Club: | Derby County |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Owner: | Clowes Developments |
Manager: | Paul Warne |
Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
Stadium: | Pride Park Stadium |
League: | League One |
League Result: | 2nd (promoted) |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | First round |
Cup2: | EFL Cup |
Cup2 Result: | First round |
Cup3: | EFL Trophy |
Cup3 Result: | Round of 16 |
League Topscorer: | James Collins (14) |
Season Topscorer: | James Collins (19) |
Highest Attendance: | 32,538 vs Bolton Wanderers, 16 March 2024, League One |
Lowest Attendance: | 1,952 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers U21, 8 November 2023, EFL Trophy |
Average Attendance: | 27,278 |
Largest Win: | 4–0 vs Northampton Town (H), 31 October 2023, League One |
Largest Loss: | 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 |
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Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
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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).
No. | Name | Position | Nationality | Date of birth (Age) | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | Contract end | |||||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | 2 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2024 | ||||||||||
13 | 13 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2024 | ||||||||||
31 | 1 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2026 | ||||||||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | 11 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | ||||||||||
3 | 1 July 2013 | £150,000 | 30 June 2024 | ||||||||||
5 | 7 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2025 | ||||||||||
6 | Academy | 1 January 2022 | 30 June 2027 | ||||||||||
20 | 1 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2026 | ||||||||||
24 | 19 September 2023 | Free | 30 June 2025 | ||||||||||
34 | 8 August 2022 | Free | 30 June 2026 | ||||||||||
35 | 1 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2025 | ||||||||||
41 | Daniel Cox | Academy | 1 July 2022 | 30 June 2024 | |||||||||
46 | Adisa Osayande | Academy | 13 July 2023 | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
4 | 6 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2024 | ||||||||||
8 | 1 February 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2024 | ||||||||||
12 | 16 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2024 | ||||||||||
16 | Academy | 1 January 2022 | 30 June 2024 | ||||||||||
17 | Academy | 1 January 2020 | 30 June 2024 | ||||||||||
22 | 25 August 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | ||||||||||
23 | 1 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2026 | ||||||||||
26 | 1 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2024 | ||||||||||
32 | 31 January 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2024 | ||||||||||
36 | 7 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2024 | ||||||||||
38 | Cruz Allen | Academy | 1 July 2023 | 30 June 2026 | |||||||||
42 | 1 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2024 | ||||||||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
7 | 2 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2024 | ||||||||||
9 | 13 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2024 | ||||||||||
10 | 7 August 2023 | Free | 30 June 2024 | ||||||||||
11 | 2 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2026 | ||||||||||
14 | 7 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | ||||||||||
19 | 25 August 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 | ||||||||||
25 | 19 February 2024 | Free | 30 June 2024 | ||||||||||
27 | 22 January 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2024 | ||||||||||
43 | 1 August 2023 | Free | 30 June 2024 | ||||||||||
45 | Lennon Wheeldon | Academy | 1 July 2022 | 30 June 2024 | |||||||||
Out on loan | |||||||||||||
39 | Academy | 1 July 2022 | 30 June 2026 |
Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2023 | Free Transfer | [3] | ||||
1 July 2023 | Free Transfer | [4] | ||||
1 July 2023 | Free Transfer | [5] | ||||
1 July 2023 | Free Transfer | [6] | ||||
7 July 2023 | Ryan Bartley † | Free Transfer | [7] | |||
7 July 2023 | Free Transfer | [8] | ||||
7 July 2023 | Ben Radcliffe † | Free Transfer | ||||
7 July 2023 | Undisclosed | [9] | ||||
11 July 2023 | Kane Wilson | Undisclosed | [10] | |||
18 July 2023 | Bradley Johnson † | Free Transfer | [11] | |||
1 August 2023 | Charlie Lindsay † | Free Transfer | [12] | |||
1 August 2023 | Lewis Ridd † | Free Transfer | ||||
1 August 2023 | Tony Weston † | Free Transfer | ||||
7 August 2023 | Free Transfer | [13] | ||||
