2021 �22 DERBY COUNTY F.C. SEASON

Derby County
2021–22 season
Owner	Mel Morris
Chairman	Mel Morris
Manager	Wayne Rooney
Stadium	Pride Park Stadium
Championship	23rd (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Tom Lawrence (11); All: ; Tom Lawrence (11)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season is Derby County's 138th season in existence, their 14th consecutive season in the Championship, and their 54th season overall in the second division of English football. Alongside the Championship, they also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. Derby were relegated after finishing in 23rd place in the league following a points deduction. The season covers the period from July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Administration

On 22 September 2021, the EFL released a statement stating Derby were given a 12-point deduction in accordance with regulations after entering administration.^[1] On 16 November, Derby were deducted a further nine points after admitting to breaching EFL accounting rules.^[2]

Pre-season friendlies

The Rams revealed they would have friendlies against Manchester United,^[3] Salford City,^[4] Real Betis^[5] and Notts County^[4] as part of their pre-season preparations.

18 July 2021 Friendly	Derby County	1–2	Manchester United	Derby
13:00 BST	Kazim-Richards 68'	Report	Chong 18' Pellistri 59'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium

24 July 2021 Friendly	Salford City	2–1	Derby County	Salford
15:00 BST	Morris 20' ( pen.) Elliott 52'	Report	Turnbull 76' ( o.g.)	Stadium: Peninsula Stadium

28 July 2021 Friendly	Derby County	1–0	Real Betis	Derby
19:00 BST	Bird 87'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium

1 August 2021 Friendly	Notts County	0–2	Derby County	Nottingham
13:00 BST		Report	Cashin 41' Lawrence 86' ( pen.)	Stadium: Meadow Lane

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
19	Hull City	46	14	9	23	41	54	−13	51
20	Birmingham City	46	11	14	21	50	75	−25	47
21	Reading	46	13	8	25	54	87	−33	41^[a]
22	Peterborough United (R)	46	9	10	27	43	87	−44	37	Relegation to EFL League One
23	Derby County (R)	46	14	13	19	45	53	−8	34^[b]
24	Barnsley (R)	46	6	12	28	33	73	−40	30

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^[9]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Reading were deducted 6 points for breach of profit and sustainability regulations.^[6]
^ Derby County were deducted 12 points for entering administration,^[7] and a further 9 points for financial irregularities.^[8]

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	14	13	19	45	53	−8	34	11	7	5	30	22	+8	3	6	14	15	31	−16

Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source: ^{[
citation needed]}

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	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A^[a]	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H^[b]	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	D	D	D	D	L	L	D	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	L
Position	16	18	12	14	15	16	16	12	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	23	23	22	23	23	24	23	23	22	23	23	22	23

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

^ Between matchday 8 and 9, Derby County were deducted 12 points. Combined with this defeat, they dropped to 24th.
^ Between matchday 17 and 18, Derby County were deducted a further 9 points.

Matches

Derby County's fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.^[10]

7 August 2021 1	Derby County	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Derby
15:00 BST	Byrne 25' Davies 39' Watson 50' Sibley 80'	Report	Turton 14' Sarr 45' Holmes 88'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 16,249 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

14 August 2021 2	Peterborough United	2–1	Derby County	Peterborough
12:30 BST	Beevers 25' Thompson 63' Butler 83' Burrows 90+1' Dembélé 90+10'	Report	Stretton 77' Sibley 90+1' Forsyth 90+4'	Stadium: West Homes Stadium Attendance: 10,477 Referee: David Webb
Note: Live on Sky Sports

18 August 2021 3	Hull City	0–1	Derby County	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST	Jones 71'	Report	Baldock 57' Morrison 79' Roos 90+2' Stretton 90+3'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 10,451 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

21 August 2021 4	Derby County	0–0	Middlesbrough	Derby
15:00 BST	Jagielka 65' Byrne 90+2'	Report	Peltier 30' Tavernier 43' Bola 54' Jones 85'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 16,123 Referee: Andy Davies

28 August 2021 5	Derby County	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Derby
12:30 GMT	Lawrence 12' Jóźwiak 39' Morrison 68' Byrne 80' Sibley 83'	Report	Garner 35' Johnson 82'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 22,991 Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

