2025–26 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County
2025–26 season
OwnerDavid Clowes
ChairmanDavid Clowes
Head coachJohn Eustace
StadiumPride Park Stadium
Championship15th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Carlton Morris (10)

All:
Carlton Morris (10)
Highest home attendance30,784 vs Leicester City, 6th December 2025, Championship
Lowest home attendance25,844 vs Norwich City, 21 October 2025, Championship
Biggest win3–0 vs Sheffield Wednesday (A), 15 December 2025, Championship
Biggest defeat1–3 vs Stoke City (A), 9 August 2025, Championship
3–5 vs Coventry City (H), 16 August 2025, Championship
All statistics correct as of 8 November 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Derby County's 127th season in the Football League and their 56th in the second tier of English football. It is their second consecutive season in the Championship. They will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Players

As of 4 November 2025[1]

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Name Position Nationality Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed Fee Contract ends
Goalkeepers
1 Jacob Widell Zetterström GK (1998-07-11) 11 July 1998 Djurgården 2024 Undisclosed 2027
12 Richard O'Donnell GK (1988-09-12) 12 September 1988 Blackpool 2025 Free 2026
31 Josh Vickers GK (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 Rotherham United 2023 Free 2026
Defenders
3 Craig Forsyth LB (1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 Watford 2013 £150,000 2027
4 Danny Batth CB (1990-09-21) 21 September 1990 Blackburn Rovers 2025 Free 2026
5 Matt Clarke CB (1996-09-22) 22 September 1996 Middlesbrough 2025 Undisclosed 2028
6 Sondre Langås CB (2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 Viking 2025 Undisclosed 2029
20 Callum Elder LB (1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 Hull City 2023 Free 2026
22 Max Johnston RB (2003-12-26) 26 December 2003 Sturm Graz 2025 Undisclosed 2029
24 Ryan Nyambe RB (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 Free Agent 2023 2027
28 Dion Sanderson CB (1999-12-15) 15 December 1999 Birmingham City 2025 Loan 2026
33 Owen Beck LB (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 Liverpool 2025 Loan 2026
35 Curtis Nelson CB (1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 Blackpool 2023 Free 2026
44 Isaac Gordon RB (2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 Academy 2023 2027
Midfielders
14 Andreas Weimann AM (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 Blackburn Rovers 2025 Free 2026
16 Liam Thompson CM (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 Academy 2018 2027
18 David Ozoh DM (2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 Crystal Palace 2025 Loan 2026
23 Joe Ward RM (1995-08-22) 22 August 1995 Peterborough United 2023 Free 2026
27 Lewis Travis DM (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 Blackburn Rovers 2025 Undisclosed 2029
32 Ebou Adams CM (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 Cardiff City 2024 Undisclosed 2027
37 Owen Eames CM (2006-11-01) 1 November 2006 Academy 2023
42 Bobby Clark CM (2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 Red Bull Salzburg 2025 Loan 2026
Forwards
7 Patrick Agyemang CF (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 Charlotte 2025 Undisclosed 2029
9 Carlton Morris CF (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 Luton Town 2025 Undisclosed 2028
10 Rhian Brewster CF (2000-04-01) 1 April 2000 Sheffield United 2025 Free 2027
11 Corey Blackett-Taylor LW (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 Charlton Athletic 2024 Free 2027
15 Lars-Jørgen Salvesen CF (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 Viking 2025 Undisclosed 2027
19 Kayden Jackson CF (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 Ipswich Town 2024 Free 2026
25 Ben Brereton Díaz CF (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 Southampton 2025 Loan 2026
Out on loan
8 Ben Osborn CM (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 Sheffield United 2024 Free 2026
17 Kenzo Goudmijn CM (2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 AZ Alkmaar 2024 Undisclosed 2028
21 Jake Rooney CB (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 Burnley 2022 Free 2026
39 Dajaune Brown CF (2005-10-16) 16 October 2005 Academy 2022 2027
48 Lennon Wheeldon CF (2006-02-16) 16 February 2006 Academy 2022

