2022–23 Derby County F.C. season explained

Club:	Derby County
Season:	2022–23
Owner:	Clowes Developments
Manager:	Liam Rosenior (interim) (Until 22 September) Paul Warne (from 22 September)^[1]
Stadium:	Pride Park Stadium
League:	League One
League Result:	7th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Fourth round
Cup2:	EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:	Third round
Cup3:	EFL Trophy
Cup3 Result:	Group stage
League Topscorer:	David McGoldrick (22)
Season Topscorer:	David McGoldrick (25)
Highest Attendance:	31,774 vs Portsmouth, 29 April 2023, League One
Lowest Attendance:	3,688 vs Manchester City U21, 18 October 2022, EFL Trophy
Average Attendance:	27,259
Largest Win:	5–0 vs Torquay United, 15 November 2022, FA vs Morecambe, 4 February 2023, League One
Largest Loss:	1–4 vs Barnsley, 25 February 2023, League One
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Prevseason:	2021–22
Nextseason:	2023–24

The 2022–23 season was the 139th season in the existence of Derby County Football Club and the club's first season in the third-tier of English football since the 1985–86 season following relegation in the previous season. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Pre-season friendlies

On 22 June, the Rams announced their first two pre-season friendlies, against Bradford City and Stevenage.^[2] As well as two home friendly matches against Hertha BSC and Leicester City.^[3] On 20 July 2022, Derby County announced they would travel to play Alfreton Town in their final pre-season fixture.^[4]

Competitions

League One

See main article: 2022–23 EFL League One.

Matches

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.^[5]

FA Cup

See main article: 2022–23 FA Cup.

Derby were drawn away to Torquay United in the first round, and then away to Newport County in the second round, with this tie being confirmed after the Rams defeated Torquay in a replay at home, having drawn the initial match. In the third round, they were back at home against Barnsley, before being drawn at home against West Ham United in the fourth round.^{[6] [7]}

EFL Cup

See main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup.

Derby County were drawn away to Mansfield Town in the first round and at home to West Bromwich Albion or Sheffield United in the second round.^{[8] [9]} They were drawn away to Liverpool in the third round.

EFL Trophy

See main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Derby County with Mansfield Town and Grimsby Town.^[10] Three days later, Manchester City U21s joined Northern Group F.^[11]

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
2 July 2022				Free transfer	^[12]
2 July 2022				Free transfer	^[13]
2 July 2022				Free transfer	^[14]
6 July 2022				Free transfer	^[15]
6 July 2022				Free transfer	^[16]
6 July 2022				Free transfer	^[17]
12 July 2022				Free transfer	^[18]
13 July 2022				Free transfer	^[19]
13 July 2022				Free transfer	^[20]
14 July 2022				Free transfer	^[21]
16 July 2022				Free transfer	^[22]
8 August 2022				Free Transfer	^[23]
13 February 2023		Owen Oseni		Undisclosed	^[24]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
30 June 2022				Free Transfer	^[25]
30 June 2022				Free Transfer	^[26]
30 June 2022				Free Transfer	^[27]
30 June 2022				Compensation	^[28]
30 June 2022				Free Transfer	^[29]
30 June 2022				Free Transfer	^[30]
1 July 2022				Compensation	^[31]
3 July 2022				Compensation	^[32]
4 July 2022		Eli Christie		End of Contract	^[33]
4 July 2022		Alex Matthews	Free agent	End of Contract	^[34]
4 July 2022			Free agent	End of Contract	^[35]
4 July 2022				End of Contract	^[36] ^[37]
4 July 2022		Charlie Rutt	Free agent	End of Contract	^[38]
4 July 2022		Tyree Wilson	Free agent	End of Contract	^[39]
8 July 2022				Free Transfer	^[40]
18 July 2022				End of Contract	^[41]
4 August 2022				Undisclosed	^[42]
7 January 2023				Undisclosed	^[43]
20 February 2023		Reece Nicholas-Davies		Free Transfer	^[44]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref
9 July 2022				End of Season	^[45]
3 August 2022				End of Season	^[46]
14 August 2022				23 January 2023	^[47] ^[48]
1 September 2022		Joe Haigh		1 January 2023	^[49]
1 September 2022				End of Season	^[50]
1 September 2022				4 January 2023	^[51] ^[52]
16 January 2023				End of Season	^[53]
29 January 2023				End of Season	^[54]
31 January 2023				End of Season
31 January 2023		Billy Vigar		End of Season	^[55]
31 January 2023				End of Season	^[56]