10 September 2021 6	Birmingham City	2–0	Derby County	Bordesley
20:00 GMT	Hogan 31' Šunjić 57' Bela 81'	Report	Shinnie 24' Morrison 76' Lawrence 86'	Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 14,912 Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Live on Sky Sports

14 September 2021 7	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Derby County	West Bromwich
20:00 BST	Livermore 45+2'	Report	Buchanan 33'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Referee: Kevin Friend

18 September 2021 8	Derby County	2–1	Stoke City	Derby
15:00 BST	Shinnie 8' Bird 31' Davies 34' Sibley 38'	Report	Sawyers 33' Ince 58', 89' Østigård 77'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 20,545 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

25 September 2021 9	Sheffield United	1–0	Derby County	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Gibbs-White 24' Sharp 89' ( pen.)	Report	Shinnie 24' Roos 57'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,905 Referee: David Webb

29 September 2021 10	Derby County	1–0	Reading	Derby
19:45 BST	Stearman 16' Forsyth 33' Byrne 59' Shinnie 74' Lawrence 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 18,769 Referee: John Busby

2 October 2021 11	Derby County	0–0	Swansea City	Derby
15:00 BST	Forsyth 45' Williams 81' Byrne 89'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 21,640 Referee: Andrew Madley

16 October 2021 12	Preston North End	0–0	Derby County	Preston
15:00 BST	Johnson 5' Storey 62'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 18,092 Referee: Josh Smith

19 October 2021 13	Derby County	2–2	Luton Town	Derby
19:45 BST	Lawrence 20', 90+2' Knight 60'	Report	Naismith 14' Onyedinma 48' Adebayo 83' Ruddock Mpanzu 90+2'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 20,258 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

23 October 2021 14	Coventry City	1–1	Derby County	Coventry
15:00 BST	Godden 20' ( pen.) Maatsen 44'	Report	Davies 71' Shinnie 78' Morrison 88'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 23,829 Referee: Dean Whitestone

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15	Derby County	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Derby
15:00 BST	Shinnie 29' Lawrence 50' Davies 89'	Report	Brereton 8', 20' Lenihan 59' Buckley 86' Khadra 88' Poveda 89' Travis 90+2'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 22,098 Referee: Steve Martin

2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 16	Barnsley	2–1	Derby County	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Adeboyejo 39' Leya Iseka 50' Brittain 64' Andersen 81'	Report	Morrison 15' Baldock 24' Buchanan 50'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 13,786 Referee: Robert Jones

6 November 2021 17	Millwall	1–1	Derby County	Bermondsey
15:00 GMT	Malone 45+1' Mitchell 57' Cooper 90+1'	Report	Byrne 27' 63' Ebosele 44'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 14,372 Referee: Tim Robinson

21 November 2021 18	Derby County	3–2	Bournemouth	Derby
12:00 GMT	Knight 13' Lawrence 62', 69' ( pen.)	Report	Anthony 19' Solanke 38' Billing 53'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 2,467 Referee: Gavin Ward

24 November 2021 19	Fulham	0–0	Derby County	Fulham, London
19:45 GMT	Carvalho 60'	Report	Ebosele 60' Shinnie 79'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Referee: Keith Stroud

29 November 2021 20	Derby County	1–2	Queens Park Rangers	Derby
19:45 GMT	Lawrence 10'	Report	Willock 50' Gray 90', 90+1'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 20,003 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

4 December 2021 21	Bristol City	1–0	Derby County	Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT	Scott 16' Bakinson 39' Kalas 45+1' Pring 80'	Report	Knight 39' Forsyth 40'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 18,732 Referee: Graham Scott

11 December 2021 22	Derby County	1–0	Blackpool	Derby
15:00 GMT	Plange 51' Jóźwiak 54' Lawrence 76'	Report	Carey 42' Anderson 54'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 21,663 Referee: Andy Woolmer

27 December 2021 23	Derby County	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Derby
15:00 GMT	Davies 18' Thompson 20' Stearman 50' Kazim-Richards 58' Cashin 90+5'	Report	Clarke 36'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 24,846 Referee: James Linington

