2017–18 Derby County F.C. season

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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)
Average home league attendance27,175

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

11 July 2017 Kidderminster Harriers 0–4 Derby County Kidderminster
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 1,078
18 July 2017 Port Vale 0–1 Derby County Burslem
19:45 BST Report Bent File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' (pen.) Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 1,657

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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 20 15 11 70 48  +22 75 12 5 6 41 22  +19 8 10 5 29 26  +3

Last updated: 23 May 2018.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

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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]

12 September 2017 P Derby County P–P Ipswich Town Derby
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]
30 September 2017 10 Cardiff City 0–0 Derby County Cardiff
15:00 BST Damour Yellow card 66'
Bennett Yellow card 79'
Report Johnson Yellow card 87' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 18,840
Referee: James Linington
19 January 2018 28 Derby County 0–0 Bristol City Derby
19:45 GMT Jerome Yellow card 87' Report Bryan Yellow card 29' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 26,525
Referee: Darren England
30 January 2018 29 Millwall 0–0 Derby County Bermondsey
19:45 GMT Elliott Yellow card 71'
McLaughlin Yellow card 90'
Report Wisdom Yellow card 85' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 10,931
Referee: Oliver Langford
13 February 2018 32 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Derby County Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT João File:Soccerball shade.svg 18', 47'
Hunt Yellow card 25'
Loovens Yellow card 81'
Pudil Yellow card 90'
Report Ledley Yellow card 58'
Vydra Yellow card 68'
Forsyth Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,180
Referee: David Coote
18 March 2018 P Derby County P–P Cardiff City Derby
12:00 GMT Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to a frozen pitch and heavy snow.[9]
2 April 2018 39 Preston North End 0–1 Derby County Preston
19:45 BST Pearson Yellow card 43'
Fisher Yellow card 88'
Report Lawrence File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'
Nugent Yellow card 68'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,520
Referee: Tony Harrington

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 Total Championship League Cup FA Cup Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Scott Carson 49 0 46 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
35 GK England ENG Jonathan Mitchell 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Scotland SCO Craig Forsyth 35 0 31 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Richard Keogh 45 1 42 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
12 DF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Baird 23 0 21+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF England ENG Andre Wisdom 34 0 29+1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
16 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alex Pearce 10 1 5+2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
29 DF Sweden SWE Marcus Olsson 16 0 14+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
33 DF England ENG Curtis Davies 48 1 46 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Midfielders
7 MF England ENG Kasey Palmer 16 2 2+13 2 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Ikechi Anya 11 0 3+4 0 1+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
15 MF England ENG Bradley Johnson 35 4 25+8 4 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 MF England ENG Jamie Hanson 8 0 0+6 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
34 MF England ENG George Thorne 22 0 9+11 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
36 MF Wales WAL Joe Ledley 26 1 23+3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF England ENG Callum Guy 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF England ENG Max Bird 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF England ENG Tom Huddlestone 47 2 44 2 0 0 1 0 2 0
45 MF England ENG Luke Thomas 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
10 FW Wales WAL Tom Lawrence 44 6 36+3 6 1+1 0 1 0 2 0
17 FW England ENG Sam Winnall 18 6 6+11 6 0 0 1 0 0 0
19 FW Austria AUT Andreas Weimann 43 5 32+8 5 0 0 1 0 2 0
23 FW Czech Republic CZE Matěj Vydra 44 22 34+6 21 1 1 0+1 0 1+1 0
28 FW England ENG David Nugent 39 9 29+8 9 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
32 FW England ENG Cameron Jerome 20 6 8+10 5 0 0 0 0 2 1
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
4 MF Scotland SCO Craig Bryson 5 1 0+4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Jason Shackell 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Scotland SCO Johnny Russell 25 5 13+10 4 1 1 1 0 0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Chris Martin 25 1 5+18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW England ENG Darren Bent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF England ENG Jacob Butterfield 4 0 2+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW England ENG Mason Bennett 6 1 1+2 0 2 1 0+1 0 0 0
25 DF England ENG Max Lowe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF England ENG Kellan Gordon 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 14 May 2018
Source: [14]

References

  1. "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  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 16 July 2017. 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. 12.0 12.1 "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. "Derby FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".

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.