# 2018–19 Derby County F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Derby County's eleventh consecutive season in the Championship in their 135th year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. This season was Frank Lampard's sole full season as Derby County manager following Gary Rowett's move to Stoke City.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

## Competitions
### Pre-season friendlies

The Rams revealed friendlies against Notts County, Mansfield Town, Southampton, Coventry City and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Leeds United | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 73 | 50 | +23 | 83 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 87 | 62 | +25 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Aston Villa (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 82 | 61 | +21 | 76 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 74 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 73 | |
| 8 | Bristol City | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 70 | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 66 | |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

#### Results by matchday

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

#### Result summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 1 May 2019. Source: BBC Sport

#### Matches

On 21 June 2018, the league fixtures were announced.

#### Play-offs
### EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam. The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August, with the third round draw made on 30 August. The draw for the fourth round took place on 29 September, broadcast live on the Quest highlights show EFL on Quest.

### FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018. The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019. The fifth round draw was broadcast on 28 January 2019 live on BBC; Alex Scott and Ian Wright conducted the draw.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on 27 May 2019
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Play-offs | Play-offs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Scott Carson | 33 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | NED | Kelle Roos | 24 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | GK | SVK | Henrich Ravas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Andre Wisdom | 13 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Craig Forsyth | 15 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Fikayo Tomori | 55 | 2 | 43+1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Richard Keogh | 57 | 3 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | NGA | Efe Ambrose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Ashley Cole | 12 | 1 | 6+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | SWE | Marcus Olsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Curtis Davies | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Jayden Bogle | 49 | 2 | 39+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | SCO | Calum MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | ENG | Scott Malone | 36 | 2 | 24+3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | DF | ENG | Lee Buchanan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | SCO | Craig Bryson | 32 | 3 | 25+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | WAL | Harry Wilson | 49 | 18 | 37+3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Mason Mount | 44 | 11 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | WAL | Tom Lawrence | 39 | 7 | 28+5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NED | Florian Jozefzoon | 34 | 3 | 13+14 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Bradley Johnson | 34 | 2 | 22+6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | George Evans | 14 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | USA | Duane Holmes | 32 | 2 | 16+9 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | SCO | Ikechi Anya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | ENG | Louie Sibley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | ENG | Max Bird | 8 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | ENG | Jayden Mitchell-Lawson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ENG | Tom Huddlestone | 31 | 0 | 21+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | IRL | Jason Knight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Martyn Waghorn | 44 | 13 | 29+7 | 9 | 2+1 | 2 | 3+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Jack Marriott | 43 | 13 | 19+14 | 7 | 3+1 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+3 | 3 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Mason Bennett | 38 | 3 | 9+21 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | David Nugent | 38 | 2 | 11+20 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | ENG | Tyree Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred or loaned out during the season ||||||||||||||
| 16 | DF | IRL | Alex Pearce | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | WAL | Andy King | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Max Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goals record

