2024–25 Derby County F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is Derby County's 126th season in the Football League and their 55th in the second tier of English football. It is their first season in the Championship since 2022 following their promotion as runners-up in League One in the previous campaign. They also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Derby County

2024–25 season
Owner	David Clowes
Head coach	Paul Warne (until 7 February)[1] Matt Hamshaw (interim)[2] John Eustace (from 13 February)[3]
Stadium	Pride Park Stadium
Championship	19th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Jerry Yates (10) All: Jerry Yates (10)
Highest home attendance	32,471 vs Stoke City, 3 May 2025, Championship
Lowest home attendance	8,538 vs Chesterfield, 13 August 2024, EFL Cup
Average home league attendance	29,018
Biggest win	4–0 vs Portsmouth (H), 13 December 2024, Championship
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs Queens Park Rangers (A), 14 February 2025, Championship
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

Review

Pre-season

1 July saw the start of pre-season for the 2024–25 campaign, with the players returning to training after the summer break. As 30 June had seen the final day of a number of players contracts, 1 July also saw the official departure of Dwight Gayle, Conor Hourihane, Scott Loach, Korey Smith, Martyn Waghorn, and Joe Wildsmith from the first team as had been announced via the release of the club's retained list six-weeks previously.^[4]

Louie Sibley joined Oxford United following his rejection of a new contract.^[5][6] Conversely, Corey Blackett-Taylor saw his loan deal from Charlton Athletic become a permanent deal,^[7] and Ben Osborn joined on a free from Sheffield United.^[8] The third and fourth signings of the summer followed the next day, with Kayden Jackson arriving on a free transfer following his release by Ipswich Town^[9] and Jerry Yates coming in on a season-long loan from Swansea City.^[10]

After this flurry, the next signing came a week later, with Dutch midfielder Kenzo Goudmijn joining from AZ Alkmaar;^[11] a week after that Gambian midfielder Ebou Adams, a popular loanee in the promotion campaign the previous season, signed on a permanent deal from Cardiff City.^[12] The midfield was further strengethed with the signing of Crystal Palace's David Ozoh.^[13]

August

Derby's first Championship game in two years came on Friday 9 August with a trip to Ewood Park to play Blackburn Rovers. The match saw the full debuts of Kenzo Goudmijn, David Ozoh, Ben Osborn, and Kayden Jackson but ended in a 4–2 defeat despite the game being level at 1–1 with 20 minutes remaining. Paul Warne put the late collapse down to Blackburn's substitutes saying 'They changed it and brought on cheat codes all over the place. We looked a little bit leggy and it's my fault because I didn't make the subs quick enough.'^[14] Four days later, Derby earned their first win of the campaign with a 2–1 home victory over League Two Chesterfield in the EFL Cup 1st round, with Jackson scoring the winner with his first goal for the club on his home debut. Derby's first week back in the second tier ended with the announcement that the club has completed its protracted pursuit of Djurgårdens IF Sweden international goalkeeper Jacob Widell Zetterström for an undisclosed fee rumoured to be around £1.4m.^[15] A surprise outgoing was midfielder Tyrese Fornah who dropped two divisions to join League Two Salford City.^[16] Warne said of the move 'I want people that want to be here. He was frustrated he wasn't getting enough game time that his ability deserved. I was disappointed. I didn't want him to go. He goes with my blessing and I wish him all the best.'^[17]

Derby's first championship home game of the season came against Middlesbrough, with the Rams gaining their first league win of the new season as they ran out out 1–0 victors thanks to Jackson's 14th-minute goal, his second goal in consecutive games, with Warne believing that the team 'stepped up a level' and praising the efforts of the players.^[18] Derby followed up on this victory with a 2–1 defeat away at Watford despite taking a 2nd-minute lead through Ebou Adams first goal of the season.

As Warne continued in his attempts to strengthen the squad, the club signed Wolves winger Tawanda Chirewa on a season-long loan on 26 August.^[19] Chirewa went straight into the side for the EFL Cup 2nd round tie away to League Two Barrow, with Derby exiting the competition on penalties following a 0–0 draw; this was Derby's third consecutive cup exit at the hands of a fourth tier side, following defeats to Crewe Alexandra in the FA Cup 1st round and Bradford City in the EFL Trophy round of 16 the previous campaign.

