2023–24 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County
2023–24 season
Owner	Clowes Developments
Head Coach	Paul Warne
Stadium	Pride Park Stadium
League One	2nd (promoted)
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: James Collins (14); All: James Collins (19)
Highest home attendance	32,538 vs Bolton Wanderers, 16 March 2024, League One
Lowest home attendance	1,952 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers U21, 8 November 2023, EFL Trophy
Average home league attendance	27,278
Biggest win	4–0 vs Northampton Town (H), 31 October 2023, League One
Biggest defeat	0–2 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
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Joe Wildsmith	GK	(1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 28)	Sheffield Wednesday	2 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
13	Scott Loach	GK	(1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 (age 36)	Chesterfield	13 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
31	Josh Vickers	GK	(1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 28)	Rotherham United	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026
Defenders
2	Kane Wilson	RB	(2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 24)	Bristol City	11 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
3	Craig Forsyth	LB	(1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 (age 35)	Watford	1 July 2013	£150,000	30 June 2024
5	Sonny Bradley	CB	(1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 32)	Luton Town	7 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
6	Eiran Cashin	CB	(2001-11-09) 9 November 2001 (age 22)	Academy	1 January 2022	—	30 June 2027
20	Callum Elder	LB	(1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 29)	Hull City	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026
24	Ryan Nyambe	RB	(1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 (age 26)	Wigan Athletic	19 September 2023	Free	30 June 2025
34	Jake Rooney	CB	(2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 20)	Burnley	8 August 2022	Free	30 June 2026
35	Curtis Nelson	CB	(1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 31)	Blackpool	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
41	Daniel Cox	CB	(2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 (age 18)	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2024
46	Adisa Osayande	CB		Academy	13 July 2023	—	30 June 2025
Midfielders
4	Conor Hourihane	CM	(1991-02-02) 2 February 1991 (age 33)	Aston Villa	6 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
8	Max Bird	DM	(2000-09-18) 18 September 2000 (age 23)	Bristol City	1 February 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
12	Korey Smith	CM	(1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 33)	Swansea City	16 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
16	Liam Thompson	DM	(2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 22)	Academy	1 January 2022	—	30 June 2024
17	Louie Sibley	CM	(2001-09-13) 13 September 2001 (age 22)	Academy	1 January 2020	—	30 June 2024
22	Tyrese Fornah	CM	(1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 24)	Nottingham Forest	25 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
23	Joe Ward	RM	(1995-08-22) 22 August 1995 (age 28)	Peterborough United	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026
26	Darren Robinson	DM	(2004-12-29) 29 December 2004 (age 19)	Dungannon Swifts	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2024
32	Ebou Adams	CM	(1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 28)	Cardiff City	31 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
36	Ben Radcliffe	DM	(2004-07-11) 11 July 2004 (age 19)	Burton Albion	7 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
38	Cruz Allen	CM	(2007-02-25) 25 February 2007 (age 17)	Academy	1 July 2023	—	30 June 2026
42	Adebayo Fapetu	CM	(2005-01-18) 18 January 2005 (age 19)	Arsenal	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2024
Forwards
7	Tom Barkhuizen	LW	(1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 30)	Preston North End	2 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
9	James Collins	CF	(1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 33)	Cardiff City	13 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
10	Martyn Waghorn	CF	(1990-01-23) 23 January 1990 (age 34)	Coventry City	7 August 2023	Free	30 June 2024
11	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	RW	(1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32)	Sheffield Wednesday	2 July 2022	Free	30 June 2026
14	Conor Washington	CF	(1992-05-18) 18 May 1992 (age 32)	Rotherham United	7 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
19	Tyreece John-Jules	CF	(2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 23)	Arsenal	25 August 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
25	Dwight Gayle	CF	(1989-10-17) 17 October 1989 (age 34)	Stoke City	19 February 2024	Free	30 June 2024
27	Corey Blackett-Taylor	RW	(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 26)	Charlton Athletic	22 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
43	Tony Weston	CF	(2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 (age 20)	Rangers	1 August 2023	Free	30 June 2024
45	Lennon Wheeldon	CF		Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2024
Out on loan
39	Dajaune Brown	CF	(2005-10-16) 16 October 2005 (age 18)	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	Callum Elder	Hull City	Free Transfer	^[3]
1 July 2023	CB	Curtis Nelson	Blackpool	Free Transfer	^[4]
1 July 2023	GK	Josh Vickers	Rotherham United	Free Transfer	^[5]
1 July 2023	RM	Joe Ward	Peterborough United	Free Transfer	^[6]
7 July 2023	CB	Ryan Bartley †	Crystal Palace	Free Transfer	^[7]
7 July 2023	CB	Sonny Bradley	Luton Town	Free Transfer	^[8]
7 July 2023	DM	Ben Radcliffe †	Burton Albion	Free Transfer	^[7]
7 July 2023	CF	Conor Washington	Rotherham United	Undisclosed	^[9]
11 July 2023	RB	Kane Wilson	Bristol City	Undisclosed	^[10]
18 July 2023	CM	Bradley Johnson †^[a]	Milton Keynes Dons	Free Transfer	^[11]
1 August 2023	AM	Charlie Lindsay †	Rangers	Free Transfer	^[12]
1 August 2023	GK	Lewis Ridd †	Ipswich Town	Free Transfer	^[12]
1 August 2023	CF	Tony Weston †	Rangers	Free Transfer	^[12]
7 August 2023	CF	Martyn Waghorn	Coventry City	Free Transfer	^[13]
25 August 2023	CM	Tyrese Fornah	Nottingham Forest	Undisclosed	^[14]
1 September 2023	RM	Alex Gibson-Hammond †	Nottingham Forest	Free Transfer	^[15]
19 September 2023	RB	Ryan Nyambe	Free agent	Free Transfer	^[16]
23 January 2024	RW	Eno Nto †	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Free Transfer	^[17]
19 February 2024	CF	Dwight Gayle	Free Agent	Free Transfer	^[18]