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
26 June 2025 CF Carlton Morris Luton Town Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2025 CB Danny Batth Blackburn Rovers Free [3]
GK Richard O'Donnell Blackpool [4]
AM Andreas Weimann Blackburn Rovers [5]
15 July 2025 CF Patrick Agyemang Charlotte Undisclosed[a] [6][7]
31 July 2025 RW Cameron Wilson[b] Aberdeen Undisclosed [8]
1 August 2025 CF Rhian Brewster Sheffield United Free [9]
14 August 2025 CM Jamie Wähling[b] TSG Hoffenheim [10]
27 August 2025 RB Max Johnston Sturm Graz Undisclosed[c] [11][12]
DM Lewis Travis Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed[d] [13][14]
17 October 2025 GK Sam Kane[b] Queens' Park Undisclosed [15]
  1. ^ Fee rumoured to be around £5,800,000
  2. ^ a b c Signed initially for the Under-21s
  3. ^ Fee rumoured to be around £2,200,000
  4. ^ Fee rumoured to be around £3,000,000

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
1 June 2025[a] RW Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [16]
31 August 2025 RB Kane Wilson Undisclosed [17]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 27 May, and would become official on 1 June once the transfer window opened

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
25 July 2025 LB Owen Beck Liverpool 31 May 2026 [18]
29 July 2025 DM David Ozoh Crystal Palace [19]
5 August 2025 CM Bobby Clark Red Bull Salzburg [20]
CB Dion Sanderson Birmingham City [21]
31 August 2025 CF Ben Brereton Díaz Southampton [22]

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
18 July 2025 CB Daniel Cox Walsall 31 May 2026 [23]
28 July 2025 DM Darren Robinson St Patrick's Athletic 30 November 2025 [24]
8 August 2025 GK Harry Evans Coleraine 4 January 2026 [25]
12 August 2025 GK Jack Thompson Worcester City 9 September 2025 [26]
27 August 2025 CF Dajaune Brown Port Vale 31 May 2026 [27]
1 September 2025 CM Ben Osborn Stockport County [28]
CB Jake Rooney Barnsley [29]
4 September 2025 CM Kenzo Goudmijn Go Ahead Eagles [30]
DM Harry Hawkins Bedford Town 4 October 2025 [31]
GK Harley Price Worcester City 4 January 2026[a] [31][32][33]
25 October 2025 GK Jack Thompson Braintree Town 20 December 2025[b] [34][35]
31 October 2025 DM Harry Hawkins Alfreton Town 4 January 2026[c] [36][37]
4 November 2025 CF Lennon Wheeldon South Shields 4 January 2026[d] [38][33]
20 November 2025 GK Richard O'Donnell Grimsby Town 27 November 2025 [39]
  1. ^ On 31 October, Price's loan at Worcester City was extended by a further month. It was extended again on 27 November until early January
  2. ^ On 22 November, Thompson's loan at Braintree was extended by a further month
  3. ^ On 27 November, Hawkins' loan at Alfreton was extended until early January
  4. ^ On 27 November, Wheeldon's loan at South Shields was extended until early January

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 CB Sonny Bradley Lincoln City 1 July 2025 [40][41]
CM Tyrese Fornah Northampton Town [40][42]
CF Emmanuel Ilesanmi AFC Telford United 3 July 2025 [40][43]
CF Conor Washington Matlock Town 18 July 2025 [40][44]
RB Max Bardell Buxton 24 July 2025 [40][45]
RW Tom Barkhuizen Barrow 29 July 2025 [40][46]
LB Riley Moloney NC State Wolfpack 1 August 2025 [40][47]
CF Tony Weston Curzon Ashton [40][48]
GK Josh Shattell Whitehawk 8 August 2025 [40][49]
CM Alex Stepien-Iwumene Bromley [40][50]
CF Kemar Roofe Walsall 14 November 2025 [40][51]
GK Rohan Luthra [40]
LB Erik Pieters [40]
CM Jeff Hendrick [40][52]

