2008–09 Derby County F.C. season

!Rangers

!31 January 2008

!Free{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7258258.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Carroll Extends Derby Stay|date=22 February 2008 | access-date=2 January 2010}}

!38 (0)

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!Paul Connolly

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!Plymouth Argyle

!15 May 2008

!Free[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7400064.stm "Derby snap up Plymouth defender"], BBC Sport, 5 May 2008.

!48 (1)

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!Jay McEveley

!{{flagicon|SCO}}McEveley was born in Liverpool, England, and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at B level before making his international debut for Scotland in August 2007.

!Blackburn Rovers

!29 January 2007

! £600k, rising to £1m{{cite news

| title = Rams sign McEveley from Blackburn

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/6309201.stm

| publisher = BBC Sport

| date = 29 January 2007 | access-date=2 January 2010}}

!55 (10)

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}Green was born in Pontefract, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his maternal grandmother and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2010.

!Doncaster Rovers

!1 July 2008

!40 (0)

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!30 May 2008

!33 (0)

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!{{flagicon|SCO}}Commons was born in Mansfield, England, but also qualifies to represent Scotland internationally through his paternal grandmother and made his international debut for Scotland in August 2008.

!2 June 2008

!Free[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7414281.stm "Derby complete deal for Commons"], BBC Sport, 2 June 2008.

!41 (5)

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!Robbie Savage

!{{flagicon|WAL}}

!Blackburn Rovers

!9 January 2008

!£1.5m{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/7166114.stm

|title=Savage completes switch to Derby

|date=9 January 2008

|publisher=BBC Sport | access-date=2 January 2010}}

!41 (4)

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!30 May 2008

!17 (15)

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!Emanuel Villa

!{{flagicon|ARG}}

!10

!Tecos UAG

!4 January 2008

!£2m.{{cite news |title=Rams sign Argentine striker Villa |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7166848.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 January 2008 | access-date=2 January 2010}}

!25 (28)

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!11

!Sheffield United

!21 July 2008

!£1.75m

!52 (3)

!18

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!Lewis Price

!{{flagicon|WAL}}Price was born in Bournemouth, England, but also qualifies to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in November 2005.

!12

!Ipswich Town

!27 July 2007

!Undisclosed{{cite news

|title=Price completes transfer to Derby|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/6918622.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 July 2007 | access-date=2 January 2010}}

!9 (0)

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!Stephen Bywater

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!13

!West Ham United

!29 August 2007

!£225k{{cite news | title =Derby capture goalkeeper Bywater | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 12 August 2005 | url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/4786901.stm | access-date=2 January 2010}}

!95 (1)

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!Tyrone Mears

!{{flagicon|ENG}}Mears was born in Chadderton, England, but represented Jamaica in February 2009, apparently qualifying through his father. It was later discovered that his father was actually from Sierra Leone and Mears was ineligible to represent Jamaica.

!14

!West Ham United

!4 July 2007

!£1m{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/6270026.stm|title=Derby complete signing of Mears|date=4 July 2007|publisher=BBC Sport | access-date=2 January 2010}}

!39 (9)

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!15

!27 November July 2008

!£1m+

!10 (2)

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!Mile Sterjovski

!{{flagicon|AUS}}

!16

!Gençlerbirliği OFTAŞ

!24 January 2008{{cite news

| title = Derby complete Sterjovski signing

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7180692.stm

| publisher = BBC Sport

| date = 24 January 2007 | access-date=2 January 2010}}

!£300k{{cite news

| title = Hossam Ghaly recruited for Derby's rescue effort

| url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article3168714.ece

| publisher = Timesonline.co.uk

| date = 1 November 2007 | location=London

| first1=Gary

| last1=Jacob

| first2=Peter

| last2=Lansley

| first3=Nick

| last3=Szczepanik| access-date= 5 April 2009 }}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

!16 (14)

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!Dean Leacock

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!17

!Fulham

!11 August 2006

!£375k{{cite news

| title = Rams capture Leacock

| url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11681_2386293,00.html

| publisher = SKY Sports

| date = 11 August 2006| access-date= 5 April 2009 }}

!76 (7)

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!Giles Barnes

!{{flagicon|ENG}}Barnes was born in Barking and Dagenham, England, and represented them at U-19 level, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally through his paternal grandparents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in May 2015.

!18

!Trainee

!1 July 2005

!N/A{{cite news

|title=Barnes Player Profile

|url=http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~34054,00.html

|publisher=dcfc.co.uk

|date=23 April 2008

|access-date=5 April 2009

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225043802/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10270~34054%2C00.html

|archive-date=25 December 2008

}}

!66 (28)

!13

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!Lewin Nyatanga

!{{flagicon|WAL}}Nyatanga was born in Burton upon Trent, England, but also qualifies to represent Wales internationally through his mother and Zimbabwe through his father, and represented Wales at U-17 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2006.

!19

!Trainee

!24 August 2005

!N/A

{{cite news

| title = Nyatanga Player Profile

| url = http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~34145,00.html

| publisher = dcfc.co.uk

| date = 8 May 2008

| access-date = 5 April 2009

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081225045351/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~34145,00.html

| archive-date = 25 December 2008

| url-status = dead}}

!69 (7)

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!Steve Davies

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!20

!Tranmere Rovers

!12 June 2008[http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1327183,00.html "Davies Joins Jewell Revolution"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010224342/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10270~1327183%2C00.html |date=10 October 2008 }}, dcfc.co.uk, 12 June 2008.

!£275k, rising to £725k[http://therams.co.uk/stories/tribunal-decide-on-fee-for-davies "Breaking news: Tribunal decide on fee for Davies"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827114731/http://therams.co.uk/stories/tribunal-decide-on-fee-for-davies |date=27 August 2008 }}, therams.co.uk, 26 August 2008.