Arsenal Duo Kido Taylor-Hart and Billy Vigar joined up with the academy. The same as Chelsea Loanee Joe Haigh and Brighton & Hove Albion Loanee Leigh Kavanagh.

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Ref
29 July 2022				End of Season	^[57]
4 August 2022				7 January 2023	^[58]
7 October 2022		Harrison Foulkes		4 November 2022	^[59]
		Will Grewal-Pollard			^[60]
8 October 2022		Demico Burton		5 November 2022	^[61]
14 October 2022				12 December 2022	^[62] ^[63]
17 October 2022		Olamide Ibrahim		14 November 2022	^[64]
21 October 2022		Harrison Solomon		18 November 2022	^[65]
10 February 2023		Connor Dixon		10 March 2023	^[66]
27 February 2023				End of Season	^[67]
10 March 2023		Harrison Foulkes			^[68]
16 March 2023					^[69]
		Alfie Roberts	Newcastle Town
			AFC Fylde
21 March 2023					^[70]

Statistics

|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Defenders|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Midfielders|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Forwards|}

Goals record

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name					Total
1	10		FW	David McGoldrick	22	2	0	1	25
2	9		FW		11	1	0	0	12
3	11		FW	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	7	0	0	1	8
4	4		MF	Conor Hourihane	7	0	0	0	7
5	7		FW	Tom Barkhuizen	4	1	1	0	6
	17		MF	Louie Sibley	3	1	1	1	6
7	18		FW	Lewis Dobbin	3	1	0	1	5
	23		FW	William Osula	2	3	0	0	5
9	38		MF	Jason Knight	2	1	0	0	3
10	8		MF	Max Bird	1	0	0	1	2
	15		DF	Haydon Roberts	2	0	0	0	2
12	5		DF	Eiran Cashin	1	0	0	0	1
	16		MF	Liam Thompson	0	1	0	0	1
Own Goals					2	1	1	0	4
Total					67	12	3	5	87

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			EFL Cup			EFL Trophy			Total
1	6		DF	Eiran Cashin	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	0	1
2	17		MF	Louie Sibley	6	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0
	12		MF	Korey Smith	7	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
4	3		DF	Craig Forsyth	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
	9		FW		4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1
6	4		MF	Conor Hourihane	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	15		DF	Haydon Roberts	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
8	38		MF	Jason Knight	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	10		FW	David McGoldrick	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	11		FW	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
	33		DF	Curtis Davies	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
12	1		GK	Joe Wildsmith	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
13	8		MF	Max Bird	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	18		FW	Lewis Dobbin	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	23		FW	William Osula	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
16	7		FW	Tom Barkhuizen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	16		MF	Liam Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	34		DF	Jake Rooney	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	19		DF	Richard Stearman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20	5		DF	James Chester	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	30		DF	Kwaku Oduroh	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					77	0	3	6	0	1	2	0	0	6	0	0	91	0	4

