2021–22 Derby County F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Derby County's 138th season in existence, their 14th consecutive season in the Championship, and their 54th season overall in the second division of English football. 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.

Derby County
2021–22 season
OwnerMel Morris
ChairmanMel Morris
ManagerWayne Rooney
StadiumPride Park Stadium
Championship24th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tom Lawrence (4)

All:
Tom Lawrence (4)

Administration

On 22 September 2021, the EFL released a statement stating Derby were given a 12-point deduction in accordance with regulations after entering administration.[1] On 16 November 2021, Derby were deducted a further nine points after admitting to breaching EFL accounting rules.[2]

Pre-season friendlies

The Rams revealed they would have friendlies against Manchester United,[3] Salford City,[4] Real Betis[5] and Notts County[4] as part of their pre-season preparations.

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

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Hull City 22 6 5 11 19 26 7 23
20 Cardiff City 22 6 4 12 25 39 14 22
21 Reading 22 8 3 11 28 33 5 21[lower-alpha 1]
22 Peterborough United 22 5 4 13 19 41 22 19 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Barnsley 22 2 7 13 15 34 19 13
24 Derby County 22 5 10 7 18 21 3 4[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 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[9]
Notes:
  1. Reading were deducted 6 points for breach of profit and sustainability regulations.[6]
  2. Derby County were deducted 12 points for entering administration,[7] and a further 9 points for financial irregularities.[8]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 5 10 7 18 21  −3 4 4 5 2 13 11  +2 1 5 5 5 10  −5

Last updated: 12 December 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHAAHHAAHA[lower-alpha 1]HHAHAHAAH[lower-alpha 2]AHAHAH
ResultDLWDDLDWLWDDDDLLDWDLLW
Position161812141516161224242424242424242424242424242424
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. Between matchday 8 and 9, Derby County were deducted 12 points. Combined with this defeat, they dropped to 24th.
  2. Between matchday 17 and 18, Derby County were deducted a further 9 points.

Matches

Derby County's fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.[10]

7 August 2021 1 Derby County 1–1 Huddersfield Town Derby
15:00 BST Byrne  25'
Davies  39'
Watson  50'
Sibley  80'
Report Turton  14'
Sarr  45'
Holmes  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  25'
Thompson  63'
Butler  83'
Burrows  90+1'
Dembélé  90+10'
Report Stretton  77'
Sibley  90+1'
Forsyth  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  71' Report Baldock  57'
Morrison  79'
Roos  90+2'
Stretton  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  65'
Byrne  90+2'
Report Peltier  30'
Tavernier  43'
Bola  54'
Jones  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  12'
Jóźwiak  39'
Morrison  68'
Byrne  80'
Sibley  83'
Report Garner  35'
Johnson  82'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 22,991
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
10 September 2021 6 Birmingham City 2–0 Derby County Bordesley
20:00 GMT Hogan  31'
Šunjić  57'
Bela  81'
Report Shinnie  24'
Morrison  76'
Lawrence  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  45+2' Report Buchanan  33' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Referee: Kevin Friend
18 September 2021 8 Derby County 2–1 Stoke City Derby
15:00 BST Shinnie  8'
Bird  31'
Davies  34'
Sibley  38'
Report Sawyers  33'
Ince  58',  89'
Østigård  77'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 20,545
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
25 September 2021 9 Sheffield United 1–0 Derby County Sheffield
15:00 BST Gibbs-White  24'
Sharp  89' (pen.)
Report Shinnie  24'
Roos  57'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,905
Referee: David Webb
29 September 2021 10 Derby County 1–0 Reading Derby
19:45 BST Stearman  16'
Forsyth  33'
Byrne  59'
Shinnie  74'
Lawrence  90+2'
Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Referee: John Busby
2 October 2021 11 Derby County 0–0 Swansea City Derby
15:00 BST Forsyth  45'
Williams  81'
Byrne  89'
Report Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 21,640
Referee: Andrew Madley
16 October 2021 12 Preston North End 0–0 Derby County Preston
15:00 BST Johnson  5'
Storey  62'
Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 18,092
Referee: Josh Smith
19 October 2021 13 Derby County 2–2 Luton Town Derby
19:45 BST Lawrence  20',  90+2'
Knight  60'
Report Naismith  14'
Onyedinma  48'
Adebayo  83'
Ruddock Mpanzu  90+2'
Stadium: Pride Park
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
23 October 2021 14 Coventry City 1–1 Derby County Coventry
15:00 BST Godden  20' (pen.)
Maatsen  44'
Report Davies  71'
Shinnie  78'
Morrison  88'
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 23,829
Referee: Dean Whitestone
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15 Derby County 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Derby
15:00 BST Shinnie  29'
Lawrence  50'
Davies  89'
Report Brereton  8', 20'
Lenihan  59'
Buckley  86'
Khadra  88'
Poveda  89'
Travis  90+2'
Stadium: Pride Park
Referee: Steve Martin
2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 16 Barnsley 2–1 Derby County Barnsley
19:45 GMT Adeboyejo  39'
Leya Iseka  50'
Brittain  64'
Andersen  81'
Report Morrison  15'
Baldock  24'
Buchanan  50'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,786
Referee: Robert Jones
6 November 2021 17 Millwall 1–1 Derby County Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Malone  45+1'
Mitchell  57'
Cooper  90+1'
Report Byrne  27'  63'
Ebosele  44'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 14,372
Referee: Tim Robinson
21 November 2021 18 Derby County 3–2 Bournemouth Derby
12:00 GMT Knight  13'
Lawrence  62', 69' (pen.)
Report Anthony  19'
Solanke  38'
Billing  53'
Stadium: Pride Park
Referee: Gavin Ward
24 November 2021 19 Fulham 0–0 Derby County Fulham, London
19:45 GMT Carvalho  60' Report Ebosele  60'
Shinnie  79'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Referee: Keith Stroud
29 November 2021 20 Derby County 1–2 Queens Park Rangers Derby
19:45 GMT Lawrence  10' Report Willock  50'
Gray  90',  90+1'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 20,003
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
4 December 2021 21 Bristol City 1–0 Derby County Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Scott  16'
Bakinson  39'
Kalas  45+1'
Pring  80'
Report Knight  39'
Forsyth  40'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 18,732
Referee: Graham Scott
11 December 2021 22 Derby County 1–0 Blackpool Derby
15:00 GMT Plange  51'
Jóźwiak  54'
Lawrence  76'
Report Carey  42'
Anderson  54'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 21,663
Referee: Andy Woolmer

