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Derby County F.C. Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...

Season 2009–10 2009–10 in English football The 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.The season began on 8 August 2009 for the Championship, League One and League Two and 15 August 2009 for the Premier League...
League	Football League Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
Manager	England Nigel Clough Nigel Clough Nigel Howard Clough is an English former footballer and the current manager of Derby County. Playing predominately as a striker, but later in his career was used as a midfielder, Clough was capped by England 14 times in the early 1990s....
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League position	14th
Top goalscorer	League – Rob Hulse Rob Hulse Robert William "Rob" Hulse is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a striker.He had primarily spent his career at second tier level, playing there with Crewe Alexandra. West Bromwich Albion, Leeds United, Sheffield United and Derby County... (12) All Competitions – Rob Hulse (12)
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League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...	1st Round
Highest home attendance	33,010 v Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... , Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... (8 August 2009)
Lowest home attendance	7, 183 v Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... , FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... (12 February 2010)
Average Attendance	29, 207
Jack Stamps Trophy	Shaun Barker Shaun Barker Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...
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The 2009–10 season was Derby County's 111th season in the Football League

The Football League

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. It is their 42nd season in the second division of English football

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and their second consecutive season in the second tier following an 18th placed finish in the previous campaign. Derby struggled against relegation for much of the season, but a run of just two defeats in the final 10 fixtures saw the club finish in 14th, their third highest finish in their respective division in the previous ten years. The Derby Evening Telegraph

Derby Evening Telegraph

The Derby Telegraph, formerly the Derby Evening Telegraph, is a daily tabloid newspaper printed and distributed in Derby, England.-History:In 1857, Richard Keene was publishing the Derby Telegraph every Saturday. His business was in Irongate...

described the campaign as "Good in patches, poor in others, and ultimately frustrating."

The season was Nigel Clough

Nigel Clough

Nigel Howard Clough is an English former footballer and the current manager of Derby County. Playing predominately as a striker, but later in his career was used as a midfielder, Clough was capped by England 14 times in the early 1990s....

's first full season in the job following his appointment in January 2009. The club started the season with odds of 21/1 for the title, though the media prediction was that they would improve greatly on the previous campaign's struggles and push for a playoff place

Football League Championship play-offs

The Football League Championship play-offs are a series of playoff matches contested by the teams finishing from 3rd to 6th in the Football League Championship table. The semi-finals are played over two legs, with 6th playing 3rd and 5th playing 4th, with the return fixtures following...

. This proved overly optimistic, however, as the club battled relegation from the Championship for the fifth time in eight seasons. Although the club never fell into the bottom three during the campaign (the lowest position was 20th) it spent just six fixtures in the top half of the table, only one of which was achieved after August. A lack of consistency was one reason; not only in results (the club never recording more than two consecutive victories) but also in the club's inability to field a consistent team selection. A club record 40 players represented the club, with only 6 players making 30 or more league starts, and an over-reliance on loanees (14 players signing temporary deals over the season) also played a part, as did injuries; one match, away to Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town F.C.

Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....

in October, came at the height of the club's injury problems and saw them unable to even name a full complement of substitutes such was the lack of players available. A purple patch of form in February saw the club end local rivals Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...

's 19 match unbeaten run, inflict eventual-Champions Newcastle United

Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...

's biggest defeat of the season (3–0) and hit five in a match for the first time in three years when they edged out Preston North End

Preston North End F.C.

Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...

5–3 at Pride Park

Pride Park Stadium

Pride Park Stadium is an all-seater football stadium located on the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby, England. It is the current home of Football League Championship club Derby County, who moved to the stadium from the Baseball Ground upon its opening in 1997...

, but a run of just three wins in twelve through the end of February until the end of April, ensured that safety was not achieved until the 44th fixture of the season after a 1–1 draw at home to relegation rivals Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace F.C.

Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...

. One bright point to the campaign came with the reserves successful The Central League Division One Central Section campaign, which saw them finish top and become the first Derby reserves team to win the title since Arthur Cox

Arthur Cox

Arthur Cox , is a British actor of television and film.His most regular role was as George, the driver of Jim Hacker in the comedy Yes Minister. His other television credits include The Avengers, Terry and June, and Harbour Lights...

's reserves claimed it in the 1985/86 season. It was also the first time a Derby County reserves side had won its respective division since the club successfully captured the Premier Reserve League in 2000/01.

The club sold 21,406 season tickets for the 2009/10 season and had an average home attendance of 29,207 (down from 29,440 the previous season), second only to Champions Newcastle United's 43,388 and over 4,000 ahead of third placed Sheffield United

Sheffield United F.C.

Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...

. The ground operated at 86.9% capacity, putting it third behind Cardiff City

Cardiff City F.C.

Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...

and Blackpool

Blackpool F.C.

Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...

. These averages made Derby the 12th best supported club in the country for the third consecutive season.

Team kit

The team kit for the 2009–10 season is produced by Adidas

Adidas

Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...

and sponsored by Bombardier. The new home kit, the fifth in as many years, was officially unveiled at a special event on Derby

Derby

Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...

market place on 3 July 2009 and the away kit was launched in a special exhibition at the Derby's Westfield Centre on 4 August 2009. The club retained the Argentina

Argentina national football team

The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...

inspired third kit from the 2008–09 season.

Pre-season

The day after the final game of the 2008–09 season, a 3–1 defeat to Watford

Watford F.C.

Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...

, Clough announced his intention to cut the playing staff by up to 17 players (including loanees), with the first casualties being Andy Todd and Paris Simmons

Paris Simmons

Paris Simmons is an English footballer currently playing for New Orleans Jesters in the USL Premier Development League.-England:...

, whose contracts were not renewed, and the loanees Nathan Ellington

Nathan Ellington

Nathan Levi Fontaine Ellington is an English footballer who plays a striker for Championship side Ipswich Town.-Non-league and Bristol Rovers:...

, Barry Bannan

Barry Bannan

Barry Bannan is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for English Premier League club Aston Villa. He plays as a midfielder and is a Scotland full international, and also represented under-21 and B levels...

, John Eustace

John Eustace

John Mark Eustace is an English footballer who plays for Watford as a central midfielder. He has previously been contracted to Coventry City and Stoke City, and has spent time on loan at Dundee United, Middlesbrough, Hereford United and Derby County.-Coventry City:Born in Solihull, Eustace began...

, Przemysław Kaźmierczak and Nacer Barazite

Nacer Barazite

Nacer Barazite is a Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent who plays for Austria Wien. Barazite can play as either an attacking midfielder or striker.-Club career:...

returning to their parent clubs. Todd signed for Perth Glory and was later joined there by Mile Sterjovski

Mile Sterjovski

Mile Sterjovski is an Australian football player, who currently plays for Perth Glory and played for the Australian national team from 2000 to 2010, before he retired from international football after his non-selection for the 2010 FIFA World Cup...

, who left the club on a free transfer.

Others leaving the club were Tyrone Mears

Tyrone Mears

Tyrone Mears is an English professional footballer of Sierra Leonean descent who currently plays as a right-back for Bolton Wanderers. His previous clubs include Preston North End, West Ham United, Derby County, Olympique de Marseille and Burnley...

, who signed for Premier League club Burnley

Burnley F.C.

Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...

for a fee of £500k, rising to £600k with add-ons, Emanuel Villa

Emanuel Villa

Emanuel Alejandro "Tito" Villa is an Argentine football striker. He currently plays for Cruz Azul in Mexico.-Early career:Villa started his career at Club Atlético Huracán in the Primera Division Argentina in 2001...

, who moved to Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

club Cruz Azul for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £1.5m, and Lewis Price

Lewis Price

Lewis Peter Price is a Welsh international goalkeeper who plays for Crystal Palace. He has previously played for Derby County and Ipswich Town-Ipswich Town:...

joined Football League One

Football League One

Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....

Brentford

Brentford F.C.

Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....

on a season-long loan. Liam Dickinson

Liam Dickinson

Liam Michael Dickinson is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Southend United.-Early career:Dickinson began his career at Blackpool's Centre of Excellence where he was offered a contract, but he chose instead to sign for Bolton Wanderers before joining Blackburn Rovers...

was the subject of two 'small' bids from Norwich City

Norwich City F.C.

Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...

, both of which were rejected, leaving Dickinson to criticise the club for placing an 'unrealistic' valuation on him, before moving to Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....

for £300,000. Lewin Nyatanga

Lewin Nyatanga

Lewin John Nyatanga is a Welsh footballer who plays for Bristol City and the Wales national team as a defender.-Derby County:...

joined Bristol City

Bristol City F.C.

Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...

for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £500,000. Additionally, Martin Albrechtsen

Martin Albrechtsen

Martin Albrechtsen is a Danish professional football player, currently playing for the Danish superliga team FC Midtjylland. He can play in any position across the back four and has played four games for the Danish national team...

was told he was free to find a new club, and Claude Davis

Claude Davis

Claude Davis is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a centre back. He currently plays for Crawley Town F.C. in English League Two.-Portmore United:...

entered into negotiations to cancel his contract two years early.

Rumours consistently surfaced regarding Player of the Year Rob Hulse

Rob Hulse

Robert William "Rob" Hulse is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a striker.He had primarily spent his career at second tier level, playing there with Crewe Alexandra. West Bromwich Albion, Leeds United, Sheffield United and Derby County...

and Kris Commons

Kris Commons

Kris Commons is an English-born Scottish footballer who currently plays as a left winger for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Scotland national team...

being sold, with Clough stating he was 'unsurprised' by speculation linking Hulse with a £3m move to Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

, and Kris Commons

Kris Commons

Kris Commons is an English-born Scottish footballer who currently plays as a left winger for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Scotland national team...

with £3m and £4m moves to Celtic

Celtic F.C.

Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...

and Everton

Everton F.C.

Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...

respectively.

Clough's first signings were non-League

Non-league football

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pair Jake Buxton

Jake Buxton

Jake Buxton is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Derby County.-Mansfield Town:Buxton came up through the youth system at Mansfield, winning the Youth Team Player of the Year award in 2002, and made his first-team debut in October 2002 in a Football League Trophy match...

from Burton Albion

Burton Albion F.C.

Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005...

on an initial one-year deal and Ben Pringle

Ben Pringle

Ben Pringle is an English professional footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Rotherham United.-Career:Pringle started his career as a trainee with West Bromwich Albion, and later played for Newcastle Blue Star and Morpeth Town. He then joined Ilkeston Town, and helped them gain...

from Ilkeston Town

Ilkeston Town F.C.

Ilkeston Football Club is an English football club based at the New Manor Ground in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.-History:The club was established in 1894 as Ilkeston Town F.C.....

. They were joined by Exeter City

Exeter City F.C.

Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...

's Dean Moxey

Dean Moxey

Dean William Moxey is an English professional footballer who plays for Championship side Crystal Palace. He is a left-sided player, comfortable at either left back or on the left side of midfield. He has been capped by England at semi-professional level.-Exeter City:Moxey began his career as a...

, who signed for an initial £300,000 and former Norwich City

Norwich City F.C.

winger Lee Croft

Lee Croft

Lee Robert Croft is an English footballer who plays as a right winger in Championship side Derby County....

and ex-Burton Albion

Burton Albion F.C.

goalkeeper Saul Deeney

Saul Deeney

Saul Deeney is a footballer who plays for Derby County as a goalkeeper. He has previously represented the Republic of Ireland at Youth and under-21 level.-Club career:...

on free transfers. There was also a drawn out chase for Blackpool

Blackpool F.C.

defender Shaun Barker

Shaun Barker

Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...

, who also attracted interest from local rivals Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...

. An initial offer of £400,000, rising to £500,000 was rejected, with a rumoured £750,000 plus add-ons later offered. Other sources suggested that the both Derby and Forest has made offers of £700,000 plus an unnamed player (rumoured to be Liam Dickinson

Liam Dickinson

, who had had a loan spell at Blackpool the previous campaign). He eventually signed on 15 July 2009 for a fee of £900,000.

On top of these signings, several trialists were taken. Of those trialled, the club declined to sign former Norwich City

Norwich City F.C.

captain Mark Fotheringham

Mark Fotheringham

Mark McKay Fotheringham is a Scottish footballer who plays for Livingston.-Club career:Fotheringham played three times for Celtic, graduating from the youth ranks at Parkhead. At the time of his debut, he was the youngest player ever to play in Celtic's first team. In 2003, he moved to one of his...

and Cambridge City

Cambridge City F.C.

Cambridge City Football Club is an English football club currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:The club was founded in 1908 Cambridge Town F.C., as Cambridge had not been granted city status at that point, and were committed to amateur sport...

's Scott Neilson

Scott Neilson

Scott Steven Neilson is a footballer who plays for Crawley Town as a right winger. He comes from a footballing family being the grandson of Cliff Jones and great-grandson of Ivor Jones, both former Welsh internationals....

. A loan was agreed, in principal, for Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...

’s Mark Randall

Mark Randall (footballer)

Mark Leonard Randall is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Chesterfield FC after being released by Arsenal at the end of the 2010-11 season...

, though the club declined to sign the player after he failed to impress on trial, and initial contract talks were held with Patrick Kisnorbo

Patrick Kisnorbo

Patrick Fabio Maxime Kisnorbo is an Australian football player of Mauritian and Italian heritage who plays for Leeds United in The Championship of the English Football League. Kisnorbo is also an Australian international with 18 caps to his name. Also known by his nickname Paddy...

, before he eventually joined Leeds United

Leeds United A.F.C.

Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...

. There were also trials given to ex-Stoke City

Stoke City F.C.

Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...

youngster Mark Grocott, Berwick Rangers

Berwick Rangers F.C.

Berwick Rangers Football Club are a football team based in the English Border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, although they play in the Scottish Football League Third Division...

forward

Striker

Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

Fraser McLaren and Juventus

Juventus F.C.

Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...

midfielder David Junior Toukam.

There were also links with Crewe Alexandra

Crewe Alexandra F.C.

Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...

's John Brayford

John Brayford

John Robert Brayford is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender.-Crewe Alexandra:Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Brayford started his career at non-league Burton Albion, where he made almost 80 league appearance, before signing for League One side Crewe Alexandra on a...

, Rangers

Rangers F.C.

Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

midfielder Charlie Adam, Blackburn

Blackburn Rovers F.C.

Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....

goalkeeper Frank Fielding

Frank Fielding

Francis David "Frank" Fielding is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Derby County.-Club career:Born in Blackburn Lancashire, Fielding is a product of Blackburn Rovers Academy. He joined League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on 28 September 2007 on a three-month loan deal alongside...

and Charlton Athletic

Charlton Athletic F.C.

Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...

's Nicky Bailey

Nicky Bailey

Nicky Francis Bailey is an English professional football player currently playing for Middlesbrough. He has also played for the England C national team.-Club career:...

August

Derby kicked off the 2009–10 season with a home match against newly promoted Peterborough United

Peterborough United F.C.

Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...

. Three players, Dean Moxey, Lee Croft and Jake Buxton, made their full debuts, with a fourth, Ben Pringle, coming on as a substitute. Gary Teale's 87th minute goal sealed a 2–1 win and ensured that the club won its opening game of the season for the first time since 2002 and Robbie Savage

Robbie Savage

Robert William "Robbie" Savage is a football pundit and former Welsh professional footballer who played predominantly as a midfielder. During his career he captained Derby County, and also played for the Welsh national team. He now presents 606 on BBC Radio Five Live on Sunday evenings alongside...

's performance saw him named in the Championship

Football League Championship

The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

Team of the Week. The club's next three games were all away from home. A 2–1 defeat away to League Two

Football League Two

Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....

side Rotherham United

Rotherham United F.C.

Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...

, which saw Derby exit the League Cup

Football League Cup

The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...

, a competition in which they reached the semi finals the previous season, in the First Round was followed by two league fixtures; a 3–2 defeat at Scunthorpe United

Scunthorpe United F.C.

Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....

, a match which saw Paul Green perform well enough to earn a pace in the Championship Team of the Week, and a 0–0 draw away to Blackpool

Blackpool F.C.

, which saw Stephen Bywater

Stephen Bywater

Stephen Michael Bywater, is an English professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He has made appearances for seven clubs, most notably his current club Derby County, where he won the 2007 Championship Playoff final and West Ham United, where he spent eight seasons and made over 60...

celebrate his 100th appearance for the club with his first clean sheet of the season and Robbie Savage

Robbie Savage

replace Paul Connolly

Paul Connolly

Paul Connolly is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Leeds United as a right back, having previously played for Plymouth Argyle, Bideford, Derby County and Sheffield United.-Plymouth Argyle:...

as team captain. The club's return to Pride Park

Pride Park Stadium

saw them grab their second win of the season, coming from behind to beat Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth Argyle F.C.

Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...

2–1,
Miles Addison

Miles Addison

Miles Vivien Esifi Addison is an English footballer who currently plays for Barnsley from Derby County in the Npower Championship. Addison can play as both a central defender or a central midfielder....

scoring the winning goal and earning a place in the Championship team of the week. The first East Midlands derby

East Midlands derby

This article is only about games featuring Nottingham Forest and Derby County. For games with either of those clubs against Leicester City, see Leicester City F.C. and Nottingham Forest F.C. rivalry or Derby County F.C. and Leicester City F.C. rivalry....

at the season completed the opening month's fixtures, with Derby suffering their first defeat to Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...

in six years as they lost 3–2 at the City Ground

City Ground

The City Ground is a football stadium in the West Bridgford area of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, on the banks of the River Trent. It has been home to Nottingham Forest Football Club since 1898, and has a capacity of 30,602 ....

. Following the match a scuffle broke out between the Derby and Forest players after Nathan Tyson

Nathan Tyson

Nathan Tyson is an English professional football striker, who is currently playing for Derby County.-Reading:...

celebrated in front of the Derby County support, an incident the FA said they would investigate with some "urgency", the end result of which saw both club's fined for failing to control their players and Tyson charged with improper conduct. Derby were fined £20,000, of which £10,000 was suspended, and ordered to pay £400 costs, Nottingham Forest were fined £25,000, of which £10,000 was suspended, and ordered to pay £1,200 costs and Tyson was fined £5,000 and given a two-match ban and ordered to pay £400 costs.

