2023–24 Derby County F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 140th season in the history of Derby County and their second consecutive season in League One. In addition to the league, the club are also competing in the EFL Trophy, and competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Derby County

2023–24 season
Owner	Clowes Developments
Head Coach	Paul Warne
Stadium	Pride Park Stadium
League One	5th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: James Collins (7) All: James Collins (12)
Highest home attendance	29,957 vs Wigan Athletic, 5 August 2023, League One
Lowest home attendance	1,952 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers U21, 8 November 2023, EFL Trophy
Average home league attendance	26,371
Biggest win	4–0 vs Northampton Town (H), 31 October 2023, League One
Biggest defeat	0–2 vs Blackpool (H), 8 August 2023, EFL Cup 1–3 vs Stevenage (A), 28 October 2023, League One 1–3 vs Crewe Alexandra (H), 14 November 2023, FA Cup
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 9 December 2023.

Current squad

As of 8 November 2023

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Joe Wildsmith	GK		(1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 27)	Sheffield Wednesday	2 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
13	Scott Loach	GK		(1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 (age 35)	Chesterfield	13 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
31	Josh Vickers	GK		(1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 28)	Rotherham United	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026
Defenders
2	Kane Wilson	RB		(2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 23)	Bristol City	11 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
3	Craig Forsyth	LB		(1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 (age 34)	Watford	1 July 2013	£150,000	30 June 2024
5	Sonny Bradley	CB		(1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 32)	Luton Town	7 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
6	Eiran Cashin	CB		(2001-11-09) 9 November 2001 (age 22)	Academy	1 January 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
20	Callum Elder	LB		(1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 28)	Hull City	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026
24	Ryan Nyambe	RB		(1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 (age 26)	Wigan Athletic	19 September 2023	Free	31 December 2023
34	Jake Rooney	CB		(2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 20)	Burnley	8 August 2022	Free	30 June 2026
35	Curtis Nelson	CB		(1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 30)	Blackpool	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
40	Max Bardell	RB		(2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 21)	Manchester City	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2025
41	Daniel Cox	CB		(2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 (age 17)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
46	Adisa Osayande	CB			Academy	13 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
Midfielders
4	Conor Hourihane	CM		(1991-02-02) 2 February 1991 (age 32)	Aston Villa	6 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
8	Max Bird	DM		(2000-09-18) 18 September 2000 (age 23)	Academy	1 January 2020	Trainee	30 June 2024
12	Korey Smith	CM		(1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 32)	Swansea City	16 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
16	Liam Thompson	DM		(2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 21)	Academy	1 January 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
17	Louie Sibley	CM		(2001-09-13) 13 September 2001 (age 22)	Academy	1 January 2020	Trainee	30 June 2024
18	Elliot Embleton	AM		(1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 24)	Sunderland	1 September 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
22	Tyrese Fornah	CM		(1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 24)	Nottingham Forest	25 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
23	Joe Ward	RM		(1995-08-22) 22 August 1995 (age 28)	Peterborough United	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026
26	Darren Robinson	DM		(2004-12-29) 29 December 2004 (age 18)	Dungannon Swifts	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2024
36	Ben Radcliffe	DM		(2004-07-11) 11 July 2004 (age 19)	Burton Albion	7 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
38	Cruz Allen	CM		(2007-02-25) 25 February 2007 (age 16)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
42	Adebayo Fapetu	CM		(2005-01-18) 18 January 2005 (age 18)	Arsenal	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2024
44	Harry Hawkins	DM		(2006-03-27) 27 March 2006 (age 17)	Academy	1 July 2021	Trainee	30 June 2024
Forwards
7	Tom Barkhuizen	LW		(1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 30)	Preston North End	2 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
9	James Collins	CF		(1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 33)	Cardiff City	13 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
10	Martyn Waghorn	CF		(1990-01-23) 23 January 1990 (age 33)	Coventry City	7 August 2023	Free	30 June 2024
11	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	RW		(1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 31)	Sheffield Wednesday	2 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
14	Conor Washington	CF		(1992-05-18) 18 May 1992 (age 31)	Rotherham United	7 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
19	Tyreece John-Jules	CF		(2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 22)	Arsenal	25 August 2023	Loan	31 December 2023
37	Jaydan Davidson	LW		(2006-08-22) 22 August 2006 (age 17)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
39	Dajaune Brown	CF		(2005-10-16) 16 October 2005 (age 18)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2026
43	Tony Weston	CF		(2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 (age 20)	Rangers	1 August 2023	Free	30 June 2024
45	Lennon Wheeldon	CF			Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
Out on Loan
	Kwaku Oduroh	RB		(2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 21)	Manchester City	14 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
1 July 2023	LB	Callum Elder	Hull City	Free Transfer	^[1]
1 July 2023	CB	Curtis Nelson	Blackpool	Free Transfer	^[2]
1 July 2023	GK	Josh Vickers	Rotherham United	Free Transfer	^[3]
1 July 2023	RM	Joe Ward	Peterborough United	Free Transfer	^[4]
7 July 2023	CB	Ryan Bartley †	Crystal Palace	Free Transfer	^[5]
7 July 2023	CB	Sonny Bradley	Luton Town	Free Transfer	^[6]
7 July 2023	DM	Ben Radcliffe †	Burton Albion	Free Transfer	^[5]
7 July 2023	CF	Conor Washington	Rotherham United	Undisclosed	^[7]
11 July 2023	RB	Kane Wilson	Bristol City	Undisclosed	^[8]
18 July 2023	CM	Bradley Johnson †^[a]	Milton Keynes Dons	Free Transfer	^[9]
1 August 2023	AM	Charlie Lindsay †	Rangers	Free Transfer	^[10]
1 August 2023	GK	Lewis Ridd †	Ipswich Town	Free Transfer	^[10]
1 August 2023	CF	Tony Weston †	Rangers	Free Transfer	^[10]
7 August 2023	CF	Martyn Waghorn	Coventry City	Free Transfer	^[11]
25 August 2023	CM	Tyrese Fornah	Nottingham Forest	Undisclosed	^[12]
1 September 2023	RM	Alex Gibson-Hammond †	Nottingham Forest	Free Transfer	^[13]
19 September 2023	RB	Ryan Nyambe	Free agent	Free Transfer	^[14]