!11 (13)

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!Claude Davis

!{{flagicon|JAM}}

!21

!Sheffield United

!25 July 2007

!£3m[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/6276226.stm "Davis agrees £3m switch to Derby"], BBC Sport, 6 July 2007.

!29 (2)

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!Andy Todd

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!22

!Blackburn Rovers

!7 July 2007

!£700k{{cite news

| title = Derby sign Todd from Blackburn

| url = http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/09072007/58/premiership-derby-sign-todd-blackburn.html

| publisher = Eurosport

| date = 7 July 2007| access-date= 5 April 2009 }}

!26 (10)

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!Gary Teale

!{{flagicon|SCO}}

!23

!Wigan Athletic

!11 January 2007

!£600k{{cite news

| title = Derby complete signing of Fagan

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/6243927.stm

| publisher = BBC Sport

| date = 11 January 2007 | access-date=2 January 2010}}

!53 (20)

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!Miles Addison

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!24

!Trainee

!1 July 2005

!N/A

{{cite news

| title = Addison Player Profile

| url = http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~36386,00.html

| publisher = dcfc.co.uk

| date = 7 May 2008

| access-date = 5 April 2009

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110122071128/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10270~36386%2C00.html

| archive-date = 22 January 2011

| url-status = dead}}

!39 (0)

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!Ruben Zadkovich

!{{flagicon|AUS}}

!26

!Sydney FC

!17 April 2008

!2 (5)

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!Stephen Pearson

!{{flagicon|SCO}}

!27

!Celtic

!11 January 2007

!£750k{{cite news

| title = Derby complete Pearson transfer

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/6238769.stm

| publisher = BBC Sport

| date = 11 January 2007 | access-date=2 January 2010}}

!43 (9)

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!{{flagicon|DEN}}

!28

!West Bromwich Albion

!30 June 2008

!42

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!29

!Stockport County

!1 July 2008

!£750k, rising to £1m

!0 (0)

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!Mitchell Hanson

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!31

!Trainee

!1 July 2007

!N/A{{cite news

|title=Hanson Player Profile

|url=http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~36355,00.html

|publisher=dcfc.co.uk

|date=4 November 2008

|access-date=5 April 2009

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326044805/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10270~36355%2C00.html

|archive-date=26 March 2009

|url-status=live

}}

!0 (1)

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!Chris Porter

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!32

!Motherwell

!1 February 2009

!£400k

!3 (3)

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!{{flagicon|SRB}}Prijović was born in St. Gallen, Switzerland, but also qualifies to represent Serbia internationally through his parents, and has represented Serbia at U-17 and U-19 level and Switzerland at U-20 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Serbia in May 2017.

!34

!7 August 2008

!0 (0)

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!Jason Beardsley

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!35

!Trainee

!1 July 2007

!N/A{{cite news

|title=Beardsley Player Profile

|url=http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~40923,00.html

|publisher=dcfc.co.uk

|date=10 August 2008

|access-date=5 April 2009

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429093437/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10270~40923%2C00.html

|archive-date=29 April 2009

|url-status=live

}}

!2 (0)

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!Mark Dudley

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!37

!Trainee

!1 July 2008

!N/A

!0 (1)

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!Mark O'Brien

!{{flagicon|Ireland}}

!41

!Trainee

!1 July 2009

!N/A

!0 (1)

Up to and including 4 May 2009.

Transfers

=Summer (1 July 2008 – 1 September 2008)=

==In==

===Permanent===

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style="background:#f0f6ff;"

!Player

!Country

!Squad
number

!Position

!Signed From

!Date

!Fee Paid

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!15 May 2008

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!30 May 2008

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!2 June 2008

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!20

!Tranmere Rovers

!12 June 2008

!£275k, rising to £725k

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!{{flagicon|DEN}}

!28

!West Bromwich Albion

!30 June 2008

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!29

!Stockport County

!1 July 2008

!£750k

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!1 July 2008

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!11

!Sheffield United

!21 July 2008

!£1.75m

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!{{flagicon|SRB}}

!34

!7 August 2008

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!32

!21 November 2008

Total spending: {{loss}} ~ £3.25m

===Loan===

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style="background:#f0f6ff;"

!Player

!Country

!Squad
number

!Position

!Loaned From

!Date

!Loan Duration

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!Nathan Ellington

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!Watford

!30 May 2008

!Season Long

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!Przemysław Kaźmierczak

!{{flagicon|POL}}

!Porto

!21 July 2008

!Season Long

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!Andrejs Perepļotkins

!{{flagicon|LAT}}Perepļotkins was born in Kharkiv, Soviet Union (now Ukraine), but acquired Latvian citizenship in 2007, and made his full international debut for Latvia in 2007.

!33

!Skonto FC Rīga

!7 August 2008

!5 Months (7 August – 15 January)

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!Nacer Barazite

!{{flagicon|Netherlands}}

!25

!Arsenal

!19 August 2008

!Season Long

{{cite news

| title = Barazite set to stay with Derby County for rest of season

| url = http://therams.co.uk/stories/barazite-to-stay-with-derby-county-for-rest-of-season

| publisher = therams.co.uk

| date = 31 December 2008

| access-date = 5 April 2009

}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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!{{flagicon|England}}

!15

!27 November 2008

!5 Weeks (November – January)

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!James Tomkins

!{{flagicon|England}}

!35

!West Ham United

!27 November 2008

== Out ==

===Permanent===

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style="background:#f0f6ff;"

!Player

!Country

!Squad
number

!Position

!Signed From

!Date

!Fee Paid

!Total Derby
Appearances

!Total Derby
Goals

!Sold To

!Date

!Fee Received

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!Marc Edworthy

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!Norwich City

!6 July 2005

!Free{{Cite news

| title = Derby swoop for defender Edworthy

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/4655327.stm

| publisher = BBC Sport

| date = 6 July 2005 | access-date=2 January 2010}}

!80 (4)

!End of Contract

!13 May 2008

!N/A

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!Michael Johnson

!{{flagicon|JAM}}Johnson was born in Nottingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1999.