    As of 27 May 2019
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Championship play-offs | Total |
| 1 | 7 | | LW | Harry Wilson | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| 2 | 9 | | CF | Martyn Waghorn | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | 8 | | AM | Mason Mount | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | 14 | | CF | Jack Marriott | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | 10 | | RW | Tom Lawrence | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | | CM | Craig Bryson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 11 | | RW | Florian Jozefzoon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 20 | | LW | Mason Bennett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 6 | | CB | Richard Keogh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | | CB | Fikayo Tomori | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 15 | | CM | Bradley Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | | RM | Duane Holmes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 28 | | CF | David Nugent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 46 | | LB | Scott Malone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 37 | | RB | Jayden Bogle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | 26 | | LB | Ashley Cole | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 36 | | CM | Joe Ledley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 69 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 90 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | FW | Festy Ebosele | Bray Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 6 July 2018 | RB | Aaron Eyoma | Arsenal | Free transfer |
| 20 July 2018 | RW | Florian Jozefzoon | Brentford | Undisclosed |
| 26 July 2018 | CF | Jack Marriott | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 31 July 2018 | DM | George Evans | Reading | Undisclosed |
| 8 August 2018 | LB | Scott Malone | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 8 August 2018 | CF | Martyn Waghorn | Ipswich Town | Undisclosed |
| 9 August 2018 | RM | Duane Holmes | Scunthorpe United | Undisclosed |
| 14 August 2018 | GK | Harry Halwax | Leixlip United | Undisclosed |
| 13 October 2018 | AM | Josh Shonibare | Greenwich Borough | Undisclosed |
| 21 January 2019 | LB | Ashley Cole | LA Galaxy | Free transfer |
| 15 February 2019 | CB | Efe Ambrose | Hibernian | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | DM | Chris Baird | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Darren Bent | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Alex Cover | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Adam Davie | Georgia Southern Eagles | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Joe Fryatt | Boston College Eagles | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Jack Haywood | Butler Bulldogs | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | RW | Ayomide Jibodu | Dynamo Brest | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Emil Riis Jakobsen | Randers | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | Jordan Mills | Redditch United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Jason Shackell | Lincoln City | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | RB | Kyron Stabana | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | Matthew Taylor | Oxford United | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Cain Thomas | Free agent | Released |
| 3 July 2018 | RW | Andreas Weimann | Bristol City | £2,000,000 |
| 24 July 2018 | AM | Charles Vernam | Grimsby Town | Undisclosed |
| 2 August 2018 | CF | Offrande Zanzala | Accrington Stanley | Undisclosed |
| 7 August 2018 | CF | Matěj Vydra | Burnley | Undisclosed |
| 9 August 2018 | DM | Jamie Hanson | Oxford United | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2018 | CF | Cameron Jerome | Göztepe | Undisclosed |
| 6 November 2018 | LW | Lewis Walker | Queens Park Rangers | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2019 | CM | Callum Guy | Blackpool | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2019 | CM | Joe Ledley | Free agent | Mutual consent |
| 8 March 2019 | MF | Zaid Al Hussaini | Free agent | Mutual consent |
| 8 March 2019 | CM | Henry Wise | Free agent | Mutual consent |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 17 July 2018 | AM | Mason Mount | Chelsea | 31 May 2019 |
| 17 July 2018 | RW | Harry Wilson | Liverpool | 31 May 2019 |
| 6 August 2018 | CB | Fikayo Tomori | Chelsea | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | CM | Andy King | Leicester City | 31 May 2019 |
| 4 February 2019 | AM | Rowan Roache | Blackpool | 31 May 2019 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 13 August 2018 | GK | Jonathan Mitchell | Oxford United | January 2019 |
| 15 August 2018 | RW | Nick Blackman | Sporting Gijón | 31 May 2019 |
| 16 August 2018 | RW | Luke Thomas | Coventry City | 31 May 2019 |
| 28 August 2018 | RW | Kellan Gordon | Lincoln City | January 2019 |
| 30 August 2018 | LB | Max Lowe | Aberdeen | January 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | AM | Alex Babos | Real Unión | 14 January 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | CM | Timi Elšnik | Mansfield Town | 16 January 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | CM | Callum Guy | Blackpool | 1 January 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | CF | Chris Martin | Hull City | 31 May 2019 |
| 12 October 2018 | CB | Ethan Wassall | Hereford | November 2018 |
| 12 October 2018 | GK | Matthew Yates | Hereford | 31 May 2019 |
| 14 December 2018 | RB | Aaron Eyoma | Woking | January 2019 |
| 4 January 2019 | CB | Alex Pearce | Millwall | 31 May 2019 |
| 7 January 2019 | DM | George Thorne | Luton Town | 31 May 2019 |
| 18 January 2019 | RW | Kyle McAllister | St Mirren | 31 May 2019 |
| 24 January 2019 | CB | Fuseine Rashid | Barwell | February 2019 |
| 24 January 2019 | FW | Jauvan Splatt | Barwell | February 2019 |
| 25 January 2019 | CM | Timi Elšnik | Northampton Town | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | CM | Jacob Butterfield | Bradford City | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | GK | Jonathan Mitchell | Shrewsbury Town | 31 May 2019 |
| 8 March 2019 | RB | Aaron Eyoma | Braintree Town | April 2019 |
| 28 March 2019 | CB | Sven Karič | Braintree Town | 31 May 2019 |
| 28 March 2019 | FW | Jauvan Splatt | Mickleover Sports | 31 May 2019 |