Away from the pitch, Clough continued to restructure the club's playing staff. Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....

midfielder Jake Livermore

Jake Livermore

Jake Cyril Livermore is an English footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a centre midfielder.-Tottenham Hotspur:...

was brought in on an initial one month loan, which was extended to the end of the year. He was joined by Leicester City

Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...

's Paul Dickov

Paul Dickov

Paul Dickov is a retired Scottish footballer, turned manager who is currently in charge of League One side Oldham Athletic...

, who also signed on loan until 1 January 2010. Southend United

Southend United F.C.

Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...

's young midfielder Medi Abalimba was signed for an undisclosed fee after a successful trial spell and former West Ham United

West Ham United F.C.

West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...

goalkeeper Jimmy Walker was also taken on trial. These additions saw the contracts of Roy Carroll

Roy Carroll

Roy Eric Carroll is a Northern Irish footballer who is currently playing for Greek Superleague club OFI Crete. He is a goalkeeper and is best known for his spells at Wigan Athletic and Manchester United, where he won the 2004 FA Cup...

, Claude Davis

Claude Davis

Claude Davis is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a centre back. He currently plays for Crawley Town F.C. in English League Two.-Portmore United:...

and Martin Albrechtsen

Martin Albrechtsen

cancelled by mutual consent. Luke Varney

Luke Varney

Luke Ivan Varney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Portsmouth. He started his career with non-league Quorn, a club in his home county of Leicestershire, before moving to league football with Crewe Alexandra...

was also sent out on loan to Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...

for a second time, this time for four months. A blow was dealt when Chris Porter

Chris Porter (footballer born 1983)

Christopher John "Chris" Porter is an English footballer, who currently plays for Sheffield United. Born in Wigan, England he has also played for Bury, Oldham Athletic, Motherwell and Derby County.-Early career:...

was ruled out until Christmas

Christmas

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...

after having surgery on his hip, though his strike partner Rob Hulse

Rob Hulse

committed his future to the club in the face of speculation of an imminent £5m bid from Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

.

Financially, the club announced that it had cut £400,000 off of the amount paid to player's agents for the first six months of 2009 in comparison to the same period at the end of 2008 and had reduced its debt to just the £15m mortgage on Pride Park Stadium

Pride Park Stadium

, down from a £31m debt 18 months previously.

September

The summer Transfer deadline day

Transfer window

The transfer window is the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other countries into their playing staff. Such a transfer is completed by registering the player into the new club through FIFA...

on 1 September saw Derby make just one move in the market, as Jordan Stewart

Jordan Stewart

Jordan Barrington Stewart is an English footballer, who currently plays for Millwall in the Football League Championship. He plays either as a left-back or left-winger, and if required, can play at centre-back....

moved to Sheffield United

Sheffield United F.C.

in part exchange

Part exchange

A part exchange or part exchange deal is a type of contract. In a part exchange, instead of one party to the contract paying money and the other party supplying goods/services, both parties supply goods/services, the first party supplying part money and part goods/services.Whether a part exchange...

for Lee Hendrie

Lee Hendrie

Lee Andrew Hendrie is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kidderminster Harriers in the Football Conference. The majority of his career was spent with Premier League club Aston Villa, where he spent fourteen years and became known as a somewhat controversial figure...

. There was also interest in other Derby players, with Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town F.C.

making a bid for Paul Connolly

Paul Connolly

which was rejected and Rob Hulse

Rob Hulse

the subject of a £4m+ bid from Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

. Hulse rejected the opportunity to move, citing his fondness for club as the reason. It was later revealed that, had the deal gone through, Derby had set up a loan move for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...

striker Sam Vokes

Sam Vokes

Samuel Michael "Sam" Vokes is an English-born Welsh International footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently on loan at Championship side Burnley from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers....

as a replacement. An additional striker was eventually brought into the club with the loan signing of Everton

Everton F.C.

Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...

youngster James Vaughan until January 2010 on September 18. Derby increased their defensive options towards the end of the month with the addition of Swedish

Sweden national football team

The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...

International right back Fredrik Stoor

Fredrik Stoor

Fredrik Olof Esaias Stoor Siekkinen is a Swedish footballer who currently plays as a right back for Vålerenga.-Hammarby:...

, who joined on an initial months loan from Premiership side Fulham

Fulham F.C.

Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...

and Clough revealed the club still has an active interest in young Blackburn goalkeeper Frank Fielding and would make a fresh approach in the January transfer window. Youngsters Greg Mills

Greg Mills (footballer)

Gregory Adam Mills is an English footballer who plays for AFC Telford United as a midfielder.-Career:Mills progressed through the ranks at Derby and was a regular part of the Derby County Reserves pre-season for the 2009/10 season, scoring twice...

and Jermaine Johnson also moved out on loan to Solihull Moors

Solihull Moors F.C.

Solihull Moors F.C. is an English football club, founded in 2007 by the merger of Moor Green and Solihull Borough.The club plays its games at Damson Park, Solihull and competes in the Conference North.-History:...

and Stafford Rangers

Stafford Rangers F.C.

Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts...

respectively.

On the pitch, the club's poor run of results continued as four of the month's five fixtures ended in defeat, including a 6–1 mauling at Cardiff City

Cardiff City F.C.

. The only win came courtesy of an 85th minute goal from Gary Teale

Gary Teale

Gary Teale is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for St. Mirren.Teale started his career in Scotland in 1995 with Clydebank before spending three years with Ayr United...

, his third of the season, in a 1–0 home win over Bristol City

Bristol City F.C.

Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...

, a match which saw Dean Moxey

Dean Moxey

perform well enough to feature in the Championship Team of the Week. The run coincided with a number of injuries to key first team personnel including Kris Commons

Kris Commons

Kris Commons is an English-born Scottish footballer who currently plays as a left winger for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Scotland national team...

, Stephen Pearson

Stephen Pearson

Stephen Paul Pearson is a Scottish footballer who plays for Bristol City, on loan from Derby County in the English Championship. He is a full international for Scotland, and also played for Motherwell, Celtic and Stoke City.-Early career:Pearson was born in Lanark...

, Paul Green

Paul Green (footballer born 1983)

Paul Jason Green is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays for Football League Championship side Derby County...

and Steve Davies

Steve Davies (footballer)

Steven Gary "Steve" Davies is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Derby County.-Tranmere Rovers:...

.

Miles Addison

Miles Addison

became the first Derby player to be capped by the England Under-21's

England national under-21 football team

England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....

for two years when he came on as a substitute against Greece in a European Under-21 Football Championship

2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

UEFA U-21 Championship 2011 was the 18th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Denmark between 11 and 25 June 2011....

qualifier on 8 September. The next day he was nominated for the Championship Player of the Month award for August which was won by Newcastle

Newcastle United F.C.

striker Shola Ameobi

Shola Ameobi

Foluwashola "Shola" Ameobi is an Nigerian footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a forward. Born in Nigeria but raised in Newcastle, he played for England at under-21 level. He is the older brother of fellow footballers Tomi and Sammy...

. Club captain Robbie Savage

Robbie Savage

was charged by the FA

The Football Association

The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...

for breaches of its regulations regarding agents. Savage and agent George Urquhart were charged over the renegotiation of Savage's Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers F.C.

contract in 2007, with Urquhart also being charged over Savage's subsequent move to Derby in January 2008. Both Savage and Urquhart were given 14 days to respond to the charges. Savage was eventually left off with a warning, where Urquhart was fined £500. A statement read: 'In reaching its decision, the commission took into consideration Urquhart's immediate admission of the charge, apology and previous exemplary disciplinary record.
'In the case of Savage, the commission considered his immediate admission of the charge, apology and previous record in this regard.'

October

October saw Derby's injury crisis hit new heights with the news that loanee James Vaughan would return to his parent club, Everton

Everton F.C.

Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...

, to assess a dead leg he had suffered in his debut against Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace F.C.

. Vaughan joined 11 other first teamers on the Derby injury list, a scenario which coincided with Nigel Ashley-Jones leaving his position as the club's strength and conditioning coach, and returned to Everton on October 23, though Derby signalled their intention to resign him on loan in January, provided he was fit. Prior to a match against Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

, Clough dismissed concerns that the clubs run of just 3 points from 18 constituted a relegation battle, insisting that "The table hasn't even settled down yet to the degree it does after 25 matches or may be by Christmas. If we get the three points against Wednesday it is two wins in three games and we will turn the stats round a little bit to suit us." In the event of the match, the club achieved their biggest win of the season so far as they ran out 3–0 winners, with Lee Croft

Lee Croft

Lee Robert Croft is an English footballer who plays as a right winger in Championship side Derby County....

scoring his first for the club and Rob Hulse

Rob Hulse

reaching 100 career league goals and earning a place in the Championship Team of the Week. After the international break, the club faced two away fixtures which saw a 0–0 draw at Leicester City

Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...

followed with a 0–2 defeat at Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

. Jay McEveley broke his cheek in the match at Middlesbrough, ruling him out for 8 weeks and taking the club's injury tally up to 14. The return to Pride Park saw the club lose 4–2 at home to Q.P.R.

Queens Park Rangers F.C.

Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...

despite being 2–0 up. The results saw Derby drop to 19th in the table and saw Clough admit for the first time concern over the team's plight, going as far as to state "We are still clinging on to the hope when everybody is fit we think we can get a side out to compete." He also praised the club's supporters, despite the pelting of the pitch with free t-shirts as the match drew to a close, saying "I didn't think their reaction was too bad after they had just seen us concede four goals at home. I thought generally throughout the game they were magnificent." The Q.P.R. defeat was followed by another loss, 1–0 away to Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town F.C.

, for who the result was their first win of the season. With the injury list running at 16 players Clough admitted that he had looked into the possibility of having the fixture called off.

Away from the pitch, Hull City

Hull City A.F.C.

Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...

midfielder Bryan Hughes

Bryan Hughes

Bryan Hughes is an English professional footballer who is currently playing for English League Two side Accrington Stanley. He notably played in the Premier League for Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic and Hull City...

was signed on a month long loan with a view to a permanent move, Fredrik Stoor

Fredrik Stoor

Fredrik Olof Esaias Stoor Siekkinen is a Swedish footballer who currently plays as a right back for Vålerenga.-Hammarby:...

's loan was extended by two months, though there was a 24 hour recall clause inserted by his parent club Fulham

Fulham F.C.

and youngsters Mark Dudley

Mark Dudley

Mark Dudley is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference North side Hinckley United...

and Arnaud Mendy

Arnaud Mendy

Arnaud Mendy is a naturalized Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder who currently plays for Macclesfield Town.-Career:...

moved to Alfreton Town

Alfreton Town F.C.

Alfreton Town F.C. is an English football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire. The club was reformed after a merger between Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfreton United in 1959...

and Grimsby Town

Grimsby Town F.C.

Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...

respectively on a one-month loan deals, Clough also admitted an interest in Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town F.C.

's Jon Stead (who had had a loan spell with Derby in the 2006–07 promotion campaign), and there were further links with 16 year old Mandalskameratene goalkeeper Mats Mørch and Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth Argyle F.C.

's Jamie Mackie

Jamie Mackie

James Charles "Jamie" Mackie is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Premier League club Queens Park Rangers...

.

Towards the end of the month, Adam Pearson

Adam Pearson

Adam Pearson is Head of Football Operations of Hull City and owner of Hull F.C. rugby league club. He is the former chairman of English association football club Derby County.-Career:...

left his position as Chairman of football

Board of directors

A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...

after two years at the club, the Official Club Statement reading
"Coming up to the second year anniversary of Adam Pearson's arrival at Derby County Football Club, following lengthy discussions within the Board and investor group, it has been decided by all parties that now is a good time for Adam to pursue new challenges away from Derby County. The decision for Adam to leave has been reached through mutual consent and all parties believe it to be in the best interests of the Club and the individuals involved. The Moor Farm and Pride Park operations will now be unified under the control of Tom Glick, reporting directly into company Chairman Andy Appleby."

November

The month started with the club revealing that Mark O'Brien

Mark O'Brien (footballer born 1992)

Mark O'Brien is a Republic of Ireland youth international footballer who plays as a central defender for Derby County. His older brother Jamie O'Brien is also a professional footballer...

had successfully undergone heart surgery to correct a valve problem, and that he would be able to resume his career following a three to four month recovery period. The problem had been discovered during a routing medical scan for academy players. It was also revealed that James McEveley

James McEveley

James Michael "Jay" McEveley is a professional footballer who currently plays for Barnsley, as a defender.-Blackburn Rovers:...

's heart

Heart

The heart is a myogenic muscular organ found in all animals with a circulatory system , that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions...

has stopped for two minutes during surgery on the cheekbone he had fractured during the defeat at Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

, though he was revived and was available, whilst wearing a protective mask

Mask

A mask is an article normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance or entertainment. Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practical purposes...

for the match against Coventry City

Coventry City F.C.

Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...

, joining the returning Rob Hulse

Rob Hulse

, Dean Leacock

Dean Leacock

Dean Leacock is an English footballer of Barbadian descent. He currently plays for Championship side Derby County, primarily as a centre back, but he can also play as a right back or a defensive midfielder....

and Paul Green

Paul Green (footballer born 1983)

Paul Jason Green is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays for Football League Championship side Derby County...

. Despite falling behind to a fourth minute goal from Leon Best

Leon Best

Leon Julian Brendan Best is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League team Newcastle United and the Republic of Ireland national football team. Best represented Ireland at under-21 level and won his first full international cap against Nigeria on 29 May 2009.Best...

, Derby won the match 2–1, with Hulse grabbing two goals and missing a penalty, earning himself a place in the Championship Team of the Week, earning his second Team of the Week of the season. The win ended a three match losing streak, and a four match winless run, and lifted Derby to 17th in the table going into the third international break of the season. The return to action two weeks later saw a match away to Swansea City

Swansea City A.F.C.

Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...

end in defeat, the first time Derby had lost to the Swans in 26 years. The month ended with a 2–1 victory over Reading

Reading F.C.

Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...

, with Derby again coming from a goal down to win, with Rob Hulse

Rob Hulse

scoring the winner to take his tally for the season to 6. The result lifted Derby to 16th in the table.

The return of Bryan Hughes

Bryan Hughes

to Hull City

Hull City A.F.C.

following the completion of his one month loan freed up numbers in terms of loanees, and Leicester City

Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...

's DJ Campbell was bought in on a month long loan, joining Leicester teammate Paul Dickov

Paul Dickov

Paul Dickov is a retired Scottish footballer, turned manager who is currently in charge of League One side Oldham Athletic...

. A freak injury to reserve goalkeeper Saul Deeney

Saul Deeney

Saul Deeney is a footballer who plays for Derby County as a goalkeeper. He has previously represented the Republic of Ireland at Youth and under-21 level.-Club career:...

(who was ruled out for six weeks after twisting his ankle when slipping over in the rain after an unplanned fire drill at the hotel the team were staying at prior to the 1–0 defeat at Swansea) heightened the need for a goalkeeper, and Clough was again linked with a move for frequent target, Blackburn Rover's

Blackburn Rovers F.C.

Frank Fielding

, though the move was knocked back by Blackburn. Mark Dudley

Mark Dudley

Mark Dudley is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference North side Hinckley United...

and Gary Mills were loaned out to Hinckley United

Hinckley United F.C.

Hinckley United Football Club are an English football club, from Hinckley, Leicestershire currently playing in the Conference North. Formed only in 1997, the club has risen from the Southern League Midland/West Division to the Conference North in those 14 years...

and Solihull Moors

Solihull Moors F.C.

respectively whilst both Jermaine Johnson and Henrik Ojamaa made one-month loan moves to Stafford Rangers

Stafford Rangers F.C.

. Young Serbian striker Aleksandar Prijović

Aleksandar Prijovic

Aleksandar Prijović is a Swiss-born Serbian footballer.-Early career:Prijović started his career as a youth player with his home town club FC St...

joined OB Odense on trial, where he impressed with a goal in a trial match. Of Prijović, Derby boss Nigel Clough

Nigel Clough

said "They are very interested in taking him in January so we are just trying to get a deal done if they want to do one. If not, we will probably look to get him out on loan. If we can do it before the deadline, we will do. If not, in January." Fellow striker Luke Varney

Luke Varney

, away on loan at Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

was also linked with a permanent move away, though Wednesday boss Brian Laws

Brian Laws

Brian Laws is an English former footballer and manager, most recently of Burnley.Playing as a defender, Laws made over 100 appearances for each of Burnley, Middlesbrough, and Nottingham Forest. In 1994, Laws became player-manager of Grimsby Town before taking a similar position with Scunthorpe...

stated "We're in discussions with Derby, we spoke to them on Tuesday, we've still got to have discussions about what they want to do with the player, bearing in mind he's got two and a bit years left on his contract. We'd be happy to keep Luke Varney but we haven't got any money."

Away from the club, there was controversy surrounding Derby's bid to be a host city for England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

's 2018 World Cup bid

English 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bid

England 2018 was the Football Association's unsuccessful bid for the right to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. FIFA invited bidding countries to bid for either the 2018 or the 2022 finals, or both...

. Derby City Council proposed the raising of £26m through an extra levy of local businesses to help fund the expansion of Pride Park

Pride Park Stadium

to 45,000 from its current 33,500 capacity for the tournament, which would be reduced to 35,000 to 38,000 after its completion. Carolyn Spencer, from the Derby Federation of Small Businesses, said: "Hairdressers won't benefit, ladies clothes shops, greetings cards shops are not going to benefit. So why should they pay an extra supplementary business rate on top of everything else that they pay to something that is going to give them nothing back whatsoever?" Ultimately Derby was not chosen as one of the host cities for England's World Cup bid.