!Birmingham City

!August 2003

! 137 (13)

! 5

!End of Contract

!13 May 2008

!N/A

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!Lee Holmes

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!16

!Trainee

!25 December 2002

!N/A

! 29 (23)

! 2

!End of Contract

!13 May 2008

!N/A

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!Ben Hinchliffe

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!29

!Preston North End

!10 July 2007

!Free{{cite news|url=http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=476115&CPID=8&clid=24&lid=&title=Keeper+nets+Rams+move&channel=&|title=Keeper nets Rams move|date=10 July 2007|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=5 April 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

! 0

!Released

!13 May 2008

!N/A

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!Robert Earnshaw

!{{flagicon|WAL}}Earnshaw was born in Mufulira, Zambia, but was raised in Wales from the age of nine and made his international debut for Wales in May 2002.

!10

!Norwich City

!29 June 2007

! £3.5m{{cite news

| title = Derby sign £3.5m striker Earnshaw

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/6254710.stm

| publisher = BBC Sport

| date = 29 June 2007 | access-date=2 January 2010}}

! 8 (17)

! 2

!Nottingham Forest

!30 May 2008

!£2.65m

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!Kenny Miller

!{{flagicon|SCO}}

!14

!Celtic

!31 August 2007{{cite news

| title = Derby sign Celtic striker Miller

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/6973112.stm

| publisher = BBC Sport

| date = 31 August 2007 | access-date=2 January 2010}}

!£2.25m.{{cite news |title=Jewell Demands Fair Miller Price |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7280869.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=18 March 2008 | access-date=2 January 2010}}

!33 (0)

!Rangers

!13 June 2008

!£2m

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!David Jones

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!Manchester United

!4 January 2007

!£1m{{cite news

|title= Rams bag Man Utd midfielder Jones |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/6230081.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 January 2007 | access-date=2 January 2010}}

!41 (6)

!Wolves

!27 June 2008

!£1.2m

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!Craig Fagan

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!11

!Hull City

!9 January 2008

!£750k, rising to £1m{{cite news

| title = Derby complete signing of Fagan

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/6243927.stm

| publisher = BBC Sport

| date = 1 September 2007 | access-date=2 January 2010}}

!36 (10)

!Hull City

!2 July 2008

!£750k

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!Darren Moore

!{{flagicon|JAM}}Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1999.

!23

!West Bromwich Albion

!26 January 2006

!£500k{{cite news

|date=26 January 2006

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/4651330.stm

|title=Derby sign Baggies defender Moore

|publisher=BBC Sport | access-date=2 January 2010}}

!80 (10)

!Barnsley

!2 July 2008

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!Eddie Lewis

!{{flagicon|USA}}

!25

!Leeds United

!20 August 2007

!Undisclosed{{cite news |title=Derby recruit Leeds winger Lewis|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/6951974.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 August 2007 | access-date=2 January 2010}}

!24 (3)

!Released

!15 August 2008

!N/A[http://therams.co.uk/stories/three-out-as-rams-work-on-trimming-their-squad"Three out as Rams work on trimming their squad"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080817133047/http://therams.co.uk/stories/three-out-as-rams-work-on-trimming-their-squad |date=17 August 2008 }}, therams.co.uk, 16 August 2008.

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!Benny Feilhaber

!{{flagicon|USA}}Feilhaber was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but was raised in the United States from the age of six, and also qualifies to represent Austria internationally through his paternal grandfather. Feilhaber made his international debut for the United States in March 2007.

!31

!Hamburg

!10 August 2007{{cite news

| title = Feilhaber completes Rams move

| url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_2652885,00.html

| publisher = SKYSports

| date = 10 August 2007| access-date= 5 April 2009 }}

!£1m

{{cite news

| title = Player Profile

| url = http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~37934,00.html

| publisher = dcfc.co.uk

| date = 28 December 2007

| access-date = 5 April 2009

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080517160049/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~37934,00.html

| archive-date = 17 May 2008

| url-status = dead}}

!1 (9)

!AGF Aarhus

!15 August 2008

!Free

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!Alan Stubbs

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!15

!Everton

!31 January 2008

!Free{{cite news

|title=Stubbs Brings Steel

|url=http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1230028,00.html

|publisher=dcfc.co.uk

|date=31 January 2008

|access-date=5 April 2009

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515183133/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10270~1230028%2C00.html

|archive-date=15 May 2009

|url-status=dead

}}

!Retired

!20 August 2008

!N/A

Total income: {{gain}} ~ £6.6 million

=== Loan ===

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style="background:#f0f6ff;"

!Player

!Country

!Squad
number

!Position

!Loaned To

!Date

!Loan Duration

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!Jason Beardsley

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!35

!Notts County

!4 July 2008

!6 Months (4 July – 4 January)[http://therams.co.uk/stories/beardsley-loan-extended"Beardsley loan extended"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080823025723/http://therams.co.uk/stories/beardsley-loan-extended |date=23 August 2008 }}, therams.co.uk, 21 August 2008.

