2015–16 Derby County F.C. season

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Derby County
2015–16 season
ChairmanMel Morris
Head CoachPaul Clement
(until 8 February)
Darren Wassall
(from 8 February)
StadiumiPro Stadium
Championship5th
FA CupFourth round
(knocked out by Manchester United)
League CupFirst round
(knocked out by Portsmouth)
Top goalscorerLeague: Chris Martin (13)
All: Chris Martin (13)
Highest home attendance33,010
Lowest home attendance26,834
Average home league attendance29,378
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season was Derby County's eighth consecutive season in the Championship in their 132nd year in existence.[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 DM Northern Ireland Chris Baird West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 CF England Darren Bent Aston Villa Free transfer [3]
1 July 2015 GK England Scott Carson Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [4]
1 July 2015 CB Republic of Ireland Alex Pearce Reading Free transfer [5]
1 July 2015 ST Austria Andreas Weimann Aston Villa £2,750,000 [6]
3 July 2015 LW England Tom Ince Hull City £4,750,000 [7]
23 July 2015 CB England Jason Shackell Burnley £3,000,000 [8][9]
1 September 2015 CM England Jacob Butterfield Huddersfield Town £4,000,000 [10]
1 September 2015 CM England Bradley Johnson Norwich City £6,000,000 [11]
4 January 2016 LW Guinea Abdoul Camara Angers £1,250,000 [12]
6 January 2016 ST England Nick Blackman Reading £2,500,000 [13]
20 January 2016 CF England Luke Thomas Cheltenham Town Undisclosed [14]
20 January 2016 AM England Lewis Walker Ilkeston Undisclosed [14]
20 January 2016 RB England Jayden Bogle Swindon Town Free transfer [14]
20 January 2016 CF England Jayden Mitchell-Lawson Swindon Town Free transfer [14]
26 January 2016 LB Sweden Marcus Olsson Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed [15]

Total spending: Decrease £24,250,000

Transfers out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CB England Shaun Barker Free Agent Released [16]
1 July 2015 RB Scotland Sam Dryden Dundee Free transfer [17]
1 July 2015 GK England Ross Etheridge Accrington Stanley [a] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 DM England John Eustace Free Agent Released [16]
1 July 2015 CM England Luke Hendrie Burnley [b] Released [16]
1 July 2015 CB England Josh Lelan Northampton Town [c] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 LB England Lee Naylor Free Agent Released [16]
1 July 2015 CB England Tom Naylor Burton Albion [d] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 CB Republic of Ireland Mark O'Brien Luton Town [e] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 LB Northern Ireland Rhys Sharpe Notts County [f] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 LW Northern Ireland Jamie Ward Nottingham Forest [g] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 CB United States Zak Whitbread Free Agent Released [16]
6 January 2016 MF Jamaica Simon Dawkins San Jose Earthquakes Undisclosed [25]
3 March 2016 DF Sweden Isak Ssewankambo Molde FK Undisclosed [26]
  1. ^ Following Etheridge's release he joined Accrington Stanley.[18]
  2. ^ Following Hendrie's release he joined Burnley.[19]
  3. ^ Following Lelan's release he joined Northampton Town.[20]
  4. ^ Following Naylor's release he joined Burton Albion.[21]
  5. ^ Following O'Brien's release he joined Luton Town.[22]
  6. ^ Following Sharpe's release he joined Notts County.[23]
  7. ^ Following Ward's release he joined Nottingham Forest.[24]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
15 July 2015 CB England Farrend Rawson Rotherham United End of Season [27]
15 July 2015 GK Netherlands Kelle Roos Rotherham United 1 September 2015[a] [29]
21 July 2015 CB Spain Raúl Albentosa Málaga End of season [30]
25 July 2015 CF Republic of Ireland Conor Sammon Sheffield United End of season [31]
29 July 2015 CF England Kwame Thomas Blackpool 2 January 2016 [32]
15 January 2016 CF England Mason Bennett Burton Albion End of season [33]
28 January 2016 CB England Ryan Shotton Birmingham City End of season [34]
1 February 2016 GK Netherlands Kelle Roos A.F.C. Wimbledon End of season [35]
18 February 2016 DF Northern Ireland Chris Baird Fulham End of season [36]
7 March 2016 LB England Stephen Warnock Wigan Athletic End of season [37]
  1. ^ On 1 September 2015, Roos mutually terminated his loan spell with Rotherham United.[28]

Competitions[]

