2019–20 Derby County F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Derby County's twelfth consecutive season in the Championship in their 136th year in existence.^[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 22 July 2020.

Derby County

2019–20 season
Chairman	Mel Morris
Manager	Phillip Cocu
Stadium	Pride Park Stadium
Championship	10th
FA Cup	Fifth round
EFL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Martyn Waghorn (12) All: Martyn Waghorn Chris Martin (12)
Highest home attendance	28,454 (vs. Birmingham City)
Lowest home attendance	24,697 (vs. Wigan Athletic)
Average home league attendance	26,727
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

This season was the first for manager Phillip Cocu, after the previous manager Frank Lampard left on 4 July 2019 to become head coach at Premier League club Chelsea.

After a poor first half of the season saw Derby in 17th and just seven points clear of relegation, the arrival of Wayne Rooney saw a galvanised Derby side lose just three of their sixteen games after the New Year and just three points off the playoff positions with just five games remaining. However a run of four straight defeats - all against teams occupying the top six - ended any hopes of a third consecutive playoff campaign as they finished six points behind Swansea City in 6th. The 10th-placed finish, and a return of 64 points, was Derby's worst league performance since the 2012–13 season, when they also finished 10th but achieved just 61 points.

Review

Pre-season

The Derby squad reported back for pre-season training on 1 July, with uncertainty remaining over the future over Frank Lampard, who was excused from attending training to undergo talks with Chelsea about their vacant managerial position.^[2] With speculation over Lampard's future, Phillip Cocu was installed as favourite to replace Lampard, with former Ram Darren Moore, Lincoln City's Darren Cowley, Derby Academy boss Darren Wassall, Chris Hughton and Wycombe Wanderers manager Gareth Ainsworth also rumoured.^[3] Lampard was officially appointed as Chelsea's head coach on 4 July, after just one year at Derby^[4] and Phillip Cocu was confirmed as his replacement the next day, becoming the first foreign manager in the club's 136-year history.^[5] Following Cocu's arrival, and with the new season just a month away, Derby were given promotion odds of 11/2, putting them as ninth-favourite.^[6]

Pre-season preparations began with a 10-day training camp at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. A 2–0 victory over local USL League Two side Sarasota Metropolis was followed by a match with fellow EFL Championship side Bristol City, which was abandoned at half-time due to extreme weather conditions, with the Rams trailing 1–0.^[7] The match was rearranged for the following day and played over two, 30-minute halves, with the Derby winning 2–0.^[8] Derby returned to England to round off their pre-season preparations with a 5–2 victory at Burton Albion in the Bass Vase,^[9] and 1–0 defeats to Segunda División side Girona^[10] and Scottish Premiership side Glasgow Rangers.^[11]

Following their failure to gain promotion the previous campaign, Derby set about reshaping the squad with three first team players, former club-record signing Bradley Johnson, Nick Blackman and Jacob Butterfield, leaving the club to join Blackburn Rovers,^[12] Maccabi Tel Aviv.^[13] and Luton Town ^[14] respectively. Three players joined the club, Everton midfielder Kieran Dowell^[15] and Brighton & Hove Albion defender Matthew Clarke^[16] on season-long loans, with the sole permanent signing being Arsenal's Krystian Bielik for a potential club-record fee.^[17]

August

Derby started the season with a 2–1 victory away to recently relegated Huddersfield Town, with the result itself coming against a backdrop of rumours that Manchester United and England all-time leading scorer Wayne Rooney was on his way to the club on a player-coach deal.^[18] The deal was confirmed the following day, with Rooney signing a deal which would see him join the club following the end of the MLS season on a £100k-a-week deal, which would be partly subsidised by club-sponsor 32Red.^[19] The end of the transfer window on 8 August saw Derby sign Huddersfield Town goalkeeper Ben Hamer^[20] and Bristol City's Jamie Paterson^[21] on loan, with Scott Carson leaving on loan for Manchester City.^[22]

Friendlies

Pre-season

In June 2019. The Rams announced their pre-season schedule.^[23]

Sarasota Metropolis v Derby County

10 July 2019 (2019-07-10) Friendly	Sarasota Metropolis	0–2	Derby County	Bradenton, Florida
23:00 BST		Report	Marriott 71', 77'	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: N/A Referee: N/A

Bristol City v Derby County

14 July 2019 (2019-07-14) Friendly	Bristol City	1–2	Derby County	Bradenton, Florida
14:30 BST	Baker 57'	Report	Bennett 13' Anya 43'	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: N/A Referee: N/A
Note: The game was originally due to be played on 13 July, but was abandoned at half-time due to extreme weather conditions. At the time, Bristol City were 1–0 up from a Famara Diedhiou goal. The game was rescheduled and played over 60 minutes.