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paul Warne: Derby County appoint Rotherham United boss as new head coach . . 22 September 2022 . 22 September 2022.
2. News: Derby Confirm Friendly Trips To Bradford City And Stevenage . 22 June 2022 . Derby County FC . 22 June 2022.
3. News: Rams To Host Hertha Berlin And Leicester City In Friendly Fixtures . 22 June 2022 . Derby County FC . 22 June 2022.
4. Web site: ALFRETON CLASH ADDED TO DERBY’S PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE. Derby County FC. 20 July 2022.
5. News: 2022/23 Season: Derby's League One Fixtures Confirmed . 23 June 2022 . Derby County FC . 23 June 2022.
6. News: Derby To Host Barnsley In FA Cup third round . 28 November 2022 . Derby County FC . 28 November 2022.
7. News: Derby To Host Premier League West Ham United In FA Cup fourth round . 8 January 2023 . Derby County FC . 8 January 2023.
8. News: Rams Learn Carabao Cup Round One Opponents . 23 June 2022 . Derby County FC . 23 June 2022.
9. News: Carabao Cup Round Two draw confirmed . 11 August 2022 . English Football League . 10 August 2022.
10. News: Rams Named In Northern Section Group F For Papa Johns Trophy . 20 June 2022 . Derby County FC . 20 June 2022.
11. News: Papa Johns Trophy Group And Fixtures Confirmed . 23 June 2022 . Derby County FC . 23 June 2022.
12. News: Barkhuizen Becomes The First New Addition To Derby's Squad . 2 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 2 July 2022.
13. News: Mendez-Laing Signs In As Derby Continue Squad Rebuild . 2 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 2 July 2022.
14. News: Rams Land Goalkeeper Wildsmith . 2 July 2022 . The Irish Times . 2 July 2022.
15. News: Rams Complete Signing Of Wales International Defender Chester . 6 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 6 July 2022.
16. News: Hourihane Next Through The Doors As Rams Land International Midfielder . 6 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 6 July 2022.
17. News: Experienced Striker McGoldrick Joins Derby's Ranks . 6 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 6 July 2022.
18. News: Under-21s Squad Starting To Take Shape Ahead Of New Season . 12 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 12 July 2022.
19. News: Collins Arrives To Bolster Derby's Frontline . 13 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 13 July 2022.
20. News: Experienced Loach Arrives To Strengthen Goalkeeping Department . 13 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 13 July 2022.
21. News: Rams Land Young Defender Oduroh . 14 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 14 July 2022.
22. News: Smith Next In At Derby As Summer Rebuild Continues . 16 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 16 July 2022.
23. News: Rams Add Defender Rooney To Under-21 Ranks . 8 August 2022 . Derby County FC . 8 August 2022.
24. News: Well done to former @VillaFC1953 and @WaterfordFCie player Owen Oseni who has signed for Derby County! . 13 February 2023 . Rep of Ireland Player Tracker - Twiiter . 13 February 2023.
25. News: Allsop To Leave Derby To Join Cardiff City . 16 June 2022 . Derby County FC . 16 June 2022.
26. News: Marko Borkovic Inks With Buckeyes For 2022 . 4 July 2022 . Ohio State Buckeyes . 2 May 2022.
27. News: Ebiowei To Depart Derby After Agreeing Crystal Palace Move . 26 June 2022 . Derby County FC . 26 June 2022.
28. News: Ireland's Festy Ebosele confirms move to Udinese . 7 April 2022 . The Irish Times . 22 March 2022.
29. News: Midfielder Hutchinson Agrees Walsall Switch . 22 June 2022 . Derby County FC . 22 June 2022.
30. News: Roos To Depart Derby After Agreeing Aberdeen Switch . 26 June 2022 . Derby County FC . 25 June 2022.
31. News: Watson Leaves Derby After Two Years To Sign For Luton . 1 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 1 July 2022.
32. News: Werder Bremen agree deal for England youngster Lee Buchanan . 3 July 2022 . . 3 July 2022.
33. News: Ebosele Leaves Derby At End Of Contract For Udinese Switch . 4 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 4 July 2022.
34. News: Ebosele Leaves Derby At End Of Contract For Udinese Switch . 4 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 4 July 2022.