30 December 2021 24	Stoke City	1–2	Derby County	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT	Wilmot 16' Vrančić 61' Tymon 71' Ince 78'	Report	Plange 16', 59' Kazim-Richards 85'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Referee: Matt Donohue

3 January 2022 25	Reading	2–2	Derby County	Reading
15:00 GMT	Hoilett 37', 56' Laurent 45'	Report	Davies 82', 90+1' Kazim-Richards 86' Byrne 90+6'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Referee: John Busby

15 January 2022 26	Derby County	2–0	Sheffield United	Derby
15:00 GMT	Lawrence 69', 78', 78'	Report	Ndiaye 90+3'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 24,597 Referee: Graham Scott

22 January 2022 27	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Derby County	West Bridgford
12:30 GMT	Grabban 35', 48' Johnson 82' Samba 89'	Report	Thompson 31' Stearman 51' Buchanan 56' Lawrence 88' ( pen.), 89' Morrison 90+7'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,256 Referee: Tim Robinson

30 January 2022 28	Derby County	2–2	Birmingham City	Derby
13:30 GMT	Plange 87' Bielik 90+6'	Report	Taylor 7' Hogan 56' Woods 62' Etheridge 63' Gardner 70' James 89'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 32,211 Referee: John Brooks

2 February 2022 29	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Derby County	Huddersfield
19:45 GMT	Holmes 76' Rhodes 79' O'Brien 90+3'	Report	Stearman 3' Ebosele 62' Davies 72' Byrne 90+4'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 16,231 Referee: Matt Donohue

8 February 2022 30	Derby County	3–1	Hull City	Derby
19:45 GMT	Forsyth 19' Lawrence 37' Ebosele 47' Bielik 53' Bird 90+4'	Report	Docherty 17' Greaves 21' Forsyth 65' ( o.g.) Honeyman 89'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 22,595 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

12 February 2022 31	Middlesbrough	4–1	Derby County	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Buchanan 15' ( o.g.) Tavernier 27' Crooks 31', 45+2' Connolly 44' Howson 50' Watmore 89'	Report	Lawrence 27' Bird 39' Ebiowei 87'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,266 Referee: Mike Dean

19 February 2022 32	Derby County	1–0	Peterborough United	Derby
15:00 GMT	Lawrence 47' Byrne 76' Davies 80' Sibley 90+2', 90+3' Allsop 90+4' Morrison 90+7'	Report	Coulson 31' 35' Brown 59' Jones 70' Thompson 76' Knight 87'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 30,251 Referee: James Linington

23 February 2022 33	Derby County	1–2	Millwall	Derby
19:45 GMT	Cooper 88' ( o.g.) Allsop 90'	Report	Wallace 2' Saville 29' Burey 30'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 23,943 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

26 February 2022 34	Luton Town	1–0	Derby County	Luton
15:00 GMT	Burke 52' Hylton 67' Jerome 72'	Report	Kazim-Richards 77' Ebiowei 90+3'	Stadium: Kenilworth Stadium Attendance: 10,070 Referee: Andy Woolmer

1 March 2022 35	Cardiff City	1–0	Derby County	Leckwith
19:45 GMT	Davies 26' Ikpeazu 85' Doughty 90+2'	Report	Buchanan 52' Davies 62' Bird 80' Ebosele 90+3'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,767 Referee: Andy Davies

5 March 2022 36	Derby County	2–0	Barnsley	Derby
15:00 GMT	Morrison 22', 47'	Report	Wolfe 7' Morris 90+4'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,891 Referee: Robert Jones

12 March 2022 37	Bournemouth	2–0	Derby County	Kings Park
15:00 GMT	Stacey 45+1' Solanke 45+5' Cantwell 63' Christie 89' Lowe 90'	Report	Morrison 69' Davies 71'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Referee: Andy Madley

15 March 2022 38	Blackburn Rovers	3–1	Derby County	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Wharton 53' Dolan 59' Travis 83' Gallagher 90+7'	Report	Morrison 28', 67'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,406 Referee: Tony Harrington

19 March 2022 39	Derby County	1–1	Coventry City	Derby
12:30 GMT	Byrne 57' Lawrence 66' ( pen.)	Report	Bidwell 22' Godden 28' Dabo 54' Hamer 66'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 24,264 Referee: Darren Bond

