# 2016–17 Derby County F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Derby County's ninth consecutive season in the Championship in their 133rd year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated 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 |
| 27 August 2016 | CF | Matěj Vydra | Watford | £8,000,000 |
| 31 August 2016 | RM | Ikechi Anya | Watford | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2016 | GK | Chris Weale | Yeovil Town | Free transfer |
| 9 January 2017 | CF | David Nugent | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed |
| 27 January 2017 | RW | Kyle McAllister | St Mirren | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | DM | Jared Bird | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LW | Iván Calero | Sparta Rotterdam | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | DM | James Carvell | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | DM | Tom Koblenz | Jägersburg | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Shaq McDonald | Nuneaton Town | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Mats Mörch | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Conor Sammon | Heart of Midlothian | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | Ryan Shotton | Birmingham City | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Kwame Thomas | Coventry City | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Stephen Warnock | Wigan Athletic | Released |
| 9 July 2016 | CB | Raúl Albentosa | Deportivo La Coruña | Undisclosed |
| 26 July 2016 | CB | Jake Buxton | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2016 | CM | Jeff Hendrick | Burnley | £10,500,000 |
| 4 January 2017 | GK | Lee Grant | Stoke City | £1,300,000 |
| 17 January 2017 | GK | Chris Weale | Free agent | Mutual consent |
* ↑ Following Calero's release, he signed for Sparta Rotterdam.
* ↑ Following McDonald's release, he signed for Nuneaton Town.
* ↑ Following Sammon's release, he signed for Heart of Midlothian.
* ↑ Following Thomas' release, he signed for Coventry City.
* ↑ Following Warnock's release, he signed for Wigan Athletic.

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
| 21 August 2016 | CF | | James Wilson | Manchester United | 2 February 2017 | |
| 5 January 2017 | DM | | Julien De Sart | Middlesbrough | End of Season | |
* ↑ On 2 February 2017, James Wilson's loan was terminated.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 24 August 2016 | GK | Kelle Roos | Bristol Rovers | 10 January 2017 |
| 31 August 2016 | GK | Lee Grant | Stoke City | 3 January 2017 |
| 31 August 2016 | CF | Chris Martin | Fulham | End of Season |
| 10 November 2016 | RM | Alefe Santos | Eastleigh | 2 January 2017 |
| 11 January 2017 | CM | Callum Guy | Port Vale | End of Season |
| 17 January 2017 | CB | Farrend Rawson | Coventry City | End of Season |
| 19 January 2017 | RW | Andreas Weimann | Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of Season |
| 23 January 2017 | AM | Charles Vernam | Coventry City | End of Season |
| 25 January 2017 | DM | Jamie Hanson | Wigan Athletic | End of Season |
* ↑ On 10 January 2017, Kelle Roos was recalled from his loan with Bristol Rovers.

## Competitions
### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Leeds United | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 75 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 85 | 69 | +16 | 70 |
| 9 | Derby County | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 67 |
| 10 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 75 | 65 | +10 | 64 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 62 |

#### Matches
### EFL Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Scott Carson | 50 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | ENG | Jonathan Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | IRL | Cyrus Christie | 30 | 1 | 24+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Craig Forsyth | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jason Shackell | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Richard Keogh | 48 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | NIR | Chris Baird | 37 | 0 | 28+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | IRL | Alex Pearce | 45 | 2 | 39+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Max Lowe | 12 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Jamie Hanson | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | SWE | Marcus Olsson | 32 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | SCO | Craig Bryson | 37 | 3 | 23+11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Ikechi Anya | 28 | 1 | 14+12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Bradley Johnson | 38 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | BEL | Julien De Sart | 11 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Jacob Butterfield | 45 | 1 | 34+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Will Hughes | 42 | 2 | 28+10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | SVN | Timi Elšnik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | SCO | Johnny Russell | 39 | 2 | 29+7 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Tom Ince | 50 | 15 | 41+4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Darren Bent | 42 | 13 | 22+15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | GUI | Abdoul Camara | 17 | 1 | 3+10 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Nick Blackman | 12 | 1 | 2+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | CZE | Matěj Vydra | 36 | 5 | 20+13 | 5 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | David Nugent | 18 | 6 | 11+6 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | ENG | Mason Bennett | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred or loaned out during the season ||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | IRL | Jeff Hendrick | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Chris Martin | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | James Wilson | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | AUT | Andi Weimann | 12 | 0 | 1+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | FW | ENG | Charles Vernam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 30 June 2017 Source: Competitions