December

Derby opened the month with a 2–2 draw at home to second placed West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion F.C.

West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...

. D. J. Campbell made his debut as an 86th minute sub and scored a 94th minute equaliser on his debut. Campbell's Leicester team mate Paul Dickov

Paul Dickov

Paul Dickov is a retired Scottish footballer, turned manager who is currently in charge of League One side Oldham Athletic...

had given Derby a first half lead before two controversial West Brom goals in the last 10 minutes had looked to turn the game on its head. A 0–0 draw away to Preston North End

Preston North End F.C.

extended the Rams unbeaten run to three, their longest unbeaten sequence of the campaign, though it also extended their winless away run to 13 matches and 8 months. The run was ended the following Saturday when Chris Porter

Chris Porter (footballer born 1983)

, who had only returned to the first team after 9 months out as a 71st minute substitute for Paul Dickov

Paul Dickov

Paul Dickov is a retired Scottish footballer, turned manager who is currently in charge of League One side Oldham Athletic...

at Preston, scored in the 77th minute in a 1–0 win away at Watford

Watford F.C.

after again coming on as a substitute. Although the Rams remained 17th in the table after the result, it stretched the gap over the relegation places to 7 points and took them to within 7 points of the playoffs. The club's mini revival came to a halt with 0–2 home defeats to Doncaster Rovers

Doncaster Rovers F.C.

Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...

and Blackpool

Blackpool F.C.

over the festive period before a 0–0 draw away to league leaders Newcastle United

Newcastle United F.C.

saw the club end 2009 5 points clear of the drop zone.

The club entered into numerous contract negotiations. Terminations were offered to Ruben Zadkovich

Ruben Zadkovich

Ruben Zadkovich is an Australian football player who attended Woonona High School in Wollongong NSW and currently plays for the Newcastle United Jets in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:...

and Giles Barnes

Giles Barnes

Giles Gordon Barnes is an English professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Doncaster Rovers. He is most notable for his spell at Derby County, where he won the club's Young Player of the Year award in 2007 and was Championship Player of the Month in March 2007. He qualifies for the...

, with Barnes accepting his on December 11, 2009. Stephen Pearson

Stephen Pearson

signed a new contract to take him through to the end of the 2011–12 season and Ben Pringle

Ben Pringle

and Jake Buxton

Jake Buxton

penned new 18-month deals. The club also confirmed it would enter into discussions with a number of other players nearing the end of their current deals, including Gary Teale

Gary Teale

and Jay McEveley.

Loans also played a large part in the clubs transfer dealings throughout the month. Frederik Stoor and Jake Livermore returned to their parent clubs, Fulham

Fulham F.C.

and Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....

respectively, at the end of their loan deals whilst D. J. Campbell's loan spell from Leicester City

Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...

to January 31, 2010. whilst reports suggested on-loan Goalkeeper Lewis Price

Lewis Price

Lewis Peter Price is a Welsh international goalkeeper who plays for Crystal Palace. He has previously played for Derby County and Ipswich Town-Ipswich Town:...

's may return earlier than expected fur to being surplus to requirements at Brentford

Brentford F.C.

Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....

. Mark O'Brien

Mark O'Brien (footballer born 1992)

Mark O'Brien is a Republic of Ireland youth international footballer who plays as a central defender for Derby County. His older brother Jamie O'Brien is also a professional footballer...

and Jermaine Johnson extended their loan stays at Hinkley United

Hinckley United F.C.

and Stafford Rangers

Stafford Rangers F.C.

respectively
for a further month Former Newcastle United

Newcastle United F.C.

midfielder Mark Doninger was also taken on trial, scoring for the reserves in a 2–1 win over West Bromwich Albion reserves

West Bromwich Albion F.C.

.

With January approaching there was a number of newspaper stories began appearing regarding what moves the club would make during the transfer window. Rob Hulse

Rob Hulse

was again linked with a move away from the club – this time to Wolves

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

for £3m, which caused the club to issue a statement saying that "We have had no formal approach for Rob Hulse from any club at this stage but expect plenty of these stories in the build-up to January and therefore we will not be reacting to them all.' Reports also suggested Wolves had an eye on Kris Commons

Kris Commons

Kris Commons is an English-born Scottish footballer who currently plays as a left winger for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Scotland national team...

for a £1.5m fee and Luke Varney

Luke Varney

intimated his desire to return to Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

, either temporarily or permanently, following the completion of his second loan spell with the club. Coming in, the club were linked with an £800k move for Bournemouth

A.F.C. Bournemouth

A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....

's Brett Pitman

Brett Pitman

Brett Douglas Pitman is a Jersey-born footballer who plays for Bristol City. He signed for Bournemouth as a 16 year-old after being spotted playing for Jersey league side St. Pauls and went on to become a regular in the Bournemouth first team. In August 2010, he moved to Championship side Bristol...

and moves for
Swindon Town

Swindon Town F.C.

Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...

's Charlie Austin

Charlie Austin

Charlie Austin is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Burnley. He was born in Hungerford, a market town near Newbury, Berkshire.-Non-League:...

and Oldham Athletic's Chris O'Grady

Chris O'Grady

Christopher James "Chris" O'Grady is an English footballer who plays for Sheffield Wednesday in League One.-Leicester City:...

. There were also fresh links with £400k Crewe Alexandra

Crewe Alexandra F.C.

defender John Brayford

John Brayford

, Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth Argyle F.C.

's Jamie Mackie

Jamie Mackie

James Charles "Jamie" Mackie is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Premier League club Queens Park Rangers...

, and Everton

Everton F.C.

Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...

's James Vaughan.

January

The FA Cup

FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

gave Derby their first match of the new year and Kris Commons scored Derby's first goal with a 52nd minute equaliser away to Millwall

Millwall F.C.

Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...

in a 1–1 draw in the 3rd Round. Derby won the replay 10 days later, 5–3 on penalties after a second 1–1 draw in front of a record Pride Park Stadium low of just 7, 183. This gave the club a fourth round tie with Doncaster Rovers

Doncaster Rovers F.C.

, which ended in a 1–0 victory thanks to Jay McEveley's 88th minute winner, taking Derby through to the Fifth Round for the second successive season.

The first leg against Millwall had marked Nigel Clough

Nigel Clough

's 1st anniversary in charge of Derby. Of his time at the club Clough said "I have thoroughly enjoyed the year, it has been hard work but I've relished it. We know we haven't made progress as quickly as we would have hoped, mainly because of the injuries that have hampered us right from pre-season. We still believe we can achieve a good position this season in the Championship and build on that from there." With the winter storms of 2010, Derby's home match against Scunthorpe was one of only four Championship

Football League Championship

The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

fixtures to go ahead on the weekend of the 9/10 January. The match saw the Rams crash to their third straight home defeat, and their biggest of the season, with a 4–1 loss and saw goalscorer Kris Commons

Kris Commons

Kris Commons is an English-born Scottish footballer who currently plays as a left winger for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Scotland national team...

admit that the club were in a relegation battle and Clough described it as his "lowest moment", equating it to the 2–0 home defeat to Q.P.R.

Queens Park Rangers F.C.

in his first game in charge. The match led to some controversy when BBC Radio Derby

BBC Radio Derby

BBC Radio Derby is the BBC Local Radio station for the English county of Derbyshire, covering all but the northern tip of the county, and also serves eastern Staffordshire, mainly Uttoxeter and Burton upon Trent. The station broadcasts from its studios in Derby on 104.5, 95.3 and 96.0 FM and 1116...

commenter Colin Gibson insinuated that some of the Derby players were displeased with Clough's backroom staff, leading to club captain Robbie Savage

Robbie Savage

to launch into a scathing attack on the station, claiming it had an agenda against the club and criticising them of being overly negative towards the club. The fall out led to Chief Executive Tom Glick to come out in support of Clough's management of the club, stating "A year ago we were convinced we made the right decision [appointing Clough] and we're still convinced." On the back of this Derby took 6 points from their next three games, a 1–0 defeat away to Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth Argyle F.C.

sandwiched by a comprehensive 3–0 win away to a Peterborough United

Peterborough United F.C.

side which was reduced to nine men, with Stephen Bywater

Stephen Bywater

and D. J. Campbell playing well enough to earn a place in the Championship Team of the Week, the first Derby players to make the team since November and a 1–0 home win over local rivals Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...

. The fixture, as it had been in August, proved controversial as a mass melee again broke out towards the end of the game as Chris Gunter

Chris Gunter

Christopher Ross "Chris" Gunter is a Welsh footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest, and the Wales national team, as a defender. Though a Newport native, he moved to Cardiff as a child and later joined Cardiff City's youth system...

pushed Jay McEveley whilst the latter was taking a throw-in. The FA announced they would investigate the brawl whilst former Derby manager Billy Davies

Billy Davies

William McIntosh "Billy" Davies is a Glasgow-born Scottish football manager, noted for his achievement in the Football League Championship with East Midlands Rivals Derby County and Nottingham Forest and Preston North End which has led him to be described, in 2011, as "probably the best manager at...

claimed that Nigel Clough had "attacked" him during the melee and made a formal complaint to the League Manager's Association. After investigating the fracas, the FA fined both clubs £35,000 as well as ordered payment of the suspended £10,000 fine from the tie at The City Ground earlier in the campaign. Three Derby players were rewarded with a place in the Championship Team of the Week after their strong performances against Forest. Stephen Bywater, Shaun Barker and match winner Rob Hulse all received the accolade along with on-loan striker Luke Varney after his two goals helped Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

beat Plymouth

Plymouth Argyle F.C.

2–1.

January also saw the opening of the January Transfer Window, and Derby delved into the loan market to sign Bristol City

Bristol City F.C.

Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...

midfielder Lee Johnson

Lee Johnson (footballer)

Lee David Johnson is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a midfielder who is currently on loan at Chesterfield....

and Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....

rightback Nicky Hunt

Nicky Hunt

Nicholas Brett "Nicky" Hunt is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a right back.-Bolton Wanderers:Hunt made his professional debut as a substitute for Colin Hendry in the First Division match against Sheffield United on the final day of the 2000–01 season, shortly before Bolton won...

on month long deals, with Hunt's later being extended until the end of the season. The first permanent signing of the window was Russell Anderson

Russell Anderson

Russell James Anderson is a Scottish footballer who plays for Championship side Derby County as a cente back...

, who joined on a free until the end of the season following the cancellation of his contract with Sunderland. Luke Varney

Luke Varney

, Ross Atkins

Ross Atkins

Ross Michael Atkins is an English football goalkeeper currently playing for Burton Albion on loan from Derby County.-Club career:...

and Greg Mills

Greg Mills (footballer)

all left the club on loan joining Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

, Burton Albion

Burton Albion F.C.

and Macclesfield Town

Macclesfield Town F.C.

Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...

respectively. Ruben Zadkovich

Ruben Zadkovich

Ruben Zadkovich is an Australian football player who attended Woonona High School in Wollongong NSW and currently plays for the Newcastle United Jets in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:...

followed them out of the club, though his departure was permanent after he accepted the contract termination offered to him the previous month.

February

With January 31, 2010 falling on a Sunday, the last day of the 2010 January Transfer window fell, instead, on February 1, 2010. It proved a busy day for Derby, who signed Manchester City

Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...

's Javan Vidal

Javan Vidal

Javan Noel Vidal is an English footballer who plays as a defender and is currently unattached. He has previously played for Manchester City, Grimsby Town, Aberdeen, Derby County and Chesterfield.-Manchester City:...

and Stoke City

Stoke City F.C.

's Michael Tonge

Michael Tonge

Michael William Eric Tonge is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City.Born in Manchester and raised in Astley, Tonge began his football career at Manchester United but moved to Sheffield United at the age of 16 after being released by the Premier League club. Tonge attended Bedford High...

on loan for the rest of the season, freed Aleksandar Prijović

Aleksandar Prijovic

Aleksandar Prijović is a Swiss-born Serbian footballer.-Early career:Prijović started his career as a youth player with his home town club FC St...

to join Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

club FC Sion

FC Sion

FC Sion is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909, and play their home games at the Stade Tourbillon. They have won the Swiss Super League twice, and the Swiss Cup in each of their twelve appearances in the final, the most recent being in 2011.The first team also...

and rejected loan bids for Rob Hulse

Rob Hulse

from both Stoke City

Stoke City F.C.

and Burnley

Burnley F.C.

. There was also a £200k move for Millwall

Millwall F.C.

's David Martin

Dave Martin (footballer born 1985)

David John "Dave" Martin is an English footballer, who plays for Derby County. He plays in midfield.-Early career:Martin was spotted at the age of 10 by Brighton & Hove Albion before moving to Kent based Slade Green and then Dartford...

which collapsed at the last moment, though Nigel Clough

Nigel Clough

intimated the move may be resurrected as a loan when the Emergency Loan window opened, and it was eventually completed with Martin joining on a season long loan on February 9, 2010. Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

's Gilles Sunu

Gilles Sunu

Gilles Sunu is a French professional footballer who plays in France for Lorient as a striker. Sunu is a French youth international and currently plays on the under-21 team.-Career:...

followed after, signing on loan until the end of the season.Mark Dudley

Mark Dudley

Mark Dudley is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference North side Hinckley United...

, Ross Atkins

Ross Atkins

Ross Michael Atkins is an English football goalkeeper currently playing for Burton Albion on loan from Derby County.-Club career:...

and Alex Forde all made loan moves to non-league Hinckley United

Hinckley United F.C.

, Kidderminister Harriers

Kidderminster Harriers F.C.

Kidderminster Harriers F.C. are an English football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire formed in 1886 They currently play in the Conference National and have played at Aggborough Stadium since they were formed...

and Solihull Moors

Solihull Moors F.C.

respectively. Macclesfield Town

Macclesfield Town F.C.

's John Rooney

John Rooney

John Rooney is an American sportscaster, currently best known for his role as a radio broadcaster for Major League Baseball's St. Louis Cardinals.-Early career:...

, younger brother of Manchester United

Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...

forward Wayne

Wayne Rooney

Wayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...

, was also taken on a week long trial.

A 1–1 draw at Sheffield United

Sheffield United F.C.

, which saw Derby stretch their improving away form to just 1 defeat in 6 and Robbie Savage

Robbie Savage

and Jake Buxton

Jake Buxton

make the division's Team of the Week, was followed up with a convincing 3–0 win over league leaders Newcastle United

Newcastle United F.C.

to jump up to 14th in the table, the club's highest league position since September 2009. The club then exited the FA Cup

FA Cup

in the 5th round for the second consecutive season after a 2–1 defeat at home to Birmingham City

Birmingham City F.C.

Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...

, but responded with a 5–3 league win over Preston North End

Preston North End F.C.

, the first time the club had secured consecutive league wins of the season and the first time they had hit 5 in a league game since April 2007, before consecutive defeats at home to promotion chasing Swansea City and West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion F.C.

. The Swansea City match was marred by a brawl between the Derby and Swansea players after Gorka Pintado

Gorka Pintado

Gorka Pintado del Molino is a Spanish footballer who plays for AEK Larnaca F.C. in Cyprus, as a striker.-Football career:...

was sent off for a "horror tackle" on Robbie Savage

Robbie Savage

. The match also saw Jay McEveley sent off after two yellow cards. The F.A. charged Derby with failing to control their players for the third time in the 2009/10 season and charged McEveley with improper conduct. McEveley admitted the charge and was given a £2,500 fine and warned about his future conduct, whereas the club was charged with failing to control its players and handed a fine of £50,000. Explaining the high figure of the fine, taking Derby's fines for the season up to £115,000, the F.A. stated "The Commission was deeply concerned that this was the third occasion in a period of eight months (following the two fracas with Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...

) that Derby County FC have been charged with a similar offence. Furthermore, the Commission felt the incident could have easily been avoided by stronger restraint from players from both clubs." As a gesture, the players, led by Robbie Savage

Robbie Savage

and management contributed 25% of their weekly earnings to pay the fine.

March

March began with Javan Vidal

Javan Vidal

's parent club Manchester City

Manchester City F.C.

activating a 28 day recall clause in the defender's contract, leaving Clough to consider re-entering the loan market with a concrete interest in former Derby Player of the Year Tommy Smith on loan from Portsmouth

Portsmouth F.C.

Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...

. However, after Smith suffered a broken cheekbone in Portsmouth's 5–0 defeat at home to Chelsea

Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...

on March 24, Clough moved to bring in Wigan Athletic

Wigan Athletic F.C.

Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...

's young polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

forward Tomasz Cywka

Tomasz Cywka

Tomasz Cywka , is a Polish footballer who plays for Derby County.-Club career:Cywka was part of the winning U-19 Gwarek Zabrze team which captured the 2006 Polish U-19 Championship.-Wigan:...

on loan until the end of the season. Several players left on loan, Paul Connolly

Paul Connolly

moving to Sheffield United

Sheffield United F.C.

on a months loan and Lee Hendrie

Lee Hendrie

and Ross Atkins

Ross Atkins

Ross Michael Atkins is an English football goalkeeper currently playing for Burton Albion on loan from Derby County.-Club career:...

moved to
Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

and Kidderminster Harriers

Kidderminster Harriers F.C.

respectively until the end of the season. Arnaud Mendy

Arnaud Mendy

Arnaud Mendy is a naturalized Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder who currently plays for Macclesfield Town.-Career:...

was due to join League Two Rotherham United

Rotherham United F.C.

on a similar deal, but the papework was not completed in time.

Derby returned to winning ways with a 2–0 home win over Watford

Watford F.C.

, their second league double of the season and saw Shaun Barker

Shaun Barker

Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...

's performance earn himself a place in the division's Team of the Week. An incredible match followed four days after Watford, when the Rams played at Reading

Reading F.C.

Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...

