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.
| 2021–22 season | ||
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| Owner | Mel Morris | |
| Chairman | Mel Morris | |
| Manager | Wayne Rooney | |
| Stadium | Pride Park Stadium | |
| Championship | 24th | |
| FA Cup | Third round | |
| EFL Cup | Second round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Tom Lawrence (4) All: Tom Lawrence (4) | |
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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 |
Report | Chong Pellistri |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium |
| 24 July 2021 Friendly | Salford City | 2–1 | Derby County | Salford |
| 15:00 BST | Morris Elliott |
Report | Turnbull |
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium |
| 28 July 2021 Friendly | Derby County | 1–0 | Real Betis | Derby |
| 19:00 BST | Bird |
Report | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium |
| 1 August 2021 Friendly | Notts County | 0–2 | Derby County | Nottingham |
| 13:00 BST | Report | Cashin Lawrence |
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] |
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:
- Reading were deducted 6 points for breach of profit and sustainability regulations.[6]
- Derby County were deducted 12 points for entering administration,[7] and a further 9 points for financial irregularities.[8]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
- Between matchday 8 and 9, Derby County were deducted 12 points. Combined with this defeat, they dropped to 24th.
- 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 Davies Watson Sibley |
Report | Turton Sarr Holmes |
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 Thompson Butler Burrows Dembélé |
Report | Stretton Sibley Forsyth |
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 |
Report | Baldock Morrison Roos Stretton |
Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 10,451 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 21 August 2021 4 | Derby County | 0–0 | Middlesbrough | Derby |
| 15:00 BST | Jagielka Byrne |
Report | Peltier Tavernier Bola Jones |
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 Jóźwiak Morrison Byrne Sibley |
Report | Garner Johnson |
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 Šunjić Bela |
Report | Shinnie Morrison Lawrence |
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 |
Report | Buchanan |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 18 September 2021 8 | Derby County | 2–1 | Stoke City | Derby |
| 15:00 BST | Shinnie Bird Davies Sibley |
Report | Sawyers Ince Østigård |
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 Sharp |
Report | Shinnie Roos |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,905 Referee: David Webb |
| 29 September 2021 10 | Derby County | 1–0 | Reading | Derby |
| 19:45 BST | Stearman Forsyth Byrne Shinnie Lawrence |
Report | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Referee: John Busby |
| 2 October 2021 11 | Derby County | 0–0 | Swansea City | Derby |
| 15:00 BST | Forsyth Williams Byrne |
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 Storey |
Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 18,092 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 19 October 2021 13 | Derby County | 2–2 | Luton Town | Derby |
| 19:45 BST | Lawrence Knight |
Report | Naismith Onyedinma Adebayo Ruddock Mpanzu |
Stadium: Pride Park Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 23 October 2021 14 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Derby County | Coventry |
| 15:00 BST | Godden Maatsen |
Report | Davies Shinnie Morrison |
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 23,829 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 30 October 2021 15 | Derby County | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Derby |
| 15:00 BST | Shinnie Lawrence Davies |
Report | Brereton Lenihan Buckley Khadra Poveda Travis |
Stadium: Pride Park Referee: Steve Martin |
| 2 November 2021 16 | Barnsley | 2–1 | Derby County | Barnsley |
| 19:45 GMT | Adeboyejo Leya Iseka Brittain Andersen |
Report | Morrison Baldock Buchanan |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 13,786 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 6 November 2021 17 | Millwall | 1–1 | Derby County | Bermondsey |
| 15:00 GMT | Malone Mitchell Cooper |
Report | Byrne Ebosele |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 14,372 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 21 November 2021 18 | Derby County | 3–2 | Bournemouth | Derby |
| 12:00 GMT | Knight Lawrence |
Report | Anthony Solanke Billing |
Stadium: Pride Park Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 24 November 2021 19 | Fulham | 0–0 | Derby County | Fulham, London |
| 19:45 GMT | Carvalho |
Report | Ebosele Shinnie |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 29 November 2021 20 | Derby County | 1–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Derby |
| 19:45 GMT | Lawrence |
Report | Willock Gray |
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 Bakinson Kalas Pring |
Report | Knight Forsyth |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 18,732 Referee: Graham Scott |
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 Hutchinson Kazim-Richards Jóźwiak Morrison |
Report | Turnbull Morris |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Referee: James Bell |
| Penalties | ||||
| Shinnie Kazim-Richards Brown Forsyth Watson |
Morris Burgess Touray Lund |