New Contract

Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.
23 June 2025 LB Craig Forsyth 30 June 2027 [53]
1 July 2025 GK Harry Evans 30 June 2026 [54]
CM Liam Thompson 30 June 2027 [55]
8 July 2025 CB Luke Banks Undisclosed[a] [56]
CM Owen Eames [56]
RB Isaac Gordon [56]
CF Justin Oguntolu [56]
CB Adisa Osayande [56]
LW Johnson Osong [56]
GK Harley Price [56]
CM Marsel Tola [56]
17 December 2025 CB Rio Canoville 30 June 2028[a] [57]
  1. ^ a b First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 May, Derby County announced a pre-season training camp in Tyrol, Austria between 14–19 July 2025, including a friendly against Red Bull Salzburg.[58][59] Three days later, the club confirmed their pre-season preparations would begin with a trip to face Matlock Town.[60] A second friendly was later confirmed, against Burton Albion for the Bass Charity Vase.[61] A third was later added, against Walsall.[62] On 30 June, a fifth pre-season friendly was announced against Solihull Moors.[63] A home friendy fixture against Atromitos was also announced.[64]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2025 Friendly Matlock Town 1–1 Derby County Matlock
13:00 BST
  • Ravenhill 78' (pen.)
Report
  • Hawkins 90+3'
Stadium: Causeway Lane
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was amended to an earlier time.[65]
18 July 2025 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg 1–2 Derby County Salzburg, Austria
18:00 CEST
(17:00 BST)
Report Stadium: 28 BLACK ARENA-Nonntal
22 July 2025 Friendly Walsall 2–3 Derby County Walsall
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
26 July 2025 Bass Charity Vase Burton Albion 2–1 Derby County Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
29 July 2025 Friendly Solihull Moors 2–4 Derby County Solihull
19:45 BST
  • Creaney 16'
  • Green 30'
Report
Stadium: Damson Park
2 August 2025 Friendly Derby County 2–0 Atromitos Derby
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 4,746

Competitions

Overall record

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship Matchday 1 21 8 6 7 30 29 +1 038.10
FA Cup Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup First round Second round 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Total 23 8 7 8 32 32 +0 034.78

Last updated: 15 December 2025
Source: Soccerway

Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Southampton 21 8 6 7 35 30 +5 30
11 Bristol City 21 8 6 7 28 24 +4 30
12 Derby County 21 8 6 7 30 29 +1 30
13 Birmingham City 21 8 5 8 30 26 +4 29
14 Watford 21 7 8 6 30 28 +2 29
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2025. 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) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[66]

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
21 8 6 7 30 29  +1 30 3 4 4 14 17  −3 5 2 3 16 12  +4

