Queens Park RangersDerby
19:45 GMT Huddlestone  26'
Forsyth  37'
Vydra  45+3'
Lawrence  53'
Report Baptiste  23'
Freeman  59'
Bidwell  64'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 23,296
Referee: Paul Tierney
25 November 2017 18Middlesbrough0–3Derby CountyMiddlesbrough
15:00 GMT Ayala  15'  60'
Fábio  53'
Report Vydra  13', 47' (pen.), 63'
Huddlestone  53'
Ledley  77'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,607
Referee: Simon Hooper
28 November 2017 19Derby County0–1Ipswich TownDerby
19:45 GMT Lawrence  33'
Russell  90'
Baird  90+5'
Report Connolly  5'
Chambers  58'
Webster  64'
Downes  82'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 24,475
Referee: Scott Duncan
2 December 2017 20Derby County1–0Burton AlbionDerby
15:00 GMT Russell  81' Report Naylor  14'
Flanagan  65'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 26,761
Referee: David Coote
9 December 2017 21Barnsley0–3Derby CountyBarnsley
15:00 GMT Report Lawrence  39'
Vydra  44'
Weimann  63'  78'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,973
Referee: Tim Robinson
16 December 2017 22Derby County2–0Aston VillaDerby
15:00 GMT Weimann  24'
Russell  90+1'
Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 28,118
Referee: Lee Probert
23 December 2017 23Derby County3–0MillwallDerby
15:00 GMT Nugent  23', 28'
Vydra  25'
Report Cooper  54' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,813
Referee: Darren England
26 December 2017 24Hull City0–0Derby CountyKingston-upon-Hull
15:00 GMT Hector  28'
Larsson  35'
Report Johnson  11'
Ledley  72'
Baird  90'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 18,026
Referee: Tony Harrington
30 December 2017 25Ipswich Town1–2Derby CountyIpswich
15:00 GMT Garner  66' Report Winnall  13', 49' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,267
Referee: Oliver Langford
1 January 2018 26Derby County1–1Sheffield UnitedDerby
15:00 GMT Vydra  24' (pen.) Report Clarke  57' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,003
Referee: Darren Bond
13 January 2018 27Birmingham City0–3Derby CountyBordesley
15:00 GMT Report Russell  19'
Vydra  56'
Weimann  89'
Stadium: St. Andrew's
Attendance: 22,121
Referee: Lee Probert
19 January 2018 28Derby County0–0Bristol CityDerby
19:45 GMT Jerome  87' Report Bryan  29' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 26,525
Referee: Darren England
30 January 2018 29Millwall0–0Derby CountyBermondsey
19:45 GMT Elliott  71'
McLaughlin  90'
Report Wisdom  85' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 10,931
Referee: Oliver Langford
3 February 2018 30Derby County3–0BrentfordDerby
15:00 GMT Huddlestone  30'
Jerome  34'  63'
Vydra  90' (pen.)
Olsson  90'
Report Canós  21'
Woods  37'
Bjelland  71'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,938
Referee: Peter Bankes
10 February 2018 31Derby County1–1Norwich CityDerby
15:00 GMT Vydra  12'
Carson  39'
Weimann  90'
Report Tettey  30'
Reed  53'
Maddison  72' (pen.)
Srbeny  90+1'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,171
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
13 February 2018 32Sheffield Wednesday20Derby CountyOwlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT João  18', 47'
Hunt  25'
Loovens  81'
Pudil  90'
Report Ledley  58'
Vydra  68'
Forsyth  90+4'
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,180
Referee: David Coote
21 February 2018 33Derby County22Leeds UnitedDerby
19:45 GMT Weimann  45+2'
Palmer  90+2'
Report Lasogga  34'
Vieira  39'
Alioski  79'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,934
Referee: Keith Stroud
24 February 2018 34Reading3–3Derby CountyReading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Kelly  16'
Barrow  32'
Richards  49'
Böðvarsson  80'
Moore  83'
Report Palmer  6' 50'
Olsson  20'
Keogh  35' 83'
Lawrence  46'
Weimann  83'
Baird  85'
Carson  86'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,647
Referee: Tony Harrington
3 March 2018 35Derby County1–2FulhamDerby
15:00 GMT Lawrence  36'
Palmer  60'
Huddlestone  68'
Weimann  70'
Report Mitrovic  10',  74'
R Sessegnon  22'
Johansen  60'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,138
Referee: Lee Mason
6 March 2018 36Queens Park Rangers1–1Derby CountyShepherd's Bush, London
19:45 GMT Luongo  87'
Scowen  90+3'
Report Forsyth  16'
Weimann  38',  82'
Lawrence  87'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,488
Referee: Simon Hooper
11 March 2018 37Nottingham Forest0–0Derby CountyNottingham
14:30 GMT Colback  33'
Watson  75'
Figueiredo  80'
Darikwa  90+3'
Report Lawrence  28'
Huddlestone  78'  81'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,106
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
18 March 2018 PDerby CountyP–PCardiff CityDerby
12:00 GMT Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to a frozen pitch and heavy snow.[9]
30 March 2018 38Derby County1–4SunderlandDerby
12:00 BST Vydra  42',  84'
Johnson  90'
Report Honeyman  10'
Fletcher  36'
McGeady  50' (pen)
Koné  59'
Love  63'
Cattermole  67'
O'Shea  72',  76'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,890
Referee: James Linington
2 April 2018 39Preston North End0–1Derby CountyPreston
19:45 BST Pearson  43'
Fisher  88'
Report Lawrence  52'
Nugent  68'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,520
Referee: Tony Harrington
7 April 2018 40Derby County3–0Bolton WanderersDerby
15:00 BST Pearce  6'
Vydra  33'
Lawrence  54'
Baird  80'
Report le Fondre  78' Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 25,723
Referee: Darren England
11 April 2018 41Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0Derby CountyWolverhampton
19:45 BST Jota  6'
Neves  51'
Bennett  61'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,503
Referee: Tim Robinson
14 April 2018 42Burton Albion3–1Derby CountyBurton upon Trent
15:00 BST Boyce  24'
Buxton  39'
Murphy  44'
Brayford  63'
Akins  68'
Akpan  77'
Report Nugent  29'
Huddlestone  49'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 5,563
Referee: James Linington
21 April 2018 43Derby County1–2MiddlesbroughDerby
15:00 BST Huddlestone  36'
Hanson  84'
Nugent  90+2' (pen)
Report Clayton  1'
Bešić  20'
Traoré  32'
Assombalonga  70'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 28,096
Referee: Lee Probert
24 April 2018 44Derby County3–1Cardiff CityDerby
19:45 BST Jerome  69', 90'
Vydra  82'
Report Paterson  11',  28'
Manga  53'
Bennett  66'
Ralls  70'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,294
Referee: Andrew Madley (Huddersfield)
Note: Live on Sky TV
28 April 2018 45Aston Villa1–1Derby CountyBirmingham
15:00 BST Chester  84' Report Jerome  14',  87' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,745
Referee: Scott Duncan
6 May 2018 46Derby County4–1BarnsleyDerby
12:30 BST Jerome 14', Vydra 55',Nugent 68',Lawrence 71' Report Moncur 80' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,682
Referee: Simon Hooper