25 August 2023 | Undisclosed | [14] | ||||
1 September 2023 | Alex Gibson-Hammond † | Free Transfer | [15] | |||
19 September 2023 | Free Transfer | [16] | ||||
23 January 2024 | Eno Nto † | Free Transfer | [17] | |||
19 February 2024 | Free Transfer | [18] |
Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 June 2023 | Undisclosed | [19] | |||
30 June 2023 | Released | [20] | |||
30 June 2023 | Rhys Brailsford | Free Transfer | |||
30 June 2023 | Demico Burton | Free agent | Released | ||
30 June 2023 | Free Transfer | [21] [22] | |||
30 June 2023 | Free Transfer | [23] | |||
30 June 2023 | Free Transfer | [24] | |||
30 June 2023 | Connor Dixon | Free Transfer | [25] | ||
30 June 2023 | Harrison Foulkes | Free Transfer | [26] | ||
30 June 2023 | Will Grewal-Pollard | Free Transfer | |||
30 June 2023 | Olamide Ibrahim | Free agent | Released | ||
30 June 2023 | Cian Kelly | Free agent | Released | ||
30 June 2023 | Free Transfer | [27] | |||
30 June 2023 | Free Transfer | [28] | |||
30 June 2023 | Alfie Roberts | Free agent | Released | ||
30 June 2023 | Harrison Solomon | Free Transfer | [29] | ||
30 June 2023 | Free Transfer | [30] | |||
11 July 2023 | Undisclosed | [31] | |||
1 February 2024 | Undisclosed | [32] | |||
Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Date until | Ref |
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25 August 2023 | End of Season | [33] [34] | |||
1 September 2023 | 10 January 2024 | [35] [36] | |||
1 September 2023 | Henry Jeffcott † | End of Season | |||
22 January 2024 | End of Season | [37] | |||
31 January 2024 | End of Season | [38] | |||
1 February 2024 | End of Season | ||||
Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Date until | Ref | |
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5 July 2023 | 10 January 2024 | [39] [40] | ||||
3 August 2023 | 2 October 2023 | [41] | ||||
4 August 2023 | Harry Evans | 31 August 2023 | [42] | |||
21 September 2023 | 21 October 2023 | [43] | ||||
21 September 2023 | Owen Oseni | 1 January 2024 | [44] [45] | |||
13 October 2023 | Harry Evans | 14 February 2024 | [46] | |||
2 November 2023 | 1 January 2024 | [47] | ||||
14 November 2023 | Jack Bates | 14 December 2023 | [48] | |||
21 November 2023 | Alex Gibson-Hammond | 1 January 2024 | [49] | |||
26 December 2023 | Lewis Ridd | End of Season | [50] [51] | |||
12 January 2024 | Charlie Lindsay | End of Season | [52] | |||
18 January 2024 | Callum Moore | 15 February 2024 | ||||
23 January 2024 | End of Season | [53] |
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]
See main article: 2023–24 EFL League One.
On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.[59]
See main article: 2023–24 FA Cup.
Derby were drawn away to Crewe Alexandra in the first round.[60]
See main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup.
Derby were drawn at home to Blackpool in the first round.[61]
See 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.[62] [63] They were then drawn at home to Fleetwood Town in the second round and Bradford City in the third round.[64] [65]
Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Total | |||||
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1 | 9 | FW | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | |||
2 | 11 | FW | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
3 | 7 | FW | Tom Barkhuizen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
4 | 17 | MF | Louie Sibley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
10 | FW | Martyn Waghorn | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
6 | 8 | MF | Max Bird | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
4 | MF | Conor Hourihane | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
8 | 5 | DF | Sonny Bradley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
6 | DF | Eiran Cashin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
3 | DF | Craig Forsyth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
25 | FW | Dwight Gayle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
14 | FW | Conor Washington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2 | DF | Kane Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
14 | 19 | FW | Tyreece John-Jules | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
35 | DF | Curtis Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
23 | DF | Joe Ward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
17 | 32 | MF | Ebou Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
12 | MF | Korey Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
16 | MF | Liam Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
43 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Total | 78 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 92 |