2021–22 Derby County F.C. season

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Derby County
2021–22 season
OwnerMel Morris
ChairmanMel Morris
ManagerWayne Rooney
StadiumPride Park Stadium
Championship16th
FA CupTBC
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Three players (1)
All: Six players (1)
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The 2021–22 season is Derby County's 138th season in existence and their fourteenth consecutive season in the second tier of English football, the Championship. Alongside the Championship, they will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Pre-season friendlies[]

The Rams revealed they would have friendlies against Manchester United,[1] Salford City,[2] Real Betis[3] and Notts County[2] as part of their pre-season preparations.

18 July 2021 Friendly Derby County 1–2 Manchester United Derby
13:00 BST Kazim-Richards Goal 68' Report Chong Goal 18'
Pellistri Goal 59'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
24 July 2021 Friendly Salford City 2–1 Derby County Salford
15:00 BST Morris Goal 20' (pen.)
Elliott Goal 52'		 Report Turnbull Goal 76' (o.g.) Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
28 July 2021 Friendly Derby County 1–0 Real Betis Derby
19:00 BST Bird Goal 87' Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
1 August 2021 Friendly Notts County 0–2 Derby County Nottingham
13:00 BST Report Cashin Goal 41'
Lawrence Goal 86' (pen.)		 Stadium: Meadow Lane

Competitions[]

Championship[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Championship

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Bristol City 8 3 3 2 10 9 +1 12
10 Cardiff City 8 3 2 3 11 9 +2 11
11 Birmingham City 8 3 2 3 10 10 0 11
12 Derby County 8 2 4 2 6 7 −1 10
13 Luton Town 8 2 4 2 12 14 −2 10
14 Reading 8 3 1 4 15 18 −3 10
15 Sheffield United 8 2 3 3 12 12 0 9
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. 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) 12-point sending off offences[4]

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
8 2 4 2 6 7  −1 10 1 3 0 4 3  +1 1 1 2 2 4  −2

Last updated: 18 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678
GroundHAAHHAAH
ResultDLWDDLDW
Position1618121415161612
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Derby County's fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.[5]

7 August 2021 1 Derby County 1–1 Huddersfield Town Derby
15:00 BST Byrne Yellow card 25'
Davies Goal 39'
Watson Yellow card 50'
Sibley Yellow card 80'		 Report Turton Yellow card 14'
Sarr Goal 45'
Holmes Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 16,249
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
14 August 2021 2 Peterborough United 2–1 Derby County Peterborough
12:30 BST Beevers Yellow card 25'
Thompson Yellow card 63'
Butler Yellow card 83'
Burrows Goal 90+1'
Dembélé Goal 90+10'		 Report Stretton Goal 77'
Sibley Yellow card 90+1'
Forsyth Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: West Homes Stadium
Attendance: 10,477
Referee: David Webb
Note: Live on Sky Sports
18 August 2021 3 Hull City 0–1 Derby County Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST Jones Yellow card 71' Report Baldock Goal 57'
Morrison Yellow card 79'
Roos Yellow card 90+2'
Stretton Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 10,451
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
21 August 2021 4 Derby County 0–0 Middlesbrough Derby
15:00 BST Jagielka Yellow card 65'
Byrne Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Peltier Yellow card 30'
Tavernier Yellow card 43'
Bola Yellow card 54'
Jones Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 16,123
Referee: Andy Davies
28 August 2021 5 Derby County 1–1 Nottingham Forest Derby
12:30 GMT Lawrence Goal 12'
Jóźwiak Yellow card 39'
Morrison Yellow card 68'
Byrne Yellow card 80'
Sibley Yellow card 83'		 Report Garner Yellow card 35'
Johnson Goal 82'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
10 September 2021 6 Birmingham City 2–0 Derby County Bordesley
20:00 GMT Hogan Goal 31'
Šunjić Yellow card 57'
Bela Goal 81'		 Report Shinnie Yellow card 24'
Morrison Yellow card 76'
Lawrence Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 14,912
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 September 2021 7 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Derby County West Bromwich
20:00 BST Livermore Yellow card 45+2' Report Buchanan Yellow card 33' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Referee: Kevin Friend
18 September 2021 8 Derby County 2–1 Stoke City Derby
15:00 BST Shinnie Yellow card 8'
Bird Goal 31'
Davies Goal 34'
Sibley Yellow card 38'		 Report Sawyers Yellow card 33'
Ince Goal 58', Yellow card 89'
Østigård Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 20,545
Referee: Jeremy Simpson

