2023–24 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County
2023–24 season
OwnerClowes Developments
Head CoachPaul Warne
StadiumPride Park Stadium
League One2nd (promoted)
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: James Collins (14)
All: James Collins (19)
Highest home attendance32,538 vs Bolton Wanderers, 16 March 2024, League One
Lowest home attendance1,952 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers U21, 8 November 2023, EFL Trophy
Average home league attendance27,278
Biggest win4–0 vs Northampton Town (H), 31 October 2023, League One
Biggest defeat0–2 vs Blackpool (H), 8 August 2023, EFL Cup
1–3 vs Stevenage (A), 28 October 2023, League One
1–3 vs Crewe Alexandra (H), 14 November 2023, FA Cup

The 2023–24 season was the 140th season in the history of Derby County and their second consecutive season in League One. In addition to the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.

After a slow start to the season which saw the pre-season promotion favourites eight points off of the promotion places with a third of the season gone, Derby's form improved and a mid-season run of 14 wins from 19 games between late-October and mid-February took them into second place and the automatic promotion spots, a position they would not relinquish. A 2–0 home win over already-relegated Carlisle United on the final day of the season confirmed the club's first automatic promotion in 28 years and saw them return to the Football League Championship at the second attempt.[1][2] Along the way, the team set club records for points in a season (92, eclipsing the 85 achieved in 2013–14) and most away wins (13, eclipising the twelve away wins in 2004-05 and 2006-07), and equalled the club record for most wins in a single league campaign (28, matching that of the 1955–56 season).

Current squad

As of 20 March 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Date of birth (Age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Joe Wildsmith GK England (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 28) Sheffield Wednesday 2 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
13 Scott Loach GK England (1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 (age 36) Chesterfield 13 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
31 Josh Vickers GK England (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 28) Rotherham United 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026
Defenders
2 Kane Wilson RB England (2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 24) Bristol City 11 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
3 Craig Forsyth LB Scotland (1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 (age 35) Watford 1 July 2013 £150,000 30 June 2024
5 Sonny Bradley CB England (1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 33) Luton Town 7 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
6 Eiran Cashin CB Republic of Ireland (2001-11-09) 9 November 2001 (age 23) Academy 1 January 2022 — 30 June 2027
20 Callum Elder LB Australia (1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 29) Hull City 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026
24 Ryan Nyambe RB Namibia (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 (age 26) Wigan Athletic 19 September 2023 Free 30 June 2025
34 Jake Rooney CB England (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 21) Burnley 8 August 2022 Free 30 June 2026
35 Curtis Nelson CB England (1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 31) Blackpool 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
41 Daniel Cox CB Wales (2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 (age 18) Academy 1 July 2022 — 30 June 2024
46 Adisa Osayande CB England Academy 13 July 2023 — 30 June 2025
Midfielders
4 Conor Hourihane CM Republic of Ireland (1991-02-02) 2 February 1991 (age 33) Aston Villa 6 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
8 Max Bird DM England (2000-09-18) 18 September 2000 (age 24) Bristol City 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
12 Korey Smith CM England (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 33) Wales Swansea City 16 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
16 Liam Thompson DM England (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 22) Academy 1 January 2022 — 30 June 2024
17 Louie Sibley CM England (2001-09-13) 13 September 2001 (age 23) Academy 1 January 2020 — 30 June 2024
22 Tyrese Fornah CM Sierra Leone (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 25) Nottingham Forest 25 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
23 Joe Ward RM England (1995-08-22) 22 August 1995 (age 29) Peterborough United 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026
26 Darren Robinson DM Northern Ireland (2004-12-29) 29 December 2004 (age 19) Northern Ireland Dungannon Swifts 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024
32 Ebou Adams CM The Gambia (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 28) Wales Cardiff City 31 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
36 Ben Radcliffe DM England (2004-07-11) 11 July 2004 (age 20) Burton Albion 7 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024
38 Cruz Allen CM Wales (2007-02-25) 25 February 2007 (age 17) Academy 1 July 2023 — 30 June 2026
42 Adebayo Fapetu CM England (2005-01-18) 18 January 2005 (age 19) Arsenal 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024
Forwards
7 Tom Barkhuizen LW England (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 31) Preston North End 2 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
9 James Collins CF Republic of Ireland (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 33) Wales Cardiff City 13 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
10 Martyn Waghorn CF England (1990-01-23) 23 January 1990 (age 34) Coventry City 7 August 2023 Free 30 June 2024
11 Nathaniel Mendez-Laing RW Guatemala (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32) Sheffield Wednesday 2 July 2022 Free 30 June 2026
14 Conor Washington CF Northern Ireland (1992-05-18) 18 May 1992 (age 32) Rotherham United 7 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
19 Tyreece John-Jules CF England (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 23) Arsenal 25 August 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
25 Dwight Gayle CF England (1989-10-17) 17 October 1989 (age 35) Stoke City 19 February 2024 Free 30 June 2024
27 Corey Blackett-Taylor RW England (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27) Charlton Athletic 22 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
43 Tony Weston CF England (2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 (age 21) Scotland Rangers 1 August 2023 Free 30 June 2024
45 Lennon Wheeldon CF England Academy 1 July 2022 — 30 June 2024
Out on loan
39 Dajaune Brown CF Jamaica (2005-10-16) 16 October 2005 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2022 — 30 June 2026
  • Includes all players who made at least one competitive appearance during the season

