2016–17 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County

2016–17 season

Chairman

Mel Morris

Manager

Nigel Pearson
(until 27th September)
Steve McClaren
(from 12th October)

Stadium

iPro Stadium

← 2015–16

2017–18 →

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	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	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	DM	Jared Bird	Free agent	Released	^[5]
1 July 2016	LW	Iván Calero	Sparta Rotterdam ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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 ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Released	^[5]
1 July 2016	GK	Mats Mörch	Free agent	Released	^[5]
1 July 2016	CF	Conor Sammon	Heart of Midlothian ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Released	^[5]
1 July 2016	RB	Ryan Shotton	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	^[9]
1 July 2016	CF	Kwame Thomas	Coventry City ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Released	^[5]
1 July 2016	LB	Stephen Warnock	Wigan Athletic ^{[lower-alpha 5]}	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	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 (2016-07-15) Friendly	Vitória de Setúbal	1–0	Derby County	Algarve, Portugal
21:30 CEST	Costinha 11'	Report

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly	Benfica	4–0	Derby County	Algarve, Portugal
21:30 CEST	Semedo 18' Fonte 54' Almeida 62' Salvio 88'	Report

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) 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

Main article: 2016–17 Football League Championship

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Norwich City	19	9	3	7	34	30	+4	30
8	Huddersfield Town	19	9	3	7	21	24	−3	30
9	Derby County	19	8	5	6	17	13	+4	29
10	Fulham	19	7	7	5	30	21	+9	28
11	Bristol City	19	8	3	8	26	22	+4	27

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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

Main article: 2016–17 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

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.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "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.

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National teams

Senior (2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
U19 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League

Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League 1, League 2)

Levels 5–6	National League

Levels 7–8	Isthmian League Northern Premier League Southern League

Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League Midland League Northern Counties East League Northern League North West Counties League Southern Combination League Southern Counties East League South West Peninsula League (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League United Counties League Wessex League Western League West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)

EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions

Under 23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup

Under 18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons

Premier League	Arsenal Bournemouth Burnley Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Hull City Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United

Championship	Aston Villa Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Burton Albion Cardiff City Derby County Fulham Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Leeds United Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One	AFC Wimbledon Bolton Wanderers Bradford City Bristol Rovers Bury Charlton Athletic Chesterfield Coventry City Fleetwood Town Gillingham Millwall Milton Keynes Dons Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Oxford United Peterbrough United Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swindon Town Walsall

League Two	Accrington Stanley Barnet Blackpool Cambridge United Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Grimsby Town Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Luton Town Mansfield Town Morecambe Newport County Notts County Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Stevenage Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town

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