Football League play-offs

11 May 2018 Semi final (1st leg)Derby County1–0FulhamDerby
19:45 BST Jerome  34'
Weimann  78'
Johnson  86'
Report Johansen  85' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,163
Referee: Roger East
14 May 2018 Semi final (2nd leg)Fulham2–0
(2–1 agg.)
Derby CountyFulham
19:45 BST R Sessegnon  47'
Johansen  62'
Odoi  66'
Kamara  74'
McDonald  78'
Bettinelli  90'
Report Huddlestone  77'
Palmer  78'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 23,529
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh

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]

22 August 2017 First roundGrimsby Town0–1Derby CountyCleethorpes
19:45 BST Berrett  28'
Davies  55'  63'
Report Lawrence  38'
Pearce  47'
Vydra  53' (pen.)
Bryson  69'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,033
Referee: Trevor Kettle
12 September 2017 Second roundBarnsley3–2Derby CountyBarnsley
19:45 BST Jackson  18'
Bradshaw  73'
McCarthy  76'
Hammill  89'
Report Russell  7'
Bennett  39'  79'
Stadium: Oakwell
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipLeague CupFA CupPlay-offs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Scott Carson 490460001020
35 GK Jonathan Mitchell 2000200000
Defenders
3 DF Craig Forsyth 350310200020
6 DF Richard Keogh 451421001020
12 DF Chris Baird 23021+10100000
14 DF Andre Wisdom 34029+10101020
16 DF Alex Pearce 1015+21201000
29 DF Marcus Olsson 16014+10001000
33 DF Curtis Davies 481461000020
Midfielders
7 MF Kasey Palmer 1622+13200000+10
8 MF Ikechi Anya 1103+401+10001+10
15 MF Bradley Johnson 35425+84000020
26 MF Jamie Hanson 800+60000+100+10
34 MF George Thorne 2209+110101000
36 MF Joe Ledley 26123+31000000
39 MF Callum Guy 10000+100000
40 MF Max Bird 1000100000
44 MF Tom Huddlestone 472442001020
45 MF Luke Thomas 200+20000000
Forwards
10 FW Tom Lawrence 44636+361+101020
17 FW Sam Winnall 1866+116001000
19 FW Andreas Weimann 43532+85001020
23 FW Matěj Vydra 442234+621110+101+10
28 FW David Nugent 39929+8900000+20
32 FW Cameron Jerome 2068+105000021
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
4 MF Craig Bryson 510+41100000
5 DF Jason Shackell 2000200000
7 FW Johnny Russell 25513+104111000
9 FW Chris Martin 2515+181200000
11 FW Darren Bent 0000000000
18 MF Jacob Butterfield 402+10100000
20 FW Mason Bennett 611+20210+1000
25 DF Max Lowe 0000000000
41 MF Kellan Gordon 10000+100000

Last updated: 14th 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. "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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