† Signed for Under-21s

Out

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

Loaned in

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

† Signed for Under-21s

Loaned out

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

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	Collins 39' Radcliffe 90'	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
Competition	Starting round	Final position	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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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	Promoted to EFL Championship
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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	10	11	12	14	15	16	7^[a]	17	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	18^[b]	30	31	32	33	34	35	13^[c]	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	W
Position	14	9	14	10	8	11	11	9	12	7	8	11	8	9	7	7	6	6	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

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 37' Cashin 48' Forsyth 57'	Report	Wyke 37', 72' Hughes 49' Smith 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 2'	Report	Collins 7' Mendez-Laing 45+2' Hourihane 68', 78' Washington 84' Cashin 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 27' Bird 37' Hourihane 42' Wilson 68' Cashin 82' Waghorn 87'	Report	Harris 32', 72' Long 52' Beadle 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', 55' Mendez-Laing 30' Thompson 40'	Report	Mayor 39' Johnston 69' Quitirna 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 39' Kioso 67' Poku 90'	Report	Waghorn 29', 40', 45' Cashin 37' Forsyth 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 60' Dacres-Cogley 65' Thomason 70' Williams 84'	Report	Hourihane 34' (pen.) Smith 43' Wildsmith 48' Forsyth 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 26' Collins 86' (pen.), 88'	Report	Pack 10' Poole 28' Robertson 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 90+4'	Report	Collins 18', 84' (pen.) Cashin 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 75' Collins 83'	Report	Gordon 72' Bennett 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 30' Dougall 73'	Report	Forsyth 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 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 86'	Report	Nelson 86' Bradley 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 34' Sibley 55' Washington 79'	Report	Watts 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 59' Piergianni 71' Hemmings 84'	Report	Cashin 11' Forsyth 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', 57' Mendez-Laing 49'	Report	Brough 2' Odimayo 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 17', 35' (pen.), 63' Forsyth 36', 48'	Report	Russell 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 71' Loft 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 44' El Mizouni 47'	Report	Hourihane 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 14' Mendez-Laing 15' Hourihane 20' Collins 30' Bird 31' Barkhuizen 83'	Report	Leahy 30', 90+8' (pen.) Forino-Joseph 51' Vokes 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', 84' Wilson 65' Collins 77', 90+3'	Report	Mandroiu 45+2' (pen.) Jackson 57' Vale 85' Erhahon 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 14' Adeeko 15' Clare 36' Lang 45'	Report	Hourihane 7' Nelson 19' Mendez-Laing 35' Collins 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 67'	Report	Wildsmith 2' Bird 24' Forsyth 45+3' Barkhuizen 59' John-Jules 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 41'	Report	Burrows 9' Kyprianou 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 31' Stockley 76'	Report	Mendez-Laing 27' Collins 45+1', 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	Barkhuizen 29' Collins 49' Hourihane 90+3'	Report	Seddon 54' Oshilaja 64' Hugill 65'	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 68' Draper 68'	Report	Elder 18' Wilson 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 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 89'	Report	Sercombe 50' Freestone 55' Long 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 70' Kanu 82'	Report	Mendez-Laing 31' Adams 41' Cashin 51' Sibley 68' Vickers 90+1' Hourihane 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 67' Adams 84'	Report	Winchester 36' Pierre 82', 87' Benning 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 49' Carroll 72'	Report	Bird 24' Mendez-Laing 26', 52' Adams 43' Barkhuizen 62' Cashin 68'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,754 Referee: Scott Tallis