With the transfer window closing on 30 August, Derby concluded their transfer business for the summer with the season long loan signings of Liverpool centre-back Nat Phillips and Ipswich Town winger Marcus Harness. Neither player signed in time for inclusion in the following day's fixture at home to Bristol City. Despite this, Derby ran out comfortable 3–0 winners, their eight consecutive league home win and their biggest win in the second tier since a 4–0 victory at Birmingham City in December 2020. Goudmijn and Ozoh both scored their first goals for the club, either side of a goal from Jackson's third goal in as many games at Pride Park. Warne described it as 'the best Derby performance I’ve seen since I’ve been here'.^[20]

September

Players

As of 5 April 2025^[21]

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed	Fee	Contract ends
Goalkeepers
1	Jacob Widell Zetterström	GK		(1998-07-11) 11 July 1998 (age 27)	Djurgården	2024	Undisclosed	2027
13	Rohan Luthra	GK		(2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 23)	Cardiff City	2024	Free	2025
31	Josh Vickers	GK		(1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 29)	Rotherham United	2023	Free	2026
Defenders
2	Kane Wilson	RB		(2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 25)	Bristol City	2023	Undisclosed	2026
3	Craig Forsyth	LB		(1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 (age 36)	Watford	2013	£150,000	2025
6	Sondre Langås	CB		(2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 (age 24)	Viking	2025	Undisclosed	2029
12	Nat Phillips	CB		(1997-03-21) 21 March 1997 (age 28)	Liverpool	2024	Loan	2025
20	Callum Elder	LB		(1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 30)	Hull City	2023	Free	2026
21	Jake Rooney	CB		(2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 21)	Burnley	2022	Free	2026
24	Ryan Nyambe	RB		(1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 (age 27)	Free Agent	2023	—	2027
25	Matt Clarke	CB		(1996-09-22) 22 September 1996 (age 28)	Middlesbrough	2025	Undisclosed	2028
33	Erik Pieters	CB		(1988-08-07) 7 August 1988 (age 37)	Free Agent	2025	—	2025
35	Curtis Nelson	CB		(1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 32)	Blackpool	2023	Free	2026
36	Keilen Robinson	CB		(2005-10-02) 2 October 2005 (age 19)	Academy	2022	—	2026
47	Daniel Cox	CB		(2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 (age 19)	Academy	2022	—
Midfielders
4	David Ozoh	DM		(2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 (age 20)	Crystal Palace	2024	Loan	2025
8	Ben Osborn	CM		(1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 31)	Sheffield United	2024	Free	2026
16	Liam Thompson	DM		(2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 23)	Academy	2018	—	2025
17	Kenzo Goudmijn	CM		(2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 (age 23)	AZ Alkmaar	2024	Undisclosed	2028
18	Marcus Harness	AM		(1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 29)	Ipswich Town	2024	Loan	2025
23	Joe Ward	RM		(1995-08-22) 22 August 1995 (age 29)	Peterborough United	2023	Free	2026
26	Darren Robinson	DM		(2004-12-29) 29 December 2004 (age 20)	Dungannon Swifts	2021	Undisclosed	2026
28	Harrison Armstrong	CM		(2007-01-19) 19 January 2007 (age 18)	Everton	2025	Loan	2025
29	Jeff Hendrick	CM		(1992-01-31) 31 January 1992 (age 33)	Free Agent	2025	—	2025
32	Ebou Adams	CM		(1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 29)	Cardiff City	2024	Undisclosed	2027
37	Owen Eames	CM			Academy	2023	—	2025
40	Freddie Turley	DM		(2006-07-03) 3 July 2006 (age 19)	Shamrock Rovers	2024	Undisclosed	2027
43	Cruz Allen	AM		(2007-02-25) 25 February 2007 (age 18)	Academy	2023	—	2026
Forwards
7	Tom Barkhuizen	LW		(1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 32)	Preston North End	2022	Free	2025
9	Kemar Roofe	CF		(1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 32)	Free Agent	2025	—	2025
10	Jerry Yates	CF		(1996-11-10) 10 November 1996 (age 28)	Swansea City	2024	Loan	2025
11	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	RW		(1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 33)	Sheffield Wednesday	2022	Free	2026
14	Conor Washington	CF		(1992-05-18) 18 May 1992 (age 33)	Rotherham United	2023	Undisclosed	2025
15	Lars-Jørgen Salvesen	CF		(1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 29)	Viking	2025	Undisclosed	2027
19	Kayden Jackson	CF		(1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 (age 31)	Ipswich Town	2024	Free	2026
27	Corey Blackett-Taylor	LW		(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27)	Charlton Athletic	2024	Free	2027
38	Charles Ebuka Agbawodikeizu	CF		(2007-12-31) 31 December 2007 (age 17)	Free Agent	2024	—	2026
39	Dajaune Brown	CF		(2005-10-16) 16 October 2005 (age 19)	Academy	2022	—	2027
42	Johnson Osong	LW		(2007-05-19) 19 May 2007 (age 18)	Academy	2023	—	2025
48	Lennon Wheeldon	CF		(2006-02-16) 16 February 2006 (age 19)	Academy	2022	—
Out on loan
5	Sonny Bradley	CB		(1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 33)	Luton Town	2023	Free	2025
22	Tyrese Fornah	CM		(1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 25)	Nottingham Forest	2023	Undisclosed	2025