FA Cup

Derby were drawn away to Coventry City in the third round.[11]

8 January 2022 Third round Coventry City v Derby County Coventry
15:00 GMT Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena

EFL Cup

Derby County were drawn at home to Salford City in the first round[12][13] and away to Sheffield United in the second round.[14][15]

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

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
30 May 2021CMDarren Robinson Dungannon SwiftsUndisclosed[16]
1 July 2021MFCourtney Clarke WhyteleafeUndisclosed[17]
1 July 2021MFDubem Eze ChelseaFree transfer[18]
1 July 2021MFAdebayo Fapetu ArsenalFree transfer[19]
1 July 2021FWReece Nicholas-Davies FulhamFree transfer[20]
1 July 2021CFLuke Plange ArsenalFree transfer[17]
6 August 2021GKRyan Allsop Wycombe WanderersFree transfer[21]
6 August 2021CBRichard Stearman Huddersfield TownFree transfer[21]
7 August 2021AMRavel Morrison Free agentN/A[22]
13 August 2021GKHarrison Foulkes Hull CityFree transfer[23]
13 August 2021MFCarlos Richards West Ham UnitedFree transfer[23]
17 August 2021CFSam Baldock ReadingFree transfer[24]
17 August 2021CBPhil Jagielka Sheffield UnitedFree transfer[24]
11 September 2021AMMalcolm Ebiowei RangersFree transfer[25]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
19 November 2021GKAlfie Roberts Matlock Town[26]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021CBJoe Bateman MickleoverReleased[17][27]
30 June 2021LBArchie Brown Lausanne-SportFree transfer[28]
30 June 2021GKScott Carson Manchester CityReleased[17][29]
30 June 2021LWCameron Cresswell StartReleased[17][30]
30 June 2021GKBradley FosterReleased[17]
30 June 2021GKHarry Halwax CabinteelyReleased[17]
30 June 2021CFJahmal Hector-IngramReleased[17]
30 June 2021GKEmmanuel IdemReleased[17]
30 June 2021RWFlorian Jozefzoon Quevilly-RouenReleased[17][31]
30 June 2021LBScott Malone MillwallFree transfer[32]
1 July 2021CFJack Marriott Peterborough UnitedFree transfer[33]
30 June 2021CBCallum Minkley Gainsborough TrinityReleased[17][34]
30 June 2021GKJonathan Mitchell Hartlepool UnitedReleased[17][35]
30 June 2021AMJayden Mitchell-Lawson Swindon TownReleased[17][36]
30 June 2021LWJosh ShonibareReleased[17]
30 June 2021GKGeorge Sykes-Kenworthy Boston UnitedReleased[17][37]
30 June 2021CFMartyn Waghorn Coventry CityFree transfer[38]
30 June 2021CBEthan WassallReleased[17]
30 June 2021GKMatthew Yates Gainsborough TrinityReleased[17][39]
1 July 2021RWJordon IbeMutual consent[40]
4 August 2021AMJack Rogers Ilkeston TownFree transfer[41]

Players

Current squad

As of 17 August 2021[42][43]

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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  SCO David Marshall 00000000
21 GK  NED Kelle Roos 90900000
31 GK  ENG Ryan Allsop 502+100020
Defenders
2 DF  ENG Nathan Byrne 1101100000
3 DF  SCO Craig Forsyth 916+110020
6 DF  ENG Phil Jagielka 70700000
16 DF  ENG Richard Stearman 704+200010
26 DF  ENG Lee Buchanan 1005+40000+10
32 DF  ENG Jordan Brown 20000020
33 DF  ENG Curtis Davies 1121120000
36 DF  IRL Festy Ebosele 401+200010
37 DF  ENG Kornell McDonald 10000010
41 DF  IRL Eiran Cashin 00000000
43 DF  ENG Dylan Williams 601+300020
Midfielders
4 MF  SCO Graeme Shinnie 120110000+10
7 MF  POL Kamil Jóźwiak 1005+300020
8 MF  ENG Max Bird 11110+110000
10 MF  WAL Tom Lawrence 918+110000
11 MF  JAM Ravel Morrison 101900011
17 MF  ENG Louie Sibley 1107+200020
35 MF  IRL Louie Watson 401+100020
38 MF  IRL Jason Knight 815+310000
40 MF  ENG Isaac Hutchinson 310+100021
42 MF  ENG Liam Thompson 00000000
Forwards
9 FW  ENG Sam Baldock 71710000
13 FW  TUR Colin Kazim-Richards 3120000+11
34 FW  SCO Jack Stretton 1011+710020
39 FW  ENG Marko Borkovic 1000000+10
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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