2 April 2022 40	Derby County	1–0	Preston North End	Derby
15:00 BST	Bird 55' Davies 66' Morrison 80' Knight 84'	Report	Lindsay 32' Whiteman 61' Johnson 87'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 23,600 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

9 April 2022 41	Swansea City	2–1	Derby County	Landore
15:00 BST	Piroe 8', 16' Grimes 68' Wolf 84'	Report	Lawrence 22' ( pen.) Morrison 81'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 18,374 Referee: Tim Robinson

15 April 2022 42	Derby County	2–1	Fulham	Derby
20:00 BST	Thompson 33' Plange 51' Lawrence 61' Adarabioyo 73' ( o.g.) Allsop 89' Cashin 90'	Report	Carvalho 20' Bryan 90+6'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 23,773 Referee: Robert Jones

18 April 2022 43	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Derby County	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST	Dozzell 59' Field 72' Amos 88'	Report	Lawrence 56' 90+8'	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 15,298 Referee: Josh Smith

23 April 2022 44	Derby County	1–3	Bristol City	Derby
15:00 BST	Byrne 54' Forsyth 61'	Report	Williams 9' Weimann 10' Benarous 16' Semenyo 38', 63' Klose 79'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 22,753 Referee: Thomas Bramall

30 April 2022 45	Blackpool	0–2	Derby County	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Connolly 81'	Report	Ebiowei 73' Cashin 82' Davies 84' Ebosele 88'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 15,298 Referee: Andy Davies

7 May 2022 46	Derby County	0–1	Cardiff City	Derby
12:30 BST	Thompson 73'	Report	Hugill 55' Ng 69' Harris 81'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,402 Referee: Keith Stroud

FA Cup

Derby were drawn away to Coventry City in the third round.^[11]

8 January 2022 Third round	Coventry City	1–0	Derby County	Coventry
12:30 GMT	Hyam 42' Shipley 53'	Report	Jagielka 31' Ebosele 57'	Stadium: The Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 8,896 Referee: Andrew Madley

EFL Cup

Derby County were drawn at home to Salford City in the first round^[12]^[13] and away to Sheffield United in the second round.^[14]^[15]

10 August 2021 First round	Derby County	3–3 (5–3 p)	Salford City	Derby
19:45 BST	Ebosele 42' Hutchinson 43' Kazim-Richards 71' ( pen.) Jóźwiak 77' Morrison 82'	Report	Turnbull 8', 18' Morris 14', 74' ( pen.)	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 4,747 Referee: James Bell
	Penalties
	Shinnie Kazim-Richards Brown Forsyth Watson		Morris Burgess Touray Lund
Note: Live on Sky Sports