Burton Albion v Derby County

20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Bass Charity Vase	Burton Albion	2–5	Derby County	Burton-upon-Trent
15:00 BST	Brayford 22' Fraser 51'	[9]	Waghorn 16', 26', 36' Bennett 47' Bird 90'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

Derby County v Girona

25 July 2019 (2019-07-25) Friendly	Derby County	0–2	Girona	Derby
19:45 BST		[10]	Granell 11' Soni 61'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium

Rangers v Derby County

28 July 2019 (2019-07-28) Friendly	Rangers	1–0	Derby County	Glasgow
15:00 BST	Katić 83'	[11]		Stadium: Ibrox Attendance: 19,843 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Mid-season

On 14 June 2020, ahead of the season's resumption following the enforced break during the COVID-19 pandemic, Derby County played two friendlies at Pride Park against fellow EFL Championship side Stoke City.^[24][25] The club had previously played an inter-squad friendly at Pride Park Stadium on 9 June 2020.^[26]

Derby County XI v Derby County XI

9 June 2020 (2020-06-09) Friendly	Derby County XI	1–3	Derby County XI	Derby
	Knight		Lawrence Sibley Whittaker	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: N/A

Derby County v Stoke City

14 June 2020 (2020-06-14) Friendly	Derby County	1–0	Stoke City	Derby
	Sibley			Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: N/A

Derby County v Stoke City

14 June 2020 (2020-06-14) Friendly	Derby County	1–1	Stoke City	Derby
	Jozefzoon			Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: N/A

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Nottingham Forest	46	18	16	12	58	50	+8	70
8	Millwall	46	17	17	12	57	51	+6	68
9	Preston North End	46	18	12	16	59	54	+5	66
10	Derby County	46	17	13	16	62	64	−2	64
11	Blackburn Rovers	46	17	12	17	66	63	+3	63
12	Bristol City	46	17	12	17	60	65	−5	63
13	Queens Park Rangers	46	16	10	20	67	76	−9	58

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^[27]

Results by matchday

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

Updated to match(es) played on 22 July 2020. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Result 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	17	13	16	62	64	−2	64	11	8	4	33	21	+12	6	5	12	29	43	−14

Last updated: 22 July 2020.
Source: BBC Sport

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL Championship fixtures were revealed.^[28] Fixture dates and kick-off times are subject to change due to televised games.

On 13 March 2020, all professional football fixtures in the United Kingdom, including those of Derby County, were postponed until at least 3 April 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On 19 March 2020, this postponement was extended until at least 30 April 2020.^[29]

Huddersfield Town v Derby County

5 August 2019 (2019-08-05) 1	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Derby County	Huddersfield
19:45 BST	Ahearne-Grant 30' (pen.)	Report	Lawrence 22', 25'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 22,596 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Derby County v Swansea City

10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2	Derby County	0–0	Swansea City	Derby
15:00 BST	Waghorn 42'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,337 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Stoke City v Derby County

17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3	Stoke City	2–2	Derby County	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Lindsay 32' Hogan 56'	Report	Waghorn 2', 70' (pen.)	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 23,863 Referee: Tim Robinson

Derby County v Bristol City

20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4	Derby County	1–2	Bristol City	Derby
19:45 BST	Marriott 85'	Report	Weimann 16' Brownhill 45+1'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,546 Referee: Stephen Martin

Derby County v West Bromwich Albion

24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5	Derby County	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Derby
12:30 BST	Waghorn 6' (pen.) 43'	Report	Zohore 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,718 Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Brentford v Derby County