. After conceding an early goal, Stephen Bywater

Stephen Bywater

went off with a back injury to be replaced by debutant Saul Deeney

Saul Deeney

Saul Deeney is a footballer who plays for Derby County as a goalkeeper. He has previously represented the Republic of Ireland at Youth and under-21 level.-Club career:...

in the 13th minute. After Gilles Sunu

Gilles Sunu

Gilles Sunu is a French professional footballer who plays in France for Lorient as a striker. Sunu is a French youth international and currently plays on the under-21 team.-Career:...

equalised, Reading retook the lead before Deeney gave away a penalty in the 41st minute and was sent off. With no goalkeeper left on the bench, Deeney was replaced in goal by midfielder and captain Robbie Savage

Robbie Savage

. Reading missed their penalty, but scored twice in the second half to send Derby to a 4–1 defeat. With no goalkeepers available, Clough moved swiftly to capture Liverpool

Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...

's David Martin on a month's loan. Martin made his debut in a 1–2 defeat at Doncaster Rovers

Doncaster Rovers F.C.

and kept his place for a 2–2 draw with Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

which put Derby firmly in the relegation dogfight after just one win in six games. Bywater returned the following game and, in his next three appearances earned consecutive Championship Team of the Week appearances after keeping clean sheet in a 0–0 draw at Hillsborough against Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

and in a 1–0 win over 4th placed Leicester City

Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...

. He was joined by Chris Porter in the Team of the Week for the win over Leicester and these results, coupled with a 1–1 draw at Q.P.R.

Queens Park Rangers F.C.

saw Derby finish March on a four match unbeaten run and 9 points clear of the relegation zone with just six games to play.

Away from the pitch, the club was the subject of a £37m take over bid from former Chairman Peter Gadsby

Peter Gadsby

Peter Gadsby is a millionaire property developer and lifelong Derby County fan who led a consortium to buy out Derby County football club in 2006.- Derby County takeover :...

and two other unnamed local businessmen, who expressed disillusionment with the club's American owners and revealed his intention to buy back the club, funded by equity. The bid was described in a statement released by Gadsby as “a serious and substantial one reflecting the current value of the club.” He also promised an additional £5m would be made available to Clough to sign players in the summer and expressed his intention to reinitiate the Pride Park Plaza redevelopment which would "provide superb new amenities for the city and its residents, offer considerable benefits to Rams fans and generate significant revenues for the club." The bid was flatly rejected by the club, who stated ""The club is not for sale, we have received an offer, but there's no interest in selling. We are focused on running the business of a football club."

April and May

April opened with the best possible start as Shaun Barker

Shaun Barker

Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...

's 1st half goal in a 1–0 win away to Coventry City

Coventry City F.C.

Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...

took Derby past the 50 points mark, usually enough to secure survival, though a 3–1 defeat at home to Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town F.C.

on Easter Monday meant the club was not mathematically safe. The Ipswich result was compounded by Stephen Pearson earning a two match ban after being sent off for foul and abusive language and manager Nigel Clough earning a charge of improper conduct after he was sent to the stands. He was fined £1,000 and given a one-match ban which he served during the final game of the campaign against Cardiff City

Cardiff City F.C.

. A 0–0 draw with Barnsley

Barnsley F.C.

Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...

left the club needing just a point from its final three games to guarantee survival, which duly arrived with a 1–1 draw with Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace F.C.

on April 17 2010. This meant that it was not possible for both Crystal Palace and Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

to overtake The Rams as they played each other at Hillsborough

Hillsborough Stadium

Hillsborough Stadium is the home of Sheffield Wednesday football club, Sheffield, England. Football has been played at the ground since it was opened on 2 September 1899, when Wednesday moved from their original ground at Olive Grove. Today it is a 39,812 capacity all-seater stadium, making it the...

on the final day of the season and ensured safety and Derby's place in the 2010–11 Football League Championship

2010–11 Football League Championship

The 2010–11 Football League Championship was the seventh season of the league under its current name and nineteenth season under its current league division format...

. Safety meant that Steve Davies

Steve Davies (footballer)

Steven Gary "Steve" Davies is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Derby County.-Tranmere Rovers:...

and Stephen Bywater

Stephen Bywater

were both rested for the remainder of the campaign, Davies having an ankle operation and Bywater resting a sprained rib joint. Bywater's injury resulted in Ross Atkins

Ross Atkins

Ross Michael Atkins is an English football goalkeeper currently playing for Burton Albion on loan from Derby County.-Club career:...

being recalled from a loan spell with Kidderminster Harriers

Kidderminster Harriers F.C.

. Paul Connolly

Paul Connolly

, who Sheffield United

Sheffield United F.C.

loan was initially extended for another week, returned when it became mathematically impossible for Sheffield United to make the playoffs. The season's away fixtures wrapped up with The Rams 13th away defeat of the campaign as the lost 2–1 at Bristol City

Bristol City F.C.

Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...

, meaning Derby had taken just 17 points from a possible 69 on the road. Derby's goalscorer in the game, Stephen Pearson

Stephen Pearson

, also underwent knee surgery, ruling him out for four months. Leading scorer Rob Hulse

Rob Hulse

also had an operation on his adductor tendon problem leaving Derby with 14 senior players ruled out for the final game of the season against Cardiff City

Cardiff City F.C.

. One of these, loanee Gilles Sunu

Gilles Sunu

Gilles Sunu is a French professional footballer who plays in France for Lorient as a striker. Sunu is a French youth international and currently plays on the under-21 team.-Career:...

, was returned to his parent club, Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

, one week early due to the injury. The season ended with a 2–0 win over Cardiff City

Cardiff City F.C.

which helped the club to record a 14th placed league finish and beat the previous seasons points total by 2.

Looking towards the 2010–11 season, Alan Tomlinson, who had been with the club as Head Physio since December 2007, left the club to "pursue other interests." The club announced it had agreed a deal to sign ADO Den Haag

ADO Den Haag

Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club...

utility player Danny Buijs

Danny Buijs

Danny Buijs is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock. He can play as a defensive midfielder.- Early life :Buijs was born in Dordrecht and raised in Alblasserdam...

once the Dutch football season

Football in the Netherlands

Football is the most popular Sport in the Netherlands. Football was introduced to the Netherlands by Pim Mulier in the 19th century when in 1879, at the age of 14, he founded Haarlemsche Football Club...

had finished, and gave Russell Anderson

Russell Anderson

Russell James Anderson is a Scottish footballer who plays for Championship side Derby County as a cente back...

, whose contract expired at the end of the season, a new two-year deal. Goalkeepers Saul Deeney

Saul Deeney

Saul Deeney is a footballer who plays for Derby County as a goalkeeper. He has previously represented the Republic of Ireland at Youth and under-21 level.-Club career:...

and Ross Atkins

Ross Atkins

Ross Michael Atkins is an English football goalkeeper currently playing for Burton Albion on loan from Derby County.-Club career:...

also signed new one year deals. They also confirmed their ongoing interest in Crewe Alexandra

Crewe Alexandra F.C.

defender John Brayford

John Brayford

and a desire to continue Michael Tonge

Michael Tonge

's loan from Stoke City

Stoke City F.C.

into the new campaign. Liverpool youngster Adam Pepper was also taken on trial, scoring in the reserves 3–2 defeat at West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion F.C.

, and Clough highlighted Scunthorpe United

Scunthorpe United F.C.

Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....

forward Gary Hooper

Gary Hooper

Gary Hooper is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League club Celtic.Hooper started his career at non-League Grays Athletic in 2003. While there he won the 2004-05 Conference South, as well as the FA Trophy twice in 2005 and 2006. After this Championship club...

as a "player we admire" and confirmed the loan of Tomasz Cywka

Tomasz Cywka

Tomasz Cywka , is a Polish footballer who plays for Derby County.-Club career:Cywka was part of the winning U-19 Gwarek Zabrze team which captured the 2006 Polish U-19 Championship.-Wigan:...

from Wigan Athletic

Wigan Athletic F.C.

was with one eye on next season. The club also announced that Season ticket

Season ticket

A season ticket is a ticket that grants privileges over a defined period of time.-Sport:In sport, a season ticket grants the holder access to all regular-season home games for one season without additional charges. The ticket usually offers a discounted price over purchasing a ticket for each of...

sales for the following season were matching those for the current campaign, with 2,000 season ticket sales on Friday 16 April 2010 being "one of the single busiest days in the Ticket Office's history." By close of the club's Early Bird offer (which froze 2010/11 Season Tickets at 2009/10 prices) on April 18, 2010, the club had sold 17,357 season tickets, 471 ahead of sales at the same point the previous summer, and claimed they had received calls from "several hundred" supporters who had been prevented from purchasing by the events of the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull

2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull

The 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull were volcanic events at Eyjafjöll in Iceland which, although relatively small for volcanic eruptions, caused enormous disruption to air travel across western and northern Europe over an initial period of six days in April 2010. Additional localised disruption...

End of Season Squad

Player	Country	Squad Number	Position	Signed From	Date	Fee Paid	Total Derby Appearances*	Total Derby Goals*
Stephen Bywater Stephen Bywater Stephen Michael Bywater, is an English professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He has made appearances for seven clubs, most notably his current club Derby County, where he won the 2007 Championship Playoff final and West Ham United, where he spent eight seasons and made over 60...	England	1	Goalkeeper	West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...	29 August 2006	£225k	142/1	0
Paul Connolly Paul Connolly Paul Connolly is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Leeds United as a right back, having previously played for Plymouth Argyle, Bideford, Derby County and Sheffield United.-Plymouth Argyle:...	England	2	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...	15 May 2008	Free	68/5	1
James McEveley James McEveley James Michael "Jay" McEveley is a professional footballer who currently plays for Barnsley, as a defender.-Blackburn Rovers:...	Scotland	3	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....	29 January 2007	£600k, rising to £1m	84/17	6
Paul Green Paul Green (footballer born 1983) Paul Jason Green is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays for Football League Championship side Derby County...	England	4	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...	1 July 2008	Free	74/3	8
Miles Addison Miles Addison Miles Vivien Esifi Addison is an English footballer who currently plays for Barnsley from Derby County in the Npower Championship. Addison can play as both a central defender or a central midfielder....	England	5	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Trainee	1 July 2005	N/A	52/3	4
Dean Leacock Dean Leacock Dean Leacock is an English footballer of Barbadian descent. He currently plays for Championship side Derby County, primarily as a centre back, but he can also play as a right back or a defensive midfielder....	England	6	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...	11 August 2006	£375k	89/11	0
Lee Croft Lee Croft Lee Robert Croft is an English footballer who plays as a right winger in Championship side Derby County....	England	7	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Unattached	25 June 2009	N/A	15/6	1
Robbie Savage Robbie Savage Robert William "Robbie" Savage is a football pundit and former Welsh professional footballer who played predominantly as a midfielder. During his career he captained Derby County, and also played for the Welsh national team. He now presents 606 on BBC Radio Five Live on Sunday evenings alongside...	Wales	8	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....	9 January 2008	£1.5m	90/5	3
Rob Hulse Rob Hulse Robert William "Rob" Hulse is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a striker.He had primarily spent his career at second tier level, playing there with Crewe Alexandra. West Bromwich Albion, Leeds United, Sheffield United and Derby County...	England	9	Forward	Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...	21 July 2008	£1.75m	84/11	30
Kris Commons Kris Commons Kris Commons is an English-born Scottish footballer who currently plays as a left winger for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Scotland national team...	Scotland	10	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Unattached	2 June 2008	Free	55/15	11
Gary Teale Gary Teale Gary Teale is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for St. Mirren.Teale started his career in Scotland in 1995 with Clydebank before spending three years with Ayr United...	Scotland	11	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...	11 January 2007	£600k	75/29	5
Chris Porter Chris Porter (footballer born 1983) Christopher John "Chris" Porter is an English footballer, who currently plays for Sheffield United. Born in Wigan, England he has also played for Bury, Oldham Athletic, Motherwell and Derby County.-Early career:...	England	12	Forward	Motherwell Motherwell F.C. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...	1 February 2009	£400k	17/13	7
Saul Deeney Saul Deeney Saul Deeney is a footballer who plays for Derby County as a goalkeeper. He has previously represented the Republic of Ireland at Youth and under-21 level.-Club career:...	Republic of Ireland	13	Goalkeeper	Unattached	31 July 2009	Free	2/1	0
Shaun Barker Shaun Barker Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...	England	14	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...	15 July 2009	£900k	35/3	5
Luke Varney Luke Varney Luke Ivan Varney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Portsmouth. He started his career with non-league Quorn, a club in his home county of Leicestershire, before moving to league football with Crewe Alexandra...	England	15	Forward	Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...	27 November 2008	£1m+	10/4	1
Stephen Pearson Stephen Pearson Stephen Paul Pearson is a Scottish footballer who plays for Bristol City, on loan from Derby County in the English Championship. He is a full international for Scotland, and also played for Motherwell, Celtic and Stoke City.-Early career:Pearson was born in Lanark...	Scotland	16	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Celtic	11 January 2007	£750k	82/12	3
Jake Buxton Jake Buxton Jake Buxton is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Derby County.-Mansfield Town:Buxton came up through the youth system at Mansfield, winning the Youth Team Player of the Year award in 2002, and made his first-team debut in October 2002 in a Football League Trophy match...	England	17	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Burton Albion Burton Albion F.C. Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005...	1 July 2009	Free	24	1
Ben Pringle Ben Pringle Ben Pringle is an English professional footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Rotherham United.-Career:Pringle started his career as a trainee with West Bromwich Albion, and later played for Newcastle Blue Star and Morpeth Town. He then joined Ilkeston Town, and helped them gain...	England	18	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Ilkeston Town Ilkeston Town F.C. Ilkeston Football Club is an English football club based at the New Manor Ground in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.-History:The club was established in 1894 as Ilkeston Town F.C.....	1 July 2009	Free	2/4	0
Michael Tonge Michael Tonge Michael William Eric Tonge is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City.Born in Manchester and raised in Astley, Tonge began his football career at Manchester United but moved to Sheffield United at the age of 16 after being released by the Premier League club. Tonge attended Bedford High...	England	19	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...	1 Feb 2010	Loan	19	2
Steve Davies Steve Davies (footballer) Steven Gary "Steve" Davies is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Derby County.-Tranmere Rovers:...	England	20	Forward	Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...	12 June 2008	£275k, rising to £725k	20/26	6
Dean Moxey Dean Moxey Dean William Moxey is an English professional footballer who plays for Championship side Crystal Palace. He is a left-sided player, comfortable at either left back or on the left side of midfield. He has been capped by England at semi-professional level.-Exeter City:Moxey began his career as a...	England	21	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...	26 June 2009	£300k, rising to £500k	31/3	0
Arnaud Mendy Arnaud Mendy Arnaud Mendy is a naturalized Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder who currently plays for Macclesfield Town.-Career:...	France	22	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Trainee	1 July 2009	N/A	0/1	0
Mark O'Brien Mark O'Brien (footballer born 1992) Mark O'Brien is a Republic of Ireland youth international footballer who plays as a central defender for Derby County. His older brother Jamie O'Brien is also a professional footballer...	Republic of Ireland	23	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Trainee	1 July 2009	N/A	0/1	0
Nicky Hunt Nicky Hunt Nicholas Brett "Nicky" Hunt is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a right back.-Bolton Wanderers:Hunt made his professional debut as a substitute for Colin Hendry in the First Division match against Sheffield United on the final day of the 2000–01 season, shortly before Bolton won...	England	24	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....	7 Jan 2010	Loan	22/1	0
David Martin Dave Martin (footballer born 1985) David John "Dave" Martin is an English footballer, who plays for Derby County. He plays in midfield.-Early career:Martin was spotted at the age of 10 by Brighton & Hove Albion before moving to Kent based Slade Green and then Dartford...	England	25	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...	9 Feb 2010	Loan	2/9	1
Lee Hendrie Lee Hendrie Lee Andrew Hendrie is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kidderminster Harriers in the Football Conference. The majority of his career was spent with Premier League club Aston Villa, where he spent fourteen years and became known as a somewhat controversial figure...	England	26	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...	1 September 2009	P/Ex Part exchange A part exchange or part exchange deal is a type of contract. In a part exchange, instead of one party to the contract paying money and the other party supplying goods/services, both parties supply goods/services, the first party supplying part money and part goods/services.Whether a part exchange...	5/5	0
Russell Anderson Russell Anderson Russell James Anderson is a Scottish footballer who plays for Championship side Derby County as a cente back...	Scotland	27	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Unattached	15 January 2010	Free	9/6	1
Mitchell Hanson	England	28	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Trainee	1 July 2007	N/A	0/1	0
Greg Mills Greg Mills (footballer) Gregory Adam Mills is an English footballer who plays for AFC Telford United as a midfielder.-Career:Mills progressed through the ranks at Derby and was a regular part of the Derby County Reserves pre-season for the 2009/10 season, scoring twice...	England	29	Forward	Trainee	1 July 2009	N/A	0/2	0
Tomasz Cywka Tomasz Cywka Tomasz Cywka , is a Polish footballer who plays for Derby County.-Club career:Cywka was part of the winning U-19 Gwarek Zabrze team which captured the 2006 Polish U-19 Championship.-Wigan:...	Poland	31	Forward	Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...	25 March 2010	Loan	4/1	0
Mark Dudley Mark Dudley Mark Dudley is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference North side Hinckley United...	England	33	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Trainee	1 July 2008	N/A	0/1	0
Ross Atkins Ross Atkins Ross Michael Atkins is an English football goalkeeper currently playing for Burton Albion on loan from Derby County.-Club career:...	England	34	Goalkeeper	Trainee	1 July 2009	N/A	0	0
Callum Ball Callum Ball Callum Reece Ball is a professional footballer, currently playing for Football League Championship side Derby County. He plays as a striker.-Playing career:...	England	35	Forward	Trainee	2 Jan 2009	N/A	0/1	0
Ryan Connolly Ryan Connolly Ryan Connolly is an Irish professional footballer, currently playing for Scottish First Division side Ayr United on loan from Football League Championship side Derby County...		36	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Trainee	1 Jan 2010	N/A	0/1	0
James Severn James Severn James Alexander R. M. Severn is an English footballer who plays for Derby County, as a goalkeeper. He is currently on loan at Eastwood Town until 31 December 2011.-Football career:...	England	37	Goalkeeper	Trainee	1 July 2009	N/A	0	0
Jeff Hendrick Jeff Hendrick Jeffrey Hendrick is an Irish professional footballer, currently playing as a midfielder for English Football League Championship side Derby County...		38	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Trainee	2 May 2010	N/A	0	0