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!Mohammed Camara

!{{flagicon|GUI}}

!30

!Blackpool

!4 August 2008

!3 Months (10 August – 10 November){{cite news| title =Camara loan extended at Seasiders| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackpool/7606234.stm| publisher = bbc.co.uk| date = 9 September 2008 | access-date=2 January 2010}}

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!Gary Teale

!{{flagicon|SCO}}

!23

!Barnsley

!15 August 2008

!1 Month (15 August – 15 September)

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!29

!Huddersfield Town

!19 August 2008

!3 Month (19 August – 19 November)

{{cite news| title = Dickinson loan is extended| url = http://therams.co.uk/stories/dickinson-loan-is-extended-but-he-remains-a-part-of-jewells-plans| publisher = therams.co.uk| date = 23 September 2008| access-date = 5 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081202100205/http://therams.co.uk/stories/dickinson-loan-is-extended-but-he-remains-a-part-of-jewells-plans| archive-date = 2 December 2008| url-status = dead}}

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!Tyrone Mears

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!14

!Olympic Marseille

!1 September 2008

!Season Long Loan{{cite news| title = Rams defender Mears is set to join marseille| url = http://therams.co.uk/stories/rams-defender-mears-is-set-to-join-marseille| publisher = therams.co.uk| date = 1 September 2008| access-date = 5 April 2009| archive-date = 3 September 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080903070325/http://therams.co.uk/stories/rams-defender-mears-is-set-to-join-marseille| url-status = dead}}

bgcolor=""

!Jay McEveley

!{{flagicon|SCO}}

!Preston North End

!29 September 2008

!One Month (29 September – 29 October)

{{cite news| title = Breaking news: McEveley set for Preston loan move| url = http://therams.co.uk/stories/mceveley-set-for-preston-loan-move| publisher = therams.co.uk| date = 29 September 2008| access-date = 5 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081205113626/http://therams.co.uk/stories/mceveley-set-for-preston-loan-move| archive-date = 5 December 2008| url-status = dead}}

bgcolor=""

!Robbie Savage

!{{flagicon|WAL}}

!Brighton

!1 October 2008

!One Month (1 – 30 October)

{{cite news| title = Savage agrees loan move to Brighton| url = http://therams.co.uk/stories/savage-agrees-loan-move-to-brighton| publisher = therams.co.uk| date = 30 September 2008| access-date = 5 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081205113657/http://therams.co.uk/stories/savage-agrees-loan-move-to-brighton| archive-date = 5 December 2008| url-status = dead}}

bgcolor=""

!Lewis Price

!{{flagicon|WAL}}

!12

!MK Dons

!26 October 2008

!3 Weeks (26 October – 18 November){{cite news

| title = Dons swoop for Derby keeper Price| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/milton_keynes_dons/7694738.stm| publisher = bbc.co.uk/sport| date = 26 October 2008 | access-date=2 January 2010}}

bgcolor=""

!Paris Simmons

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!NA

!Burton Albion

!30 October 2008

!One Month (30 October – 30 November)

{{cite news| title = Striker Simmons Joins Burton on loan| url = http://therams.co.uk/stories/striker-simmons-joins-burton-on-loan| publisher = therams.co.uk| date = 30 October 2008| access-date = 5 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081205113717/http://therams.co.uk/stories/striker-simmons-joins-burton-on-loan| archive-date = 5 December 2008| url-status = dead}}

bgcolor=""

!Ross Atkins

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!NA

!Southport

!30 October 2008

!One Month (30 October – 30 November)

bgcolor=""

!Andy Todd

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!22

!Northampton Town

!25 November 2008

!5 Weeks (25 November – 3 January)

bgcolor=""

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!29

!Blackpool

!27 November 2008

!5 Weeks (27 November – 30 December)

bgcolor=""

!Jay McEveley

!{{flagicon|SCO}}

!27 November 2008

!6 Weeks (27 November – 12 January)

bgcolor=""

!Mitchell Hanson

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!31

!Notts County

!27 November 2008

!1 Month (Nov–Dec)

=January (1 January – 2 February 2009)=

==In==

===Permanent===

border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size:smaller;"

style="background:#f0f6ff;"

!Player

!Country

!Squad
number

!Position

!Signed from

!Date

!Fee paid

bgcolor=""

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!15

!1 January 2009

!£1m+

bgcolor=""

!Chris Porter

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!32

!Motherwell

!1 February 2009

!£400k

Total spending: {{loss}} ~ £1.4m

===Loan===

border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size:smaller;"

style="background:#f0f6ff;"

!Player

!Country

!Squad
number

!Position

!Loaned From

!Date

!Loan Duration

bgcolor=""

!Seb Hines

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!36

!Middlesbrough

!5 January 2009

!One Month

bgcolor=""

!John Eustace

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!30

!Watford

!9 March 2009

!Season Long Loan

bgcolor=""

!Barry Bannan

!{{flagicon|SCO}}

!33

!Aston Villa

!13 March 2009

!Season Long{{cite news

|title=Barry's thumbs up for Rams

|url=http://therams.co.uk/stories/barrys-thumbs-up-for-rams

|publisher=therams.co.uk

|date=11 April 2008

|access-date=11 April 2009

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414102025/http://therams.co.uk/stories/barrys-thumbs-up-for-rams

|archive-date=14 April 2009

|url-status=live

}}

==Out==

===Permanent===

border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size:smaller;"

style="background:#f0f6ff;"

!Player

!Country

!Squad
number

!Position

!Signed From

!Date

!Fee Paid

!Total Derby
Appearances

!Total Derby
Goals

!Sold To

!Date

!Fee Received

bgcolor=""

!Darren Powell

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!32

!21 November 2008

!6 (2)

!End of Contract

!21 January 2009

!N/A

bgcolor=""

!Mohammed Camara

!{{flagicon|GUI}}

!30

!Celtic

!16 August 2006

!Free{{cite news

| title = Derby snap up Camara from Celtic

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/5257840.stm

| publisher = BBC Sport

| date = 16 August 2006 | access-date=2 January 2010}}

!29 (0)