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2023 LB Australia Callum Elder England Hull City Free Transfer [3]
1 July 2023 CB England Curtis Nelson England Blackpool Free Transfer [4]
1 July 2023 GK England Josh Vickers England Rotherham United Free Transfer [5]
1 July 2023 RM England Joe Ward England Peterborough United Free Transfer [6]
7 July 2023 CB England Ryan Bartley † England Crystal Palace Free Transfer [7]
7 July 2023 CB England Sonny Bradley England Luton Town Free Transfer [8]
7 July 2023 DM England Ben Radcliffe † England Burton Albion Free Transfer [7]
7 July 2023 CF Northern Ireland Conor Washington England Rotherham United Undisclosed [9]
11 July 2023 RB England Kane Wilson England Bristol City Undisclosed [10]
18 July 2023 CM England Bradley Johnson †[a] England Milton Keynes Dons Free Transfer [11]
1 August 2023 AM Northern Ireland Charlie Lindsay † Scotland Rangers Free Transfer [12]
1 August 2023 GK Wales Lewis Ridd † England Ipswich Town Free Transfer [12]
1 August 2023 CF England Tony Weston † Scotland Rangers Free Transfer [12]
7 August 2023 CF England Martyn Waghorn England Coventry City Free Transfer [13]
25 August 2023 CM Sierra Leone Tyrese Fornah England Nottingham Forest Undisclosed [14]
1 September 2023 RM England Alex Gibson-Hammond † England Nottingham Forest Free Transfer [15]
19 September 2023 RB Namibia Ryan Nyambe Free agent Free Transfer [16]
23 January 2024 RW England Eno Nto † United States Notre Dame Fighting Irish Free Transfer [17]
19 February 2024 CF England Dwight Gayle Free Agent Free Transfer [18]
  1. ^ Signed as an overage player-coach for Derby County's under-21 team

† Signed for Under-21s

Out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
29 June 2023 DM Poland Krystian Bielik England Birmingham City Undisclosed [19]
30 June 2023 CM England Osazee Aghatise Free agent Released [20]
30 June 2023 RB England Rhys Brailsford England Barwell Free Transfer [20]
30 June 2023 LB England Demico Burton Free agent Released [20]
30 June 2023 CB Wales James Chester England Barrow Free Transfer [21][22]
30 June 2023 CF Poland Bartosz Cybulski England King's Lynn Town Free Transfer [20][23]
30 June 2023 CB England Curtis Davies England Cheltenham Town Free Transfer [21][24]
30 June 2023 CM England Connor Dixon England Ilkeston Town Free Transfer [20][25]
30 June 2023 GK England Harrison Foulkes England Eastbourne Borough Free Transfer [20][26]
30 June 2023 LB England Will Grewal-Pollard England Alfreton Town Free Transfer [20]
30 June 2023 CM Republic of Ireland Olamide Ibrahim Free agent Released [20]
30 June 2023 LB Republic of Ireland Cian Kelly Free agent Released [20]
30 June 2023 AM England Sonny Blu Lo-Everton England Yeovil Town Free Transfer [20][27]
30 June 2023 CF Republic of Ireland David McGoldrick England Notts County Free Transfer [28]
30 June 2023 GK England Alfie Roberts Free agent Released [20]
30 June 2023 CB England Harrison Solomon United States UNH Wildcats Free Transfer [20][29]
30 June 2023 CB England Richard Stearman England Solihull Moors Free Transfer [21][30]
11 July 2023 CM Republic of Ireland Jason Knight England Bristol City Undisclosed [31]
1 February 2024 DM England Max Bird England Bristol City Undisclosed [32]