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6	Brentford	3–0	Derby County	Brentford
15:00 BST	Mbeumo 17' Watkins 18', 45'	Report		Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,055 Referee: David Webb

Derby County v Cardiff City

13 September 2019 (2019-09-13) 7	Derby County	1–1	Cardiff City	Derby
19:45 BST	Malone 6'	Report	Glatzel 19' (pen.)	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,873 Referee: Darren England
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Leeds United v Derby County

21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 8	Leeds United	1–1	Derby County	Leeds
12:30 BST	Lowe 20' (o.g.) Klich 70'	Report	Martin 90+1'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,741 Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Derby County v Birmingham City

28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 9	Derby County	3–2	Birmingham City	Derby
15:00 BST	Martin 2' Waghorn 50' Paterson 74'	Report	Gardner 56' Sunjic 59' Jutkiewicz 70'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 28,454 Referee: Simon Hooper

Barnsley v Derby County

2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) 10	Barnsley	2–2	Derby County	Barnsley
19:45 BST	Halme 13' Woodrow 90+4'	Report	Martin 34' Huddlestone 43' (pen.)	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 13,634 Referee: Tony Harrington

Derby County v Luton Town

5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 11	Derby County	2–0	Luton Town	Derby
15:00 BST	Pearson 11' (o.g.) Lawrence 70'			Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,944 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Charlton Athletic v Derby County

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 12	Charlton Athletic	3–0	Derby County	Charlton
15:00 BST	Bonne 6' Sarr 48' Gallagher 67'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 19,408 Referee: Stephen Martin

Derby County v Wigan Athletic

23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) 13	Derby County	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Derby
19:45 BST	Shinnie 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 24,697 Referee: Keith Stroud

Hull City v Derby County

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 14	Hull City	2–0	Derby County	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Bowen 74', 80'	Report		Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 16,326 Referee: Simon Hooper

Derby County v Middlesbrough

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 15	Derby County	2–0	Middlesbrough	Derby
15:00 GMT	Lawrence 22', 84'	Report	Saville  32'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,293 Referee: Darren Bond

Nottingham Forest v Derby County

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 16	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Derby County	West Bridgford
12:30 GMT	Grabban 56'	Report		Stadium: City Ground Referee: Darren England

Derby County v Preston North End

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 17	Derby County	1–0	Preston North End	Derby
15:00 GMT	Waghorn 33'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,417 Referee: Tim Robinson

Fulham v Derby County

26 November 2019 (2019-11-26) 18	Fulham	3–0	Derby County	Fulham
19:45 GMT	Decordova-Reid 7' Mitrović 40' Cairney 89'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 16,856 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Derby County v Queens Park Rangers

30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 19	Derby County	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	Derby
15:00 GMT	Waghorn 23'	Report	Eze 45+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,289 Referee: David Webb

Blackburn Rovers v Derby County

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 20	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Derby County	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Armstrong 57'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Oliver Langford

Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday

11 December 2019 (2019-12-11) 21	Derby County	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Derby
19:45 GMT	Martin 82' (pen.)	Report	Fletcher 23' Odubajo  60'  90'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,203 Referee: Steve Martin

Derby County v Millwall

14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 22	Derby County	0–1	Millwall	Derby
15:00 GMT		Report	Bradshaw 25'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,272 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Reading v Derby County

21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 23	Reading	3–0	Derby County	Reading
15:00 GMT	Adam 4' (pen.) João 58' Méïté 86' (pen.)	Report	Malone 4'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 14,831 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Wigan Athletic v Derby County

26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 24	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Derby County	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Garner 81'	Report	Waghorn 90+3'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 14,211 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Derby County v Charlton Athletic

30 December 2019 (2019-12-30) 25	Derby County	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Derby
19:45 GMT	Knight 10', 77' Bielik  17'	Report	Taylor 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,058 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Derby County v Barnsley

2 January 2020 (2020-01-02) 26	Derby County	2–1	Barnsley	Derby
19:45 GMT	Marriott 45' Waghorn 57'	Report	Simões 50'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,782 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Middlesbrough v Derby County