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref
1 July 2024[a]	LW	Corey Blackett-Taylor	Charlton Athletic	Free	[7]
1 July 2024[b]	CM	Ben Osborn	Sheffield United	Free	[8]
2 July 2024	CF	Kayden Jackson	Ipswich Town	Free	[9]
10 July 2024	CM	Kenzo Goudmijn	AZ Alkmaar	Undisclosed	[11]
12 July 2024	CF	Emmanuel Ilesanmi[c]	Harrogate Town	Free	[22]
12 July 2024	DM	Morten Spencer[c]	Leeds United	Free	[22]
12 July 2024	CM	Alex Stepien-Iwumene[c]	Southampton	Free	[22]
17 July 2024	CM	Ebou Adams	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	[12]
26 July 2024	DM	Freddie Turley[c]	Shamrock Rovers	Undisclosed	[23]
7 August 2024	GK	Rohan Luthra	Cardiff City	Free	[24]
16 August 2024	GK	Jacob Widell Zetterström	Djurgården	Undisclosed	[15]
15 January 2025	CF	Lars-Jørgen Salvesen	Viking	Undisclosed	[25]
28 January 2025	CB	Matt Clarke	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	[26]
1 February 2025	CB	Sondre Langås	Viking	Undisclosed	[27]
20 February 2025	CF	Kemar Roofe	Free Agent	—	[28]
7 March 2025	CM	Jeff Hendrick	Free Agent	—	[29]
28 March 2025	CB	Erik Pieters	Free Agent	—	[30]

1. The transfer was announced on 22 January, and would become official on 1 July once his Charlton Athletic contract expired
2. The transfer was announced on 28 June, and would become official on 1 July once his Sheffield United contract expired
3. Signed initially for the Under-21s

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
3 January 2025	CB	Ben Radcliffe	Crawley Town	Undisclosed	[31]
20 January 2025	CF	James Collins	Lincoln City	Undisclosed	[32]
31 January 2025	CB	Eiran Cashin	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed	[33]
25 February 2025	RB	Ryan Bartley	Gateshead	Undisclosed	[34]

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
2 July 2024	CF	Jerry Yates	Swansea City	End of Season	[10]
24 July 2024	DM	David Ozoh	Crystal Palace	End of Season	[13]
26 August 2024	AM	Tawanda Chirewa	Wolverhampton Wanderers	13 January 2025[a]	[19][35]
30 August 2024	AM	Marcus Harness	Ipswich Town	End of Season	[36]
30 August 2024	CB	Nat Phillips	Liverpool	End of Season	[37]
3 February 2025	CM	Harrison Armstrong	Everton	End of Season	[38]

1. On 13 January, Chirewa's loan was terminated and he returned to Wolverhampton Wanderers

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2024	CF	Tony Weston	Boston United	End of Season[a]	[40]
14 August 2024	CM	Tyrese Fornah	Salford City	End of Season	[16]
17 August 2024	RB	Ryan Bartley	Spennymoor Town	14 September 2024	[41]
20 August 2024	DM	Darren Robinson	Hartlepool United	25 October 2024[b]	[43]
6 September 2024	CB	Ben Radcliffe	Gateshead	1 January 2025	[44]
11 October 2024	RB	Ryan Bartley	Hereford	2 January 2025[c]	[46]
18 October 2024	LB	Riley Moloney	Barwell	15 November 2024	[47]
20 October 2024	CB	Daniel Cox	Enfield Town	20 November 2024	[48]
30 October 2024	RB	Max Bardell	AFC Fylde	End of Season[d]	[51]
11 November 2024	GK	Josh Shattell	Carlton Town	1 December 2024	[52]
21 November 2024	CM	Alex Stepien-Iwumene	Eastleigh	16 January 2025	[53]
23 November 2024	CF	Lennon Wheeldon	Boston United	1 January 2025	[54]
5 December 2024	GK	Josh Shattell	Erith Town	28 December 2024	[55]
6 December 2024	DM	Harry Hawkins	AFC Telford United	End of Season[e]	[59]
6 January 2025	CB	Sonny Bradley	Wycombe Wanderers	End of Season	[60]
17 January 2025	RB	Ryan Bartley	Hereford	15 February 2025	[61]
23 January 2025	CF	Emmanuel Ilesanmi	Torquay United	20 February 2025	[62]
7 February 2025	CB	Keilen Robinson	Kidderminster Harriers	7 March 2025	[63]
25 March 2025	CF	Emmanuel Ilesanmi	Torquay United	End of Season	[64]
1 April 2025	GK	Rohan Luthra	Spennymoor Town	8 April 2025	[65]

