2016–17 Derby County F.C. season
| 2016–17 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Mel Morris |
| Manager | Nigel Pearson (until 27th September) Steve McClaren (from 12th October) |
| Stadium | iPro Stadium |
The 2016–17 season will be Derby County's ninth consecutive season in the Championship in their 133rd year in existence.[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2016 | CF |  |
Matěj Vydra | Watford | £12,500,000 | [2] |
| 31 August 2016 | RM |  |
Ikechi Anya | Watford | Undisclosed | [3] |
| 31 August 2016 | GK |  |
Chris Weale | Yeovil Town | Free transfer | [4] |
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | DM | |
Jared Bird | Free agent | Released | [5] |
| 1 July 2016 | LW |  |
Iván Calero | Sparta Rotterdam [a] | Released | [5] |
| 1 July 2016 | DM | |
James Carvell | Free agent | Released | [5] |
| 1 July 2016 | DM |  |
Tom Koblenz | Jägersburg | Released | [5] |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | |
Shaq McDonald | Nuneaton Town [b] | Released | [5] |
| 1 July 2016 | GK |  |
Mats Mörch | Free agent | Released | [5] |
| 1 July 2016 | CF |  |
Conor Sammon | Heart of Midlothian [c] | Released | [5] |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | |
Ryan Shotton | Birmingham City | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | |
Kwame Thomas | Coventry City [d] | Released | [5] |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | |
Stephen Warnock | Wigan Athletic [e] | Released | [5] |
| 9 July 2016 | CB | |
Raúl Albentosa | Deportivo La Coruña | Undisclosed | [12] |
| 26 July 2016 | CB | |
Jake Buxton | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed | [13] |
| 31 August 2016 | CM | |
Jeff Hendrick | Burnley | Undisclosed | [14] |
- ^ Following Calero's release, he signed for Sparta Rotterdam.[6]
- ^ Following McDonald's release, he signed for Nuneaton Town.[7]
- ^ Following Sammon's release, he signed for Heart of Midlothian.[8]
- ^ Following Thomas' release, he signed for Coventry City.[10]
- ^ Following Warnock's release, he signed for Wigan Athletic.[11]
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2016 | CF | |
James Wilson | Manchester United | End of Season | [15] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2016 | GK |  |
Kelle Roos | Bristol Rovers | End of Season | [16] |
| 31 August 2016 | GK | |
Lee Grant | Stoke City | 3 January 2017 | [17] |
| 31 August 2016 | CF | |
Chris Martin | Fulham | End of Season | [18] |
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
| 15 July 2016 Friendly | Vitória de Setúbal | 1–0 | Derby County | Algarve, Portugal |
| 21:30 CEST | Costinha  11' |
Report |
| 16 July 2016 Friendly | Benfica | 4–0 | Derby County | Algarve, Portugal |
| 21:30 CEST | Semedo 18' Fonte 54'Almeida 62'Salvio 88' |
Report |
| 23 July 2016 Friendly | Walsall | 0–2 | Derby County | Bescot |
| 15:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Bent 35' Ince 68' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2933 |
| 26 July 2016 Friendly | Chesterfield | 1–2 | Derby County | Chesterfield |
| 19:30 BST | O'Shea 56' |
Report | Bent 52' Rawson 66' |
Stadium: Proact Stadium |
| 27 July 2016 Friendly | Sheffield United | 0–1 | Derby County | Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Blackman 32' (pen.) |
Stadium: Bramall Lane |
| 30 July 2016 Friendly | Karlsruher | 0–2 | Derby County | Karlsruhe, Germany |
| 14:30 BST | Report | Weimann 55' Bent 76' |
Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
Championship
League table
Template:2016–17 Football League Championship table
Matches
| 6 August 2016 1 | Derby County | 0–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Derby |
| 15:00 BST | Bryson  41'Hendrick 84' |
Report | Kayal 60' Knockaert 72' |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 28,749 (1,354 Brighton supporters) |
| 13 August 2016 2 | Barnsley | 2–0 | Derby County | Barnsley |
| 15:00 BST | Carson 11' (o.g.) Watkins 33'Mawson 47'Hourihane 56'Hammill 81' |
Report | Butterfield 47' Bryson 58'Christie 77'Ince 83' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 15,049 (3,932 Derby supporters) |
| 16 August 2016 3 | Preston North End | 0–1 | Derby County | Preston |
| 19:45 BST | Pringle 86' |
Report | Forsyth 87' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,628 (1,150 Derby supporters) |
| 20 August 2016 4 | Derby County | 0–0 | Aston Villa | Derby |
| 17:30 BST | Hughes 57' Keogh 59'Bryson 60' |
Report | Bacuna 47' McCormack 60'Cissokho 73' |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 31,205 (3,070 away supporters) |
| 26 August 2016 5 | Burton Albion | 1–0 | Derby County | Burton upon Trent |
| 19:45 BST | Irvine 12' Turner 89' |
Bryson 78' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium |
| 10 September 2016 6 | Derby County | 0–2 | Newcastle United | Derby |
| 17:30 BST | Report | Gouffran 20' 60' Shelvey 24'Gayle 76'Yedlin 90+1' |
Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 30,405 (3,177 Newcastle supporters) |
| 13 September 2016 7 | Derby County | 0–1 | Ipswich Town | Derby |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Skuse 36' Berra 40'Varney 48' 53'Pitman 90' |
Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 26,425 (687 Ipswich supporters) |
| 17 September 2016 8 | Bristol City | 1–1 | Derby County | Bristol |
| 15:00 BST | Wilbraham 90+4' |
Report | Anya 44' |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 19,451 (1,525 away) |
| 24 September 2016 9 | Derby County | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Derby |
| 15:00 BST | Vydra 69' Christie 77' |
Report | Lowe 29' Evans 37'Emnes 70'Graham 73' |
Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 26,602 (523 Blackburn supporters) |
| 27 September 2016 10 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Derby County | Cardiff |