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 27	Middlesbrough	2–2	Derby County	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Wing 16' McNair 67' (pen.)	Report	Knight 54' Holmes 90+1'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 19,706 Referee: Tim Robinson

Derby County v Hull City

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 28	Derby County	1–0	Hull City	Derby
15:00 GMT	Clarke 64'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,412 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Luton Town v Derby County

28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 29	Luton Town	3–2	Derby County	Luton
19:45 GMT	Mpanzu 67' Daniels 73' Bogle 86' (o.g.)	Report	Rooney 63' Martin 85' Lowe  88'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,057 Referee: Andy Davies
Note: Fixture was postponed from 25 January due to Derby's FA Cup progression.[30]

Derby County v Stoke City

31 January 2020 (2020-01-31) 30	Derby County	4–0	Stoke City	Derby
19:45 GMT	Waghorn 21' Martin 24' Rooney 67' Bogle 74'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,984 Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Swansea City v Derby County

8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 31	Swansea City	2–3	Derby County	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Dhanda 56' Naughton 58'	Report	Waghorn 8' Holmes 64' Lawrence 80'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 16,230 Referee: Matt Donohue

Bristol City v Derby County

12 February 2020 (2020-02-12) 32	Bristol City	3–2	Derby County	Ashton Gate
19:45 GMT	Wells 38' Benković 44' Diédhiou 58'	Report	Waghorn 61' Martin 82'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 20,368 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Derby County v Huddersfield Town

15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 33	Derby County	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Derby
15:00 GMT	Lawrence 61'	Report	Toffolo 81'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,502 Referee: Craig Pawson

Derby County v Fulham

21 February 2020 (2020-02-21) 34	Derby County	1–1	Fulham	Derby
19:45 GMT	Rooney 55' (pen.)	Report	Mitrović 71'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,442 Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Queens Park Rangers v Derby County

25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 35	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	Derby County	White City
19:45 GMT	Hall 34' Chair 75'	Report	Waghorn 43'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,669 Referee: Keith Stroud

Sheffield Wednesday v Derby County

29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 36	Sheffield Wednesday	1–3	Derby County	Owlerton
15:00 GMT	Windass 74'	Report	Lawrence 7', 24' Knight 30'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 25,148 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Derby County v Blackburn Rovers

8 March 2020 (2020-03-08) 37	Derby County	3–0	Blackburn Rovers	Derby
15:00 GMT	Sibley 26' Martin 41', 85' (pen.)	Report	Buckley  90+3'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,590 Referee: John Brooks

Millwall v Derby County

20 June 2020 (2020-06-20) 38	Millwall	2–3	Derby County	Bermondsey
13:00 BST	Smith 15' Böðvarsson 90+3'	Report	Sibley 26', 71', 90'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: N/A Referee: Steve Martin
Note: Match played behind closed doors. Rescheduled from the original date of 14 March.

Derby County v Reading

27 June 2020 (2020-06-27) 39	Derby County	2–1	Reading	Derby
13:00 BST	Lawrence 44'  90+5' Rooney 45+3' (pen.)	Report	Rinomhota 62' Miazga  90+5'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Scott Duncan
Note: Match played behind closed doors. Rescheduled from the original date of 17 March.

Preston North End v Derby County

1 July 2020 (2020-07-01) 40	Preston North End	0–1	Derby County	Preston
17:00 BST		Report	Rooney 18'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: N/A Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Match played behind closed doors. Rescheduled from the original date of 21 March.

Derby County v Nottingham Forest

4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) 41	Derby County	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Derby
12:30 BST	Waghorn  90+4' Martin 90+7'	Report	Lolley 12'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Darren England
Note: Match played behind closed doors. Rescheduled from the original date of 4 April.

West Bromwich Albion v Derby County

8 July 2020 (2020-07-08) 42	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Derby County	West Bromwich
20:00 BST	Diangana 11' O'Shea 76'	Report	Sibley  90+1'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: N/A Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Note: Match played behind closed doors. Rescheduled from the original date of 10 April. Sibley's red card was later rescinded by the EFL.

Derby County v Brentford

11 July 2020 (2020-07-11) 43	Derby County	1–3	Brentford	Derby
15:00 BST	Knight 29'	Report	Watkins 3' Benrahma 49', 64'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Match played behind closed doors. Rescheduled from the original date of 13 April.