1. On 8 January, Weston's loan at Boston United was extended until the end of the season^[39]
2. On 25 October, Robinson was recalled from his loan spell at Hartlepool United^[42]
3. On 11 November, Bartley's loan at Hereford was extended until January^[45]
4. On 3 December, Bardell's loan at AFC Fylde was extended until the end of January.^[49] On 30 January it was further extended until the end of the season^[50]
5. On 8 January, Hawkins' loan at AFC Telford United was extended until February.^[56] On 3 February it was extended by a further month.^[57] On 4 March it was extended until the end of the season^[58]

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024	CM	Conor Hourihane	Barnsley	1 July 2024	[4][66]
30 June 2024	CF	Owen Oseni	Gateshead	1 July 2024	[4][67]
30 June 2024	CM	Louie Sibley	Oxford United	3 July 2024	[5][6]
30 June 2024	AM	Charlie Lindsay	Glentoran	9 July 2024	[4][68]
30 June 2024	GK	Joe Wildsmith	West Bromwich Albion	10 July 2024	[4][69]
30 June 2024	CM	Korey Smith	Cambridge United	17 July 2024	[4][70]
30 June 2024	RB	Callum Moore	Mickleover	9 August 2024	[4][71]
30 June 2024	CM	Jack Bates	Worthing	23 August 2024	[4][72]
30 June 2024	RM	Alex Gibson-Hammond	Hythe Town	10 September 2024	[4][73]
30 June 2024	CF	Dwight Gayle	Hibernian	12 September 2024	[4][74]
30 June 2024	GK	Lewis Ridd	Cliftonville	20 September 2024	[4][75]
30 June 2024	CF	Martyn Waghorn	Northampton Town	1 November 2024	[4][76]
30 June 2024	RW	Eno Nto	Harrogate Town	12 November 2024	[4][77]
30 June 2024	RW	Carlos Richards	Dorking Wanderers	1 February 2025	[4][78]
30 June 2024	CM	Adebayo Fapetu			[22]
30 June 2024	RB	Kwaku Oduroh			[4]
30 June 2024	CM	Bradley Johnson	Retired		[4]
30 June 2024	GK	Scott Loach	Retired		[4][79]
27 March 2025	DM	Morten Spencer	Retired		[80]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 11 May, the club announced a return to Alicante for a weeks training camp and a friendly against Stockport County.^[81] Two days later, Derby announced they would travel to Matlock Town for the opening pre-season fixture.^[82] A third fixture was later added to the schedule, against Chesterfield.^[83] On 6 June, a visit to Shrewsbury Town was also confirmed.^[84] A fifth friendly was later announced, versus Barnsley.^[85] On 5 July, a sixth and final fixture was added, at home against Spanish La Liga side Real Valladolid.^[86]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Matlock Town v Derby County

12 July 2024 Friendly	Matlock Town	0–3	Derby County	Matlock
19:45 BST		Report	Jackson 24' Yates 53' L. Thompson 66'	Stadium: Causeway Lane

Stockport County v Derby County

19 July 2024 Friendly	Stockport County	0–1	Derby County	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
11:00 CEST (10:00 BST)		Report	Bradley 90'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Chesterfield v Derby County

24 July 2024 Friendly	Chesterfield	4–0	Derby County	Chesterfield
19:30 BST	Banks 41' Grigg 44' Berry 76', 80'	Report		Stadium: SMH Group Stadium

Shrewsbury Town v Derby County

27 July 2024 Friendly	Shrewsbury Town	2–1	Derby County	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	O'Reilly 22' Bloxham ?'	Report	Collins 29'	Stadium: New Meadow