24 August 2021 Second round	Sheffield United	2–1	Derby County	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Osborn 43' Freeman 53', 83' Fleck 74' Sharp 76' Robinson 90+3'	Report	Sibley 44'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 7,973 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
30 May 2021	CM	Darren Robinson	Dungannon Swifts	Undisclosed	^[16]
1 July 2021	MF	Courtney Clarke	Whyteleafe	Undisclosed	^[17]
1 July 2021	MF	Dubem Eze	Chelsea	Free transfer	^[18]
1 July 2021	MF	Adebayo Fapetu	Arsenal	Free transfer	^[19]
1 July 2021	FW	Reece Nicholas-Davies	Fulham	Free transfer	^[20]
1 July 2021	CF	Luke Plange	Arsenal	Free transfer	^[17]
6 August 2021	GK	Ryan Allsop	Wycombe Wanderers	Free transfer	^[21]
6 August 2021	CB	Richard Stearman	Huddersfield Town	Free transfer	^[21]
7 August 2021	AM	Ravel Morrison	Free agent	—	^[22]
13 August 2021	GK	Harrison Foulkes	Hull City	Free transfer	^[23]
13 August 2021	MF	Carlos Richards	West Ham United	Free transfer	^[23]
17 August 2021	CF	Sam Baldock	Reading	Free transfer	^[24]
17 August 2021	CB	Phil Jagielka	Sheffield United	Free transfer	^[24]
11 September 2021	AM	Malcolm Ebiowei	Rangers	Free transfer	^[25]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
31 January 2022	CF		Luke Plange	Crystal Palace	End of season	^[26]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
19 November 2021	GK		Alfie Roberts	Matlock Town		^[27]
31 January 2022	AM		Isaac Hutchinson	Crawley Town	End of season	^[28]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2021	CB	Joe Bateman	Mickleover	Released	^[17]^[29]
30 June 2021	LB	Archie Brown	Lausanne-Sport	Free transfer	^[30]
30 June 2021	GK	Scott Carson	Manchester City	Released	^[17]^[31]
30 June 2021	LW	Cameron Cresswell	Start	Released	^[17]^[32]
30 June 2021	GK	Bradley Foster	Ilkeston Town	Released	^[17]
30 June 2021	GK	Harry Halwax	Cabinteely	Released	^[17]
30 June 2021	CF	Jahmal Hector-Ingram	St Johnstone	Released	^[17]^[33]
30 June 2021	GK	Emmanuel Idem	Swindon Town	Released	^[17]
30 June 2021	RW	Florian Jozefzoon	Quevilly-Rouen	Released	^[17]^[34]
30 June 2021	LB	Scott Malone	Millwall	Free transfer	^[35]
1 July 2021	CF	Jack Marriott	Peterborough United	Free transfer	^[36]
30 June 2021	CB	Callum Minkley	Gainsborough Trinity	Released	^[17]^[37]
30 June 2021	GK	Jonathan Mitchell	Hartlepool United	Released	^[17]^[38]
30 June 2021	AM	Jayden Mitchell-Lawson	Swindon Town	Released	^[17]^[39]
30 June 2021	LW	Josh Shonibare	Free agent	Released	^[17]
30 June 2021	GK	George Sykes-Kenworthy	Boston United	Released	^[17]^[40]
30 June 2021	CF	Martyn Waghorn	Coventry City	Free transfer	^[41]
30 June 2021	CB	Ethan Wassall	Free agent	Released	^[17]
30 June 2021	GK	Matthew Yates	Gainsborough Trinity	Released	^[17]^[42]
1 July 2021	RW	Jordon Ibe	Adanaspor	Mutual consent	^[43]^[44]
4 August 2021	AM	Jack Rogers	Ilkeston Town	Free transfer	^[45]
11 January 2022	GK	David Marshall	Queens Park Rangers	Free transfer	^[46]
14 January 2022	DF	Phil Jagielka	Stoke City	End of contract	^[47]
16 January 2022	MF	Graeme Shinnie	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	^[48]
17 January 2022	CF	Sam Baldock	Oxford United	End of contract	^[49]^[50]
24 January 2022	CB	Jordan Brown	Leyton Orient	Free transfer	^[51]
24 January 2022	LB	Dylan Williams	Chelsea	Undisclosed	^[52]
31 January 2022	CF	Luke Plange	Crystal Palace	Undisclosed	^[26]
6 March 2022	AM	Omari Kellyman	Aston Villa	£600,000	^[53]
11 March 2022	LW	Kamil Jóźwiak	Charlotte	Undisclosed	^[54]

Players

Current squad

As of 24 August 2021^[55]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ENG	Nathan Byrne
3	DF	SCO	Craig Forsyth
5	DF	POL	Krystian Bielik
8	MF	ENG	Max Bird
10	FW	WAL	Tom Lawrence ( captain)
11	MF	JAM	Ravel Morrison^{[notes 1]}
13	FW	TUR	Colin Kazim-Richards^{[notes 2]}
16	DF	ENG	Richard Stearman
17	MF	ENG	Louie Sibley


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	GK	NED	Kelle Roos
26	DF	ENG	Lee Buchanan
31	GK	ENG	Ryan Allsop
33	DF	ENG	Curtis Davies
34	FW	SCO	Jack Stretton^{[notes 3]}
35	MF	IRL	Louie Watson^{[notes 4]}
36	DF	IRL	Festy Ebosele
37	DF	ENG	Kornell McDonald
38	MF	IRL	Jason Knight
42	MF	ENG	Liam Thompson