Last updated: 15 December 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundAHHAAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHHA
ResultLLDDWLDDDLWWWWWLWLLDW
Position23222021192221202021191717111012811151512
Points00125567881114172023232626262730
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2025. Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were released, with Derby visiting Stoke City on the opening weekend.[67]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 1 Stoke City 3–1 Derby County Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 25,746 (3,375 away supporters)
Referee: Elliot Bell
16 August 2025 2 Derby County 3–5 Coventry City Derby
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 30,465 (3,113 Away Supporters)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[68]
22 August 2025 3 Derby County 1–1 Bristol City Derby
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 27,849 (1,853 Bristol City supporters)
Referee: David Webb
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 August, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[68]
30 August 2025 4 Ipswich Town 2–2 Derby County Ipswich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,155
Referee: Leigh Doughty
13 September 2025 5 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Derby County West Bromwich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,596
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
20 September 2025 6 Derby County 0–1 Preston North End Derby
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 29,143 (1,818 Preston supporters)
Referee: Lewis Smith
27 September 2025 7 Wrexham 1–1 Derby County Wrexham
12:30 BST O'Brien  8', 59' Report Clarke  13'
Adams  36'
Travis  49'
Brereton Díaz 72'
Ozoh  85'
Morris  90+1'
Stadium: STōK Cae Ras
Attendance: 10,613
Referee: Tom Nield
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[69]
30 September 2025 8 Derby County 1–1 Charlton Athletic Derby
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,966 (1,093 Chatlton supporters)
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[70]
4 October 2025 9 Derby County 1–1 Southampton Derby
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,573 (3,117 Southampton supporters)
Referee: Oliver Langford
18 October 2025 10 Oxford United 1–0 Derby County Littlemore
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,197 (inc. 1,484 Derby fans)
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[70]
21 October 2025 11 Derby County 1–0 Norwich City Derby
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,844 (1,312 Norwich supporters)
Referee: Ben Toner
25 October 2025 12 Derby County 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Derby
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 28,931 (inc. 2,446 QPR supporters)
Referee: Elliot Bell
1 November 2025 13 Sheffield United 1–3 Derby County Sheffield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,473
Referee: Michael Salisbury
4 November 2025 14 Derby County 2–1 Hull City Derby
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 26,391 (1,644 Hull City supporters)
Referee: Stephen Martin
8 November 2025 15 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Derby County Blackburn
12:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,147
Referee: Thomas Kirk
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[70]
22 November 2025 16 Derby County 2–3 Watford Derby
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,442 (2,374 Watford supporters)
Referee: Gavin Ward
25 November 2025 17 Swansea City 1–2 Derby County Landore
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 14,251
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
29 November 2025 18 Middlesbrough 2–1 Derby County Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 25,402
Referee: James Linington
6 December 2025 19 Derby County 1–3 Leicester City Derby
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,784 (inc. 3,136 Leicester fans)
Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[70]
10 December 2025 20 Derby County 1–1 Millwall Derby
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,424 (inc. 820 Millwall supporters)
Referee: Thomas Kirk
15 December 2025 21 Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Derby County Owlerton
20:00 GMT
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,466
Referee: Lewis Smith
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 13 December, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[70]

FA Cup

Derby were drawn at home to Leeds United in the third round.[71][72]

11 January 2026 Third round Derby County v Leeds United Derby
12:00 GMT Stadium: Pride Park Stadium

EFL Cup

Derby were drawn away to West Bromwich Albion in the first round[73][74] and to Burnley in the second round.[75][76]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round West Bromwich Albion 1–1
(2–3 p)
Derby County West Bromwich
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 8,548
Referee: Thomas Kirk
Penalties
26 August 2025 Second round Burnley 2–1 Derby County Burnley
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 7,019
Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 15 December 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  SWE Jacob Widell Zetterström 21 0 21+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF  SCO Craig Forsyth 11 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF  ENG Danny Batth 7 0 4+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
5 DF  ENG Matthew Clarke 22 1 21+0 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
6 DF  NOR Sondre Langås 11 2 10+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW  USA Patrick Agyemang 17 5 14+3 5 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF  ENG Ben Osborn 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
9 FW  ENG Carlton Morris 16 10 16+0 10 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW  ENG Rhian Brewster 12 1 4+7 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
11 FW  ENG Corey Blackett-Taylor 5 0 1+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF  AUT Andreas Weimann 21 1 5+14 1 0+0 0 1+1 0
15 FW  NOR Lars-Jørgen Salvesen 15 2 3+12 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF  ENG Liam Thompson 9 1 5+3 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
17 MF  NED Kenzo Goudmijn 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 MF  ENG David Ozoh 14 1 9+4 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 FW  ENG Kayden Jackson 18 0 2+14 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
20 DF  AUS Callum Elder 18 1 15+1 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
21 DF  ENG Jake Rooney 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
22 DF  SCO Max Johnston 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF  ENG Joe Ward 16 2 9+5 1 0+0 0 2+0 1
24 DF  NAM Ryan Nyambe 7 0 3+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW  CHI Ben Brereton Díaz 16 1 16+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF  ENG Lewis Travis 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF  ENG Dion Sanderson 22 1 19+1 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
31 GK  ENG Josh Vickers 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
32 MF  GAM Ebou Adams 22 1 14+6 1 0+0 0 1+1 0
35 DF  ENG Curtis Nelson 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 FW  JAM Dajaune Brown 3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
42 MF  ENG Bobby Clark 22 1 15+5 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
48 FW  ENG Lennon Wheeldon 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
2 DF  ENG Kane Wilson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

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