Barnsley v Derby County

31 July 2024 Friendly	Barnsley	4–3	Derby County	Barnsley
19:45 BST	Hourihane 17' Phillips 70' Lofthouse 75' Marsh 89'	Report	Mendez-Laing 35', 58' Collins 74'	Stadium: Oakwell

Derby County v Real Valladolid

3 August 2024 Friendly	Derby County	2–1	Real Valladolid	Derby
15:00 BST	Ozoh 59' Wilson 61'	Report	Moro 36'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 5,206

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	Starting round	Final position	Record
			Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Championship	Matchday 1	19th	46	13	11	22	48	56	−8	028.26
FA Cup	Third round	Third round	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
EFL Cup	First round	Second round	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Total			49	14	13	22	51	58	−7	028.57

Source: Soccerway

Championship

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
17	Oxford United	46	13	14	19	49	65	−16	53
18	Stoke City	46	12	15	19	45	62	−17	51
19	Derby County	46	13	11	22	48	56	−8	50
20	Preston North End	46	10	20	16	48	59	−11	50
21	Hull City	46	12	13	21	44	54	−10	49

Source: English Football League
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) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)^[87]

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	13	11	22	48	56	−8	50	9	4	9	25	18	+7	4	7	13	23	38	−15

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	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	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	W	D	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	D
Position	18	12	15	10	8	10	13	14	12	12	12	12	14	13	12	11	15	15	16	16	14	16	14	16	17	18	19	21	22	22	22	21	22	23	24	22	22	22	20	21	21	21	21	21	19	19
Points	0	3	3	6	9	9	9	9	12	13	14	15	15	18	19	20	20	20	20	21	24	24	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	29	29	32	35	38	41	41	42	43	43	46	49	50

Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.^[88]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Blackburn Rovers v Derby County

9 August 2024 1	Blackburn Rovers	4–2	Derby County	Blackburn
20:00 BST	Dolan 19' Weimann 72' Szmodics 76' Ohashi 84'	Report	Nelson 67' Wilson 88'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 17,975 Referee: Josh Smith

Derby County v Middlesbrough

17 August 2024 2	Derby County	1–0	Middlesbrough	Derby
12:30 BST	Jackson 14'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,443 Referee: Robert Madley
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[89]

Watford v Derby County

24 August 2024 3	Watford	2–1	Derby County	Watford
15:00 BST	Bayo 31' Sissoko 76'	Report	Adams 2'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,911 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Derby County v Bristol City

31 August 2024 4	Derby County	3–0	Bristol City	Derby
15:00 BST	Goudmijn 28' Jackson 60' Ozoh 89'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,270 Referee: Tom Nield

Derby County v Cardiff City

14 September 2024 5	Derby County	1–0	Cardiff City	Derby
15:00 BST	Goudmijn 28'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 28,985 Referee: Matt Donohue

Sheffield United v Derby County

21 September 2024 6	Sheffield United	1–0	Derby County	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Vinícius  38' Hamer 53' Ahmedhodžić  56' Moore  86'	Report	Cashin  50' Elder  80'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,685 Referee: Andy Madley

Derby County v Norwich City

28 September 2024 7	Derby County	2–3	Norwich City	Derby
12:30 BST	Forsyth  21', 60' Chirewa  77' Goudmijn  79' Blackett-Taylor 90+1'	Report	Duffy  24' Sainz 45+3', 65', 87' Córdoba  90+5'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 28,915 Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[89]

Sunderland v Derby County

1 October 2024 8	Sunderland	2–0	Derby County	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	Cirkin  25' Bellingham 40' Isidor 55' Mepham  59'	Report	Harness  36' Goudmijn  89'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 39,017 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Derby County v Queens Park Rangers

5 October 2024 9	Derby County	2–0	Queens Park Rangers	Derby
15:00 BST	Cashin  38' Nelson 54' Harness 55'	Report	Dunne  90+5'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,305 Referee: David Webb

Millwall v Derby County

19 October 2024 10	Millwall	1–1	Derby County	Bermondsey
15:00 BST	Bryan  37' Ivanović 85' Wintle  90'	Report	Yates 78'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 17,321 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Oxford United v Derby County

22 October 2024 11	Oxford United	1–1	Derby County	Oxford
19:45 BST	Scarlett 12' Goodrham  19'	Report	Osborn  38' Elder  45+1' Blackett-Taylor  50' Yates  52' Mendez-Laing 55' Cashin  76'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,423 Referee: Gavin Ward