Loaned in

Date Pos Player Loaned from Date until Ref
25 August 2023 CF England Tyreece John-Jules England Arsenal End of Season[a] [33][34]
1 September 2023 AM England Elliot Embleton England Sunderland 10 January 2024[b] [35][36]
1 September 2023 LB England Henry Jeffcott † England Arsenal End of Season [15]
22 January 2024 RW England Corey Blackett-Taylor England Charlton Athletic End of Season [37]
31 January 2024 CM The Gambia Ebou Adams Wales Cardiff City End of Season [38]
1 February 2024 DM England Max Bird England Bristol City End of Season [32]

† Signed for Under-21s

  1. ^ On 19 January, John-Jules' loan from Arsenal was extended until the end of season.
  2. ^ On 10 January, Embleton's season long loan was terminated early by Derby.

Loaned out

Date Pos Player Loaned to Date until Ref
5 July 2023 RB England Kwaku Oduroh England Rochdale 10 January 2024[a] [39][40]
3 August 2023 CF Republic of Ireland George Nunn England Mickleover 2 October 2023[b] [41][15]
4 August 2023 GK England Harry Evans England Coalville Town 31 August 2023 [42]
21 September 2023 CF Republic of Ireland George Nunn England Braintree Town 21 October 2023 [43]
21 September 2023 CF Republic of Ireland Owen Oseni England Nuneaton Borough 1 January 2024[c] [44][45]
13 October 2023 GK England Harry Evans England Barwell 14 February 2024[d] [46][47]
2 November 2023 CF Republic of Ireland George Nunn England Hampton & Richmond Borough 1 January 2024 [48]
14 November 2023 CM England Jack Bates England Hastings United 14 December 2023 [49]
21 November 2023 RM England Alex Gibson-Hammond England Buxton 1 January 2024 [50]
26 December 2023 GK Wales Lewis Ridd England Mickleover End of Season[e] [51][47]
12 January 2024 AM Northern Ireland Charlie Lindsay Northern Ireland Glentoran End of Season [52]
18 January 2024 RB England Callum Moore England Matlock Town 15 February 2024 [47]
23 January 2024 CF Jamaica Dajaune Brown England Gateshead End of Season [53]
  1. ^ On 10 January, Oduroh's season long loan was terminated early by Rochdale.
  2. ^ On 1 September, Nunn's loan at Mickleover was extended by a further month.
  3. ^ On 21 November, Oseni's loan at Nuneaton Borough was extended until 1 January 2024.
  4. ^ On 19 January, Evans' loan at Barwell was extended by a further month.
  5. ^ On 19 January, Ridd's loan at Mickleover was extended until the end of season.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 19 May, Derby announced their first pre-season friendly, against Matlock Town.[54] Less than a week later, a second fixture was confirmed against Stoke City to celebrate Craig Forsyth's association with the club.[55] On June 1, a trip to face Chesterfield and a visit from Sheffield United was added to the pre-season calendar.[56][57] A training camp in Alicante was also confirmed along with a fixture against Salford City.[58]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 July 2023 Friendly Matlock Town 0–2 Derby County Matlock
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Causeway Lane
Attendance: 2,300
15 July 2023 Friendly Salford City 1–1 Derby County San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
12:00 CEST
11:00 BST		 Bailey 50' Report Mendez-Laing 58' Stadium: Pinatar Arena
19 July 2023 Friendly Chesterfield 0–1 Derby County Chesterfield
15:00 BST Report Collins 60' Stadium: Technique Stadium
22 July 2023 Craig Forsyth Testimonial Derby County 3–0 Stoke City Derby
15:00 BST Nelson 19'
Collins 26'
Mendez-Laing 40'		 Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 9,119 (1,349 Stoke City supporters)
29 July 2023 Friendly Derby County 1–3 Sheffield United Derby
15:00 BST Smith 58' Report Ben Slimane 18'
Baldock 82'
Ndiaye 84'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 7,406 (inc. 1,648 away supporters)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One Matchday 1 2nd (promoted) 46 28 8 10 79 37 +42 060.87
FA Cup First round First round 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 000.00
EFL Cup First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
EFL Trophy Group stage Round of 16 5 4 0 1 11 3 +8 080.00
Total 54 32 9 13 93 47 +46 059.26

Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League One

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Portsmouth (C, P) 46 28 13 5 78 41 +37 97 Promoted to EFL Championship
2 Derby County (P) 46 28 8 10 78 37 +41 92
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 25 12 9 86 51 +35 87 Qualified for League One play-offs
4 Peterborough United 46 25 9 12 89 61 +28 84
5 Oxford United (O, P) 46 22 11 13 79 56 +23 77
6 Barnsley 46 21 13 12 82 64 +18 76
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[59]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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
46 28 8 10 78 37  +41 92 15 4 4 41 18  +23 13 4 6 37 19  +18

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round123456891011121415167[a]17192021222324252627282918[b]30313233343513[c]3637383940414243444546
GroundHAHHAAHAHAAAHAHHHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHAH
ResultLWLWWLDWDWDLWLWWWWWDWWWLWWDLWWDWWLLWWWWLWDDWWW
Position14914108111191278118977665644444334422222222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
  1. ^ Matchday 7, vs Northampton Town (H), was postponed due to international call-ups.[60][61]
  2. ^ Matchday 18, vs Reading (A), was postponed due to international call-ups.[62][63]
  3. ^ Matchday 13, vs Charlton Athletic (H), was postponed due to international call-ups.[64][65]

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.[66]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Derby County 1–2 Wigan Athletic Derby
15:00 BST Smith Yellow card 37'
Cashin Yellow card 48'
Forsyth 57'		 Report Wyke 37', 72'
Hughes Yellow card 49'
Smith Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,957
Referee: Scott Oldham
12 August 2023 2 Burton Albion 0–3 Derby County Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Seddon Yellow card 2' Report Collins 7'
Mendez-Laing Yellow card 45+2'
Hourihane Yellow card 68', 78'
Washington 84'
Cashin Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 6,410
Referee: James Bell
15 August 2023 3 Derby County 1–2 Oxford United Derby
19:45 BST Collins Yellow card 27'
BirdYellow card 37'
HourihaneYellow card 42'
WilsonYellow card 68'
CashinYellow card 82'
Waghorn 87'		 Report Harris 32', 72'
Long Yellow card 52'
BeadleYellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,292
Referee: Ben Toner
19 August 2023 4 Derby County 1–0 Fleetwood Town Derby
15:00 BST Waghorn 23', Yellow card 55'
Mendez-Laing Yellow card 30'
Thompson Yellow card 40'		 Report Mayor Yellow card 39'
Johnston Yellow card 69'
Quitirna Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 24,565
Referee: Mark Jones
26 August 2023 5 Peterborough United 2–4 Derby County Peterborough
15:00 BST Clarke-Harris 23'
Burrows Yellow card 39'
Kioso Yellow card 67'
Poku 90'		 Report Waghorn 29', 40', 45'
Cashin 37'
Forsyth Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 7,133
Referee: Andrew Hickman
2 September 2023 6 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Derby County Horwich
15:00 BST Charles 43' (pen.)
Santos Yellow card 60'
Dacres-Cogley 65'
Thomason Yellow card 70'
Williams Yellow card 84'		 Report Hourihane 34' (pen.)
Smith Yellow card 43'
Wildsmith Red card 48'
Forsyth Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 21,754
Referee: Charles Breakspear
16 September 2023 8 Derby County 1–1 Portsmouth Derby
15:00 BST Fornah Yellow card 26'
Collins 86' (pen.), Yellow card 88'		 Report Pack Yellow card 10'
Poole Yellow card 28'
Robertson Yellow card 65'
Bishop 90+5'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,999
Referee: Rebecca Welch
23 September 2023 9 Carlisle United 0–2 Derby County Carlisle
15:00 BST Lavelle Yellow card 90+4' Report Collins 18', 84' (pen.)
Cashin Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 11,186
Referee: Martin Coy
30 September 2023 10 Derby County 0–0 Cambridge United Derby
15:00 BST Nyambe Yellow card 75'
Collins Yellow card 83'		 Report Gordon Yellow card 72'
Bennett Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 26,122
Referee: Ollie Yates
3 October 2023 11 Blackpool 1–3 Derby County Blackpool
19:45 BST Connolly Yellow card 30'
Dougall 73'		 Report Forsyth Yellow card 32'
Smith 54'
Collins 71'
Waghorn 89'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,137
Referee: Will Finnie
7 October 2023 12 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Derby County Cheltenham
15:00 BST Street 39'
Bradbury Yellow card 70'		 Report Nelson 45+7' Stadium: The Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 5,292
Referee: Peter Wright