!Released

!2 February 2009

!N/A

Total income: {{gain}} ~ £0.0 million

=== Loan ===

border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size:smaller;"

style="background:#f0f6ff;"

!Player

!Country

!Squad
number

!Position

!Loaned To

!Date

!Loan Duration

bgcolor=""

!{{flagicon|SER}}

!34

!Yeovil Town

!27 January 2009

!1 Month (27 January – 27 February)[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/7853609.stm"Yeovil Town make double signing"], bbc.co.uk/football, 27 January 2009.

bgcolor=""

!Giles Barnes

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!18

!Fulham

!30 January 2009

!4 Months (30 January – 30 May)[http://therams.co.uk/stories/fulham-pounce-to-land-barnes-0"Fulham Pounce to Land Barnes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203001751/http://therams.co.uk/stories/fulham-pounce-to-land-barnes-0 |date=3 February 2009 }}, therams.co.uk, 30 January 2009.

bgcolor=""

!Lewis Price

!{{flagicon|WAL}}

!13

!Luton Town

!2 February 2009

!1 Months (2 February – 2 March)

bgcolor=""

!Claude Davis

!{{flagicon|JAM}}

!21

!Crystal Palace

!2 February 2009

!1 Month (2 February-3 May)

bgcolor=""

!Paris Simmons

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!NA

!Lincoln City

!10 March 09

!3 Days (10 – 13 March)

bgcolor=""

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!29

!Leeds United

!13 March 2009

!2 Months (2 February- 3 May)

bgcolor=""

!{{flagicon|SER}}

!34

!Northampton Town

!16 March 2009

!1 Month (16 March – 16 April)

bgcolor=""

!{{flagicon|England}}

!15

!Sheffield Wednesday

!20 March 2009

!1 Month (20 March – 20 April)

Results

class="wikitable"

|style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"|Win

|style="background-color: #ffffdd;"|Draw

|style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"|Loss

=Pre season=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Scorers!!Attendance

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|11 July 2008

|TOP Oss

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080927183558/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1342910,00.html 0–2]

|None given

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|16 July 2008

|Burton Albion

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080927155837/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1345530,00.html 2–0]

|Davies [18], Ellington [45]

|3,942

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|19 July 2008

|Rotherham United

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080927132344/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1347211,00.html 0–0]

|None given

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|23 July 2008

|Oldham Athletic

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080827200358/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1349923,00.html 1–1]

|Villa [16]

|None given

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|26 July 2008

|Mansfield Town

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090211212300/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10270~1351738%2C00.html 3–2]

|Hulse [12], Villa [76], Green [79]

|4,002

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|29 July 2008

|Rushden And Diamonds

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080915052023/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1353813,00.html 1–0]

|Ellington [50]

|886

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|2 August 2008

|FC Utrecht

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080914200222/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1356941,00.html 2–2]

|Commons [17], Ellington (Pen) [45]

|9,645.

Cancelled Fixture

A proposed friendly away to Lincoln City, due to take place on 26 July 2008, was cancelled by mutual consent when the two clubs drew each other in the first round of the League Cup.{{cite web | title=Lincoln City friendly cancelled | work=dcfc.co.uk | url=http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1327896,00.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120523181930/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1327896,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=23 May 2012 | access-date=13 June 2008 }}

=Football League Championship=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

!Date!!Match!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Scorers!!Attendance!!{{Abbr|Pos.|League position}}

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|9 August 2008

|Doncaster Rovers

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080810133926/http://therams.co.uk/stories/rams-suffer-opening-day-defeat 0–1]

|33,010 (3,136 away)

|21

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|16 August 2008

|Bristol City

|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7551153.stm 1–1]

|Green [51]

|16,389 (925 away)

|17

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|23 August 2008

|Southampton

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080824035550/http://therams.co.uk/stories/woeful-derby-are-booed-off-again 0–1]

|27,032 (1,098 away)

|20

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|30 August 2008

|Barnsley

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080901192310/http://therams.co.uk/stories/rams-slump-to-the-bottom-of-championship-after-two-goal-defeat-at-barnsley 0–2]

|14,223 (2,921 away)

|24

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|14 September 2008

|Sheffield United

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080916063738/http://therams.co.uk/stories/long-wait-finally-over-for-jewells-rams 2–1 ]

|Kilgallon (O.G.) [24], Hulse [71]

|28,473 (2,032 away)

|20

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|17 September 2008

|Swansea City

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080918234727/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~43896,00.html 1–1 ]

|Pearson [63]

|14,003 (516 away).

|21

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|20 September 2008

|Cardiff City

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080923023136/http://therams.co.uk/stories/albrechtsen-on-target-for-derby-county-but-cardiff-hit-back-for-draw 1–1 ]

|Albrechtsen [28]

|28,007 (1,677 away)

|20

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|27 September 2008

|QPR

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080930051545/http://therams.co.uk/stories/away-day-joy-as-rams-beat-rangers 2–0 ]

|Albrechtsen [80], Villa [89]

|14,311

|17

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|30 September 2008

|Birmingham

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081002111502/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1408917,00.html 1–1 ]

|Davies [86]

|29,743 (2,500 away)

|18

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|4 October 2008

|10

|Norwich

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081006015018/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1412742,00.html 2–1 ]

|Hulse [26], Ellington [85]

|24,771 (1,100 away)

|15

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|18 October 2008

|11

|Plymouth Argyle

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081021052359/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~44084,00.html 2–1 ]

|Hulse [45+1], Duguid (O.G.) [52]

|28,495 (1,243 away)

|10

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|21 October 2008

|12

|Blackpool

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081025024906/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~44198,00.html 2–3]

|Commons [59], Stejovski [71]

|7,267 (1,260 away)

|14

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|25 October 2008

|13

|Coventry City

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081028043204/http://therams.co.uk/stories/battling-rams-denied-by-coventrys-last-gasp-equaliser 1–1]

|Hulse [41]

|18,430 (3,039 away)

|14

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|28 October 2008

|14

|Norwich City

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081031124225/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~44450,00.html 3–1 ]

|Green [14], Hulse[28], Kazmierczak [80]

|26,621 (1,232 away)

|10

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|2 November 2008

|15

|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7686304.stm 1–1]

|Villa [66]

|33,010 (2,766 away)