1. Signed as an overage player-coach for Derby County's under-21 team

† Signed for Under-21s

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
29 June 2023	DM	Krystian Bielik	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	^[15]
30 June 2023	CM	Osazee Aghatise	Free agent	Released	^[16]
30 June 2023	RB	Rhys Brailsford	Barwell	Free Transfer	^[16]
30 June 2023	LB	Demico Burton	Free agent	Released	^[16]
30 June 2023	CB	James Chester	Barrow	Free Transfer	^[17]^[18]
30 June 2023	CF	Bartosz Cybulski	King's Lynn Town	Free Transfer	^[16]^[19]
30 June 2023	CB	Curtis Davies	Cheltenham Town	Free Transfer	^[17]^[20]
30 June 2023	CM	Connor Dixon	Ilkeston Town	Free Transfer	^[16]^[21]
30 June 2023	GK	Harrison Foulkes	Eastbourne Borough	Free Transfer	^[16]^[22]
30 June 2023	LB	Will Grewal-Pollard	Alfreton Town	Free Transfer	^[16]
30 June 2023	CM	Olamide Ibrahim	Free agent	Released	^[16]
30 June 2023	LB	Cian Kelly	Free agent	Released	^[16]
30 June 2023	AM	Sonny Blu Lo-Everton	Yeovil Town	Free Transfer	^[16]^[23]
30 June 2023	CF	David McGoldrick	Notts County	Free Transfer	^[24]
30 June 2023	GK	Alfie Roberts	Free agent	Released	^[16]
30 June 2023	CB	Harrison Solomon	UNH Wildcats	Free Transfer	^[16]^[25]
30 June 2023	CB	Richard Stearman	Solihull Moors	Free Transfer	^[17]^[26]
11 July 2023	CM	Jason Knight	Bristol City	Undisclosed	^[27]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Date until	Ref
25 August 2023	CF	Tyreece John-Jules	Arsenal	31 December 2023	^[28]
1 September 2023	AM	Elliot Embleton	Sunderland	End of Season	^[29]
1 September 2023	LB	Henry Jeffcott †	Arsenal	End of Season	^[13]

† Signed for Under-21s

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Date until	Ref
5 July 2023	RB	Kwaku Oduroh	Rochdale	End of Season	^[30]
3 August 2023	CF	George Nunn	Mickleover	2 October 2023^[a]	^[31]^[13]
4 August 2023	GK	Harry Evans	Coalville Town	31 August 2023	^[32]
21 September 2023	CF	George Nunn	Braintree Town	21 October 2023	^[33]
21 September 2023	CF	Owen Oseni	Nuneaton Borough	1 January 2024^[b]	^[34]^[35]
13 October 2023	GK	Harry Evans	Barwell	13 November 2023	^[36]
2 November 2023	CF	George Nunn	Hampton & Richmond Borough	1 January 2024	^[37]
14 November 2023	CM	Jack Bates	Hastings United	14 December 2023	^[38]
21 November 2023	RM	Alex Gibson-Hammond	Buxton	1 January 2024	^[39]