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
21	GK	NED	Kelle Roos	18	0	17+1	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK	ENG	Ryan Allsop	33	0	29+1	0	1	0	2	0
50	GK	ENG	Alfie Roberts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ENG	Nathan Byrne	41	0	41	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	SCO	Craig Forsyth	29	3	23+3	3	1	0	2	0
16	DF	ENG	Richard Stearman	15	0	10+4	0	0	0	1	0
22	DF	ENG	Max Bardell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	ENG	Lee Buchanan	31	0	24+6	0	0	0	0+1	0
33	DF	ENG	Curtis Davies	47	4	46	4	1	0	0	0
36	DF	IRL	Festy Ebosele	37	2	18+17	2	1	0	1	0
37	DF	ENG	Kornell McDonald	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
41	DF	IRL	Eiran Cashin	18	1	14+4	1	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
5	MF	POL	Krystian Bielik	15	1	12+3	1	0	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Max Bird	43	2	41+1	2	1	0	0	0
10	MF	WAL	Tom Lawrence	39	11	37+1	11	1	0	0	0
11	MF	JAM	Ravel Morrison	38	5	25+11	4	1	0	1	1
17	MF	ENG	Louie Sibley	28	1	11+15	1	0	0	2	0
32	MF	ENG	Malcolm Ebiowei	16	1	11+5	1	0	0	0	0
35	MF	IRL	Louie Watson	6	0	3+1	0	0	0	2	0
38	MF	IRL	Jason Knight	39	3	31+7	3	1	0	0	0
40	MF	ENG	Isaac Hutchinson	3	1	0+1	0	0	0	2	1
42	MF	ENG	Liam Thompson	24	0	19+4	0	1	0	0	0
44	MF	GER	Osazee Aghatise	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
47	MF	NIR	Darren Robinson	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
13	FW	TUR	Colin Kazim-Richards	25	4	5+18	3	1	0	0+1	1
34	FW	SCO	Jack Stretton	12	1	1+8	1	0+1	0	2	0
39	FW	ENG	Marko Borkovic	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
48	FW	ENG	Luke Plange	27	4	19+7	4	0+1	0	0	0
49	FW	POL	Bartosz Cybulski	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
1	GK	SCO	David Marshall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	SCO	Graeme Shinnie	23	1	21	1	0+1	0	0+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Phil Jagielka	21	0	20	0	1	0	0	0
7	MF	POL	Kamil Jóźwiak	20	0	13+4	0	0+1	0	2	0
9	FW	ENG	Sam Baldock	14	2	12+1	2	0+1	0	0	0
32	DF	ENG	Jordan Brown	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
43	DF	ENG	Dylan Williams	8	0	2+4	0	0	0	2	0
46	FW	NIR	Omari Kellyman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Competitions

Notes

^ Morrison was born in Wythenshawe, England, and represented England at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in November 2020.
^ Kazim-Richards was born in Waltham Forest, England, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally through his father and Turkey internationally through his mother and made his international debut for Turkey in March 2007.
^ Stretton was born in Newhall, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented Scotland at U-19 level.
^ Watson was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-18 and U-21 level.

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[table_hth_REA0.70789573560837-7] Reading were deducted 6 points for breach of profit and sustainability regulations.^[6]

[table_hth_DER0.70789573560837-10] Derby County were deducted 12 points for entering administration,^[7] and a further 9 points for financial irregularities.^[8]

[12] Between matchday 8 and 9, Derby County were deducted 12 points. Combined with this defeat, they dropped to 24th.

[13] Between matchday 17 and 18, Derby County were deducted a further 9 points.

[60] Morrison was born in Wythenshawe, England, and represented England at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in November 2020.

[61] Kazim-Richards was born in Waltham Forest, England, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally through his father and Turkey internationally through his mother and made his international debut for Turkey in March 2007.

[62] Stretton was born in Newhall, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented Scotland at U-19 level.

[63] Watson was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-18 and U-21 level.

[1] "EFL Statement: Derby County (22nd September 2021)". Derby County Football Club. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

[2] "Championship bottom club docked nine more points for accounting rule breaches". BBC. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.