21 October 2023 14 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Derby County Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Hourihane 56' (o.g.)
Flanagan Yellow card 86'		 Report Nelson Yellow card 86'
Bradley Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: The Croud Meadow
Attendance: 8,088
Referee: Martin Woods
24 October 2023 15 Derby County 2–0 Exeter City Derby
19:45 BST Mendez-Laing 30'
Hourihane Yellow card 34'
Sibley Yellow card 55'
Washington 79'		 Report Watts Yellow card 62' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 24,040
Referee: Sunny Gill
28 October 2023 16 Stevenage 3–1 Derby County Stevenage
15:00 BST Roberts 32'
MacDonald 45+2'
Reid Yellow card 59'
Piergianni Yellow card 71'
Hemmings 84'		 Report Cashin Yellow card 11'
Forsyth Yellow card 30'
Mendez-Laing 38'		 Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 5,866
Referee: Thomas Kirk
31 October 2023 7 Derby County 4–0 Northampton Town Derby
19:45 GMT Bird 14', 32'
Washington 22', Yellow card 57'
Mendez-Laing 49'		 Report Brough Yellow card 2'
Odimayo Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 24,719
Referee: Simon Mather
Note: Originally scheduled for 9 September 2023, this match was postponed due to international call-ups.[60][61]
11 November 2023 17 Derby County 3–0 Barnsley Derby
15:00 GMT Collins Yellow card 17', 35' (pen.), 63'
Forsyth Yellow card 36', 48'		 Report Russell Yellow card 66' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 28,019
Referee: John Busby
25 November 2023 19 Derby County 2–1 Bristol Rovers Derby
15:00 GMT Hunt 66' (o.g.)
Mendez-Laing 90'		 Report Martin 87' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 26,623
Referee: Tom Reeves
28 November 2023 20 Port Vale 0–1 Derby County Burslem
19:45 GMT Iacovitti Yellow card 71'
Loft Yellow card 84'		 Report John-Jules 77' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 8,062
Referee: Paul Howard
9 December 2023 21 Leyton Orient 0–3 Derby County Leyton
15:00 GMT Cooper Red card 44'
El Mizouni Yellow card 47'		 Report Hourihane Yellow card 8'
Sibley 34'
Mendez-Laing 47'
Barkhuizen 79'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 8,499
Referee: David Rock
16 December 2023 22 Derby County 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Derby
15:00 GMT Sibley Yellow card 14'
Mendez-Laing Yellow card 15'
Hourihane Yellow card 20'
Collins Yellow card 30'
Bird Yellow card 31'
Barkhuizen 83'		 Report Leahy Yellow card 30', 90+8' (pen.)
Forino-Joseph Yellow card 51'
Vokes Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,385
Referee: Rebecca Welch
21 December 2023 23 Derby County 3–1 Lincoln City Derby
19:45 GMT Hourihane 26', Yellow card 84'
Wilson 65'
Collins 77', Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Mandroiu 45+2' (pen.)
Jackson Yellow card 57'
Vale Yellow card 85'
Erhahon Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,192
Referee: Peter Wright
26 December 2023 24 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Derby County Wigan
15:00 GMT Morrison Yellow card 14'
Adeeko Yellow card 15'
Clare Yellow card 36'
Lang Yellow card 45'		 Report Hourihane Yellow card 7'
Nelson 19'
Mendez-Laing Yellow card 35'
Collins Yellow card 45+2'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 13,601
Referee: Thomas Parsons
29 December 2023 25 Oxford United 2–3 Derby County Oxford
19:45 GMT Brannagan 2' (pen.), 13'
Beadle Yellow card 67'		 Report Wildsmith Yellow card 2'
Bird Yellow card 24'
Forsyth 45+3'
Barkhuizen Yellow card 59'
John-Jules Yellow card 71'
Thompson 81'
Cashin 86'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,219
Referee: Will Finnie
1 January 2024 26 Derby County 2–3 Peterborough United Derby
15:00 GMT Collins 1', 60'
Forsyth Yellow card 41'		 Report Burrows 9'
Kyprianou Yellow card 30'
Poku 84'
Jones 90+4'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,917
Referee: Ross Joyce
6 January 2024 27 Fleetwood Town 1–3 Derby County Fleetwood
12:30 GMT Vela Yellow card 31'
Stockley 76'		 Report Mendez-Laing 27'
Collins 45+1', Yellow card 73'
Barkhuizen 90'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,045
Referee: Ben Speedie
Note: Originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, this match was rescheduled for TV coverage.[67]
15 January 2024 28 Derby County 3–2 Burton Albion Derby
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,580
Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Originally scheduled for 13 January 2024, this match was rescheduled for TV coverage.[67]
20 January 2024 29 Lincoln City 0–0 Derby County Lincoln
15:00 GMT Taylor Yellow card 68'
Draper Yellow card 68'		 Report Elder Yellow card 18'