1. On 1 September, Nunn's loan at Mickleover was extended by a further month.
2. On 21 November, Oseni's loan at Nuneaton Borough was extended until 1 January 2024.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 19 May, Derby announced their first pre-season friendly, against Matlock Town.^[40] Less than a week later, a second fixture was confirmed against Stoke City to celebrate Craig Forsyth's association with the club.^[41] On June 1, a trip to face Chesterfield and a visit from Sheffield United was added to the pre-season calendar.^[42][43] A training camp in Alicante was also confirmed along with a fixture against Salford City.^[44]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Matlock Town v Derby County

8 July 2023 Friendly	Matlock Town	0–2	Derby County	Matlock
15:00 BST		Report	Collins   39' Radcliffe   90'	Stadium: Causeway Lane Attendance: 2,300

Salford City v Derby County

15 July 2023 Friendly	Salford City	1–1	Derby County	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
12:00 CEST 11:00 BST	Bailey   50'	Report	Mendez-Laing   58'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Chesterfield v Derby County

19 July 2023 Friendly	Chesterfield	0–1	Derby County	Chesterfield
15:00 BST		Report	Collins   60'	Stadium: Technique Stadium

Derby County v Stoke City

22 July 2023 Craig Forsyth Testimonial	Derby County	3–0	Stoke City	Derby
15:00 BST	Nelson   19' Collins   26' Mendez-Laing   40'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 9,119 (1,349 Stoke City supporters)

Derby County v Sheffield United

29 July 2023 Friendly	Derby County	1–3	Sheffield United	Derby
15:00 BST	Smith   58'	Report	Ben Slimane   18' Baldock   82' Ndiaye   84'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 7,406 (inc. 1,648 away supporters)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	Starting round	Final position	Record
			Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	Matchday 1		19	11	3	5	34	16	+18	057.89
FA Cup	First round	First round	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2	000.00
EFL Cup	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
EFL Trophy	Group stage		4	4	0	0	11	2	+9	100.00
Total			26	15	4	7	48	25	+23	057.69

Last updated: 9 December 2023
Source: Soccerway

League One

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Stevenage	21	11	6	4	31	20	+11	39	Qualification for League One play-offs
4	Peterborough United	20	11	5	4	40	20	+20	38
5	Oxford United	20	11	4	5	32	22	+10	37
6	Derby County	19	11	3	5	34	16	+18	36
7	Barnsley	19	10	4	5	37	21	+16	34
8	Blackpool	21	9	6	6	36	25	+11	33
9	Lincoln City	21	8	7	6	26	20	+6	31

Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2023. 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^[45]

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
19	11	3	5	34	16	+18	36	5	2	2	15	6	+9	6	1	3	19	10	+9

Last updated: 9 December 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	10	11	12	14	15	16	7^[a]	17	18^[b]	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	13^[c]	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	P	W	W	W
Position	14	9	14	10	8	11	11	9	12	7	8	11	8	9	7	7		6	6	5

Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2023. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

1. Matchday 7, vs Northampton Town (H), was postponed due to international call-ups.^[46][47]
2. Matchday 18, vs Reading (A), was postponed due to international call-ups.^[48]
3. Matchday 13, vs Charlton Athletic (H), was postponed due to international call-ups.^[49][50]

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.^[51]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Derby County v Wigan Athletic

5 August 2023 1	Derby County	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Derby
15:00 BST	Smith   37' Cashin   48' Forsyth   57'	Report	Wyke   37', 72' Hughes   49' Smith   88'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,957 Referee: Scott Oldham

Burton Albion v Derby County

12 August 2023 2	Burton Albion	0–3	Derby County	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Seddon   2'	Report	Collins   7' Mendez-Laing   45+2' Hourihane   68',   78' Washington   84' Cashin   90+6'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 6,410 Referee: James Bell

Derby County v Oxford United

15 August 2023 3	Derby County	1–2	Oxford United	Derby
19:45 BST	Collins   27' Bird  37' Hourihane  42' Wilson  68' Cashin  82' Waghorn  87'	Report	Harris   32', 72' Long   52' Beadle  90+1'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,292 Referee: Ben Toner

