Derby County had high hopes going into the season after finishing fourth the previous season, but manager
George Burley, who had transformed Derby from relegation candidates into promotion hopefuls, quit in June following the sale of young midfielder
Tom Huddlestone to
Tottenham Hotspur, without Burley's knowledge nor consent. His replacement,
Phil Brown (in his first full-time managerial position) was unable to build on Burley's good work and their poor form dragged them into the relegation mire instead. He was sacked in January after a 6β1 thrashing against
Coventry City in the league and a 3β1 defeat against League One side
Colchester United in the
FA Cup, with Derby languishing in 19th. Former coach
Terry Westley stepped up as caretaker manager; despite no wins in his first five games, he was named as caretaker manager for the remainder of the season - Westley promptly won his first game two days later, 1β0 at home to
Plymouth. Westley marginally improved Derby's form and they managed to confirm their Championship survival with a few games of the season to spare. Westley, however, was not offered the role of permanent manager; that went to former
Preston North End boss
Billy Davies.
Derby's form was especially poor away from home, with only 2 away wins all season, a complete contrast from the previous season from which they won 12 away games including six in a row.
Kit
Derby changed both their kit manufacturer and sponsor this season, with Spanish company
Joma producing the kits and the
Derbyshire Building Society sponsoring the kits.[1]
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source:
RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (R) Relegated
These charts below depict the most used starters in the most used starting formation. The most recent starters/formations are listed when total starts are equal between two players/formations.[3]
^Camp was born in
Derby,
England, and represented them at
U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent
Northern Ireland internationally and would make his full international debut for
Northern Ireland in March 2011.
^Johnson was born in
Nottingham,
England, but also qualified to represent
Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for
Jamaica in 1999.
^El Hamdaoui was born in
Rotterdam, the
Netherlands, and represented them at
U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent
Morocco internationally and represented them at B level before making his full international debut for
Morocco in February 2009.
^Moore was born in
Birmingham,
England, but also qualified to represent
Jamaica internationally through his parents and made his international debut for
Jamaica in 1999.
^Barnes was born in
Barking and Dagenham,
England, and represented them at U-19 level, but also qualifies to represent
Jamaica internationally through his paternal grandparents and would make his international debut for
Jamaica in May 2015.
^Nyatanga was born in
Burton upon Trent,
England, but also qualifies to represent
Wales internationally through his mother and
Zimbabwe through his father, and represented Wales at U-17 and U-21 level before making his international debut for
Wales in March 2006.
^Lisbie was born in
Hackney,
England, but also qualifies to represent
Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for
Jamaica in 2002.
^Blackstock was born in
Oxford,
England, and represented them at U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent
Antigua and Barbuda internationally and made his international debut for
Antigua and Barbuda in February 2012.
Derby County had high hopes going into the season after finishing fourth the previous season, but manager
George Burley, who had transformed Derby from relegation candidates into promotion hopefuls, quit in June following the sale of young midfielder
Tom Huddlestone to
Tottenham Hotspur, without Burley's knowledge nor consent. His replacement,
Phil Brown (in his first full-time managerial position) was unable to build on Burley's good work and their poor form dragged them into the relegation mire instead. He was sacked in January after a 6β1 thrashing against
Coventry City in the league and a 3β1 defeat against League One side
Colchester United in the
FA Cup, with Derby languishing in 19th. Former coach
Terry Westley stepped up as caretaker manager; despite no wins in his first five games, he was named as caretaker manager for the remainder of the season - Westley promptly won his first game two days later, 1β0 at home to
Plymouth. Westley marginally improved Derby's form and they managed to confirm their Championship survival with a few games of the season to spare. Westley, however, was not offered the role of permanent manager; that went to former
Preston North End boss
Billy Davies.
Derby's form was especially poor away from home, with only 2 away wins all season, a complete contrast from the previous season from which they won 12 away games including six in a row.
Kit
Derby changed both their kit manufacturer and sponsor this season, with Spanish company
Joma producing the kits and the
Derbyshire Building Society sponsoring the kits.[1]
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source:
RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (R) Relegated
These charts below depict the most used starters in the most used starting formation. The most recent starters/formations are listed when total starts are equal between two players/formations.[3]
^Camp was born in
Derby,
England, and represented them at
U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent
Northern Ireland internationally and would make his full international debut for
Northern Ireland in March 2011.
^Johnson was born in
Nottingham,
England, but also qualified to represent
Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for
Jamaica in 1999.
^El Hamdaoui was born in
Rotterdam, the
Netherlands, and represented them at
U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent
Morocco internationally and represented them at B level before making his full international debut for
Morocco in February 2009.
^Moore was born in
Birmingham,
England, but also qualified to represent
Jamaica internationally through his parents and made his international debut for
Jamaica in 1999.
^Barnes was born in
Barking and Dagenham,
England, and represented them at U-19 level, but also qualifies to represent
Jamaica internationally through his paternal grandparents and would make his international debut for
Jamaica in May 2015.
^Nyatanga was born in
Burton upon Trent,
England, but also qualifies to represent
Wales internationally through his mother and
Zimbabwe through his father, and represented Wales at U-17 and U-21 level before making his international debut for
Wales in March 2006.
^Lisbie was born in
Hackney,
England, but also qualifies to represent
Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for
Jamaica in 2002.
^Blackstock was born in
Oxford,
England, and represented them at U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent
Antigua and Barbuda internationally and made his international debut for
Antigua and Barbuda in February 2012.