| 19:45 BST | Whittingham 33' Connolly  80' |
Report | Butterfield 52' Ince 55'Blackman 80' (pen.)Johnson 90+2' |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 14,131 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 1 October 2016 11 | Reading | 1–1 | Derby County | Reading |
| 15:00 BST | McCleary 60' Gunter 61'Evans 90' |
Report | Johnson 44' Vydra 62'Hughes 65'Ince 90'Butterfield 90+4' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 17,002 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 15 October 2016 12 | Derby County | 1–0 | Leeds United | Derby |
| 15:00 BST | Hughes 47' Russell 56'Johnson 72' |
Report | Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 31,170 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 18 October 2016 13 | Derby County | 0–0 | Brentford | Derby |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 26,707 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 22 October 2016 14 | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Derby County | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Wells 40' Hogg 57'Kachunga 90+3' |
Report | Hughes 65' |
Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 19,749 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 29 October 2016 15 | Derby County | 2–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Derby |
| 15:00 BST | Christie 17' Pearce 67'Ince 82' |
Report | Palmer 51' Hutchinson 66'Nuhiu 90+1' |
Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 30,064 Referee: James Linington |
| 5 November 2016 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Derby County | Wolverhampton |
| 12:30 GMT | Saville 34' Costa 61'Cavaleiro 77'Doherty 79'Coady 80'Edwards 82'Borthwick-Jackson 90+2' |
Report | Ince 6', 77' (pen.) Bent 15'Hughes 36' |
Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 19,858 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 19 November 2016 17 | Derby County | 3–0 | Rotherham United | Derby |
| 15:00 GMT | Ince 15', 68' Bent 19' |
Report | Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 28,191 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 26 November 2016 18 | Derby County | 1–0 | Norwich City | Derby |
| 15:00 GMT | Johnson 65' Pearce 86'Weimann 90+5' |
Report | Lafferty 78' Martin 85' |
Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 29,311 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 3 December 2016 19 | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | Derby County | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Perkins 45+1' |
Report | Olsson 10' Johnson 16' 38'Hughes 85' |
Stadium: The DW Stadium Attendance: 12,526 Referee: Andrew Madley |
EFL Cup
| 9 August 2016 First round | Derby County | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Derby |
| 19:45 BST | Pearce 25' Keogh 60' |
Report | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 11,692 (1,734 Grimsby supporters) |
| 23 August 2016 Second round | Derby County | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (14–13 p) | Carlisle United | Derby |
| 19:45 BST | Bent 56' |
Report | Jones 90+5' Grainger 109' |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 9,860 (611 Carlisle supporters) |
| Penalties | ||||
Ince  Blackman Butterfield Hughes  Keogh Elsnik Baird Pearce Lowe Carson Ince Blackman Butterfield Hughes Keogh Elsnik |
Devitt Jones Joyce Wyke Grainger McKee Gillesphey Ibehre Miller Raynes Devitt Jones Joyce Wyke Grainger McKee |
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| 20 September 2016 Third Round | Derby County | 0–3 | Liverpool | Derby |
| 19:45 BST | Johnson 77' Hughes 79' |
Klavan 24' Moreno 45+2'Coutinho 50'Origi 54'Grujić 76' |
Stadium: iPro Stadium |
References
- ^ "History". Statto.
- ^ http://www.wdsport.co.uk/2016/08/matej-vydra-left-watford-in-club-record-deal/
- ^ "Derby County Complete The Signing Of Ikechi Anya From Watford". Derby County Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Derby County Sign Experienced Goalkeeper Chris Weale". Derby County Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Derby County Confirm End Of Season Retained List". Derby County Official Site. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Ivan Calero joins Sparta Rotterdam following Rams release". Derby Telegraph. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Shaq McDonald". Flown From the Nest. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Hearts to seal Rherras and Sammon deals". BBC. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Ryan Shotton Joins Birmingham City For An Undisclosed Fee". Derby County Official Site. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Coventry sign ex-Derby striker Thomas". BBC. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Warnock to complete Wigan Athletic move". BBC. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Albentosa Completes Permanent Move To Deportivo". Derby County Official Site. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "Jake Buxton Leaves Derby County For Wigan Athletic". Derby County Official Site. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "Jeff Hendrick Leaves Derby County For Burnley". Derby County Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Derby County Agree To Sign Manchester United Striker James Wilson On Loan". Derby County Official Site. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Kelle Roos Joins Bristol Rovers On Season-Long Loan". Derby County Official Site. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Derby County's Lee Grant Joins Premier League Stoke City On Loan". Derby County Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Derby County's Chris Martin Joins Fulham On A Season-Long Loan". Derby County Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.