Pre-season friendlies[]

On 19 May 2015, Derby County announced Benfica would visit as part of their pre-season schedule. Also the club confirmed they would head to Netherlands for a week. Derby County will also play a number of friendlies in England.[38] On 24 May, Derby County confirmed the pre-season match against Benfica originally scheduled has been cancelled due to the Portuguese club being involved in the 2015 International Champions Cup.[39] On 16 June 2015, Derby County announced pre-season friendlies against Nuneaton Town and Alfreton Town have been cancelled and replaced by a trip to Grimsby Town.[40] On 26 June 2015, as part of pre-season preparations Derby County will host Spanish side Villarreal.[41]

10 July 2015 (2015-07-10) Friendly Belper Town 2–2 Derby County XI Belper
19:30 BST Lister 13'
Watt 48'
Report Caspar 50', 83' Stadium: Christchurch Meadow
Attendance: 700
11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly Grimsby Town 2–1 Derby County Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Amond 25'
Clay 28'
Report Russell 48' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 2,729
18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly Northampton Town 0–1 Derby County Northampton
14:00 BST Report Russell 33' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,542 (1,226 Away fans)
21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly SV Meppen 0–1 Derby County Nieuwleusen, Netherlands
19:30 BST Report Ince 44'
24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) Friendly Utrecht 2–3 Derby County Utrecht, Netherlands
14:00 CEST Barazite 14', 80' Report Shotton 45'
Russell 55'
Hughes 68'
Stadium: Sportpark Zoudenbalch
29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly Derby County 1–1 Villarreal Derby
19:45 BST Weimann 64' Report Baptistão 27' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 17,304
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly Burton Albion 1–3 Derby County Burton-upon-Trent
15:00 BST Thiele 59' Report Bent 11'
Weimann 29'
Russell 71'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 5,302