Cardiff City v Derby County

14 July 2020 (2020-07-14) 44	Cardiff City	2–1	Derby County	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Hoilett 17' Tomlin 59'	Report	Knight 30'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Match played behind closed doors. Rescheduled from the original date of 18 April.

Derby County v Leeds United

19 July 2020 (2020-07-19) 45	Derby County	1–3	Leeds United	Derby
14:00 BST	Martin 54'	Report	Hernández 56' Shackleton 75' Clarke 84' (o.g.)	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Match played behind closed doors. Rescheduled from the original date of 25 April.

Birmingham City v Derby County

22 July 2020 (2020-07-22) 46	Birmingham City	1–3	Derby County	Bordesley
19:00 BST	Šunjić 56'	Report	Shinnie 6' Whittaker 87' Sibley 90+1'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: N/A Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Match played behind closed doors. Rescheduled from the original date of 2 May.

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The third-round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.^[31] Derby County were drawn away to Premier League side Crystal Palace. The fourth-round draw was made by Alex Scott and David O'Leary on Monday, 6 January.^[32]

Crystal Palace v Derby County

5 January 2020 (2020-01-05) Third round	Crystal Palace	0–1	Derby County	Selhurst, London
14:01 GMT	Milivojevic  63'	Report	Martin 32'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 15,507 Referee: Michael Oliver

Northampton Town v Derby County

24 January 2020 (2020-01-24) Fourth round	Northampton Town	0–0	Derby County	Northampton
20:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,798 Referee: Darren England
Note: Live on BT Sport

Derby County v Northampton Town

4 February 2020 (2020-02-04) Fourth round replay	Derby County	4–2	Northampton Town	Derby
19:45 GMT	Wisdom 28' Holmes 35' Marriott 51' Rooney 77' (pen.)	Report	Adams 47' Hoskins 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 15,860 Referee: David Webb

Derby County v Manchester United

5 March 2020 (2020-03-05) Fifth round	Derby County	0–3	Manchester United	Derby
19:45 GMT		Report	Shaw 33' Ighalo 41', 70'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 31,379 Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on BT Sport

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The first-round draw was made on 20 June.^[33] The second-round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one of the first-round matches.^[34]

Scunthorpe United v Derby County

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Derby County	Scunthorpe
19:45 BST		Report	Buchanan 78'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,679 Referee: Robert Jones

Nottingham Forest v Derby County

27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) Second round	Nottingham Forest	3–0	Derby County	West Bridgford
19:45 BST	Adomah 25' Lolley 35' Carvalho 79'	Report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,971 Referee: John Brooks

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 22 July 2020

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		FA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
12	GK	ENG	Ben Hamer	27	0	24+1	0	2	0	0	0
21	GK	NED	Kelle Roos	26	0	22	0	0	0	4	0
Defenders
2	DF	ENG	Andre Wisdom	20	1	16+2	0	0	0	2	1
3	DF	SCO	Craig Forsyth	25	0	20+2	0	0	0	3	0
6	DF	IRL	Richard Keogh	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Matthew Clarke	37	1	34+1	1	1	0	1	0
25	DF	ENG	Max Lowe	31	0	24+5	0	1	0	1	0
33	DF	ENG	Curtis Davies	37	0	25+7	0	2	0	3	0
37	DF	ENG	Jayden Bogle	40	1	33+4	1	0	0	2+1	0
46	DF	ENG	Scott Malone	21	1	15+3	1	0	0	3	0
48	DF	ENG	Lee Buchanan	7	1	3+2	0	2	1	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	SCO	Graeme Shinnie	27	2	12+11	2	2	0	1+1	0
5	MF	POL	Krystian Bielik	21	0	19+1	0	1	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Jamie Paterson	12	1	5+5	1	2	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Kieran Dowell	10	0	8+2	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	WAL	Tom Lawrence	40	10	37	10	0	0	3	0
11	MF	NED	Florian Jozefzoon	14	0	6+8	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	ENG	George Evans	20	0	11+6	0	1+1	0	1	0
23	MF	USA	Duane Holmes	36	3	29+4	2	1	0	1+1	1
32	MF	ENG	Wayne Rooney	24	6	20	5	0	0	4	1
38	MF	IRL	Jason Knight	35	6	20+11	6	1	0	2+1	0
40	MF	ENG	Louie Sibley	17	5	9+2	5	1+1	0	3+1	0
41	MF	ENG	Max Bird	27	0	21+1	0	1+1	0	2+1	0
43	MF	ENG	Jayden Mitchell-Lawson	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
44	MF	ENG	Tom Huddlestone	12	1	11	1	0	0	1	0
51	FW	ENG	Jordan Brown	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	ENG	Martyn Waghorn	47	12	38+5	12	0	0	1+3	0
14	FW	ENG	Jack Marriott	37	3	10+22	2	1+1	0	2+1	1
19	FW	SCO	Chris Martin	37	12	25+9	11	0	0	3	1
20	FW	ENG	Mason Bennett	9	0	2+5	0	2	0	0	0
49	FW	ENG	Morgan Whittaker	21	1	1+15	1	1+1	0	1+2	0
52	FW	ENG	Jahmal Hector-Ingram	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