35. News: Ebosele Leaves Derby At End Of Contract For Udinese Switch . 4 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 4 July 2022.
36. News: Morrison Moves On At End Of Rams Deal . 4 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 4 July 2022.
37. News: D.C. United Sign Former Derby County Midfielder and Jamaican International Ravel Morrison on a Free Permanent Transfer Using Targeted Allocation Money . 21 July 2022 . DC United . 21 July 2022.
38. News: Ebosele Leaves Derby At End Of Contract For Udinese Switch . 4 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 4 July 2022.
39. News: Ebosele Leaves Derby At End Of Contract For Udinese Switch . 4 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 4 July 2022.
40. News: Lawrence Leaves Derby After Five Years . 9 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 8 July 2022.
41. News: Kazim-Richards Departs Derby At End Of Contract . 18 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 18 July 2022.
42. News: Byrne Leaves Derby To Join Charlotte FC . 4 August 2022 . Derby County FC . 4 August 2022.
43. News: Striker Stretton Makes Permanent Move To Stockport . 7 January 2023 . Derby County FC . 7 January 2023.
44. News: QPR U18s sign Reece Nicholas-Davies . 20 February 2023 . Queens Park Rangers FC . 20 February 2023.
45. News: Defender Roberts Joins Derby On Loan From Brighton . 9 July 2022 . Derby County FC . 9 July 2022.
46. News: Derby Secure Dobbin Signing On Season Long Loan . 3 August 2022 . Derby County FC . 3 August 2022.
47. News: Goalkeeper Anang Secures Derby Loan Switch . 15 August 2022 . Derby County FC . 14 August 2022.
48. News: Anang Recalled From Derby Loan By West Ham . 23 January 2023 . West Ham United FC . 23 January 2023.
49. News: Academy midfielder moves on loan . 2 September 2022 . Chelsea FC . 1 September 2022.
50. News: Leigh Kavanagh joins Derby County under-21s on loan . 1 September 2022 . Derby County FC . 1 September 2022.
51. Web site: Forward Osula Makes Deadline Day Loan Move To Derby . 2 September 2022 . Derby County FC . 1 September 2022.
52. News: Osula Recalled By Sheffield United From Derby Loan . 4 January 2023 . Derby County FC . 4 January 2023.
53. Web site: Springett Becomes Derby's First January Addition . 16 January 2023 . Derby County FC . 16 January 2023.
54. News: McGee Joins Derby On Loan To Stenghten Goalkeeping Options . 31 January 2023 . Derby County FC . 29 January 2023.
55. News: Under-21s Add Attacking Duo To Their Ranks . 1 February 2023 . Derby County FC . 31 January 2023.
56. News: Derby Land Tottenham Midfielder White On Loan . 31 January 2023 . Derby County FC . 31 January 2023.
57. News: Bielik Makes Birmingham Loan Switch . 30 July 2022 . Birmingham City FC . 29 July 2022.
58. News: Stretton Makes Carlisle Loan Move . 5 August 2022 . Derby County FC . 4 August 2022.
59. News: Youngster Foulkes Joins Kettering Town On Loan . 7 October 2022 . Derby County FC . 7 October 2022.
60. News: Young Defender Grewal-Pollard Moves To Belper Town On Loan . 7 October 2022 . Derby County FC . 7 October 2022.
61. News: Under-21s Defender Burton Joins Former Club Stourbridge On Loan . 10 October 2022 . Derby County FC . 8 October 2022.
62. News: Polish Forward Joins Matlock Town . 21 November 2022 . Northern Premier League . 14 October 2022.
63. News: Cybulski's Matlock Loan Spell Extended . 21 November 2022 . Derby County FC . 12 November 2022.
64. News: Ibrahim Joins Pitmen On Loan . 2 November 2022 . Hednesford Town FC . 17 October 2022.
65. News: Under-21s Defender Solomon Joins Ilkeston On Loan . 24 October 2022 . Derby County FC . 21 October 2022.
66. News: Under-21s Midfielder Dixon Joins Ilkeston On Loan . 11 February 2023 . Derby County FC . 10 February 2023.
67. News: Lo-Everton In Wealdstone Loan Switch . 27 February 2023 . Derby County FC . 27 February 2023.
68. News: Goalkeeper Foulkes Joins Ilkeston On Loan . 10 March 2023 . Derby County FC . 10 March 2023.
69. News: Young Academy Trio Head Out On Loan . 19 March 2023 . Derby County FC . 16 March 2023.
70. News: Thompson Heads Out To Scunthorpe On Loan . 21 March 2023 . Derby County FC . 21 March 2023.