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Player	Country	Squad number	Position	Signed From	Date	Fee Paid
Lee Croft Lee Croft Lee Robert Croft is an English footballer who plays as a right winger in Championship side Derby County....	England	7	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Norwich City	25 June 2009	Free
Dean Moxey Dean Moxey Dean William Moxey is an English professional footballer who plays for Championship side Crystal Palace. He is a left-sided player, comfortable at either left back or on the left side of midfield. He has been capped by England at semi-professional level.-Exeter City:Moxey began his career as a...	England	21	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...	26 June 2009	£300k
Jake Buxton Jake Buxton Jake Buxton is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Derby County.-Mansfield Town:Buxton came up through the youth system at Mansfield, winning the Youth Team Player of the Year award in 2002, and made his first-team debut in October 2002 in a Football League Trophy match...	England	17	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Burton Albion Burton Albion F.C. Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005...	1 July 2009	Free
Ben Pringle Ben Pringle Ben Pringle is an English professional footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Rotherham United.-Career:Pringle started his career as a trainee with West Bromwich Albion, and later played for Newcastle Blue Star and Morpeth Town. He then joined Ilkeston Town, and helped them gain...	England	18	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Ilkeston Town Ilkeston Town F.C. Ilkeston Football Club is an English football club based at the New Manor Ground in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.-History:The club was established in 1894 as Ilkeston Town F.C.....	1 July 2009	Free
Shaun Barker Shaun Barker Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...	England	14	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...	15 July 2009	£900k
Saul Deeney Saul Deeney Saul Deeney is a footballer who plays for Derby County as a goalkeeper. He has previously represented the Republic of Ireland at Youth and under-21 level.-Club career:...	Republic of Ireland	13	Goalkeeper	Burton Albion	31 July 2009	Free
Medi Abalimba	Republic of the Congo	--	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...	20 August 2009	Undisclosed
Lee Hendrie Lee Hendrie Lee Andrew Hendrie is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kidderminster Harriers in the Football Conference. The majority of his career was spent with Premier League club Aston Villa, where he spent fourteen years and became known as a somewhat controversial figure...	England	26	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...	1 September 2009	P/EX
Russell Anderson Russell Anderson Russell James Anderson is a Scottish footballer who plays for Championship side Derby County as a cente back...	Scotland	27	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...	15 January 2010	Free

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Player	Country	Squad number	Position	Loaned From	Date	Loan Duration
Jake Livermore Jake Livermore Jake Cyril Livermore is an English footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a centre midfielder.-Tottenham Hotspur:...	England	24	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....	10 August 2009	Five Months
Paul Dickov Paul Dickov Paul Dickov is a retired Scottish footballer, turned manager who is currently in charge of League One side Oldham Athletic...	Scotland	25	Forward	Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...	28 August 2009	Four Months
James Vaughan	England	31	Forward	Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...	18 September 2009
Fredrik Stoor Fredrik Stoor Fredrik Olof Esaias Stoor Siekkinen is a Swedish footballer who currently plays as a right back for Vålerenga.-Hammarby:...	Sweden	27	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...	26 September 2009	Three Months
Bryan Hughes Bryan Hughes Bryan Hughes is an English professional footballer who is currently playing for English League Two side Accrington Stanley. He notably played in the Premier League for Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic and Hull City...	Wales	32	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...	22 October 2009	One month
DJ Campbell	England	32	Forward	Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...	26 November 2009	Two months
Lee Johnson Lee Johnson (footballer) Lee David Johnson is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a midfielder who is currently on loan at Chesterfield....	England	19	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...	1 January 2010	One month
Nicky Hunt Nicky Hunt Nicholas Brett "Nicky" Hunt is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a right back.-Bolton Wanderers:Hunt made his professional debut as a substitute for Colin Hendry in the First Division match against Sheffield United on the final day of the 2000–01 season, shortly before Bolton won...	England	24	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....	7 January 2010	Five Months
Javan Vidal Javan Vidal Javan Noel Vidal is an English footballer who plays as a defender and is currently unattached. He has previously played for Manchester City, Grimsby Town, Aberdeen, Derby County and Chesterfield.-Manchester City:...	England	31	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...	1 Feb 2010
Michael Tonge Michael Tonge Michael William Eric Tonge is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City.Born in Manchester and raised in Astley, Tonge began his football career at Manchester United but moved to Sheffield United at the age of 16 after being released by the Premier League club. Tonge attended Bedford High...	England	19	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...	1 Feb 2010	Three Months
David Martin Dave Martin (footballer born 1985) David John "Dave" Martin is an English footballer, who plays for Derby County. He plays in midfield.-Early career:Martin was spotted at the age of 10 by Brighton & Hove Albion before moving to Kent based Slade Green and then Dartford...	England	25	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...	9 Feb 2010	Three Months
Gilles Sunu Gilles Sunu Gilles Sunu is a French professional footballer who plays in France for Lorient as a striker. Sunu is a French youth international and currently plays on the under-21 team.-Career:...	France	32	Forward	Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...	19 Feb 2010
David Martin	England	30	Goalkeeper	Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...	12 March 2010	One Month
Tomasz Cywka Tomasz Cywka Tomasz Cywka , is a Polish footballer who plays for Derby County.-Club career:Cywka was part of the winning U-19 Gwarek Zabrze team which captured the 2006 Polish U-19 Championship.-Wigan:...	England	31	Forward	Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...	25 March 2010	Seven weeks

Total spending: ~ £1.2m

Out

Permanent

Player	Country	Squad number	Position	Signed From	Date	Fee Paid	Total Derby Appearances	Total Derby Goals	Sold To	Date	Fee Received
Andy Todd	England	22	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....	7 July 2007	£700k	26/10	1	Perth Glory	18 May 2009	N/A
Paris Simmons Paris Simmons Paris Simmons is an English footballer currently playing for New Orleans Jesters in the USL Premier Development League.-England:...	England	--	Forward	Trainee	1 August 2007	N/A	0/1	0	End of Contract	18 May 2009	N/A
Mile Sterjovski Mile Sterjovski Mile Sterjovski is an Australian football player, who currently plays for Perth Glory and played for the Australian national team from 2000 to 2010, before he retired from international football after his non-selection for the 2010 FIFA World Cup...	Australia	16	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Gençlerbirliği	24 January 2008	£300k	16/14	2	Perth Glory Perth Glory FC Perth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...	11 June 2009	Free
Tyrone Mears Tyrone Mears Tyrone Mears is an English professional footballer of Sierra Leonean descent who currently plays as a right-back for Bolton Wanderers. His previous clubs include Preston North End, West Ham United, Derby County, Olympique de Marseille and Burnley...	Jamaica	14	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...	4 July 2007	£1m	39/9	2	Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...	30 June 2009	£500k
Emanuel Villa Emanuel Villa Emanuel Alejandro "Tito" Villa is an Argentine football striker. He currently plays for Cruz Azul in Mexico.-Early career:Villa started his career at Club Atlético Huracán in the Primera Division Argentina in 2001...	Argentina	10	Forward	Tecos UAG	4 January 2008	£2m	25/28	9	Cruz Azul	2 July 2009	£1.5m
Liam Dickinson Liam Dickinson Liam Michael Dickinson is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Southend United.-Early career:Dickinson began his career at Blackpool's Centre of Excellence where he was offered a contract, but he chose instead to sign for Bolton Wanderers before joining Blackburn Rovers...	England	29	Forward	Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...	1 July 2008	£750k	0	0	Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....	14 July 2009	£300k
Lewin Nyatanga Lewin Nyatanga Lewin John Nyatanga is a Welsh footballer who plays for Bristol City and the Wales national team as a defender.-Derby County:...	Wales	19	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Trainee	24 August 2005	N/A	69/7	4	Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...	15 July 2009	£500k
Roy Carroll Roy Carroll Roy Eric Carroll is a Northern Irish footballer who is currently playing for Greek Superleague club OFI Crete. He is a goalkeeper and is best known for his spells at Wigan Athletic and Manchester United, where he won the 2004 FA Cup...	Northern Ireland	--	Goalkeeper	Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...	31 January 2008	Free	38 (0)	0	Odense Boldklub	17 August 2009	Free
Claude Davis Claude Davis Claude Davis is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a centre back. He currently plays for Crawley Town F.C. in English League Two.-Portmore United:...	Jamaica	--	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...	25 July 2007	£3m	29/2	0	Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...	30 August 2009	Free
Martin Albrechtsen Martin Albrechtsen Martin Albrechtsen is a Danish professional football player, currently playing for the Danish superliga team FC Midtjylland. He can play in any position across the back four and has played four games for the Danish national team...	Denmark	--	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...	30 June 2008	Free	42	3	FC Midtjylland FC Midtjylland FC Midtjylland is a professional Danish football team from Herning and Ikast. The team is a result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad...	30 August 2009	Free
Jordan Stewart Jordan Stewart Jordan Barrington Stewart is an English footballer, who currently plays for Millwall in the Football League Championship. He plays either as a left-back or left-winger, and if required, can play at centre-back....	England	--	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Unattached	30 May 2008	Free	33 (0)	2	Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...	1 September 2009	P/EX
Giles Barnes Giles Barnes Giles Gordon Barnes is an English professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Doncaster Rovers. He is most notable for his spell at Derby County, where he won the club's Young Player of the Year award in 2007 and was Championship Player of the Month in March 2007. He qualifies for the...	England	19	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Trainee	1 July 2005	N/A	66/28	13	Released	11 December 2009	Free
Ruben Zadkovich Ruben Zadkovich Ruben Zadkovich is an Australian football player who attended Woonona High School in Wollongong NSW and currently plays for the Newcastle United Jets in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:...	Australia	--	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Sydney FC Sydney FC Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...	17 April 2008	Free	2/5	0	Released	23 January 2010	Free
Aleksandar Prijović Aleksandar Prijovic Aleksandar Prijović is a Swiss-born Serbian footballer.-Early career:Prijović started his career as a youth player with his home town club FC St...	Serbia	--	Striker Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	Unattached	7 August 2008	Free	0	0	FC Sion FC Sion FC Sion is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909, and play their home games at the Stade Tourbillon. They have won the Swiss Super League twice, and the Swiss Cup in each of their twelve appearances in the final, the most recent being in 2011.The first team also...	1 February 2010	Free

Loan

Player	Country	Squad number	Position	Loaned To	Date	Loan Duration
Lewis Price Lewis Price Lewis Peter Price is a Welsh international goalkeeper who plays for Crystal Palace. He has previously played for Derby County and Ipswich Town-Ipswich Town:...	Wales	--	Goalkeeper	Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....	8 July 2009	Season Long
Luke Varney Luke Varney Luke Ivan Varney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Portsmouth. He started his career with non-league Quorn, a club in his home county of Leicestershire, before moving to league football with Crewe Alexandra...	England	15	Forward	Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...	21 August 2009	Four Months
Greg Mills Greg Mills (footballer) Gregory Adam Mills is an English footballer who plays for AFC Telford United as a midfielder.-Career:Mills progressed through the ranks at Derby and was a regular part of the Derby County Reserves pre-season for the 2009/10 season, scoring twice...	England	29	Forward	Solihull Moors Solihull Moors F.C. Solihull Moors F.C. is an English football club, founded in 2007 by the merger of Moor Green and Solihull Borough.The club plays its games at Damson Park, Solihull and competes in the Conference North.-History:...	10 September 2009
Jermaine Johnson	England	--	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Stafford Rangers Stafford Rangers F.C. Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts...	10 September 2009	One Month
Mark Dudley Mark Dudley Mark Dudley is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference North side Hinckley United...	England	33	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Alfreton Town Alfreton Town F.C. Alfreton Town F.C. is an English football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire. The club was reformed after a merger between Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfreton United in 1959...	3 October 2009
Arnaud Mendy Arnaud Mendy Arnaud Mendy is a naturalized Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder who currently plays for Macclesfield Town.-Career:...	France	22	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...	16 October 2009
Mark Dudley Mark Dudley Mark Dudley is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference North side Hinckley United...	England	33	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Hinckley United Hinckley United F.C. Hinckley United Football Club are an English football club, from Hinckley, Leicestershire currently playing in the Conference North. Formed only in 1997, the club has risen from the Southern League Midland/West Division to the Conference North in those 14 years...	14 November 2009	Two Months
Jermaine Johnson	England	--	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Stafford Rangers Stafford Rangers F.C. Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts...	18 November 2009	Two Months
Greg Mills Greg Mills (footballer) Gregory Adam Mills is an English footballer who plays for AFC Telford United as a midfielder.-Career:Mills progressed through the ranks at Derby and was a regular part of the Derby County Reserves pre-season for the 2009/10 season, scoring twice...	England	29	Forward	Solihull Moors Solihull Moors F.C. Solihull Moors F.C. is an English football club, founded in 2007 by the merger of Moor Green and Solihull Borough.The club plays its games at Damson Park, Solihull and competes in the Conference North.-History:...	19 November 2009	Six Weeks
Henrik Ojamaa	Estonia	--	Forward	Stafford Rangers Stafford Rangers F.C. Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts...	27 November 2009	One Month
Luke Varney Luke Varney Luke Ivan Varney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Portsmouth. He started his career with non-league Quorn, a club in his home county of Leicestershire, before moving to league football with Crewe Alexandra...	England	15	Forward	Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...	21 January 2010	Five Months
Ross Atkins Ross Atkins Ross Michael Atkins is an English football goalkeeper currently playing for Burton Albion on loan from Derby County.-Club career:...	England	34	Goalkeeper	Burton Albion Burton Albion F.C. Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005...	22 January 2010	One Month
Greg Mills Greg Mills (footballer) Gregory Adam Mills is an English footballer who plays for AFC Telford United as a midfielder.-Career:Mills progressed through the ranks at Derby and was a regular part of the Derby County Reserves pre-season for the 2009/10 season, scoring twice...	England	29	Striker Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town F.C. Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...	29 January 2010	One Month
Mark Dudley Mark Dudley Mark Dudley is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference North side Hinckley United...	England	33	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Hinckley United Hinckley United F.C. Hinckley United Football Club are an English football club, from Hinckley, Leicestershire currently playing in the Conference North. Formed only in 1997, the club has risen from the Southern League Midland/West Division to the Conference North in those 14 years...	5 February 2010	One Month
Ross Atkins Ross Atkins Ross Michael Atkins is an English football goalkeeper currently playing for Burton Albion on loan from Derby County.-Club career:...	England	34	Goalkeeper	Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers F.C. Kidderminster Harriers F.C. are an English football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire formed in 1886 They currently play in the Conference National and have played at Aggborough Stadium since they were formed...	18 February 2010
Alex Forde	England	--	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Solihull Moors Solihull Moors F.C. Solihull Moors F.C. is an English football club, founded in 2007 by the merger of Moor Green and Solihull Borough.The club plays its games at Damson Park, Solihull and competes in the Conference North.-History:...	22 February 2010	One Month
Paul Connolly Paul Connolly Paul Connolly is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Leeds United as a right back, having previously played for Plymouth Argyle, Bideford, Derby County and Sheffield United.-Plymouth Argyle:...	England	2	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...	16 March 2010	Five Weeks
Lee Hendrie Lee Hendrie Lee Andrew Hendrie is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kidderminster Harriers in the Football Conference. The majority of his career was spent with Premier League club Aston Villa, where he spent fourteen years and became known as a somewhat controversial figure...	England	26	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....	23 March 2010	Seven Weeks

Total income: ~ £2.8 million

Notes

I Vaughan returned to Everton on October 24 due to injury.

II Manchester City recalled Vidal from his loan spell after activating a clause in the deal.

III Sunu returned to Arsenal early when a shin injury ruled him out of the final game of the season.

IV Mills returned to Derby a few days in to his second month on loan due to Derby's injury list.

V Dudley was recalled from his loan spell at Alfreton after 28 day.

VI Mendy returned to Derby on October 30, after Grimsby cancelled his loan early

VII Atkins as recalled on April 20 after a rib injury saw Stephen Bywater

Stephen Bywater

ruled out for the rest of the season.