Wilson Yellow card 45+2'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 9,735
Referee: Ollie Yates
23 January 2024 18 Reading 1–0 Derby County Reading
20:00 GMT Mukairu 54'
Mbengue Yellow card 73'		 Report Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 9,914
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Note: Originally scheduled for 18 November 2023, this match was postponed due to international call-ups.[62][63]
27 January 2024 30 Derby County 2–1 Cheltenham Town Derby
15:00 GMT Bird 60'
Collins 81'
Wilson Yellow card 89'		 Report Sercombe 50'
Freestone Yellow card 55'
Long Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,014
Referee: Leigh Doughty
3 February 2024 31 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Derby County Charlton
15:00 GMT Ramsay Yellow card 70'
Kanu Yellow card 82'		 Report Mendez-Laing 31'
Adams Yellow card 41'
Cashin Yellow card 51'
Sibley Yellow card 68'
Vickers Yellow card 90+1'
Hourihane Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 16,014
Referee: Edward Duckworth
10 February 2024 32 Derby County 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Derby
15:00 GMT Bird 54'
Hourihane Yellow card 67'
Adams Yellow card 84'		 Report Winchester Yellow card 36'
Pierre Yellow card 82', 87'
Benning Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,240
Referee: James Bell
13 February 2024 33 Exeter City 0–3 Derby County Exeter
19:45 GMT Aitchison Yellow card 49'
Carroll Yellow card 72'		 Report Bird 24'
Mendez-Laing Yellow card 26', 52'
Adams Yellow card 43'
Barkhuizen 62'
Cashin Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 7,754
Referee: Scott Tallis
17 February 2024 34 Derby County 1–0 Stevenage Derby
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,055
Referee: Tom Reeves
24 February 2024 35 Barnsley 2–1 Derby County Barnsley
15:00 GMT Phillips 33', 66'
Earl Yellow card 79'
Cosgrove Yellow card 86'
Cole Yellow card 90+1'
Roberts Yellow card 90+8'		 Report Bradley 18'
Nelson Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 18,332
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
27 February 2024 13 Derby County 1–2 Charlton Athletic Derby
19:45 GMT Bradley Yellow card 22'
Cashin 39'
Wildsmith Yellow card 64'		 Report May 65' (pen.)
Anderson 80'
Gillesphey Yellow card 82'
Aneke Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Note: Originally scheduled for 14 October 2023, this match was postponed due to international call-ups.[64][65]
2 March 2024 36 Derby County 3–0 Port Vale Derby
15:00 GMT Sibley 5', 58'
Gayle 44'		 Report Ojo Yellow card 40'
Massey Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,392
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
9 March 2024 37 Bristol Rovers 0–3 Derby County Horfield
15:00 GMT Conteh Yellow card 34'
Martin Yellow card 45+2'		 Report Adams Yellow card 38'
Gayle 55', Yellow card 68'
Barkhuizen 58'
Waghorn 89'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,937
Referee: Lee Swabey
12 March 2024 38 Derby County 2–1 Reading Derby
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 24,821
Referee: Charles Breakspear
16 March 2024 39 Derby County 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Derby
15:00 GMT Mendez-Laing Yellow card 59'
Wilson 78'		 Report Toal Yellow card 28' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 32,538
Referee: Marc Edwards
23 March 2024 40 Northampton Town 1–0 Derby County Northampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,679
Referee: Scott Oldham
29 March 2024 41 Derby County 1–0 Blackpool Derby
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,089
Referee: Thomas Kirk
2 April 2024 42 Portsmouth 2–2 Derby County Portsmouth
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,129
Referee: Will Finnie
Note: Originally scheduled for 1 April 2024, this match was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[68]
10 April 2024 43 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Derby County High Wycombe
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,515
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Originally scheduled for 6 April 2024, this match was postponed due to Wycombe's participation in the 2024 EFL Trophy final.[69][70]
13 April 2024 44 Derby County 3–0 Leyton Orient Derby
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,247
Referee: Lewis Smith
20 April 2024 45 Cambridge United 0–1 Derby County Cambridge
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,649
Referee: Paul Howard
27 April 2024 46 Derby County 2–0 Carlisle United Derby
12:30 BST
Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 31,027
Referee: Ben Toner