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|8 November 2008

|16

|Reading

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081211162244/http://therams.co.uk/stories/rams-crash-to-heavy-defeat-at-reading 0–3]

|18,724

|13

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|15 November 2008

|17

|Sheffield Wednesday

|[http://therams.co.uk/stories/rams-cruise-to-victory-over-the-owls 3–0]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|Commons [31], Addison [53], Stewart [67]

|30,111 (2,800 away)

|12

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|22 November 2008

|18

|Ipswich Town

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090106131156/http://therams.co.uk/stories/poor-derby-slump-to-defeat-at-ipswich 0–2]

|20,239

|13

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|25 November 2008

|19

|Preston North End

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081222025654/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~44648,00.html 2–2]

|Hulse [8], Stewart [32]

|25,534 (637 away)

|14

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|30 November 2008

|20

|Burnley

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081202005017/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~44283,00.html 0–3]

|11,552

|15

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|6 December 2008

|21

|Crystal Palace

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081208035526/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~44311,00.html 1–2]

|Varney [41]

|27,203 (826 away)

|16

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|9 December 2008

|22

|Wolverhampton Wanderers

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081212032236/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~44351,00.html 0–3]

|21,326 (1,298 away)

|18

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|15 December 2008

|23

|Charlton Athletic

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081217070841/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~44363,00.html 2–2]

|Ellington [62(Pen), 90 +4]

|20,989

|18

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|20 December 2008

|24

|Watford

|[http://therams.co.uk/stories/sub-hulse-sinks-watford-with-late-winner 1–0]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|Hulse [83]

|27,833 (818 away)

|15

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|26 December 2008

|25

|Preston North End

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081228191215/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~43583,00.html 0–2]

|13,896

|18

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|28 December 2008

|26

|Ipswich Town

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081231022606/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~43628,00.html 0–1]

|28,358 (1,285 away)

|18

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|17 January 2009

|27

|Q.P.R.

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090419122326/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~45345,00.html 0–2]

|28,390 (1,368 away)

|20

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|27 January 2009

|28

|Birmingham City

|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7845587.stm 0–1]

|15,330

|22

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|31 January 2009

|29

|Coventry City

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090203100448/http://therams.co.uk/stories/hulse-and-commons-strike-in-victory-over-coventry 2–1]

|Hulse [14], Commons [16]

|29,710 (2,124 away)

|18

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|7 February 2009

|30

|Plymouth Argyle

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090211111112/http://therams.co.uk/stories/hulse-double-gives-rams-best-away-win-of-the-season 3–0]

|Teale [43], Hulse [46, 53]

|10,893 (853 away)

|16

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|18 February 2009

|31

|Blackpool

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090221212006/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~43460,00.html 4–1]

|Commons [9, 73], Green [85], Barazite [89]

|26,934

|16

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|21 February 2009

|32

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090224092900/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~44703,00.html 3–1]

|Nyatanga [4], Hulse [46], Davies (Pen) [67]

|29,140 (4,206 away)

|15

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|27 February 2009

|33

|Doncaster Rovers

|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7899729.stm 1–2]

|Savage [50]

|14,435 (3,310 away)

|16

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|3 March 2009

|34

|Swansea City

|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7908391.stm 2–2]

|Porter [14, 48]

|26,691 (462 away)

|16

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|7 March 2009

|35

|Bristol City

|[http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7910412.stm 2–1]

|Porter [1], Hulse [84]

|30,824 (2,430 away)

|16

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|10 March 2009

|36

|Southampton

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090313071122/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~44868,00.html 1–1]

|Davies [83]

|17,567 (705 away)

|16

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|14 March 2009

|37

|Sheff United

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090317124028/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~44913,00.html 2–4]

|Hulse [52], Bannan [69]

|27,565

|17

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|21 March 2009

|38

|Barnsley

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090322180126/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~44956,00.html 0–0]

|32,277 (1,429 away)

|17

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|4 April 2009

|39

|Burnley

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090408061356/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~45026,00.html 1–1]

|Connolly [90+3]

|33,010 (2,100 away)

|17

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|8 April 2009

|40

|Cardiff City

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090411102624/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchDetails/0,,10270~1620907,00.html 1–4]

|Johnson (O.G.) [90]

|18, 403

|17

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|11 April 2009

|41

|Sheffield Wednesday

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090414044732/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~45073,00.html 1–0]

|Hulse [45]

|24,392 (3,500 away)

|17

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|13 April 2009

|42

|Wolverhampton Wanderers

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090416031126/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~45107,00.html 2–3]

|Kazmierczak [30], Sterjovski [54]

|33,079 (3,100 away)

|17

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|18 April 2009

|43

|Crystal Palace

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090421155820/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~45149,00.html 0–1]

|14,736 (999 away)

|18

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|21 April 2009

|44

|Reading

|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8001869.stm 0–2]

|31,345

|18

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|25 April 2009

|45

|Charlton

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090428133119/http://therams.co.uk/stories/safety-finally-secured-with-nervy-win-over-charlton 1–0]

|Hulse [70]

|31,541 (619 away)

|16

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|3 May 2009

|46

|Watford

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090507213159/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~44152,00.html 1–3]

|Eustace 81

|16,131 (2,192 away)

|[http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/table/default.stm 18] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509170138/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/table/default.stm |date=9 May 2008 }}