Results

Friendlies

Date	Competition	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
11 July 2009	Friendly	Burton Albion Burton Albion F.C. Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005...	A	1–0	Porter	Unknown
18 July 2009	Derbyshire FA Centenary Cup Derbyshire FA Centenary Cup The Derbyshire FA Centenary Cup is an annual friendly association football competition, primarily played between Derbyshire's two professional clubs, Derby County and Chesterfield, established in 1983.-Background and history:...	Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...	A	1–2	Green	3,716
21 July 2009	Friendly	Yeovil Town Yeovil Town F.C. Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...	A	2–0	Davies	Unknown
23 July 2009	Friendly	Torquay United Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...	A	0–0		Unknown
25 July 2009	Friendly	Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...	A	3–1	Green , Davies	2,785 (503 away support)
28 July 2009	Friendly	Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...	A	3–2	Davies , Savage , Commons	3,859 (1,182 away support)
1 August 2009	Friendly	Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...	H	2–2	Pearson , Mendy	23,259
1 September 2009	Friendly	Atlético Marbella UD Marbella Unión Deportiva Marbella is a Spanish football team based in Marbella, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1997, it currently plays in 3ª - Group 9, holding home matches at Estadio Municipal de Marbella, with a capacity of 9,000 seats....	A	2–0	Pringle , Teale (pen)	Unknown
5 October 2009	Friendly	Ilkeston Town Ilkeston Town F.C. Ilkeston Football Club is an English football club based at the New Manor Ground in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.-History:The club was established in 1894 as Ilkeston Town F.C.....	A	4–1	Teale , Ojamaa , Prijović , Mendy	Unknown
12 November 2009	Friendly	ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club...	A	0–1		Unknown
22 December 2009	Friendly	Burton Albion Burton Albion F.C. Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005...	H	2–2	Prijović , Mills	Unknown

Football League Championship

Date	Match No.	K.O.	Opponents	Home/ Away	Full Time F – A	Derby Scorers	Attendance	Referee	Pos
8 August 2009	1	3.00pm	Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...	H Pride Park Stadium Pride Park Stadium is an all-seater football stadium located on the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby, England. It is the current home of Football League Championship club Derby County, who moved to the stadium from the Baseball Ground upon its opening in 1997...	2–1	Addison , Teale	33,010	P. Taylor Paul Taylor (referee) Paul Taylor is an English football referee, who previously took charge of Premier League matches for just one season, and now officiates in the Football League. He has also officiated for UEFA and FIFA in the past... (Enfield London Borough of Enfield The London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London. It borders the London Boroughs of Barnet, Haringey and Waltham Forest... )	2
15 August 2009	2	3.00pm	Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....	A Glanford Park Glanford Park is a football stadium in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, and the current home of Scunthorpe United. It is the smallest stadium by capacity in the Championship ....	2–3	Green , Commons	7,352 (2,092 away fans)	G. W. Horwood (Bedfordshire Bedfordshire Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east.... )	9
18 August 2009	3	7.45pm	Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...	A Bloomfield Road Bloomfield Road is an all-seater football stadium in the English town of Blackpool, Lancashire. It has been the permanent home of Blackpool F.C. since 1901 and is named after the road on which the stadium's main entrance used to stand. The stadium has been in a process of redevelopment since 2000...	0–0		8,056 (1,303 away fans)	E. L. Ilderton (Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972... )	12
22 August 2009	4	3.00pm	Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...	H	2–1	Buxton , Addison	26,186 (526 away fans)	C. L. Pawson (S. Yorkshire South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield... )	10
29 August 2009	5	1.00pm	Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...	A City Ground The City Ground is a football stadium in the West Bridgford area of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, on the banks of the River Trent. It has been home to Nottingham Forest Football Club since 1898, and has a capacity of 30,602 ....	2–3	Morgan Wes Morgan Westley Nathan "Wes" Morgan is an English footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest as a defender. He has been a regular at centre-back for the club for several years, and is currently the club's longest-serving player.-Career:... (O.G.) , Livermore	28,143 (4,376 away fans)	M. Atkinson Martin Atkinson -Europe and international:On 13 October 2007, Atkinson refereed a group C qualifier for Euro 2008 between Moldova and Turkey. The game in the Moldovan capital Chişinău ended a 1–1 draw, with the referee showing two yellow cards.... (W. Yorkshire West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972.... )	11
12 September 2009	6	1.00pm	Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...	H	0–1		28,441 (2,743 away fans)	A. D'Urso Andy D'Urso Andrew Paul D'Urso is an English football referee in the Football League. D'Urso is based in Billericay, Essex and is a member of the Barking & Dagenham Referees Society.-Career:... (Essex Essex Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west... )	15
15 September 2009	7	7.45pm	Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...	H	2–3	Hulse , Barker	27,609 (748 away fans)	N. Miller (Co. Durham County Durham County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington... )	15
19 September 2009	8	3.00pm	Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...	A Selhurst Park Selhurst Park is an English football stadium located in the London suburb of South Norwood in the Borough of Croydon. It is the current home ground of Crystal Palace Football Club. Its present capacity is 26,309.-History:...	0–1		12,760 (963 away fans)	M. Oliver (Northumberland Northumberland Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region... )	17
26 September 2009	9	3.00pm	Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...	H	1–0	Teale	27,144	M. Russell (Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and... )	16
29 September 2009	10	7.45pm	Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...	A	1–6	Hulse	18,670	S. A. Hooper (Wiltshire Wiltshire Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers... )	20
3 October 2009	11	3.00pm	Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...	H	3–0	Croft , McEveley , Hulse	30,116 (2,858 away fans)	C. Foy Chris Foy (referee) Christopher J. Foy is an English professional football referee who officiates in the Premier League.... (St. Helens St Helens, Merseyside St Helens is a large town in Merseyside, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens with a population of just over 100,000, part of an urban area with a total population of 176,843 at the time of the 2001 Census... )	17
17 October 2009	12	3.00pm	Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...	A Walkers Stadium The King Power Stadium is a football stadium which hosts home matches of English football club Leicester City. The all-seater stadium, inaugurated in July 2002, holds 32,500 and has the 19th largest stadium capacity in England. The stadium is named after King Power, a company owned by club owner...	0–0		28,875 (3,307 away fans)	M. Dean Mike Dean (referee) -Coin-throwing incident:On 5 April 2009 in the South Wales derby between Cardiff City and Swansea City, Dean suffered a cut to the forehead resulting from what appeared to be a coin thrown by a Cardiff supporter. He later awarded Cardiff a debatable penalty, which was converted to earn a draw for... (Wirral Wirral Peninsula Wirral or the Wirral is a peninsula in North West England. It is bounded by three bodies of water: to the west by the River Dee, forming a boundary with Wales, to the east by the River Mersey and to the north by the Irish Sea. Both terms "Wirral" and "the Wirral" are used locally , although the... )	17
20 October 2009	13	7.45pm	Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...	A Riverside Stadium The Riverside Stadium is a football stadium in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, which has been the home of Middlesbrough F.C. since it opened in 1995...	0–2		17,459 (385 away fans)	J. Moss (Yorkshire Yorkshire Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform... )	19
24 October 2009	14	5.30pm	Q.P.R. Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...	H	2–4	Dickov , Savage	30,135 (733 away fans)	M. Haywood (W. Yorkshire West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972.... )	19
31 October 2009	15	3.00pm	Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....	A Portman Road Portman Road is an association football stadium in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It has been the home ground of Ipswich Town F.C. since 1884. The stadium has also hosted a number of England youth international matches, and one senior England friendly international match, against Croatia in 2003...	0–1		20,299 (500 away fans)	A. Taylor (Cheshire Cheshire Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow... )	20
7 November 2009	16	7.45pm	Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...	H	2–1	Hulse	26, 511 (681 away fans)	P. T. Crossley (Kent Kent Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of... )	17
20 November 2009	17	7.45pm	Swansea City Swansea City A.F.C. Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...	A Liberty Stadium, Swansea The Liberty Stadium is a purpose-built sports stadium and conferencing venue in the Landore area of Swansea, Wales. The stadium is all-seated, with a capacity of 20,532 making it the largest purpose-built venue in Swansea and the third largest stadium in Wales after the Millennium Stadium and the...	0–1		17, 804 (420 away fans)	R. East (Wiltshire Wiltshire Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers... )	18
28 November 2009	18	3.00pm	Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...	H	2–1	Green , Hulse	30,174	A. Haines (Tyne & Wear)	16
5 December 2009	19	3.00pm	West Bromwich West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...	H	2–2	Dickov , Campbell	30,127 (3, 065 away fans)	D. Deadman (Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west... )	17
8 December 2009	20	7.45pm	Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...	A Deepdale Deepdale is a stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England, the home of Preston North End F.C. and, up to 2010, England's National Football Museum. Preston North End are one of the founder members of the Football League.- History :...	0–0		11, 755	P. Gibbs (Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... )	17
12 December 2009	21	3.00pm	Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...	A Vicarage Road Vicarage Road, a stadium in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, is the home of the football club Watford and their tenants, the Saracens rugby union club. An all-seater stadium, its current capacity is 17,477.-History:...	1–0	Porter	14,063 (894 away fans)	K. Stroud (Gillingham Gillingham, Kent Gillingham is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is part of the ceremonial county of Kent. The town includes the settlements of Brompton, Hempstead, Rainham, Rainham Mark and Twydall.... )	17
19 December 2009	22	3.00pm	Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...	H	0–2		28, 734	T. Kettle (Berkshire Berkshire Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and... )	18
26 December 2009	23	3.00pm	Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...	H	0–2		30, 313 (1, 218 away fans)	S. Mathieson (Stockport Stockport Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name... )	18
28 December 2009	24	5.20pm	Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...	A St James' Park St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...	0–0		47, 505 (2,200 away fans)	K. Wright (Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west... )	18
9 January 2010	25	3.00pm	Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....	H	1–4	Williams Marcus Williams (footballer) Marcus Vincent Williams is an English professional footballer who plays for Sheffield United on loan from Reading of the Football League Championship.-Scunthorpe United:... (O.G.)	28,106 (754 away fans)	K. Wolmer (Northampton Northampton Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is... )	18
16 January 2010	26	3.00pm	Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...	A London Road -England:There are countless London Roads in the UK. Only those significant outside their local area are listed here:* London Road, Brighton; for which a railway station is named* London Road, Guildford; for which a railway station is named...	3–0	Davies , Campbell	10,280 (2,517 away fans)	N. Miller (Co. Durham County Durham County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington... )	18
26 January 2010	27	7.45pm	Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...	A Home Park Home Park is an all-seater football stadium in the Central Park area of Plymouth, England, and is the home of Football League Two club Plymouth Argyle. The ground, given the nickname the Theatre of Greens by the club's supporters, has been Argyle's permanent residence since 1901...	0–1		7,996 (504 away fans)	A. Hall (Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... )	19
30 January 2010	28	1.00pm	Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...	H	1–0	Hulse	32,674	N. Swarbrick Neil Swarbrick Neil Swarbrick is an English professional football referee who generally officiates in the Premier League after being promoted to the Select Group of Referees in 2011. He is based in Preston, Lancashire.-Career:... (Lancashire Lancashire Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston... )	17
6 February 2010	29	3.00pm	Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...	A Bramall Lane -Cricket at the Lane:Bramall Lane opened as a cricket ground in 1855, having been leased by Michael Ellison from the Duke of Norfolk at an annual rent of £70. The site was then away from the town's industrial area, and relatively free from smoke. It was built to host the matches of local cricket...	1–1	Savage	25,300	G. Salisbury (Lancashire Lancashire Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston... )	18
9 February 2010	30	7.45pm	Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...	H	3–0	Hulse , Commons , Barker ,	28,607 (2,413 away fans)	A. Taylor Anthony Taylor (referee) Anthony Taylor is an English football referee from Wythenshawe, Manchester who, since 2010, is on the list of Select Group Referees who officiate in the Premier League.-Refereeing career:... (Greater Manchester Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the... )	14
16 February 2010	31	7.45pm	Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...	H	5–3	Jones (O.G.) , Commons , Hulse , Barker	26,993 (500 away fans)	C. L. Pawson (S. Yorkshire South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield... )	12
20 February 2010	32	3.00pm	Swansea City	H	0–1		31,024 (1,407 away fans)	S.Tanner Steve Tanner (referee) Stephen J. Tanner is an English association football referee who operates in The Football League. He was a FIFA listed referee between 2008-2009.-Career:... (Somerset Somerset The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the... )	14
28 February 2010	33	3.00pm	West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...	A The Hawthorns The Hawthorns is an all-seater football stadium in West Bromwich, Sandwell, England, with a capacity of 26,484. It has been the home of West Bromwich Albion F.C. since 1900, when it became the sixth ground to be used by the club. The ground was the last Football League ground to be built in the...	1–3	Porter	23,335 (2,200 away fans)	P. T. Crossley (Kent Kent Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of... )	16
6 March 2010	34	3.00pm	Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...	H	2–0	Tonge , Porter	29,492 (776 away fans)	G. W. Horwood (Bedfordshire Bedfordshire Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east.... )	14
10 March 2010	35	8.00pm	Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...	A Madejski Stadium The Madejski Stadium is a stadium in Reading, Berkshire, England. The stadium is the home of Reading Football Club and to the rugby union club London Irish as tenants. It also provides the finish for the Reading Half Marathon...	1–4	Sunu	14,096 (680 away fans)	K. Wright (Cambridgeshire)	16
13 March 2010	36	3.00pm	Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...	A	1–2	Hulse	11,858 (2,153 away fans)	S. A. Hooper (Wiltshire)	18
16 March 2010	37	7.45pm	Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...	H	2–2	Porter , Tonge	27,143 (628 away fans)	D. J. Phillips (W. Sussex Sussex Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West... )	17
20 March 2010	38	3.00pm	Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...	A Hillsborough Stadium Hillsborough Stadium is the home of Sheffield Wednesday football club, Sheffield, England. Football has been played at the ground since it was opened on 2 September 1899, when Wednesday moved from their original ground at Olive Grove. Today it is a 39,812 capacity all-seater stadium, making it the...	0–0		21,827 (2,750 away fans)	J. Linington (Isle of Wight Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent... )	18
23 March 2010	39	7.45pm	Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...	A Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,...	1–1	Barker	12,569 (783 away fans)	M. Russell (Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and... )	18
27 March 2010	40	3.00pm	Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...	H	1–0	King (O.G.)	30,259 (3,055 away fans)	C. Webster (Tyne & Wear)	17
3 April 2010	41	3.00pm	Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...	A Ricoh Arena The Ricoh Arena , home to Coventry City F.C., is a stadium complex situated in the Rowleys Green district of the city of Coventry, England containing a 32,609 seater football stadium, a 6,000 square-metre exhibition hall, a hotel, a leisure club, and a casino...	1–0	Barker	17,630 (1,821 away fans)	A. D'Urso Andy D'Urso Andrew Paul D'Urso is an English football referee in the Football League. D'Urso is based in Billericay, Essex and is a member of the Barking & Dagenham Referees Society.-Career:... (Essex Essex Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west... )	15
5 April 2010	42	3.00pm	Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....	H	1–3	Hulse	28,137 (1,036 away fans)	J. Moss (Yorkshire)	16
10 April 2010	43	3.00pm	Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...	A	0–0		13,034 (1,993 away fans)	P. Taylor Paul Taylor (referee) Paul Taylor is an English football referee, who previously took charge of Premier League matches for just one season, and now officiates in the Football League. He has also officiated for UEFA and FIFA in the past... (Enfield London Borough of Enfield The London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London. It borders the London Boroughs of Barnet, Haringey and Waltham Forest... )	16
17 April 2010	44	3.00pm	Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...	H	1–1	Anderson	30,255 (1,428 away fans)	A. Bates Anthony Bates Anthony Bates is an English association football referee who operates in the Football League, and previously served as assistant referee for UEFA in the Euro 96 competition. He also refereed the FA Women's Cup Final in 2007... (Stoke-On-Trent Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area... )	15
24 April 2010	45	3.00pm	Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...	A	1–2	Pearson	15,835 (1,757 away fans)	C. L. Pawson (S. Yorkshire South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield... )	17
2 May 2010	46	1.00pm	Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...	H	2–0	McEveley , Martin	31,102 (2,257 away supporters)	C. H. Webster	14

FA Cup

Date	Round	K.O.	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F – A	Derby Scorers	Attendance	Referee
2 January 2010	3rd Round	3.00pm	Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...	A The New Den The Den , is a football stadium and the home of Millwall FC. It is situated in South Bermondsey, South East London, almost directly adjacent to the railway line between London Bridge and New Cross Gate, plus the SELCHP incinerator. It is under a quarter of a mile away from original Den...	1–1	Commons	10,531 (1,387 away fans)	J. Linington (Newport Newport Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent... )
12 January 2010	3rd Round Replay	7.45pm	Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...	H	1–1 (a.e.t.) 5–3 (Pens)	Davies	7,183	D. Foster (Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne... )
23 January 2010	4th Round	3.00pm	Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...	H	1–0	McEveley	11,316 (1,453 away fans)	C. Webster (Tyne & Wear)
13 February 2010	5th Round	3.00pm	Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...	H	1–2	McEveley	21,043 (5,000 away fans)	M. Atkinson Martin Atkinson -Europe and international:On 13 October 2007, Atkinson refereed a group C qualifier for Euro 2008 between Moldova and Turkey. The game in the Moldovan capital Chişinău ended a 1–1 draw, with the referee showing two yellow cards.... (Leeds Leeds Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial... )

League Cup

Date	Round	K.O.	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F – A	Derby Scorers	Attendance	Referee
11 August 2009	1st Round	7.45pm	Rotherham United Rotherham United F.C. Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...	A Don Valley Stadium The Don Valley Stadium is a stadium in Sheffield, England and is the home of Rotherham United F.C.. The stadium is an athletics stadium which has hosted major UK Athletic events and the 1991 World Student Games. Sheffield Eagles RLFC and Parramore Sports FC also use the stadium. It was designed by...	1–2	Teale	4, 345	D. Webb (Co. Durham County Durham County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington... )

Appearances, goals and cards

Last Updated – April 24, 2010

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	England Stephen Bywater Stephen Bywater Stephen Michael Bywater, is an English professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He has made appearances for seven clubs, most notably his current club Derby County, where he won the 2007 Championship Playoff final and West Ham United, where he spent eight seasons and made over 60...	42	0	4	0	1	0	47	0	1	0
2	DF	England Paul Connolly Paul Connolly Paul Connolly is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Leeds United as a right back, having previously played for Plymouth Argyle, Bideford, Derby County and Sheffield United.-Plymouth Argyle:...	17/4	0	1	0	1	0	19/4	0	6	0
3	DF	Scotland Jay McEveley	28/5	2	1/1	2	0/1	0	29/7	4	7	2
4	MF	England Paul Green Paul Green (footballer born 1983) Paul Jason Green is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays for Football League Championship side Derby County...	30/3	2	4	0	0	0	34/3	2	0	0
5	DF	England Miles Addison Miles Addison Miles Vivien Esifi Addison is an English footballer who currently plays for Barnsley from Derby County in the Npower Championship. Addison can play as both a central defender or a central midfielder....	10/3	2	2	0	1	0	13/3	2	1	0
6	DF	England Dean Leacock Dean Leacock Dean Leacock is an English footballer of Barbadian descent. He currently plays for Championship side Derby County, primarily as a centre back, but he can also play as a right back or a defensive midfielder....	13/4	0	0	0	0	0	13/4	0	3	0
7	MF	England Lee Croft Lee Croft Lee Robert Croft is an English footballer who plays as a right winger in Championship side Derby County....	14/5	1	1	0	1	0	16/5	1	3	0
8	MF	Wales Robbie Savage Robbie Savage Robert William "Robbie" Savage is a football pundit and former Welsh professional footballer who played predominantly as a midfielder. During his career he captained Derby County, and also played for the Welsh national team. He now presents 606 on BBC Radio Five Live on Sunday evenings alongside...	45/1	2	3	0	1	0	49/1	2	5	0
9	FW	England Rob Hulse Rob Hulse Robert William "Rob" Hulse is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a striker.He had primarily spent his career at second tier level, playing there with Crewe Alexandra. West Bromwich Albion, Leeds United, Sheffield United and Derby County...	31/6	12	2/1	0	0	0	33/7	12	5	0
10	MF	Scotland Kris Commons Kris Commons Kris Commons is an English-born Scottish footballer who currently plays as a left winger for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Scotland national team...	11/9	3	3/1	1	0	0	14/10	4	1	0
11	MF	Scotland Gary Teale Gary Teale Gary Teale is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for St. Mirren.Teale started his career in Scotland in 1995 with Clydebank before spending three years with Ayr United...	21/7	2	0/2	0	1	1	22/9	3	2	0
12	FW	England Chris Porter Chris Porter (footballer born 1983) Christopher John "Chris" Porter is an English footballer, who currently plays for Sheffield United. Born in Wigan, England he has also played for Bury, Oldham Athletic, Motherwell and Derby County.-Early career:...	11/10	4	3	0	0	0	14/10	4	0	0
13	GK	Northern Ireland Saul Deeney Saul Deeney Saul Deeney is a footballer who plays for Derby County as a goalkeeper. He has previously represented the Republic of Ireland at Youth and under-21 level.-Club career:...	2/1	0	0	0	0	0	2/1	0	0	1
14	DF	England Shaun Barker Shaun Barker Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...	33/2	5	2/1	0	0	0	35/3	5	1	0
15	FW	England Luke Varney Luke Varney Luke Ivan Varney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Portsmouth. He started his career with non-league Quorn, a club in his home county of Leicestershire, before moving to league football with Crewe Alexandra...	0/1	0	0	0	0/1	0	0/2	0	0	0
16	MF	Scotland Stephen Pearson Stephen Pearson Stephen Paul Pearson is a Scottish footballer who plays for Bristol City, on loan from Derby County in the English Championship. He is a full international for Scotland, and also played for Motherwell, Celtic and Stoke City.-Early career:Pearson was born in Lanark...	34/3	1	4	0	1	0	39/3	1	5	1
17	DF	England Jake Buxton Jake Buxton Jake Buxton is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Derby County.-Mansfield Town:Buxton came up through the youth system at Mansfield, winning the Youth Team Player of the Year award in 2002, and made his first-team debut in October 2002 in a Football League Trophy match...	19	1	4	0	1	0	24	1	4	0
18	MF	England Ben Pringle Ben Pringle Ben Pringle is an English professional footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Rotherham United.-Career:Pringle started his career as a trainee with West Bromwich Albion, and later played for Newcastle Blue Star and Morpeth Town. He then joined Ilkeston Town, and helped them gain...	1/4	0	0	0	1	0	2/4	0	0	0
19	MF	England Giles Barnes Giles Barnes Giles Gordon Barnes is an English professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Doncaster Rovers. He is most notable for his spell at Derby County, where he won the club's Young Player of the Year award in 2007 and was Championship Player of the Month in March 2007. He qualifies for the...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	England Lee Johnson Lee Johnson (footballer) Lee David Johnson is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a midfielder who is currently on loan at Chesterfield....	4	0	2/1	0	0	0	6/1	0	0	0
19	MF	England Michael Tonge Michael Tonge Michael William Eric Tonge is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City.Born in Manchester and raised in Astley, Tonge began his football career at Manchester United but moved to Sheffield United at the age of 16 after being released by the Premier League club. Tonge attended Bedford High...	18	2	1	0	0	0	19	2	0	0
20	FW	England Steve Davies Steve Davies (footballer) Steven Gary "Steve" Davies is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Derby County.-Tranmere Rovers:...	7/11	1	1/2	1	1	0	8/13	2	0	0
21	DF	England Dean Moxey Dean Moxey Dean William Moxey is an English professional footballer who plays for Championship side Crystal Palace. He is a left-sided player, comfortable at either left back or on the left side of midfield. He has been capped by England at semi-professional level.-Exeter City:Moxey began his career as a...	27/3	0	3	0	1	0	31/3	0	5	1
22	MF	France Arnaud Mendy Arnaud Mendy Arnaud Mendy is a naturalized Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder who currently plays for Macclesfield Town.-Career:...	0/1	0	0	0	0	0	0/1	0	0	0
23	DF	Republic of Ireland Mark O'Brien Mark O'Brien (footballer born 1992) Mark O'Brien is a Republic of Ireland youth international footballer who plays as a central defender for Derby County. His older brother Jamie O'Brien is also a professional footballer...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	Kingdom of England Jake Livermore Jake Livermore Jake Cyril Livermore is an English footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a centre midfielder.-Tottenham Hotspur:...	11/5	1	0	0	0	0	11/5	1	2	0
24	DF	England Nicky Hunt Nicky Hunt Nicholas Brett "Nicky" Hunt is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a right back.-Bolton Wanderers:Hunt made his professional debut as a substitute for Colin Hendry in the First Division match against Sheffield United on the final day of the 2000–01 season, shortly before Bolton won...	20/1	0	2	0	0	0	22/1	0	3	0
25	FW	Scotland Paul Dickov Paul Dickov Paul Dickov is a retired Scottish footballer, turned manager who is currently in charge of League One side Oldham Athletic...	10/6	2	0	0	0	0	10/6	2	3	0
25	MF	England David Martin Dave Martin (footballer born 1985) David John "Dave" Martin is an English footballer, who plays for Derby County. He plays in midfield.-Early career:Martin was spotted at the age of 10 by Brighton & Hove Albion before moving to Kent based Slade Green and then Dartford...	2/9	1	0	0	0	0	2/9	1	0	0
26	MF	England Lee Hendrie Lee Hendrie Lee Andrew Hendrie is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kidderminster Harriers in the Football Conference. The majority of his career was spent with Premier League club Aston Villa, where he spent fourteen years and became known as a somewhat controversial figure...	4/5	0	1	0	0	0	5/5	0	0	0
27	DF	Sweden Fredrik Stoor Fredrik Stoor Fredrik Olof Esaias Stoor Siekkinen is a Swedish footballer who currently plays as a right back for Vålerenga.-Hammarby:...	10/1	0	0	0	0	0	10/1	0	2	0
27	DF	Scotland Russell Anderson Russell Anderson Russell James Anderson is a Scottish footballer who plays for Championship side Derby County as a cente back...	9/6	1	0	0	0	0	9/6	1	0	0
28	DF	England Mitchell Hanson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	England Greg Mills Greg Mills (footballer) Gregory Adam Mills is an English footballer who plays for AFC Telford United as a midfielder.-Career:Mills progressed through the ranks at Derby and was a regular part of the Derby County Reserves pre-season for the 2009/10 season, scoring twice...	0/2	0	0	0	0	0	0/2	0	0	0
30	GK	England David Martin	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
31	FW	England Tomasz Cywka Tomasz Cywka Tomasz Cywka , is a Polish footballer who plays for Derby County.-Club career:Cywka was part of the winning U-19 Gwarek Zabrze team which captured the 2006 Polish U-19 Championship.-Wigan:...	4/1	0	0	0	0	0	4/1	0	0	0
31	FW	England James Vaughan	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
31	DF	England Javan Vidal Javan Vidal Javan Noel Vidal is an English footballer who plays as a defender and is currently unattached. He has previously played for Manchester City, Grimsby Town, Aberdeen, Derby County and Chesterfield.-Manchester City:...	0/1	0	0	0	0	0	0/1	0	0	0
32	MF	Wales Bryan Hughes Bryan Hughes Bryan Hughes is an English professional footballer who is currently playing for English League Two side Accrington Stanley. He notably played in the Premier League for Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic and Hull City...	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
32	FW	England DJ Campbell	6/2	3	0	0	0	0	6/2	3	0	0
32	FW	France Gilles Sunu Gilles Sunu Gilles Sunu is a French professional footballer who plays in France for Lorient as a striker. Sunu is a French youth international and currently plays on the under-21 team.-Career:...	6/3	1	0	0	0	0	6/3	1	0	0
33	DF	England Mark Dudley Mark Dudley Mark Dudley is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference North side Hinckley United...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	GK	England Ross Atkins Ross Atkins Ross Michael Atkins is an English football goalkeeper currently playing for Burton Albion on loan from Derby County.-Club career:...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	England Callum Ball Callum Ball Callum Reece Ball is a professional footballer, currently playing for Football League Championship side Derby County. He plays as a striker.-Playing career:...	0/1	0	0	0	0	0	0/1	0	0	0
36	MF	Ryan Connolly Ryan Connolly Ryan Connolly is an Irish professional footballer, currently playing for Scottish First Division side Ayr United on loan from Football League Championship side Derby County...	0/1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/1	0	0
37	GK	England James Severn James Severn James Alexander R. M. Severn is an English footballer who plays for Derby County, as a goalkeeper. He is currently on loan at Eastwood Town until 31 December 2011.-Football career:...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF	Jeff Hendrick Jeff Hendrick Jeffrey Hendrick is an Irish professional footballer, currently playing as a midfielder for English Football League Championship side Derby County...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Starting 11

Last updated on 2 May 2010.

(These are the most used starting players in the most used formation throughout the complete season)

No.	Pos.	Name	Starts
1	GK	England Stephen Bywater Stephen Bywater Stephen Michael Bywater, is an English professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He has made appearances for seven clubs, most notably his current club Derby County, where he won the 2007 Championship Playoff final and West Ham United, where he spent eight seasons and made over 60...	47
2	DF	England Nicky Hunt Nicky Hunt Nicholas Brett "Nicky" Hunt is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a right back.-Bolton Wanderers:Hunt made his professional debut as a substitute for Colin Hendry in the First Division match against Sheffield United on the final day of the 2000–01 season, shortly before Bolton won...	22
21	DF	England Dean Moxey Dean Moxey Dean William Moxey is an English professional footballer who plays for Championship side Crystal Palace. He is a left-sided player, comfortable at either left back or on the left side of midfield. He has been capped by England at semi-professional level.-Exeter City:Moxey began his career as a...	31
14	DF	England Shaun Barker Shaun Barker Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...	35
17	DF	England Jake Buxton Jake Buxton Jake Buxton is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Derby County.-Mansfield Town:Buxton came up through the youth system at Mansfield, winning the Youth Team Player of the Year award in 2002, and made his first-team debut in October 2002 in a Football League Trophy match...	24
8	MF	England Michael Tonge Michael Tonge Michael William Eric Tonge is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City.Born in Manchester and raised in Astley, Tonge began his football career at Manchester United but moved to Sheffield United at the age of 16 after being released by the Premier League club. Tonge attended Bedford High...	19
16	MF	Scotland Stephen Pearson Stephen Pearson Stephen Paul Pearson is a Scottish footballer who plays for Bristol City, on loan from Derby County in the English Championship. He is a full international for Scotland, and also played for Motherwell, Celtic and Stoke City.-Early career:Pearson was born in Lanark...	39
4	MF	England Paul Green Paul Green (footballer born 1983) Paul Jason Green is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays for Football League Championship side Derby County...	34
8	MF	Wales Robbie Savage Robbie Savage Robert William "Robbie" Savage is a football pundit and former Welsh professional footballer who played predominantly as a midfielder. During his career he captained Derby County, and also played for the Welsh national team. He now presents 606 on BBC Radio Five Live on Sunday evenings alongside...	49
9	FW	England Rob Hulse Rob Hulse Robert William "Rob" Hulse is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a striker.He had primarily spent his career at second tier level, playing there with Crewe Alexandra. West Bromwich Albion, Leeds United, Sheffield United and Derby County...	33
10	FW	England Chris Porter Chris Porter (footballer born 1983) Christopher John "Chris" Porter is an English footballer, who currently plays for Sheffield United. Born in Wigan, England he has also played for Bury, Oldham Athletic, Motherwell and Derby County.-Early career:...	14

Club

Record	Statistic	Dates(s)
Biggest Win	3–0 v Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... & Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...	3 October 2009 16th January 2010 9th February 2010
Biggest Defeat	1–6 v Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...	29 September 2009
Consecutive Victories	2	9 February 2010 – 20 February 2010 27th March 2010–5th April 2010
Unbeaten Run	5	16 March 2010 – 5 April 2010
Consecutive Defeats	4	29 August 2009 – 26 September 2009
Winless Run	4	29 August 2009 – 26 September 2009 19 December 2009 – 16th January 2010 5th April 2010 – 2nd May 2010

(The above statistics refer to league matches only)

Individuals

League
Most league appearances:

Pos	Player	Country	Apps (Subs)
1	Robbie Savage Robbie Savage Robert William "Robbie" Savage is a football pundit and former Welsh professional footballer who played predominantly as a midfielder. During his career he captained Derby County, and also played for the Welsh national team. He now presents 606 on BBC Radio Five Live on Sunday evenings alongside...	Wales	45/1
2	Stephen Bywater Stephen Bywater Stephen Michael Bywater, is an English professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He has made appearances for seven clubs, most notably his current club Derby County, where he won the 2007 Championship Playoff final and West Ham United, where he spent eight seasons and made over 60...	England	42
3	Stephen Pearson Stephen Pearson Stephen Paul Pearson is a Scottish footballer who plays for Bristol City, on loan from Derby County in the English Championship. He is a full international for Scotland, and also played for Motherwell, Celtic and Stoke City.-Early career:Pearson was born in Lanark...	Scotland	34/3
4	Rob Hulse Rob Hulse Robert William "Rob" Hulse is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a striker.He had primarily spent his career at second tier level, playing there with Crewe Alexandra. West Bromwich Albion, Leeds United, Sheffield United and Derby County...	England	31/6
5	Shaun Barker Shaun Barker Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...	England	33/2

Most league Goals:

Pos	Player	Country	Goals
1	Rob Hulse Rob Hulse Robert William "Rob" Hulse is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a striker.He had primarily spent his career at second tier level, playing there with Crewe Alexandra. West Bromwich Albion, Leeds United, Sheffield United and Derby County...	England	12
2	Shaun Barker Shaun Barker Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...	England	5
3	Chris Porter Chris Porter (footballer born 1983) Christopher John "Chris" Porter is an English footballer, who currently plays for Sheffield United. Born in Wigan, England he has also played for Bury, Oldham Athletic, Motherwell and Derby County.-Early career:...	England	4
4	D. J. Campbell	England	3
=	Kris Commons Kris Commons Kris Commons is an English-born Scottish footballer who currently plays as a left winger for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Scotland national team...	Scotland	3

All competitions
Most appearances:

Pos	Player	Country	Apps (Subs)
1	Robbie Savage Robbie Savage Robert William "Robbie" Savage is a football pundit and former Welsh professional footballer who played predominantly as a midfielder. During his career he captained Derby County, and also played for the Welsh national team. He now presents 606 on BBC Radio Five Live on Sunday evenings alongside...	Wales	49/1
2	Stephen Bywater Stephen Bywater Stephen Michael Bywater, is an English professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He has made appearances for seven clubs, most notably his current club Derby County, where he won the 2007 Championship Playoff final and West Ham United, where he spent eight seasons and made over 60...	England	47
3	Stephen Pearson Stephen Pearson Stephen Paul Pearson is a Scottish footballer who plays for Bristol City, on loan from Derby County in the English Championship. He is a full international for Scotland, and also played for Motherwell, Celtic and Stoke City.-Early career:Pearson was born in Lanark...	Scotland	39/3
4	Rob Hulse Rob Hulse Robert William "Rob" Hulse is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a striker.He had primarily spent his career at second tier level, playing there with Crewe Alexandra. West Bromwich Albion, Leeds United, Sheffield United and Derby County...	England	32/7
5	Paul Green Paul Green (footballer born 1983) Paul Jason Green is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays for Football League Championship side Derby County...	England	34/3

Most Goals:

Pos	Player	Country	Goals
1	Rob Hulse Rob Hulse Robert William "Rob" Hulse is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a striker.He had primarily spent his career at second tier level, playing there with Crewe Alexandra. West Bromwich Albion, Leeds United, Sheffield United and Derby County...	England	12
2	Shaun Barker Shaun Barker Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...	England	5
3	Kris Commons Kris Commons Kris Commons is an English-born Scottish footballer who currently plays as a left winger for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Scotland national team...	Scotland	4
=	Chris Porter Chris Porter (footballer born 1983) Christopher John "Chris" Porter is an English footballer, who currently plays for Sheffield United. Born in Wigan, England he has also played for Bury, Oldham Athletic, Motherwell and Derby County.-Early career:...	England	4
5	D. J. Campbell	England	3

End of Season Awards

Award	Player
Jack Stamps Player of the Year	Shaun Barker Shaun Barker Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...
Club Player of the Year	Robbie Savage Robbie Savage Robert William "Robbie" Savage is a football pundit and former Welsh professional footballer who played predominantly as a midfielder. During his career he captained Derby County, and also played for the Welsh national team. He now presents 606 on BBC Radio Five Live on Sunday evenings alongside...
Sammy Crooks Young Player of the Year	Ben Pringle Ben Pringle Ben Pringle is an English professional footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Rotherham United.-Career:Pringle started his career as a trainee with West Bromwich Albion, and later played for Newcastle Blue Star and Morpeth Town. He then joined Ilkeston Town, and helped them gain...
Academy Player of the Year	Mason Bennett Mason Bennett Mason Kane Bennett is an English professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Derby County in the Football League Championship. He has also represented England Youth at U-16 and U-17 Level...
Scholar of the Year	Ryan Connolly Ryan Connolly Ryan Connolly is an Irish professional footballer, currently playing for Scottish First Division side Ayr United on loan from Football League Championship side Derby County...
Goal of the Season	Michael Tonge Michael Tonge Michael William Eric Tonge is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City.Born in Manchester and raised in Astley, Tonge began his football career at Manchester United but moved to Sheffield United at the age of 16 after being released by the Premier League club. Tonge attended Bedford High... v Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
Special Achievement	Gordon Guthrie

Reserves

As part of the 2009–10 season, Clough announced his attention to bring back a Derby County reserve side which, apart from one season, had been dormant since the end of 2004. The aim was to use the team as a basis in which to blood young players for an eventual role in the first team, something which the lack of a reserve side in recent seasons had hindered. The club entered into
The Central League Division One Central Section, thought not the Central League Cup, and played its home games at Alfreton Town

Alfreton Town F.C.