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| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2021 | CM | Darren Robinson | Undisclosed | [16] | ||
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Courtney Clarke | Undisclosed | [17] | ||
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Dubem Eze | Free transfer | [18] | ||
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Adebayo Fapetu | Free transfer | [19] | ||
| 1 July 2021 | FW | Reece Nicholas-Davies | Free transfer | [20] | ||
| 1 July 2021 | CF | Luke Plange | Free transfer | [17] | ||
| 6 August 2021 | GK | Ryan Allsop | Free transfer | [21] | ||
| 6 August 2021 | CB | Richard Stearman | Free transfer | [21] | ||
| 7 August 2021 | AM | Ravel Morrison | N/A | [22] | ||
| 13 August 2021 | GK | Harrison Foulkes | Free transfer | [23] | ||
| 13 August 2021 | MF | Carlos Richards | Free transfer | [23] | ||
| 17 August 2021 | CF | Sam Baldock | Free transfer | [24] | ||
| 17 August 2021 | CB | Phil Jagielka | Free transfer | [24] | ||
| 11 September 2021 | AM | Malcolm Ebiowei | Free transfer | [25] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
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Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
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| 19 November 2021 | GK | Alfie Roberts | [26] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Joe Bateman | Released | [17][27] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | LB | Archie Brown | Free transfer | [28] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | GK | Scott Carson | Released | [17][29] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | LW | Cameron Cresswell | Released | [17][30] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | GK | Bradley Foster | Released | [17] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | GK | Harry Halwax | Released | [17] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Jahmal Hector-Ingram | Released | [17] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | GK | Emmanuel Idem | Released | [17] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | RW | Florian Jozefzoon | Released | [17][31] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | LB | Scott Malone | Free transfer | [32] | ||
| 1 July 2021 | CF | Jack Marriott | Free transfer | [33] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Callum Minkley | Released | [17][34] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | GK | Jonathan Mitchell | Released | [17][35] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | AM | Jayden Mitchell-Lawson | Released | [17][36] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | LW | Josh Shonibare | Released | [17] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | GK | George Sykes-Kenworthy | Released | [17][37] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Martyn Waghorn | Free transfer | [38] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Ethan Wassall | Released | [17] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | GK | Matthew Yates | Released | [17][39] | ||
| 1 July 2021 | RW | Jordon Ibe | Mutual consent | [40] | ||
| 4 August 2021 | AM | Jack Rogers | Free transfer | [41] |
Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | David Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | GK | Kelle Roos | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 31 | GK | Ryan Allsop | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Nathan Byrne | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | DF | Craig Forsyth | 9 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 6 | DF | Phil Jagielka | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | DF | Richard Stearman | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 26 | DF | Lee Buchanan | 10 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 32 | DF | Jordan Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 33 | DF | Curtis Davies | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 36 | DF | Festy Ebosele | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 37 | DF | Kornell McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 41 | DF | Eiran Cashin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 43 | DF | Dylan Williams | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | Graeme Shinnie | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 7 | MF | Kamil Jóźwiak | 10 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 8 | MF | Max Bird | 11 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | MF | Tom Lawrence | 9 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | MF | Ravel Morrison | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 17 | MF | Louie Sibley | 11 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 35 | MF | Louie Watson | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 38 | MF | Jason Knight | 8 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 40 | MF | Isaac Hutchinson | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 42 | MF | Liam Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Sam Baldock | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | FW | Colin Kazim-Richards | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | |||
| 34 | FW | Jack Stretton | 10 | 1 | 1+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 39 | FW | 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Stretton was born in Newhall, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented Scotland at U-19 level.
- 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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