Derby County v Hull City

26 October 2024 12	Derby County	1–1	Hull City	Derby
15:00 BST	Brown 66' Forsyth  90+4'	Report	Simons 57',  72' Hughes  77' Burstow  90+1' João Pedro  90+5'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,877 Referee: Tom Nield

Stoke City v Derby County

2 November 2024 13	Stoke City	2–1	Derby County	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Cannon 9' Moran  71' Stevens  77' Gibson 82'	Report	Harness  48' Phillips  54' Adams  79' Johansson 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 24,511 Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[90]

Coventry City v Derby County

6 November 2024 14	Coventry City	1–2	Derby County	Coventry
19:45 GMT	Sakamoto 77' Eccles  78'	Report	Yates 11' Cashin  34' Adams  59' Thomas 73' (o.g.)	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 27,243 Referee: Sam Allison

Derby County v Plymouth Argyle

9 November 2024 15	Derby County	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Derby
15:00 BST	Yates 8' Jackson  57'	Report	Randell 41' Bundu  42' Sorinola  65' Mumba  68' Grimshaw  85'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,652 Referee: Simon Hooper

Preston North End v Derby County

23 November 2024 16	Preston North End	1–1	Derby County	Preston
19:45 GMT	Greenwood 23',  62' McCann  87'	Report	Yates 29' Thompson  58' Harness  90'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 16,646 Referee: David Webb

Derby County v Swansea City

27 November 2024 17	Derby County	1–2	Swansea City	Derby
20:00 GMT	Elder  34' Mendez-Laing 65' (pen.) Nelson  88' Thompson  90+1'	Report	Vipotnik 2' Ronald 14' Peart-Harris  73'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,141 Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[90]

Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday

1 December 2024 18	Derby County	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Derby
15:00 GMT	Adams 9',  37' Harness  47' Osborn  71' Elder  85' Jackson  90+5'	Report	Bannan  21', 64' Lowe 90+4'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,212 Referee: John Busby
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 31 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[90]

Leeds United v Derby County

7 December 2024 20	Leeds United	2–0	Derby County	Leeds
12:30 GMT	Rodon 39' Wöber 44'	Report	Jackson  15'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,468 Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[90]

Burnley v Derby County

10 December 2024 21	Burnley	0–0	Derby County	Burnley
19:45 GMT	Brownhill  80'	Report	Ward  48' Zetterström  88'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 18,813 Referee: Andy Davies

Derby County v Portsmouth

13 December 2024 22	Derby County	4–0	Portsmouth	Derby
20:00 GMT	Wilson 8' Cashin 23' Adams 29' Pack 65' (o.g.)	Report	McIntyre  84'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,980 Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 14 December, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[90]

Luton Town v Derby County

20 December 2024 22	Luton Town	2–1	Derby County	Luton
20:00 GMT	Andersen  37' Holmes 89' Morris 90+2'	Report	Phillips  41' Jackson 58' Elder  67' Nelson  89'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,667 Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 21 December, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[90]

Derby County v West Bromwich Albion

26 December 2024 23	Derby County	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Derby
17:30 GMT	Yates 28' Holgate 68' (o.g.) Adams  90+5'	Report	Fellows  40' Diangana 81'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 31,267 Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[90]

Derby County v Leeds United

29 December 2024 24	Derby County	0–1	Leeds United	Derby
15:00 GMT	Harness  32'	Report	Ampadu  68' Aaronson 79'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 32,240 Referee: Andy Davies
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[90]

Sheffield Wednesday v Derby County

1 January 2025 25	Sheffield Wednesday	4–2	Derby County	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Bannan 8' Windass 61' Gassama 63' Musaba 74' Charles  85'	Report	Adams  32', 90+1' Goudmijn  34' Yates 68'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 31,056 Referee: Lewis Smith

Bristol City v Derby County

4 January 2025 26	Bristol City	1–0	Derby County	Bristol
15:00 GMT	McNally 19' Mehmeti  28' McCrorie  35' Roberts  90+2'	Report	Thompson  45+2'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 22,040 Referee: Will Finnie

Derby County v Watford

18 January 2025 27	Derby County	0–2	Watford	Derby
15:00 GMT	Elder  19'	Report	Abankwah  1' Louza 4' Ngakia  31' Kayembe 66' Sierralta  90+1'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,040 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Derby County v Sunderland