Championship[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 24 17 5 72 42 +30 89 Qualification for the Championship play-offs[a]
4 Hull City (O, P) 46 24 11 11 69 35 +34 83
5 Derby County 46 21 15 10 66 43 +23 78
6 Sheffield Wednesday 46 19 17 10 66 45 +21 74
7 Ipswich Town 46 18 15 13 53 51 +2 69
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAH
ResultDDDDLWWDWWWDWWWLWWDDWWWDLDLLDDLWWLWLDWLWWWWDDL
Position141514121913101197675555433432122235556555555566555555
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[42]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Derby County Horwich
15:00 BST Spearing
Wilson Yellow card 16'
Report Thorne Yellow card 90' Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 17,162
Referee: Andy Madley
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Derby County 1–1 Charlton Athletic Derby
15:00 BST Martin 68' Report Watt 48' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,045
Referee: Nigel Miller
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Derby County 1–1 Middlesbrough Derby
19:45 BST Russell 88' Report Kike 16' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,855
Referee: Steve Martin
21 August 2015 (2015-08-21) 4 Birmingham City 1–1 Derby County Birmingham
19:45 BST Gleeson 45' Report Russell 61' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 18,134
Referee: Lee Mason
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5 Derby County 1–2 Leeds United Derby
12:05 BST Martin 48' Report Adeyemi 43'
Wood 88'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,386 (2,335 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 6 Preston North End 1–2 Derby County Preston
15:00 BST Johnson 90' Report Martin 23', 36' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,552
Referee: Richard Clark
15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 7 Reading 0–1 Derby County Reading
20:00 BST Red card 45' Report Ince 69' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,697
Referee: Andy Davies
21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) 8 Derby County 0–0 Burnley Derby
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 26,834
Referee: Dean Whitestone
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9 Milton Keynes Dons 1–3 Derby County Denbigh
12:30 BST Murphy 60' Report Johnson 53'
Bent 89'
Ince 90'
Stadium: Stadium:mk
Attendance: 13,554
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 10 Derby County 2–0 Brentford Derby
15:00 BST Martin 20'
Ince 44'
Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,467
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
18 October 2015 (2015-10-18) 11 Derby County 4–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Derby
13:15 BST Martin 3', 28'
Johnson 45'
Russell 57'
Report Afobe 19'
Le Fondre 64'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,063 (1,391 away)
Referee: Andy Madley
21 October 2015 (2015-10-21) 12 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Derby County Blackburn
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,968
Referee: Darren Drysdale
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 13 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Derby County Huddersfield
15:00 BST Bunn 31' Report Martin 15'
Thorne 48'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 15,371
Referee: Tony Harrington
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 14 Derby County 3–0 Rotherham United Derby
15:00 GMT Weimann 7'
Butterfield 45'
Keogh 76'
Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,172
Referee: Scott Duncan
3 November 2015 (2015-11-03) 15 Derby County 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Derby
19:45 GMT Weimann 51' Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 28,502
Referee: Keith Stroud
6 November 2015 (2015-11-06) 16 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Derby County Nottingham
19:30 GMT Oliveira 4' Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,114
Referee: Simon Hooper
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 17 Derby County 2–0 Cardiff City Derby
15:00 GMT Thorne 55'
Weimann 76'
Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,526
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
27 November 2015 (2015-11-27) 18 Hull City 0–2 Derby County Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT Report Butterfield 18', 36' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 17,410
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
6 December 2015 (2015-12-06) 19 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Derby County Sheffield
13:15 GMT Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 19,252
Referee: Graham Scott
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 20 Derby County 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Derby
15:00 GMT Johnson 41'
Martin 88' (pen.)
Report Wilson 22'
van La Parra 75'
Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 30,537
Referee: Lee Mason
15 December 2015 (2015-12-15) 21 Derby County 4–0 Bristol City Derby
19:45 GMT Ince 42', 63', 71'
Russell 76'
Report Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 27,781
Referee: Andy Woolmer
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Ipswich Town 0–1 Derby County Ipswich
15:00 GMT Report Ince 40' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,161
Referee: Keith Hill
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23 Derby County 2–0 Fulham Derby
15:00 GMT Ream 52' (o.g.)
Butterfield 84'
Report Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 32,134
Referee: Scott Duncan
29 December 2015 (2015-12-29) 24 Leeds United 2–2 Derby County Leeds
19:45 GMT Bamba 42'
Wood 71'
Report Hendrick 13'
Ince 78'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 23,027
Referee: Mark Heywood
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 25 Middlesbrough 2–0 Derby County Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Adomah 83'
Friend 84'
Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 32,870
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
12 January 2016 (2016-01-12) 26 Derby County 1–1 Reading Derby
19:45 GMT Shackell 11' Report Williams 38' Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 28,175
Referee: David Coote
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 27 Derby County 0–3 Birmingham City Derby
15:00 GMT Report Robinson 59'
Gleeson 74'
Kieftenbeld 80'
Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 32,895 (3,097 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
25 January 2016 (2016-01-25) 28 Burnley 4–1 Derby County Burnley
19:45 GMT Keogh 29' (og)
Gray 54' (pen.)
Vokes 58' (pen.)
Arfield 66'
Report Butterfield 30' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 15,214
Referee: Michael Oliver
2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 29 Derby County 0–0 Preston North End Derby
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 27,252
Referee: Oliver Langford
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 30 Fulham 1–1 Derby County Fulham
15:00 GMT Olsson 17' (og) Report Bryson 44' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 18,472
Referee: Darren Deadman
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 31 Derby County 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons Derby
15:00 GMT Report Forster-Caskey 82' Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 30,075
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 32 Brentford 1–3 Derby County Brentford
15:00 GMT Judge 52' Report Hendrick 80'
Christie 84'
Martin 90'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,627
Referee: Darren Drysdale
24 February 2016 (2016-02-24) 33 Derby County 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Derby
19:45 GMT Butterfield 8' Report Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 27,411
Referee: Nigel Miller
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 34 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Derby County Wolverhampton
12:30 GMT Saville 14', 86' Report Martin 44' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,398 (1,714 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 35 Derby County 2–0 Huddersfield Town Derby
15:00 GMT Martin 31'
Russell 73'
Report Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 29,698
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 36 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Derby County Shepherd's Bush
19:45 GMT Chery 24'
Angella 86'
Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,049
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 37 Rotherham United 3–3 Derby County Rotherham
15:00 GMT Mattock Yellow card 6'
Ward 83'
Best 85', 90'
Report Ince 55', 65'
Martin 63'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,163
Referee:
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 38 Derby County 1–0 Nottingham Forest Derby
12:30 GMT Hanson Yellow card 53'
Olsson 79'
Keogh Yellow card 84'
Report Mendes Yellow card 55'
Mills Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 33,010
Referee: Keith Stroud
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 39 Cardiff City 2–1 Derby County Cardiff
15:00 BST Ecuele 37'
Pilkington Yellow card 45'
O'Keefe 68'
Whittingham Yellow card 80'
Report Shackell Yellow card 45'
Martin 49'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 28,680
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 40 Derby County 4–0 Hull City Derby
19:45 BST Johnson 29', 38'
Martin 84'
Bryson 90'
Report Odubajo Red card 55' Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 29,078
Referee: Tony Harrington
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41 Derby County 4–1 Bolton Wanderers Derby
19:45 BST Russell 13', 77'
Ince 38'
Butterfield 69'
[1] Clough 73' (pen.) Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 29,674
Referee: Andy Woolmer
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Derby County Charlton
15:00 BST [2] Russell 60' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 15,857
Referee:
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43 Bristol City 2–3 Derby County Bristol
19:45 GMT Kodjia 38'
Reid 44'
Report Russell 37'
Bryson 52'
Ince 57'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 15,341
Referee: Andy Davies
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44 Derby County 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Derby
12:30 BST Hughes Yellow card 19'
Bryson Yellow card 48'
Martin Yellow card 73'
Keogh Yellow card 77'
Butterfield Yellow card 80'
Bent 82'
Report Lee Yellow card 54'
Bannan 69'
Forestieri Yellow card 79'
Hélan Yellow card 88'
Pudil Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 31,825
Referee: Lee Mason
2 May 2016 (2016-05-02) 45 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Derby County Brighton
14:30 BST Dunk Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 83'
Wilson 90+5'
Report Thorne Yellow card 38'
Ince Yellow card 63'
Weimann 71'
[[ Cyrus Christie|Christie]] Yellow card 72'
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,292
Referee: Robert Madley
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46 Derby County 0–1 Ipswich Town Derby
12:30 BST Keogh Yellow card 44'
Martin Yellow card 65'
Report Chambers Yellow card 31'
McGoldrick 34' (pen.)
McDonnell Yellow card 39'
Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 29,854
Referee: Tim Robinson