= FA Cup =

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!Date!!Round!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Scorers!!Attendance

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|3 January 2009

|3rd Round

|Forest Green Rovers

|A{{cite web|title=It's Forest Green away |work=dcfc.co.uk |url=http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1472107,00.html |access-date=30 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202005022/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10270~1472107%2C00.html |archive-date=2 December 2008 |url-status=live }}

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090112210742/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~46874,00.html 4–3]

|Hulse [39]. Albrechtsen [45+1], Green [75], Davies (Pen) [86]

|4,836

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|23 January 2009

|4th Round

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090129200149/http://therams.co.uk/stories/its-snap-crackle-and-pop-as-rams-held-by-arch-rivals 1–1]

|Hulse [36]

|32,035

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|4 February 2009

|4th Round (R)

!Jack Stamps Player of the Year

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090207075939/http://therams.co.uk/stories/commons-hits-rams-winner-to-complete-stunning-comeback-against-forest-at-the-city-ground 3–2]

|Hulse [28], Green [60], Commons [74]

|29,001 (4,362 away)

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|15 February 2009

|5th Round

|Manchester United

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090221040358/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~47035,00.html 1–4]

|Addison [56]

|32,103

= League Cup =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

!Date!!Round!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Scorers!!Attendance

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|11 August 2008

|Round 1

|Lincoln City

|H{{cite web| title=Carling Cup 1st Round draw| work=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1327668,00.html| access-date=13 June 2008}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20080917115933/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~46432,00.html 3–1] (A.E.T.)

| Ellington [83,100,105]

|10,091 (1,207 away).

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|26 August 2008

|Round 2

|Preston North End

|A{{cite news | title=Draw for Carling Cup second round| work=bbc.co.uk | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7559777.stm| access-date=13 August 2008 | date=13 August 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080828221339/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7559777.stm| archive-date= 28 August 2008 | url-status= live}}

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080830020212/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~46502,00.html 1–0]

|Green [40]

|8,037

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|4 November 2008

|Round 3

|Brighton

|A{{cite web | title=Date set for Carling Cup tie| work=therams.co.uk | url=http://therams.co.uk/stories/date-set-for-carling-cup-tie| access-date=26 September 2008 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080928111927/http://therams.co.uk/stories/date-set-for-carling-cup-tie| archive-date= 28 September 2008 | url-status= live}}

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081107222434/http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~46600,00.html 4–1]

|Villa [28, 73, 87], Ellington [34]

|6,625 (300 away)

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|11 November 2008

|Round 4

|Leeds United

|H{{cite web| title=Carling Cup fixtures| work=bbc.co.uk| url=http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/fixtures/default.stm| access-date=4 November 2008| archive-date=15 May 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515221739/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/fixtures/default.stm| url-status=dead}}

|[http://therams.co.uk/stories/rams-beat-leeds-to-book-carling-cup-quarter-final-place 2–1]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|Villa [6], Ellington [18]

|18,540 (3, 416 away)

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|2 December 2008

|Q/F

|Stoke City

|A{{cite news | title=Burnley face Arsenal in Cup| work=bbc.co.uk | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7729149.stm| access-date=15 November 2008 | date=15 November 2008}}

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081206052401/http://therams.co.uk/stories/duke-is-spot-on-to-fire-rams-into-the-carling-cup-semi-finals 1–0]

|Ellington [90+4] (Pen)

|22,034 (5,000 away)

bgcolor="#d0ffe3"

|7 January 2009

|S/F 1

|Manchester United

|H{{cite web | title=Rams face Manchester United in Carling Cup semi-final| work=therams.co.uk | url=http://therams.co.uk/stories/rams-face-manchester-united-in-carling-cup-semi-final| access-date=6 December 2008 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081209062124/http://therams.co.uk/stories/rams-face-manchester-united-in-carling-cup-semi-final| archive-date= 9 December 2008 | url-status= live}}

|[https://archive.today/20130505095143/http://therams.co.uk/stories/commons-piledriver-fires-rams-to-carling-cup-win-against-united 1–0]

|Commons [30]

|30,194

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|20 January 2009

|S/F 2

|Manchester United

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090124013835/http://therams.co.uk/stories/barnes-scores-twice-but-rams-are-knocked-out-of-carling-cup-by-united 2–4]
3–4 Agg.

|Barnes [80] (Pen), [90+2]