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Derby County were drawn at home to Salford City in the first round[6][7] and away to Sheffield United in the second round.[8][9]

10 August 2021 First round Derby County 3–3
(5–3 p)		 Salford City Derby
19:45 BST Ebosele Yellow card 42'
Hutchinson Goal 43'
Kazim-Richards Goal 71' (pen.)
Jóźwiak Yellow card 77'
Morrison Goal 82'		 Report Turnbull Goal 8', Yellow card 18'
Morris Goal 14', 74' (pen.)		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Referee: James Bell
Penalties
Shinnie Penalty scored
Kazim-Richards Penalty scored
Brown Penalty scored
Forsyth Penalty scored
Watson Penalty scored		 Morris Penalty scored
Burgess Penalty missed
Touray Penalty scored
Lund Penalty scored
Note: Live on Sky Sports
24 August 2021 Second round Sheffield United 2–1 Derby County Sheffield
19:45 BST Osborn Yellow card 43'
Freeman Goal 53', Yellow card 83'
Fleck Yellow card 74'
Sharp Goal 76'
Robinson Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Sibley Goal 44' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 7,973
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
30 May 2021 CM Northern Ireland Darren Robinson Northern Ireland Dungannon Swifts Undisclosed [10]
1 July 2021 MF England Courtney Clarke England Whyteleafe Undisclosed [11]
1 July 2021 MF England Dubem Eze England Chelsea Free transfer [12]
1 July 2021 MF England Adebayo Fapetu England Arsenal Free transfer [13]
1 July 2021 FW England Reece Nicholas-Davies England Fulham Free transfer [14]
1 July 2021 CF England Luke Plange England Arsenal Free transfer [11]
6 August 2021 GK England Ryan Allsop England Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer [15]
6 August 2021 CB England Richard Stearman England Huddersfield Town Free transfer [15]
7 August 2021 AM Jamaica Ravel Morrison Free agent N/A [16]
13 August 2021 GK England Harrison Foulkes England Hull City Free transfer [17]
13 August 2021 DF England Carlos Richards England Chelsea Free transfer [17]
17 August 2021 CF England Sam Baldock England Reading Free transfer [18]
17 August 2021 CB England Phil Jagielka England Sheffield United Free transfer [18]
11 September 2021 AM England Malcolm Ebiowei Scotland Rangers Free transfer [19]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 CB England Joe Bateman England Mickleover Released [11][20]
30 June 2021 LB England Archie Brown Switzerland Lausanne-Sport Free transfer [21]
30 June 2021 GK England Scott Carson England Manchester City Released [11][22]
30 June 2021 LW England Cameron Cresswell Norway Start Released [11][23]
30 June 2021 GK England Bradley Foster Released [11]
30 June 2021 GK Republic of Ireland Harry Halwax Republic of Ireland Cabinteely Released [11]
30 June 2021 CF England Jahmal Hector-Ingram Released [11]
30 June 2021 GK England Emmanuel Idem Released [11]
30 June 2021 RW Suriname Florian Jozefzoon France Quevilly-Rouen Released [11][24]
30 June 2021 LB England Scott Malone England Millwall Free transfer [25]
1 July 2021 CF England Jack Marriott England Peterborough United Free transfer [26]
30 June 2021 CB England Callum Minkley England Gainsborough Trinity Released [11][27]
30 June 2021 GK England Jonathan Mitchell England Hartlepool United Released [11][28]
30 June 2021 AM England Jayden Mitchell-Lawson England Swindon Town Released [11][29]
30 June 2021 LW England Josh Shonibare Released [11]
30 June 2021 GK England George Sykes-Kenworthy England Boston United Released [11][30]
30 June 2021 CF England Martyn Waghorn England Coventry City Free transfer [31]
30 June 2021 CB England Ethan Wassall Released [11]
30 June 2021 GK England Matthew Yates England Gainsborough Trinity Released [11][32]
1 July 2021 RW England Jordon Ibe Mutual consent [33]
4 August 2021 AM England Jack Rogers England Ilkeston Town Free transfer [34]