21 January 2025 28	Derby County	0–1	Sunderland	Derby
19:45 GMT	Harness  50'	Report	Mayenda 28' Bellingham  33'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,441 Referee: Sam Allison

Cardiff City v Derby County

25 January 2025 29	Cardiff City	2–1	Derby County	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Chambers  45+4' Ng  59' Robinson 62' El Ghazi 64'	Report	Salvesen 70' Elder  75'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 19,548 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Derby County v Sheffield United

1 February 2025 30	Derby County	0–1	Sheffield United	Derby
15:00 GMT	Harness  70'	Report	Brereton 49' Vinícius Souza  70'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,472 Referee: Tom Nield

Norwich City v Derby County

8 February 2025 31	Norwich City	1–1	Derby County	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Fisher  29' Sargent 68' Doyle  90+3'	Report	Ebou Adams  27' Phillips  59' Yates 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,584 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

Derby County v Oxford United

11 February 2025 32	Derby County	0–0	Oxford United	Derby
19:45 GMT	Harness  90+1'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,999 Referee: Stephen Martin

Queens Park Rangers v Derby County

14 February 2025 33	Queens Park Rangers	4–0	Derby County	Shepherd's Bush
20:00 GMT	Chair 21', 57' Saitō 35' Edwards 66'	Report	Mendez-Laing  65' Jackson  90+4'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,591 Referee: David Webb
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 15 February, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[91]

Derby County v Millwall

22 February 2025 34	Derby County	0–1	Millwall	Derby
12:30 GMT	Goudmijn  44' Nyambe  54'	Report	Coburn 83', 90+5'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 28,321 Referee: Elliot Bell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[91]

Middlesbrough v Derby County

1 March 2025 35	Middlesbrough	1–0	Derby County	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Azaz 80',  81'	Report	Barkhuizen  19' Forsyth  90+4'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 25,839 Referee: Gavin Ward

Derby County v Blackburn Rovers

8 March 2025 36	Derby County	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Derby
15:00 GMT	Forsyth 3' Adams 7'	Report	Gueye 40'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,753 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Derby County v Coventry City

11 March 2025 37	Derby County	2–0	Coventry City	Derby
19:45 GMT	Clarke 23' Armstrong  28' Harness 48',  54'	Report	Bidwell  46'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 28,879 Referee: Sam Allison

Plymouth Argyle v Derby County

15 March 2025 38	Plymouth Argyle	2–3	Derby County	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Bundu 38' Phillips 46' (o.g.)	Report	Harness 11' Armstrong 26' Phillips  45+5' Thompson  58' Adams  80' Harness 88'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16978 Referee: John Busby

Derby County v Preston North End

2 April 2025 39	Derby County	2–0	Preston North End	Derby
19:45 GMT	Thompson  15' Forsyth 48' Yates 52'	Report	Brady  72' Frøkjær-Jensen  90'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,014 Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Match was originally scheduled for 29 March but was rescheduled due to Preston's participation in the FA Cup Quarter-finals.[92]

Swansea City v Derby County

5 April 2025 40	Swansea City	1–0	Derby County	Swansea
15:00 BST	Eom Ji-sung 79'	Report	Forsyth  67' Harness  82'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 16,501 Referee: Andy Davies

Derby County v Burnley

8 April 2025 41	Derby County	0–0	Burnley	Derby
19:45 BST	Langås  33' Adams  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,584 Referee: Robert Madley
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 9 April but was rescheduled after Burnley's subsequent fixture was moved to 11 April for live TV coverage.[93]

Portsmouth v Derby County

12 April 2025 42	Portsmouth	2–2	Derby County	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Bishop 7',  69' Swanson  27' Hayden  33' Saydee  68' Atkinson 71', 90+1',  80'	Report	Zetterström  6' Clarke  21' Mendez-Laing  34' Adams  57' Yates 70' Atkinson 75' (o.g.)	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,412 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

Derby County v Luton Town

18 April 2025 43	Derby County	0–1	Luton Town	Derby
12:30 BST	Langås  29' Jackson  90+5'	Report	Alli 10',  68' Morris  38'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 32,159 Referee: James Linington
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[94]

West Bromwich Albion v Derby County

21 April 2025 44	West Bromwich Albion	1–3	Derby County	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	Fellows  53' Armstrong 70'	Report	Adams 7' Harness  10' Yates 30' Mendez-Laing 87' Phillips  90+4'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,750 Referee: Gavin Ward