Derby County v Fleetwood Town

19 August 2023 4	Derby County	1–0	Fleetwood Town	Derby
15:00 BST	Waghorn   23',   55' Mendez-Laing   30' Thompson   40'	Report	Mayor   39' Johnston   69' Quitirna   90+2'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 24,565 Referee: Mark Jones

Peterborough United v Derby County

26 August 2023 5	Peterborough United	2–4	Derby County	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Clarke-Harris   23' Burrows   39' Kioso   67' Poku   90'	Report	Waghorn   29', 40', 45' Cashin   37' Forsyth   86'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 7,133 Referee: Andrew Hickman

Bolton Wanderers v Derby County

2 September 2023 6	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Derby County	Horwich
15:00 BST	Charles   43' (pen.) Santos   60' Dacres-Cogley   65' Thomason   70' Williams   84'	Report	Hourihane   34' (pen.) Smith   43' Wildsmith   48' Forsyth   70'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 21,754 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Derby County v Portsmouth

16 September 2023 8	Derby County	1–1	Portsmouth	Derby
15:00 BST	Fornah   26' Collins   86' (pen.),   88'	Report	Pack   10' Poole   28' Robertson   65' Bishop   90+5'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,999 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Carlisle United v Derby County

23 September 2023 9	Carlisle United	0–2	Derby County	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Lavelle   90+4'	Report	Collins   18', 84' (pen.) Cashin   75'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 11,186 Referee: Martin Coy

Derby County v Cambridge United

30 September 2023 10	Derby County	0–0	Cambridge United	Derby
15:00 BST	Nyambe   75' Collins   83'	Report	Gordon   72' Bennett   85'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,122 Referee: Ollie Yates

Blackpool v Derby County

3 October 2023 11	Blackpool	1–3	Derby County	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Connolly   30' Dougall   73'	Report	Forsyth   32' Smith   54' Collins   71' Waghorn   89'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,137 Referee: Will Finnie

Cheltenham Town v Derby County

7 October 2023 12	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Derby County	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Street   39' Bradbury   70'	Report	Nelson   45+7'	Stadium: The Completely-Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 5,292 Referee: Peter Wright

Shrewsbury Town v Derby County

21 October 2023 14	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Derby County	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Hourihane   56' (o.g.) Flanagan   86'	Report	Nelson   86' Bradley   90+6'	Stadium: The Croud Meadow Attendance: 8,088 Referee: Martin Woods

Derby County v Exeter City

24 October 2023 15	Derby County	2–0	Exeter City	Derby
19:45 BST	Mendez-Laing   30' Hourihane   34' Sibley   55' Washington   79'	Report	Watts   62'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 24,040 Referee: Sunny Gill

Stevenage v Derby County

28 October 2023 16	Stevenage	3–1	Derby County	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Roberts   32' MacDonald   45+2' Reid   59' Piergianni   71' Hemmings   84'	Report	Cashin   11' Forsyth   30' Mendez-Laing   38'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 5,866 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Derby County v Northampton Town

31 October 2023 7	Derby County	4–0	Northampton Town	Derby
19:45 GMT	Bird   14', 32' Washington   22',   57' Mendez-Laing   49'	Report	Brough   2' Odimayo   71'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 24,719 Referee: Simon Mather
Note: Originally scheduled for 9 September 2023, this match was postponed due to international call-ups.^[46]^[47]

Derby County v Barnsley

11 November 2023 17	Derby County	3–0	Barnsley	Derby
15:00 GMT	Collins   17',   35' (pen.), 63' Forsyth   36',   48'	Report	Russell   66'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 28,019 Referee: John Busby

Derby County v Bristol Rovers

25 November 2023 19	Derby County	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Derby
15:00 GMT	Hunt   66' (o.g.) Mendez-Laing   90'	Report	Martin   87'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,623 Referee: Tom Reeves

Port Vale v Derby County

28 November 2023 20	Port Vale	0–1	Derby County	Burslem
19:45 GMT	Iacovitti   71' Loft   84'	Report	John-Jules   77'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 8,062 Referee: Paul Howard

Leyton Orient v Derby County

9 December 2023 21	Leyton Orient	0–3	Derby County	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Cooper   44' El Mizouni   47'	Report	Hourihane   8' Sibley   34' Mendez-Laing   47' Barkhuizen   79'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,499 Referee: David Rock

Derby County v Wycombe Wanderers

16 December 2023 22	Derby County	v	Wycombe Wanderers	Derby
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pride Park Stadium

Derby County v Lincoln City

21 December 2023 23	Derby County	v	Lincoln City	Derby
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Pride Park Stadium