As of 22 July 2020

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	9		FW	Martyn Waghorn	12	0	0	12
	19		FW	Chris Martin	11	1	0	12
3	10		MF	Tom Lawrence	10	0	0	10
4	32		FW	Wayne Rooney	5	1	0	6
	38		MF	Jason Knight	6	0	0	6
6	40		MF	Louie Sibley	5	0	0	5
7	14		FW	Jack Marriott	2	1	0	3
	23		MF	Duane Holmes	2	1	0	3
9	4		MF	Graeme Shinnie	2	0	0	2
10	2		DF	Andre Wisdom	0	1	0	1
	7		MF	Jamie Paterson	1	0	0	1
	16		DF	Matthew Clarke	1	0	0	1
	32		DF	Jayden Bogle	1	0	0	1
	44		MF	Tom Huddlestone	1	0	0	1
	46		DF	Scott Malone	1	0	0	1
	48		DF	Lee Buchanan	0	0	1	1
	52		FW	Morgan Whittaker	1	0	0	1
Own goals					1	0	0	1
Total					62	5	1	68

Assists record

As of 22 July 2020

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	19		FW	Chris Martin	6	0	0	6
	37		DF	Jayden Bogle	5	1	0	6
3	3		DF	Craig Forsyth	3	0	0	3
	9		FW	Martyn Waghorn	3	0	0	3
	10		MF	Tom Lawrence	3	0	0	3
	23		MF	Duane Holmes	3	0	0	3
	32		FW	Wayne Rooney	3	0	0	3
8	7		MF	Jamie Paterson	2	0	0	2
	17		MF	George Evans	1	0	1	2
	41		MF	Max Bird	2	0	0	2
	40		MF	Louie Sibley	2	0	0	2
12	2		DF	Andre Wisdom	1	0	0	1
	8		MF	Kieran Dowell	1	0	0	1
	11		FW	Florian Jozefzoon	1	0	0	1
	14		FW	Jack Marriott	1	0	0	1
	25		DF	Max Lowe	1	0	0	1
	33		DF	Curtis Davies	1	0	0	1
	52		FW	Morgan Whittaker	1	0	0	1
Total					40	1	1	42