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 17 August 2021[35][36]

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 Scotland SCO David Marshall
2 DF England ENG Nathan Byrne
3 DF Scotland SCO Craig Forsyth
4 MF Scotland SCO Graeme Shinnie
5 DF Poland POL Krystian Bielik
6 DF England ENG Phil Jagielka
7 FW Poland POL Kamil Jóźwiak
8 MF England ENG Max Bird
9 FW England ENG Sam Baldock
10 FW Wales WAL Tom Lawrence (captain)
11 MF Jamaica JAM Ravel Morrison[notes 1]
13 FW Turkey TUR Colin Kazim-Richards[notes 2]
16 DF England ENG Richard Stearman
17 MF England ENG Louie Sibley
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK Netherlands NED Kelle Roos
26 DF England ENG Lee Buchanan
31 GK England ENG Ryan Allsop
32 DF England ENG Jordan Brown
33 DF England ENG Curtis Davies
34 FW Scotland SCO Jack Stretton[notes 3]
35 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Louie Watson[notes 4]
36 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Festy Ebosele
37 DF England ENG Kornell McDonald
38 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jason Knight
40 MF England ENG Isaac Hutchinson
41 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Eiran Cashin
42 MF England ENG Liam Thompson
43 DF England ENG Dylan Williams

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
21 GK Netherlands Kelle Roos 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK England Ryan Allsop 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF England Nathan Byrne 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Scotland Craig Forsyth 7 0 4+1 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF England Phil Jagielka 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF England Richard Stearman 5 0 2+2 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF England Lee Buchanan 7 0 4+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
32 DF England Jordan Brown 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
33 DF England Curtis Davies 8 2 8 2 0 0 0 0
36 DF Republic of Ireland Festy Ebosele 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
37 DF England Kornell McDonald 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
41 DF Republic of Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 DF England Dylan Williams 4 0 1+1 0 0 0 2 0
Midfielders
4 MF Scotland Graeme Shinnie 9 0 8 0 0 0 0+1 0
7 MF Poland Kamil Jóźwiak 9 0 5+2 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF England Max Bird 8 1 7+1 1 0 0 0 0
10 MF Wales Tom Lawrence 6 1 5+1 1 0 0 0 0
11 MF Jamaica Ravel Morrison 7 1 6 0 0 0 1 1
17 MF England Louie Sibley 10 0 6+2 0 0 0 2 0
35 MF Republic of Ireland Louie Watson 4 0 1+1 0 0 0 2 0
38 MF Republic of Ireland Jason Knight 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF England Isaac Hutchinson 3 1 0+1 0 0 0 2 1
42 MF England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW England Sam Baldock 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
13 FW Turkey Colin Kazim-Richards 3 1 2 0 0 0 0+1 1
34 FW Scotland Jack Stretton 8 1 0+6 1 0 0 2 0
39 FW England Marko Borkovic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 19 September 2021
Source: Competitions

Notes[]

  1. ^ Morrison was born in Wythenshawe, England, and represented England at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in November 2020.
  2. ^ Kazim-Richards was born in Waltham Forest, England, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally through his father and Turkey internationally through his mother and made his international debut for Turkey in March 2007.
  3. ^ Stretton was born in Newhall, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented Scotland at U-19 level.
  4. ^ Watson was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-18 and U-21 level.

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