2024–25 Derby County F.C. season

141st season in existence of Derby County FC

Derby County 2024–25 football season

Derby County
2024–25 season
Owner	David Clowes
Head Coach	Paul Warne
Stadium	Pride Park Stadium
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 141st season in the history of Derby County Football Club and their first season back in the Championship since the 2021–22 season, following the club's promotion from League One in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

First-team Squad

As of 18 May 2024 ^[1]

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

No.	Name	Position	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
Forwards
7	Tom Barkhuizen	LW	(1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 30)	Preston North End	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

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref
1 July 2024 ^[a]	RW	Corey Blackett-Taylor	Charlton Athletic	Free	^[2]

^ The transfer was announced on 22 January, to be completed on 1 July

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref

Released

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref
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	CM	Conor Hourihane			^[1]
30 June 2024	CM	Bradley Johnson	Retired	—	^[1]
30 June 2024	AM	Charlie Lindsay			^[1]
30 June 2024	GK	Scott Loach			^[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]

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.^[3] Two days later, Derby announced they would travel to Matlock Town for the opening pre-season fixture.^[4]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Matlock Town v Derby County

12 July 2024 Friendly	Matlock Town	v	Derby County	Matlock
19:45 BST				Stadium: Causeway Lane

Stockport County v Derby County

19 July 2024 Friendly	Stockport County	v	Derby County	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
11:00 CEST (10:00 BST)				Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Burnley	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4	Cardiff City
5	Coventry City
6	Derby County
7	Hull City
8	Luton Town
9	Middlesbrough

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)^[5]

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

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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 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	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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Derby County Retained List: 2023/24 Season". Derby County F.C. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
^ "Blackett-Taylor joins Derby as first January signing". Derby County F.C. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
^ "Rams To Return To Spain And Face Stockport As Part Of 2024/25 Preparations". Derby County FC. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "Derby To Visit Matlock In Opening Pre-Season Fixture". Derby County FC. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

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National teams

Senior (2026 FIFA World Cup qualification)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2025 finals)
U20 (UEFA Euro 2025 qualification)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2025 qualification)

League
competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)
Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, One North, One South Central, One South East) Northern Premier League (Premier, One East, One Midlands, One West) Southern League (Premier Central, Premier South, One Central, One South)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) North West Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Southern Combination League (Premier, One) Southern Counties East League (Premier, One) South West Peninsula League (Premier East, Premier West - level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) United Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth
competitions

Under-21	Professional U21 Development League Premier League Cup Premier League International Cup
Under-18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Fulham Ipswich Town Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Coventry City Derby County Hull City Luton Town Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Watford West Bromwich Albion
League One	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Cambridge United Charlton Athletic Crawley Town Exeter City Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City Mansfield Town Northampton Town Peterborough United Reading Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Stockport County Wigan Athletic Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City Bromley Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood Town Gillingham Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Newport County Notts County Port Vale Salford City Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall