2010–11 Derby County F.C. season
Season 2010–11 | |
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League | Football League Championship |
Manager | Nigel Clough |
Chairman | Andrew Appleby |
League position | |
Top goalscorer | |
FA Cup | |
League Cup | |
Highest home attendance | |
Lowest home attendance | |
Previous season | ← 2009-10 |
Next season | 2011-12 → |
The 2010–11 season will be Derby County's 112th season in the Football League. It is their 43rd season in the second division of English football and their third consecutive season in the second tier following the previous campaign. The club entered the season with odds of 25/1 for the title, the same as the previous year, 6-1 to be promoted and 8-1 to be relegated.[1]
Team kit
On 1 May 2010 the club announced that website buymobiles.net would be the club's shirt sponsor for the next three years, replacing the two-year association with previous sponsor Bombardier who instead became an "official partner" of the club. The deal was described as the "largest commercial deal in Derby County's history"[2], with sources stating it to be worth around £2m in total.[3] buymobiles already had previous association with the club as it first appeared on the back of the club shirts during the 2004/05 play-off matches against Preston North End and had acted as "Season Presenting Sponsor" during the 2008/09 campaign.[2] The new home kit for the 2010/11 season was revealed at 6pm on July 16, 2010, the day before the club's first pre-season friendly, at a specially-arranged Catwalk Show at Pride Park Stadium, with Nigel Clough and his Derby County first team squad all in attendance.[4] It was again manufactured by adidas. The away kit was revealed at half-time in a pre-season friendly against Stoke City.[5]
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Pre-season
Clough entered into the 2010-11 season looking to reinforce the squad that had been so badly afflicted by injuries the previous campaign. Of those at the club, new one-year contracts were given to goalkeepers Saul Deeney and Ross Atkins[6] and Russell Anderson signed a new two-year deal.[7] Clough also stated a desire to retain the services of loanees Tomasz Cywka and Michael Tonge for the new campaign.[8] Cywka agreed a deal to sign on a free transfer from Wigan Athletic on May 25, 2010[9] but interest in Tonge was curtailed when Stoke City announced he was for sale, pricing Derby out of a move and forcing them to look elsewhere.[10][11] Injuries once again played a part in Derby's preparations, however, as the continuing absence of former Young Player of the Year Miles Addison, who was ruled out for the season after successfully undergoing foot surgery the previous March,[12][13] was joined by that of Steve Davies, who ruptured cruciate ligaments, ruling him out for the opening six months of the season.[14] Prior to the start of Derby's pre-season friendly fixtures, it was announced Robbie Savage would remain as Captain, with Shaun Barker replacing Addison as Vice Captain and Stephen Bywater being third in line.[15]
The first confirmed signing of the summer was out of contract Doncaster Rovers left back Gareth Roberts, who agreed a 2-year deal to join the club on the expiration of his Doncaster contract on 1 July 2010.[16] A long standing interest in Crewe Alexandra's John Brayford seemed to have reached its conclusion with reports that the club had agreed a deal for £400,000 plus add-ons,[17] though this was denied by Crewe boss Dario Gradi.[18] Rumours resurfaced two weeks later, suggesting Derby were planning a £1m joint bid for Brayford and teammate James Bailey, who was seen as a long term replacement for Robbie Savage.[19] Crewe confirmed that an offer for the pair had been accepted on May 18, 2010.[20] The deal was finalised on 19 May 2010 for an undisclosed fee[21] with the deal believed to total an initial £800k, rising to over £1m with add ons and a 15% sell on clause[22][23] The club announced it had agreed a deal to sign ADO Den Haag utility player Danny Buijs once the Dutch football season had finished,[24] though they later pulled out of the deal.[25] Dave Martin, who had had a successful loan spell with the club the previous campaign, formally completed his free transfer to the club following the completion of his contract with Millwall on June 1, 2010, signing a two-year deal.[26] Additionally, the club tied down five of its academy squad to professional deals on 8 July 2010, with goalkeeper James Severn, defender Kallum Keane, midfielders Jeff Hendrick and Graham Kelly and attacker Ryan Connolly all signing deals to become part of Nigel Clough's first team squad.[27] Kelly was sent out on loan to League of Ireland Premier Division side Bray Wanderers the next day.[28] The club also took on several trialists with Ilkeston Town's Amari Morgan-Smith, American Conor Doyle, Woking striker Joel Ledgister and Austrailian duo Marc Hatvani and Courtney Chipperfield taking part in the club's pre-season fixtures.[29][30] Doyle impressed sufficiently enough for the club to offer him a 2-year deal[31] After sealing five signings within a month of the end of the 2010/11 season, the club stated that the playing staff was "shaping up more for how we would like it"[32] though there was a continued hunt for a new forward. The club where heavily linked with Scunthorpe United's Gary Hooper, who Clough highlighted as a player he admired,[33] though Scunthorpe's fee proved too prohibitive for the club[34] and he eventually joined Celtic for £2.4m, with Clough saying the move wasn't "right for (Derby) at this stage".[35] Other players to attract attention were West Bromwich Albion's Simon Cox, Everton's James Vaughan, Wigan Athletic's Jason Scotland[36] and Sheffield United's Billy Sharp,[11][37] though Sharp eventually joined Doncaster Rovers. [38]
Of those leaving the club, it was announced that the contracts of first team players Jay McEveley, Gary Teale, Lee Hendrie, Lewis Price and Mark Dudley, as well as reserve team players Jermaine Johnson, Henrik Ojamaa and Alex Forde, would not be renewed.[39][40] Paul Connolly was the first under contract player to leave the club, joining Championship rivals Leeds United on a 3-year deal.[41] Leeds, alongside Q.P.R. and Burnley, also expressed an interest in top scorer Rob Hulse, who entered into the final year of his contract and was valued at £1.5m by the club.[42] Derby coach Gary Crosby stated, "As much as we'd like to keep Rob, financially, we will maybe look to sell him"[43] though CEO Tom Glick later dismissed any financial need to sell the striker.[44] He was later linked with a £1m move to newly promoted Premier League side Blackpool, though his rumoured £600,000 yearly wage was suggested to be a stumbling block.[45] Newly-capped Irish international Paul Green was the subject of interest, this time from Celtic, though Derby moved quickly to dismiss any talk of a sale, describing Green as "untouchable."[46] A temporary exit came when Lee Croft, who had made just one appearance in the last 8 months at the club, moved on a six month loan deal to Football League One side Huddersfield Town.[47]
The club announced that Season ticket sales matched those of the previous 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."[48] 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.[49] It was also revealed that the club's CEO, Tom Glick, had been elected to The Football League Board.[50]
Current squad
Player | Country | Squad Number |
Position | Signed From | Date | Fee Paid | Total Derby Appearances* |
Total Derby Goals* |
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Stephen Bywater | 1 | Goalkeeper | West Ham United | 29 August 2006 | £225k[51] | 142/1 | 0 | |
John Brayford | 2 | Defender | Crewe Alexandra | 19 May 2010 | Undisclosed[21] | 0 | 0 | |
Gareth Roberts | 3 | Defender | Doncaster Rovers | 1 July 2010 | Free[16] | 0 | 0 | |
Paul Green | 4 | Midfielder | Doncaster Rovers | 1 July 2008 | Free[52] | 74/3 | 8 | |
Shaun Barker | 5 | Defender | Blackpool | 15 July 2009 | £900k[53] | 35/3 | 5 | |
Dean Leacock | 6 | Defender | Fulham | 11 August 2006 | £375k [54] | 89/11 | 0 | |
Steve Davies | 7 | Forward | Tranmere Rovers | 12 June 2008 | £275k, rising to £725k[55] | 20/26 | 6 | |
Robbie Savage | 8 | Midfielder | Blackburn Rovers | 9 January 2008 | £1.5m[56] | 90/5 | 3 | |
Rob Hulse | 9 | Forward | Sheffield United | 21 July 2008 | £1.75m[57] | 84/11 | 30 | |
Kris Commons | 10 | Midfielder | Unattached | 2 June 2008 | Free[58] | 55/15 | 11 | |
Stephen Pearson | 11 | Midfielder | Celtic | 11 January 2007 | £750k[59] | 82/12 | 3 | |
Chris Porter | 12 | Forward | Motherwell | 1 February 2009 | £400k[60] | 17/13 | 7 | |
Saul Deeney | 13 | Goalkeeper | Unattached | 31 July 2009 | Free[61] | 2/1 | 0 | |
Russell Anderson | 14 | Defender | Unattached | 15 January 2010 | Free[62] | 9/6 | 1 | |
Dave Martin | 15 | Midfielder | Millwall | 1 June 2010 | Free[26] | 2/9 | 1 | |
James Bailey | 16 | Midfielder | Crewe Alexandra | 19 May 2010 | Undisclosed[21] | 0 | 0 | |
Jake Buxton | 17 | Defender | Burton Albion | 1 July 2009 | Free[63] | 24 | 1 | |
Ben Pringle | 18 | Midfielder | Ilkeston Town | 1 July 2009 | Free[64] | 2/4 | 0 | |
Tomasz Cywka | 19 | Forward | Wigan Athletic | 1 July 2010 | Free[9] | 4/1 | 0 | |
Miles Addison | 20 | Defender | Trainee | 1 July 2005 | N/A[65] | 52/3 | 4 | |
Dean Moxey | 21 | Defender | Exeter City | 26 June 2009 | £300k, rising to £500k[66] | 31/3 | 0 | |
Luke Varney | 22 | Forward | Charlton Athletic | 27 November 2008 | £1m+[67] | 10/4 | 1 | |
Ross Atkins | 31 | Goalkeeper | Trainee | 1 July 2009 | N/A [68] | 0 | 0 | |
James Severn | 32 | Goalkeeper | Trainee | 1 July 2009 | N/A[69] | 0 | 0 | |
Arnaud Mendy | 33 | Midfielder | Trainee | 1 July 2009 | N/A[70] | 0/1 | 0 | |
Greg Mills | 34 | Forward | Trainee | 1 July 2009 | N/A[71] | 0/2 | 0 | |
Jeff Hendrick | 35 | Midfielder | Trainee | 2 May 2010 | N/A[72] | 0 | 0 | |
Kallum Keane | 36 | Defender | Trainee | 8 July 2010 | Free[27] | 0 | 0 | |
Ryan Connolly | 37 | Midfielder | Trainee | 1 Jan 2010 | N/A [73] | 0/1 | 0 | |
Mitchell Hanson | 38 | Defender | Trainee | 1 July 2007 | N/A[74] | 0/1 | 0 | |
Medi Abalimba | 39 | Midfielder | Southend United | 20 August 2009 | Undisclosed[75] | 0 | 0 | |
Graham Kelly | 40 | Midfielder | Trainee | 8 July 2010 | N/A[27] | 0 | 0 |
- Up to and including 19 July 2010.
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John Brayford | 2 | Defender | Crewe Alexandra | 19 May 2010 | Undisclosed[21] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Bailey | 16 | Midfielder | Crewe Alexandra | 19 May 2010 | Undisclosed[21] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dave Martin | 15 | Midfielder | Millwall | 1 June 2010 | Free[26] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gareth Roberts | 3 | Defender | Doncaster Rovers | 1 July 2010 | Free[16] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tomasz Cywka | 19 | Forward | Wigan Athletic | 1 July 2010 | Free[9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conor Doyle | TBA | Midfielder | Houston | 4th August 2010 | Free
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ResultsWin Draw Loss Upcoming fixture FriendliesOn February 12, 2010 the club made its first announcement regarding the club's 2010-11 pre-season friendlies ahead with the confirmation of a match against Italian side ACF Fiorentina.[85] However, the game was cancelled due to "unforeseen circumstances" and replaced with a match against Birmingham City.[86] The club announced additional matches in the final week of April 2010[87][88] before completing its itinerary with the announcement of its participation in the first ever match at Chesterfield's new ground, B2net Stadium, on May 20, 2010.[89]
Football League ChampionshipThe fixtures for the 2010-11 Football League Championship season was announced on June 17, 2010, with the season beginning on August 9, 2010 and ending on May 8, 2011.[90] The season opens with an away trip to Leeds United, a fixture which kicked off The Rams 2004/05 season, and ends away to Reading. FA CupAs a Football League Championship club, Derby will join the FA Cup at the Third Round stage in January 2011. Football League CupAs a Football League Championship club, Derby entered the Football League Cup at the First Round stage, which commenced the week starting 9 August 2010.[90] The seeded and regionalised draw was made on 16 June 2010[91] with Derby, one of the Northern region's seeded teams[92], drawn against League Two side Crewe Alexandra[93], who they had never played in the competition before and had not met in any competition since a 5-1 win in the Football League Championship on 14 January 2006.[94]
Squad statisticsAppearances, goals and cards
ReservesThe fixtures for the 2010-11 The Central League Division One Central Section were announced on July 9, 2010, with the season beginning on August 17, 2010 and ending on April 20, 2011.[95] The season opens with an away trip to Port Vale and ends at home to Barnsley. The reserve side will attempt to defend the title won the previous season, and continue to play their home games at Alfreton Town's Impact Arena. ResultsWin Draw Loss Upcoming fixture Pre-season
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