[3] "Manchester United To Visit Pride Park Stadium Ahead Of The 2021/22 Season". Derby County FC. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[Two_Friendlies-4] "Pre-Season Plans Taking Shape Ahead Of 2021/22 Season". Derby County FC. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

[5] "Rams To Face Real Betis On Home Turf In July". Derby County FC. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

[6] "Reading agree six-point deduction with EFL for breaching financial rules". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[8] "Derby County officially enter administration and are deducted 12 points". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

[9] "Derby deducted nine more points for breaching EFL rules over Pride Park sale". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[EFL_Regulations1-11] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[14] "Derby County's 2021/22 Sky Bet Championship Fixtures Revealed". Derby County FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[15] "Third Round Draw". The Football Association. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[16] "Derby Drawn At Home To Salford City In Carabao Cup Round One". Derby County FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[17] "Salford Cup Tie Selected For Live Sky Sports Coverage". Derby County FC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[18] "Carabao Cup Round Two draw confirmed". EFL. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

[19] "Match Date Confirmed For Carabao Cup Trip To Sheffield United". Derby County FC. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

[20] "Derby Deal for Darren". Dungannon Swifts FC. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[Retained_List-21] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "2020/21 End Of Season Retained List". Derby County FC. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

[22] "Derby County sign talented Nigerian midfielder from Chelsea ahead of next season". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[23] "Derby County confirm signing of box-to-box Nigerian midfielder from". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[24] "Young Fulham striker joins Derby County on a free transfer". The 72. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[TrioSign-25] "Rams Add Trio To Their Squad Ahead Of New Season". Derby County FC. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[26] "Rams Complete Morrison Signing". Derby County FC. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[FoulkesRichards-27] "Academy Sign Duo Ahead Of Season-Openers". Derby County FC. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

[JagielkaBaldock-28] "Rams Add Jagielka And Baldock To The Ranks". Derby County FC. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

[29] "Ebiowei Joins Rams Academy Set-Up". Derby County Football Club. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[LPlange-30] "Crystal Palace sign Luke Plange". Crystal Palace FC. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[31] "Gladiators at the double as Daly and Roberts sign on the dotted line". Matlock Town FC. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[32] "Isaac Hutchinson Joins The Reds On Deadline Day". Crawley Town FC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[33] "Three New Faces At Mickleover". Mickleover Football Club. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[34] "Derby County lose defender Archie Brown to FC Lausanne Sport". The 72. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[35] "Carson Signs One-Year Deal". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[36] "IK Start land Cameron Cresswell after Derby County release". The 72. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[37] "Jahmal Hector-Ingram signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[38] "Quevilly-Rouen sign Florian Jozefzoon following Derby County release". The 72. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[39] "Scott Malone to join Millwall on permanent deal". Millwall FC - Official Site. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

[40] "Marriott Departs After Agreeing Peterborough Return". Derby County FC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[41] "Minkley Moves from Derby to DN21". Gainsborough Trinity Football Club. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[42] "Pools sign Jonny Mitchell". Hartlepool United FC. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[43] "Town bring in talented forward Jayden Mitchell-Lawson". Swindon Town FC. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[44] "Sykes-Kenworthy added to United squad". Boston United. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[45] "Waghorn Leaves Derby At End Of Contract To Join Coventry". Derby County FC. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[46] "'Keeper Matt Yates Signs For Gainsborough". The Pitching In Northern Premier League. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[47] "Ibe Leaves Derby By Mutual Agreement". Derby County FC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[48] "Former Cherries winger Ibe signs deal with Turkish side Adanaspor". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[49] "Jack Rogers Commits To The Robins". Ilkeston Town - Facebook. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[50] "David Marshall joins QPR". Queens Park Rangers. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[51] "Rams Confirm Jagielka Departure". Derby County. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[52] "Shinnie Leaves Derby To Join Wigan". Derby County. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

[53] "Sam Baldock: Derby County boss Wayne Rooney confirms striker is leaving". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

[54] "Sam Baldock signs permanent deal with Oxford United". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 4 February 2022.

[55] "Brown Departs Derby To Sign For Leyton Orient". Derby County. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[56] "Youngster Williams leaves Derby to Join Chelsea". Derby County Football Club. 24 January 2022.

[57] "Kellyman's heartfelt message on leaving Derby County for Aston Villa". DerbyshireLive. 7 March 2022. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

[58] "Jozwiak Signs For Charlotte FC Subject To Visa And ITC". Derby County FC. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

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