|73,374

Squad statistics

=Appearances, goals and cards=

Last Updated – 3 May 2009

rowspan="2" valign="bottom"\|No. !rowspan="2" valign="bottom"\|Pos. !rowspan="2"\|Name !colspan="2" width="85"\|League !colspan="2" width="85"\|FA Cup !colspan="2" width="85"\|League Cup !colspan="2" width="85"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
align="left"\|1	align="left"\|GK	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|NIR}} Roy Carroll \|16	0	1	0	7	0	24	0
align="left"\|2	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Paul Connolly \|39 (1)	1	3	0	6	0	48 (1)	1
align="left"\|3	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|SCO}} Jay McEveley \|13 (2)	0	1	0	1	0	15 (2)	0
align="left"\|4	align="left"\|MF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Paul Green \|29	3	4	2	7	1	40	6
align="left"\|5	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jordan Stewart \|26	2	2	0	5	0	33	2
align="left"\|6	align="left"\|MF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|POL}} Przemysław Kaźmierczak \|12 (10)	2	0	0	4 (1)	0	16 (11)	2
align="left"\|7	align="left"\|MF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|SCO}} Kris Commons \|30 (4)	5	3 (1)	1	7	1	40 (5)	7
align="left"\|8	align="left"\|MF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|WAL}} Robbie Savage \|20 (2)	1	3	0	1 (2)	0	24 (4)	1
align="left"\|9	align="left"\|FW	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Nathan Ellington \|13 (14)	3	0 (1)	0	4	6	17 (15)	9
align="left"\|10	align="left"\|FW	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ARG}} Emanuel Villa \|12 (18)	2	0 (1)	0	3 (2)	4	15 (21)	6
align="left"\|11	align="left"\|FW	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Rob Hulse \|43 (2)	15	4	3	5 (1)	0	52 (3)	18
align="left"\|12	align="left"\|GK	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|WAL}} Lewis Price \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align="left"\|13	align="left"\|GK	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Stephen Bywater \|30 (1)	0	3	0	0	0	33 (1)	0
align="left"\|14	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Tyrone Mears \|3	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	4 (1)	0
align="left"\|15	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Alan Stubbs \|1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
align="left"\|15	align="left"\|FW	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Luke Varney \|9 (1)	1	1 (1)	0	0	0	10 (2)	1
align="left"\|16	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Mile Sterjovski \|6 (9)	2	0 (1)	0	1 (1)	0	7 (9)	2
align="left"\|17	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Dean Leacock \|10 (1)	0	0	0	1	0	11 (1)	0
align="left"\|18	align="left"\|MF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Giles Barnes \|0 (2)	0	1	0	0 (1)	2	1 (3)	2
align="left"\|19	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|WAL}} Lewin Nyatanga \|27 (3)	1	2	0	3	0	32 (3)	1
align="left"\|20	align="left"\|MF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Steve Davies \|8 (11)	3	0 (1)	1	3 (1)	0	11 (13)	4
align="left"\|21	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|JAM}} Claude Davis \|6 (2)	0	0	0	2	0	8 (2)	0
align="left"\|22	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Andy Todd \|7 (3)	0	0	0	2	0	9 (3)	0
align="left"\|23	align="left"\|MF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|SCO}} Gary Teale \|24 (1)	1	4	0	2 (3)	0	30 (4)	1
align="left"\|24	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Miles Addison \|28	1	3	1	5	0	36	2
align="left"\|25	align="left"\|MF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|Netherlands}} Nacer Barazite \|22 (8)	1	3 (1)	0	0 (2)	0	25 (11)	1
align="left"\|26	align="left"\|MF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Ruben Zadkovich \|2 (3)	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	2 (5)	0
align="left"\|27	align="left"\|MF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|SCO}} Stephen Pearson \|8 (4)	1	0 (1)	0	0	0	8 (5)	1
align="left"\|28	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|DEN}} Martin Albrechtsen \|35	2	4	1	3	0	42	3
align="left"\|29	align="left"\|FW	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Liam Dickinson \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align="left"\|30	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|GUI}} Mohammed Camara \|1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
align="left"\|30	align="left"\|MF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Eustace \|5 (4)	1	0	0	0	0	5 (4)	1
align="left"\|31	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Mitchell Hanson \|0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0
align="left"\|32	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Darren Powell \|5 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	1	0	6 (2)	0
align="left"\|32	align="left"\|FW	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Chris Porter \|3 (2)	3	0 (1)	0	0	0	3 (3)	3
align="left"\|33	align="left"\|MF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|LAT}} Andrejs Perepļotkins \|2	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	2 (1)	0
align="left"\|33	align="left"\|MF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|SCO}} Barry Bannan \|5 (5)	1	0	0	0	0	5 (5)	1
align="left"\|34	align="left"\|FW	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|SRB}} Aleksandar Prijović \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align="left"\|35	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jason Beardsley \|0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
align="left"\|35	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} James Tomkins \|5 (2)	0	0	0	1	0	6 (2)	0
align="left"\|36	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Seb Hines \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align="left"\|37	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|Ireland}} Mark O'Brien \|0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
align="left"\|41	align="left"\|DF	align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Mark Dudley \|0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0

2008/09 Records

=Club=

Biggest Win – 4–1 v Blackpool (18 February 2009)
Biggest Defeat – 1–4 v Cardiff City (8 April 2009)
Consecutive Victories – 4 (31 January 2009 – 21 February 2009)
Longest Unbeaten Run – 7 (14 September 2008 – 18 October 2008)
Consecutive Defeats – 4 (26 December 2008 – 27 January 2009)
Longest Winless Run – 6 (22 November 2008 – 15 December 2009)

=Individuals=

==End of Season Awards==

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!Award

!Player

!Country

!Chosen By

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!Derby County Fans

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!Sammy Crooks Young Player of the Year

!Miles Addison

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!Nigel Clough

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!Academy Player of the Year

!Mark O'Brien

!{{flagicon|Ireland}}

!Nigel Clough

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==League==

Most league appearances:

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!Pos

!Player

!Country

!Apps (Subs)

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!43 (2)

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!Paul Connolly

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!39 (1)

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!{{flagicon|DEN}}

!35

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!{{flagicon|SCO}}

!30 (4)

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!Stephen Bywater

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!30 (1)

Most league Goals:

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!Pos

!Player

!Country

!Goals

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!15

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!{{flagicon|SCO}}

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!Steve Davies

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

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!Nathan Ellington

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

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!O.G.

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

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!Chris Porter

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

==All Competitions==

Most appearances:

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!Pos

!Player

!Country

!Apps (Subs)

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!52 (3)

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!Paul Connolly

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!48 (1)

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!{{flagicon|SCO}}

!40 (5)

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!{{flagicon|DEN}}

!42

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!40

Most Goals:

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!Pos

!Player

!Country

!Goals

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!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!18

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!Nathan Ellington

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

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!{{flagicon|SCO}}

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