17 February 2024 34	Derby County	1–0	Stevenage	Derby
15:00 GMT	Sibley 90'	Report	Forster-Caskey 62' Ashby-Hammond 84'	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 79' Cosgrove 86' Cole 90+1' Roberts 90+8'	Report	Bradley 18' Nelson 86'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 18,332 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

27 February 2024 13	Derby County	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Derby
19:45 GMT	Bradley 22' Cashin 39' Wildsmith 64'	Report	May 65' (pen.) Anderson 80' Gillesphey 82' Aneke 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 40' Massey 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 34' Martin 45+2'	Report	Adams 38' Gayle 55', 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	Cashin 47' Gayle 53' Adams 57' Hourihane 70' (pen.) Sibley 79'	Report	Bindon 10' Yiadom 32' 59' Mola 49' Smith 56' Pereira 69' Wareham 90+4'	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 59' Wilson 78'	Report	Toal 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	Pinnock 14' Hoskins 23' Leonard 65'	Report	Sibley 45' Cashin 50' Bradley 90+10'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,679 Referee: Scott Oldham

29 March 2024 41	Derby County	1–0	Blackpool	Derby
15:00 GMT	Adams 40' Sibley 90+5'	Report	Dembélé 33' Coulson 60' Norburn 64'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 30,089 Referee: Thomas Kirk

2 April 2024 42	Portsmouth	2–2	Derby County	Portsmouth
20:00 BST	Lane 20' Kamara 27' Ogilvie 72' Moxon 77'	Report	Ward 23', 35' Collins 43'	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	Sadlier 67'	Report	Smith 28'	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	Wilson 10' Bradley 18', 86'	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	Andrew 41' Digby 45'	Report	Sibley 24' Mendez-Laing 39' Adams 45'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,649 Referee: Paul Howard

27 April 2024 46	Derby County	2–0	Carlisle United	Derby
12:30 BST	Bird 5' Collins 59'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 31,027 Referee: Ben Toner

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	Baker-Richardson 41' Nevitt 54'	Report	Mendez-Laing 89' Hourihane 90+3'	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	Barkhuizen 3' Wilson 28' Sibley 37'	Report	Rowe 7', 21' Demetriou 65' Tracey 79' Thomas 90+1'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 6,439 Referee: Christopher Pollard

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	Forsyth 55'	Report	Beesley 7', 32' Trybull 84' O'Donnell 88'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 7,033 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

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 v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Derby County	3	3	0	8	2	+6	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Lincoln City	3	2	1	4	2	+2	6	Advance to Round 2
3	ACA	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	3	1	2	3	7	−4	3
4	L2	Notts County	3	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 4' Elder 36' Barkhuizen 51' Sibley 77'	Report	Duffy 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 90+3'	Report	Sibley 20', 57', 83' Forsyth 45+2' Cashin 66' Collins 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 34' Sibley 36' Collins 43', 55', 62' Weston 79'	Report	Kandola 20' González 24' Esen 49' 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 43' Hourihane 79' John-Jules 88'	Report	Heneghan 18' Earl 26' Sarpong-Wiredu 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	Nelson 55'	Report	Ridehalgh 40' Smallwood 58' Stubbs 67' Gilliead 76'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 3,831 Referee: Carl Brook

Statistics

Goals record

As of 27 April 2024

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

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2023–24 Derby County F.C. season

Contents

Current squad

Transfers

In

Out

Loaned in

Loaned out

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

League One

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

FA Cup

EFL Cup

EFL Trophy

Statistics

Goals record

References

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

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

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