FA Cup[]

On 16 December 2015, it was confirmed that Derby County would be drawn away against League Two side Hartlepool United after they won their second round replay against Salford City.[43]

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Third round Hartlepool United 1–2 Derby County Hartlepool
15:00 Gray 61' Report Butterfield 67'
Bent 85'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,860
Referee: Darren Bond
29 January 2016 (2016-01-29) Fourth round Derby County 1–3 Manchester United Derby
19:55 Thorne 37'
Warnock Yellow card 54'
Report Rooney 16'
Blind 65'
Mata 83'
Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 31,134
Referee: Anthony Taylor

League Cup[]

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Derby County were drawn away against Portsmouth.[44]

12 August 2015 (2015-08-12) First round Portsmouth 2–1 Derby County Milton
19:45 BST McGurk 49'
Chaplin 76'
Report Shackell 73' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,573
Referee: Paul Tierney

Football League play-offs[]

As a result of Derby County finishing in fifth place in the Championship they qualified for the Football League play-offs. In the play-off semi finals Derby County will play against fourth placed team Hull City over two legs.

14 May 2016 Semi final (1st leg) Derby County 0–3 Hull City Derby
12:30 BST Olsson Yellow card 28' Report Hernández 30'
Dawson Yellow card 35'
Shackell 40' (o.g.)
Livermore Yellow card 45+2'
Odubajo Yellow card 72'
Robertson 90+8'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,969
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
17 May 2016 Semi final (2nd leg) Hull City 0–2 Derby County Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST Snodgrass Yellow card 22'
Livermore Yellow card 30'
Odubajo Yellow card 50'
Report[45] Russell 7' (pen.)
Robertson 36' (o.g.)
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 20,470
Referee: Michael Oliver

Top scorers[]

Last updated: 18 May 2016

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

No. Nationality Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total
9 Scotland Chris Martin 15 0 0 0 15
23 England Tom Ince 12 0 0 0 12
11 Scotland Johnny Russell 9 0 0 1 10
18 England Jacob Butterfield 7 1 0 0 8
15 England Bradley Johnson 5 0 0 0 5
24 Austria Andreas Weimann 4 0 0 0 4
4 Scotland Craig Bryson 3 0 0 0 3
34 England George Thorne 2 1 0 0 3
10 England Darren Bent 2 1 0 0 3
8 Republic of Ireland Jeff Hendrick 2 0 0 0 2
14 England Jason Shackell 1 0 1 0 2
6 Republic of Ireland Richard Keogh 1 0 0 0 1
2 Republic of Ireland Cyrus Christie 1 0 0 0 1
29 Sweden Marcus Olsson 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1 2
TOTAL 66 3 1 2 72

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