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	DM	SCO	Graeme Shinnie	Aberdeen (SCO)	Free transfer	[35]
3 July 2019	CF	ENG	Osazee Aghatise	Manchester City (ENG)	Undisclosed	[36]
2 August 2019	CB	POL	Krystian Bielik	Arsenal (ENG)	Undisclosed	[17]
12 August 2019	CF	ENG	Jahmal Hector-Ingram	West Ham United (ENG)	Free transfer	[37]
1 January 2020	CF	ENG	Wayne Rooney	D.C. United (USA)	Undisclosed	[19]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
11 July 2019	AM	ENG	Kieran Dowell	Everton (ENG)	3 January 2020	[15][38]
2 August 2019	CB	ENG	Matthew Clarke	Brighton & Hove Albion (ENG)	30 June 2020	[16]
8 August 2019	GK	ENG	Ben Hamer	Huddersfield Town (ENG)	30 June 2020	[20]
8 August 2019	SS	ENG	Jamie Paterson	Bristol City (ENG)	1 January 2020	[21][39]
31 January 2020	CF	ENG	Rushian Hepburn-Murphy	Aston Villa (ENG)	30 June 2020	[40]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
8 August 2019	GK	ENG	Scott Carson	Manchester City (ENG)	30 June 2020	[22]
19 August 2019	DM	ENG	George Thorne	Oxford United (ENG)	January 2020	[41]
4 September 2019	CB	ENG	Max Hunt	Aldershot Town (ENG)	4 January 2020[42]	[43]
24 September 2019	AM	WAL	Alex Babos	FC United of Manchester (ENG)	October 2019	[44]
5 October 2019	GK	ENG	Matthew Yates	AFC Telford United (ENG)	30 June 2020	[45]
26 October 2019	GK	ENG	Sam French	Stevenage (ENG)	2 November 2019	[46]
14 November 2019	GK	ENG	Sam French	Hyde United (ENG)	December 2019	[47]
20 December 2019	CF	ENG	Javaun Splatt	Carshalton Athletic (ENG)	January 2020	[48]
6 January 2020	AM	ENG	Jayden Mitchell-Lawson	Bristol Rovers (ENG)	30 June 2020	[49]
21 January 2020	GK	ENG	Jonathan Mitchell	Macclesfield Town (ENG)	30 June 2020	[50]
30 January 2020	SS	ENG	Mason Bennett	Millwall (ENG)	30 June 2020	[51]
31 January 2020	GK	ENG	Joshua Barnes	Farsley Celtic (ENG)	29 February 2020	[52]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	CB	NGA	Efe Ambrose	Free agent	Released	[53]
1 July 2019	CM	SCO	Craig Bryson	Aberdeen (SCO)	Free transfer	[54]
1 July 2019	LB	ENG	Ashley Cole	Retired		[53][55]
1 July 2019	CM	SVN	Timi Elšnik	Free agent	Released	[53]
1 July 2019	RB	ENG	Aaron Eyoma	Aldershot Town (ENG)	Released	[53][56]
1 July 2019	CB	SVN	Sven Karič	NK Domžale (SVN)	Released	[53][57]
1 July 2019	CF	ENG	David Nugent	Preston North End (ENG)	Released	[53][58]
1 July 2019	LB	SWE	Marcus Olsson	Free agent	Released	[53]
1 July 2019	CB	IRL	Alex Pearce	Millwall (ENG)	Released	[53][59]
1 July 2019	CB	SWE	Fuseine Rashid	Brommapojkarna (SWE)	Released	[53][60]
1 July 2019	RW	ENG	Luke Thomas	Barnsley (ENG)	Undisclosed	[61]
5 July 2019	CM	ENG	Bradley Johnson	Blackburn Rovers (ENG)	Free transfer	[12]
12 July 2019	DF	ENG	Panashe Makokowe	Swansea City (WAL)	Undisclosed	[62]
12 July 2019	MF	ENG	Adnaan Moti	Swansea City (WAL)	Undisclosed	[62]
16 July 2019	CF	ENG	Liam Delap	Manchester City (ENG)	Undisclosed	[63]
18 July 2019	RW	BRB	Nick Blackman	Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR)	Undisclosed	[13]
25 July 2019	RM	ENG	Kellan Gordon	Mansfield Town (ENG)	Undisclosed	[64]
30 July 2019	CM	ENG	Jacob Butterfield	Luton Town (ENG)	Free transfer	[14]
9 August 2019	RW	SCO	Kyle McAllister	St Mirren (SCO)	Undisclosed	[65]
27 August 2019	LB	SCO	Calum MacDonald	Blackpool (ENG)	Free transfer	[66]
30 October 2019	CB	IRL	Richard Keogh	Sacked		[67]
10 January 2020	CB	ENG	Max Hunt	Carlisle United (ENG)	Undisclosed	[68]
22 January 2020	DM	ENG	George Thorne	Oxford United (ENG)	Undisclosed	[69]