Alfreton Town F.C. is an English football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire. The club was reformed after a merger between Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfreton United in 1959...

's Impact Arena

North Street (stadium)

North Street also known as the Impact Arena is a football stadium in Alfreton, Derbyshire. It is the home of Alfreton Town F.C. who currently play in the Conference National. Capacity is 3,600 with 1,500 seats....

. The reserves first season back proved successful as they claimed The Central League Division One Central Section title, finishing a point clear of runners-up Burton Albion

Burton Albion F.C.

, and became the first Derby County reserves side to win its respective division since the club successfully captured the Premier Reserve League in 2000/01.

Pre-season

Date	Competition	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F – A	Scorers
14 July 2009	Friendly	Arnold Town Arnold Town F.C. Arnold Town F.C. is a football club based in Arnold, a suburb of Nottingham, England.It was formed in 1989 following a merger between Arnold F.C. and Arnold Kingswell F.C. It reached the 5th round of the FA Vase in the season 2001-02 and again in 2005-06.The club plays in the Northern Counties East...	A	5–1	Johnson , Pringle , Prijović , Ojamaa
20 July 2009	Friendly	Belper Town Belper Town F.C. -History:They were established in 1883 and joined the Midland League in 1961. After the 1981–82 season, Belper Town joined the Northern Counties East League Premier Division, winning the title in 1984–85...	A	7–2	Prijović , Pringle , Mendy , Mills , Ojamaa
27 July 2009	Friendly	Matlock Town Matlock Town F.C. Matlock Town F.C. is an English football club based at Causeway Lane in Matlock, Derbyshire.-History:The club was established in the late 1870s and have competed in the Central Alliance and the Midland Counties League before reaching the Northern Premier League.In the 1974–75 season the club won...	A	3–2	Mendy , Mills , Prijović
30 July 2009	Bass Charity Vase Bass Charity Vase The Bass Charity Vase is a football tournament founded in 1889 in Burton Upon Trent. It has played in all but 2 years since 1890.The Bass Charity Vase most successful club is Burton Albion as teams from Burton formed to create Burton Albion therefore there combined amount of titles totals 26. But...	Burton Albion Burton Albion F.C. Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005...	A	0–1
31 July 2009	Friendly	Alfreton Town Alfreton Town F.C. Alfreton Town F.C. is an English football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire. The club was reformed after a merger between Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfreton United in 1959...	A	0–3
4 August 2009	Friendly	Solihull Moors Solihull Moors F.C. Solihull Moors F.C. is an English football club, founded in 2007 by the merger of Moor Green and Solihull Borough.The club plays its games at Damson Park, Solihull and competes in the Conference North.-History:...	A	1–1	Commons
8 September 2009	Friendly	Leicester City Reserves Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...	N/A Behind closed doors (football) The term "Behind Closed Doors" is used in several sports, primarily association football, to describe matches played where spectators are not allowed in the stadium to watch...	1–3	Mills
17 March 2010	Friendly	Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...	N/A	1–3	Buxton

Division One Central

Date	Match No.	K.O.	Opponents	Home/ Away	Full Time F – A	Derby Scorers	Pos
27 August 2009	1	7.00pm	Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...	A New Meadow The New Meadow, also known as the Greenhous Meadow for sponsorship purposes, is the home ground of Shrewsbury Town Football Club and is a UEFA Category Four stadium. The stadium is situated on the southern outskirts of Shrewsbury, England, between the districts of Meole Brace and Sutton Farm...	4–0	Hooman (O.G.) , Mendy , Johnson , Ojamaa	1
16 September 2009	2	7.00pm	Burton Albion Burton Albion F.C. Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005...	A Pirelli Stadium The Pirelli Stadium is an association football stadium on Princess Way in Burton upon Trent, East Staffordshire, England. It was built in 2005 and is the current home of Burton Albion F.C., replacing the club's old Eton Park home, also on Princess Way, which was demolished and developed into housing...	0–3		4
22 September 2009	3	7.00pm	Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...	A Bescot Stadium Bescot Stadium, also known as the Banks's Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is the home ground of Walsall Football Club. It was built in 1989-90 by GMI Construction with a reported build cost of £4.5m...	2–1	Pringle , Hendrie	3
14 October 2009	4	7.00pm	Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...	H North Street (stadium) North Street also known as the Impact Arena is a football stadium in Alfreton, Derbyshire. It is the home of Alfreton Town F.C. who currently play in the Conference National. Capacity is 3,600 with 1,500 seats....	1–1	Prijović	3
28 October 2009	5	7.00pm	Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town F.C. Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...	H	1–2	Prijović	4
11 November 2009	6	2.00pm	Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...	A Bramall Lane -Cricket at the Lane:Bramall Lane opened as a cricket ground in 1855, having been leased by Michael Ellison from the Duke of Norfolk at an annual rent of £70. The site was then away from the town's industrial area, and relatively free from smoke. It was built to host the matches of local cricket...	4–1	Johnson , Ojamma , Prijović	3
25 November 2009	7	2.00pm	Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...	A	0–0		4
9 December 2009	8	2.00pm	West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...	H	2–1	Doninger , Livermore	2
13 January 2010	9	2.00pm	Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...	H Pride Park Stadium Pride Park Stadium is an all-seater football stadium located on the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby, England. It is the current home of Football League Championship club Derby County, who moved to the stadium from the Baseball Ground upon its opening in 1997...	3–0	McEveley , Campbell	1
17 February 2010	10	7.45pm	Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town F.C. Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...	A Moss Rose Moss Rose is a multi-purpose stadium in Macclesfield, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Macclesfield Town F.C....	1–0	Ball	1
3 March 2010	11	2.00pm	Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...	H	1–0	R. Connolly	1
24 March 2010	12	2.00pm	Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...	H	3–0	Mills, Pringke	1
29 March 2010	13	7.00pm	Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...	A Vale Park Vale Park is a football stadium in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England. It is the home ground of Port Vale F.C., who have played at the ground since 1950....	1–4	Mills	1
12 April 2010	14	7.00pm	West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...	A The Hawthorns The Hawthorns is an all-seater football stadium in West Bromwich, Sandwell, England, with a capacity of 26,484. It has been the home of West Bromwich Albion F.C. since 1900, when it became the sixth ground to be used by the club. The ground was the last Football League ground to be built in the...	2–3	Moxey , Pepper	1
21 April 2010	15	7.00pm	Burton Albion Burton Albion F.C. Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005...	H	1–2	Mills	2
29 April 2010	16	2.00pm	Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...	H	2–1	Hunt , Commons	1

Player statistics

Pos.	Name	Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals
MF	Republic of the Congo Medi Abalimba	2	0
MF	England Miles Addison Miles Addison Miles Vivien Esifi Addison is an English footballer who currently plays for Barnsley from Derby County in the Npower Championship. Addison can play as both a central defender or a central midfielder....	1	0
DF	Denmark Martin Albrechtsen Martin Albrechtsen Martin Albrechtsen is a Danish professional football player, currently playing for the Danish superliga team FC Midtjylland. He can play in any position across the back four and has played four games for the Danish national team...	1	0
DF	Scotland Russell Anderson Russell Anderson Russell James Anderson is a Scottish footballer who plays for Championship side Derby County as a cente back...	1	0
GK	England Ross Atkins Ross Atkins Ross Michael Atkins is an English football goalkeeper currently playing for Burton Albion on loan from Derby County.-Club career:...	6	0
MF	England Callum Ball Callum Ball Callum Reece Ball is a professional footballer, currently playing for Football League Championship side Derby County. He plays as a striker.-Playing career:...	2/8	1
DF	England Shaun Barker Shaun Barker Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...	1	0
DF	England Jason Beardsley Jason Beardsley Jason Clive Beardsley is an English footballer currently a free agent after being released by Macclesfield Town at the end of the 2010–11 season.-Early career:...	3	0
DF	England Jake Buxton Jake Buxton Jake Buxton is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Derby County.-Mansfield Town:Buxton came up through the youth system at Mansfield, winning the Youth Team Player of the Year award in 2002, and made his first-team debut in October 2002 in a Football League Trophy match...	3	0
FW	England D. J. Campbell	1	2
MF	England Nigel Clough Nigel Clough Nigel Howard Clough is an English former footballer and the current manager of Derby County. Playing predominately as a striker, but later in his career was used as a midfielder, Clough was capped by England 14 times in the early 1990s....	0/1	0
DF	England Aaron Cole	1	0
MF	Scotland Kris Commons Kris Commons Kris Commons is an English-born Scottish footballer who currently plays as a left winger for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Scotland national team...	2	1
DF	England Paul Connolly Paul Connolly Paul Connolly is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Leeds United as a right back, having previously played for Plymouth Argyle, Bideford, Derby County and Sheffield United.-Plymouth Argyle:...	5	0
MF	Ryan Connolly Ryan Connolly Ryan Connolly is an Irish professional footballer, currently playing for Scottish First Division side Ayr United on loan from Football League Championship side Derby County...	3/6	1
MF	England Lee Croft Lee Croft Lee Robert Croft is an English footballer who plays as a right winger in Championship side Derby County....	8	0
FW	Poland Tomasz Cywka Tomasz Cywka Tomasz Cywka , is a Polish footballer who plays for Derby County.-Club career:Cywka was part of the winning U-19 Gwarek Zabrze team which captured the 2006 Polish U-19 Championship.-Wigan:...	2	0
FW	England Steve Davies Steve Davies (footballer) Steven Gary "Steve" Davies is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Derby County.-Tranmere Rovers:...	3	0
GK	Republic of Ireland Saul Deeney Saul Deeney Saul Deeney is a footballer who plays for Derby County as a goalkeeper. He has previously represented the Republic of Ireland at Youth and under-21 level.-Club career:...	9	0
FW	Scotland Paul Dickov Paul Dickov Paul Dickov is a retired Scottish footballer, turned manager who is currently in charge of League One side Oldham Athletic...	2	0

Pos.	Name	Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals
FW	England Aaron Dillon	2/1	0
MF	England Mark Doninger	2	1
DF	England Mark Dudley Mark Dudley Mark Dudley is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference North side Hinckley United...	7/1	0
DF	England Alex Forde	4/3	0
DF	England Luke Garton	2/1	0
DF	England Mitchell Hanson	3	0
MF	England Lee Hendrie Lee Hendrie Lee Andrew Hendrie is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kidderminster Harriers in the Football Conference. The majority of his career was spent with Premier League club Aston Villa, where he spent fourteen years and became known as a somewhat controversial figure...	5	1
MF	Jeff Hendrick Jeff Hendrick Jeffrey Hendrick is an Irish professional footballer, currently playing as a midfielder for English Football League Championship side Derby County...	1/7	0
DF	England Nicky Hunt Nicky Hunt Nicholas Brett "Nicky" Hunt is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a right back.-Bolton Wanderers:Hunt made his professional debut as a substitute for Colin Hendry in the First Division match against Sheffield United on the final day of the 2000–01 season, shortly before Bolton won...	2	1
DF	England Jermaine Johnson	4/1	2
DF	Republic of Ireland Kallum Keane	1/6	0
MF	Republic of Ireland Graham Kelly Graham Kelly (footballer) Graham Kelly is a Republic of Ireland youth international footballer who currently plays for League of Ireland Premier Division side Bray Wanderers-Career:...	0/1	0
MF	Republic of Ireland Paul Lawless	0/1	0
DF	England Dean Leacock Dean Leacock Dean Leacock is an English footballer of Barbadian descent. He currently plays for Championship side Derby County, primarily as a centre back, but he can also play as a right back or a defensive midfielder....	3	0
MF	England Jake Livermore Jake Livermore Jake Cyril Livermore is an English footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a centre midfielder.-Tottenham Hotspur:...	1	1
GK	England David Martin	1	0
MF	England David Martin Dave Martin (footballer born 1985) David John "Dave" Martin is an English footballer, who plays for Derby County. He plays in midfield.-Early career:Martin was spotted at the age of 10 by Brighton & Hove Albion before moving to Kent based Slade Green and then Dartford...	6	0
DF	Scotland Jay McEveley	5	1
DF	England James McGuinness	1	0
MF	France Arnaud Mendy Arnaud Mendy Arnaud Mendy is a naturalized Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder who currently plays for Macclesfield Town.-Career:...	15	1

Pos.	Name	Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals
MF	England Greg Mills Greg Mills (footballer) Gregory Adam Mills is an English footballer who plays for AFC Telford United as a midfielder.-Career:Mills progressed through the ranks at Derby and was a regular part of the Derby County Reserves pre-season for the 2009/10 season, scoring twice...	8/2	4
DF	England Dean Moxey Dean Moxey Dean William Moxey is an English professional footballer who plays for Championship side Crystal Palace. He is a left-sided player, comfortable at either left back or on the left side of midfield. He has been capped by England at semi-professional level.-Exeter City:Moxey began his career as a...	6	1
DF	Mark O'Brien Mark O'Brien (footballer born 1992) Mark O'Brien is a Republic of Ireland youth international footballer who plays as a central defender for Derby County. His older brother Jamie O'Brien is also a professional footballer...	0/2	0
FW	Estonia Henrik Ojamaa Henrik Ojamaa Henrik Ojamaa is an Estonian footballer who is a free agent after his release from RoPS. His preferred position is striker, but he is often used as an attacking midfielder or winger.-Derby County F.C.:...	5/1	2
MF	Scotland Stephen Pearson Stephen Pearson Stephen Paul Pearson is a Scottish footballer who plays for Bristol City, on loan from Derby County in the English Championship. He is a full international for Scotland, and also played for Motherwell, Celtic and Stoke City.-Early career:Pearson was born in Lanark...	1	0
FW	England Adam Pepper	2	1
FW	England Chris Porter Chris Porter (footballer born 1983) Christopher John "Chris" Porter is an English footballer, who currently plays for Sheffield United. Born in Wigan, England he has also played for Bury, Oldham Athletic, Motherwell and Derby County.-Early career:...	2	0
FW	Aleksandar Prijović Aleksandar Prijovic Aleksandar Prijović is a Swiss-born Serbian footballer.-Early career:Prijović started his career as a youth player with his home town club FC St...	6	4
MF	England Ben Pringle Ben Pringle Ben Pringle is an English professional footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Rotherham United.-Career:Pringle started his career as a trainee with West Bromwich Albion, and later played for Newcastle Blue Star and Morpeth Town. He then joined Ilkeston Town, and helped them gain...	13	2
MF	England John Rooney John Rooney John Rooney is an American sportscaster, currently best known for his role as a radio broadcaster for Major League Baseball's St. Louis Cardinals.-Early career:...	1	0
MF	Wales Robbie Savage Robbie Savage Robert William "Robbie" Savage is a football pundit and former Welsh professional footballer who played predominantly as a midfielder. During his career he captained Derby County, and also played for the Welsh national team. He now presents 606 on BBC Radio Five Live on Sunday evenings alongside...	1	0
GK	England James Severn James Severn James Alexander R. M. Severn is an English footballer who plays for Derby County, as a goalkeeper. He is currently on loan at Eastwood Town until 31 December 2011.-Football career:...	0/2	0
DF	England Jordan Stewart Jordan Stewart Jordan Barrington Stewart is an English footballer, who currently plays for Millwall in the Football League Championship. He plays either as a left-back or left-winger, and if required, can play at centre-back....	1	0
FW	France Gilles Sunu Gilles Sunu Gilles Sunu is a French professional footballer who plays in France for Lorient as a striker. Sunu is a French youth international and currently plays on the under-21 team.-Career:...	1	0
MF	Scotland Gary Teale Gary Teale Gary Teale is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for St. Mirren.Teale started his career in Scotland in 1995 with Clydebank before spending three years with Ayr United...	6	0
MF	England Michael Tonge Michael Tonge Michael William Eric Tonge is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City.Born in Manchester and raised in Astley, Tonge began his football career at Manchester United but moved to Sheffield United at the age of 16 after being released by the Premier League club. Tonge attended Bedford High...	1	0
FW	England Luke Varney Luke Varney Luke Ivan Varney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Portsmouth. He started his career with non-league Quorn, a club in his home county of Leicestershire, before moving to league football with Crewe Alexandra...	1	0
MF	England Javan Vidal Javan Vidal Javan Noel Vidal is an English footballer who plays as a defender and is currently unattached. He has previously played for Manchester City, Grimsby Town, Aberdeen, Derby County and Chesterfield.-Manchester City:...	1	0
FW	England Kamal Whight	0/1	0
MF	England Alex Witham	0/1	0

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