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Derby were drawn away to Crewe Alexandra in the first round.[71]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 November 2023 First round Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Derby County Crewe
14:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 5,201
Referee: Scott Oldham
14 November 2023 First round replay Derby County 1–3 Crewe Alexandra Derby
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 6,439
Referee: Christopher Pollard

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Derby were drawn at home to Blackpool in the first round.[72]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Derby County 0–2 Blackpool Derby
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 7,033
Referee: Jeremy Simpson

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Derby were drawn in Northern Group G alongside Lincoln City, Notts County and Wolverhampton Wanderers U21.[73][74] They were then drawn at home to Fleetwood Town in the second round and Bradford City in the third round.[75][76]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Derby County 3 3 0 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Lincoln City 3 2 0 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 ACA Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 3 1 0 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4 L2 Notts County 3 0 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

19 September 2023 Group stage Derby County 2–0 Lincoln City Derby
19:00 BST Fornah Yellow card 4'
Elder Yellow card 36'
Barkhuizen 51'
Sibley 77'		 Report Duffy Yellow card 53' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,726
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
10 October 2023 Group stage Notts County 1–2 Derby County Nottingham
19:00 BST Morias 78' (pen.)
Gill Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Sibley 20', 57', Yellow card 83'
Forsyth Yellow card 45+2'
Cashin Yellow card 66'
Collins Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,946
Referee: Christopher Pollard
8 November 2023 Group stage Derby County 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Derby
19:00 GMT Fapetu Yellow card 34'
Sibley Yellow card 36'
Collins 43', 55', 62'
Weston 79'		 Report Kandola Yellow card 20'
González Yellow card 24'
Esen 49' Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 1,952
Referee: Scott Simpson
5 December 2023 Second round Derby County 3–0 Fleetwood Town Derby
19:00 GMT Collins 25', 77'
Waghorn Yellow card 43'
Hourihane Yellow card 79'
John-Jules 88'		 Report Heneghan Yellow card 18'
Earl Yellow card 26'
Sarpong-Wiredu Yellow card 35'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 1,981
Referee: Scott Jackson
9 January 2024 Third round Derby County 0–1 Bradford City Derby
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 3,831
Referee: Carl Brook

Statistics

Goals record

As of 27 April 2024
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 9 Republic of Ireland FW James Collins 14 0 0 5 19
2 11 Guatemala FW Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 9 1 0 0 10
3 7 England FW Tom Barkhuizen 6 1 0 1 8
4 17 England MF Louie Sibley 4 0 0 3 7
10 England FW Martyn Waghorn 7 0 0 0
6 8 England MF Max Bird 6 0 0 0 6
4 Republic of Ireland MF Conor Hourihane 5 1 0 0
8 5 England DF Sonny Bradley 3 0 0 0 3
6 Republic of Ireland DF Eiran Cashin 3 0 0 0
3 Scotland DF Craig Forsyth 3 0 0 0
25 England FW Dwight Gayle 3 0 0 0
14 Northern Ireland FW Conor Washington 3 0 0 0
2 England DF Kane Wilson 3 0 0 0
14 19 England FW Tyreece John-Jules 1 0 0 1 2
35 England DF Curtis Nelson 2 0 0 0
23 England DF Joe Ward 2 0 0 0
17 32 The Gambia MF Ebou Adams 1 0 0 0 1
12 England MF Korey Smith 1 0 0 0
16 England MF Liam Thompson 1 0 0 0
43 England FW Tony Weston 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 0 1
Total 78 3 0 11 92

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