Wigan Athletic v Derby County

26 December 2023 24	Wigan Athletic	v	Derby County	Wigan
15:00 GMT				Stadium: DW Stadium

Oxford United v Derby County

29 December 2023 25	Oxford United	v	Derby County	Oxford
19:45 GMT				Stadium: The Kassam Stadium

Derby County v Peterborough United

1 January 2024 26	Derby County	v	Peterborough United	Derby
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pride Park Stadium

Fleetwood Town v Derby County

6 January 2024 27	Fleetwood Town	v	Derby County	Fleetwood
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was pushed forward for TV coverage.^[52]

Derby County v Burton Albion

15 January 2024 28	Derby County	v	Burton Albion	Derby
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled 13 January, but was moved for TV coverage.^[52]

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Derby were drawn away to Crewe Alexandra in the first round.^[53]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Crewe Alexandra v Derby County

5 November 2023 First round	Crewe Alexandra	2–2	Derby County	Crewe
14:45 GMT	Baker-Richardson   41' Nevitt   54'	Report	Mendez-Laing   89' Hourihane   90+3'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 5,201 Referee: Scott Oldham

Derby County v Crewe Alexandra

14 November 2023 First round replay	Derby County	1–3	Crewe Alexandra	Derby
19:45 GMT	Barkhuizen   3' Wilson   28' Sibley   37'	Report	Rowe   7', 21' Demetriou   65' Tracey   79' Thomas   90+1'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 6,439 Referee: Christopher Pollard

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Derby were drawn at home to Blackpool in the first round.^[54]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Derby County v Blackpool

8 August 2023 First round	Derby County	0–2	Blackpool	Derby
19:45 BST	Forsyth   55'	Report	Beesley   7', 32' Trybull   84' O'Donnell   88'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 7,033 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Derby were drawn in Northern Group G alongside Lincoln City, Notts County and Wolverhampton Wanderers U21.^[55][56] They were then drawn at home to Fleetwood Town in the second round and Bradford City in the third round.^[57][58]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Derby County	3	3	0	0	0	8	2	+6	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Lincoln City	3	2	0	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	ACA	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	3	1	0	0	2	3	7	−4	3
4	L2	Notts County	3	0	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Derby County v Lincoln City

19 September 2023 Group stage	Derby County	2–0	Lincoln City	Derby
19:00 BST	Fornah   4' Elder   36' Barkhuizen   51' Sibley   77'	Report	Duffy   53'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 2,726 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Notts County v Derby County

10 October 2023 Group stage	Notts County	1–2	Derby County	Nottingham
19:00 BST	Morias   78' (pen.) Gill   90+3'	Report	Sibley   20', 57',   83' Forsyth   45+2' Cashin   66' Collins   78'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,946 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Derby County v Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

8 November 2023 Group stage	Derby County	4–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	Derby
19:00 GMT	Fapetu   34' Sibley   36' Collins   43', 55', 62' Weston   79'	Report	Kandola   20' González   24' Esen   49'   71'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 1,952 Referee: Scott Simpson

Derby County v Fleetwood Town

5 December 2023 Second round	Derby County	3–0	Fleetwood Town	Derby
19:00 GMT	Collins   25', 77' Waghorn   43' Hourihane   79' John-Jules   88'	Report	Heneghan   18' Earl   26' Sarpong-Wiredu   35'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 1,981 Referee: Scott Jackson

Derby County v Bradford City

w/c 8 January 2024 Third round	Derby County	v	Bradford City	Derby
				Stadium: Pride Park Stadium

Statistics

Goals record

As of 9 December 2023

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	9		FW	James Collins	7	0	0	5	12
2	11		FW	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	5	1	0	0	6
	10		FW	Martyn Waghorn	6	0	0	0
4	17		MF	Louie Sibley	1	0	0	3	4
5	7		FW	Tom Barkhuizen	1	1	0	1	3
	4		MF	Conor Hourihane	2	1	0	0
	14		FW	Conor Washington	3	0	0	0
8	8		MF	Max Bird	2	0	0	0	2
	3		DF	Craig Forsyth	2	0	0	0
	19		FW	Tyreece John-Jules	1	0	0	1
11	6		DF	Eiran Cashin	1	0	0	0	1
	35		DF	Curtis Nelson	1	0	0	0
	12		MF	Korey Smith	1	0	0	0
	43		FW	Tony Weston	0	0	0	1
Own Goals					1	0	0	0
Total					34	3	0	11	48

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