Hull City v Derby County

26 April 2025 45	Hull City	0–1	Derby County	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST		Report	Phillips 84'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 24,451 Referee: Stephen Martin

Derby County v Stoke City

3 May 2025 46	Derby County	0–0	Stoke City	Derby
12:30 BST	Adams  60' Thompson  79'	Report	Al-Hamadi  29'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 32,471 Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but all EFL Championship final matchday fixtures were moved to an earlier kick-off.[95]

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Derby County entered the FA Cup at the third round stage, and were drawn away to Leyton Orient.^[96][97]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Leyton Orient v Derby County

14 January 2025 Third round	Leyton Orient	1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Derby County	Leyton
19:45 GMT	Kelman 20' Pratley  43' Donley  74' Clare  90+2'  113'	Report	Brown 24' Adams  84'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,279 Referee: Ben Speedie
	Penalties
	Donley James Brown Cooper Kelman Obiero		Collins Goudmijn Harness Jackson Barkhuizen Elder
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 11 January, but was postponed and rearranged for three days laters due to a frozen pitch.[98]

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Derby being drawn at home against Chesterfield.^[99] In the second round, they were drawn away to Barrow.^[100][101]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Derby County v Chesterfield

13 August 2024 First round	Derby County	2–1	Chesterfield	Derby
19:45 BST	Thompson 38' Jackson 68'	Report	Dobra 29'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 8,538 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Barrow v Derby County

27 August 2024 Second round	Barrow	0–0 (3–2 p)	Derby County	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,003 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
	Penalties
	B. Jackson Gotts Worrall Spence		Collins Mendez-Laing Brown K. Jackson Forsyth

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 3 May 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SWE	Jacob Widell Zetterström	42	0	40+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Kane Wilson	35	2	26+7	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Craig Forsyth	42	3	26+13	3	1+0	0	2+0	0
4	MF	ENG	David Ozoh	12	1	9+1	1	0+0	0	1+1	0
5	DF	ENG	Sonny Bradley	9	0	3+4	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
6	DF	NOR	Sondre Langås	14	0	13+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW	ENG	Tom Barkhuizen	22	0	2+17	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Ben Osborn	26	0	18+7	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
9	FW	JAM	Kemar Roofe	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Jerry Yates	42	10	40+2	10	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	GUA	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	44	3	26+15	3	1+0	0	0+2	0
12	DF	ENG	Nat Phillips	33	1	24+8	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
15	FW	NOR	Lars-Jørgen Salvesen	8	1	6+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	ENG	Liam Thompson	31	1	18+10	0	1+0	0	2+0	1
17	MF	NED	Kenzo Goudmijn	44	2	29+12	2	1+0	0	2+0	0
18	MF	IRL	Marcus Harness	42	4	26+15	4	1+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Kayden Jackson	49	4	28+18	3	0+1	0	0+2	1
20	DF	AUS	Callum Elder	30	0	24+5	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
22	MF	SLE	Tyrese Fornah	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	ENG	Joe Ward	8	0	2+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
24	DF	NAM	Ryan Nyambe	19	0	14+3	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
25	DF	ENG	Matthew Clarke	16	1	15+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW	ENG	Corey Blackett-Taylor	13	1	4+8	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	ENG	Harrison Armstrong	15	1	12+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	GK	ENG	Josh Vickers	7	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
32	MF	GAM	Ebou Adams	46	6	42+2	6	0+1	0	1+0	0
33	DF	NED	Erik Pieters	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	DF	ENG	Curtis Nelson	30	2	27+0	2	1+0	0	1+1	0
39	FW	JAM	Dajaune Brown	18	2	3+12	1	1+0	1	1+1	0
48	FW	ENG	Lennon Wheeldon	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season:
28	MF	ZIM	Tawanda Chirewa	6	0	1+4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
6	DF	IRL	Eiran Cashin	22	1	21+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW	IRL	James Collins	20	0	1+16	0	0+1	0	1+1	0

End-of-season awards

Award	Player
Jack Stamps Player of the Year	Ebou Adams
Men's Players' Player of the Year	Ebou Adams
Sammy Crooks Young Player of the Year	Liam Thompson
Academy Player of the Year	Tom Marriott
Scholar of the Year	Luke Banks
Goal of the Season	Jerry Yates v Plymouth Argyle on 9.11.2024
Save of the Season	Josh Vickers v West Bromwich Albion on 21.04.2025
Brian Clough Award (Outstanding off-field contribution)	Clare Morris