2010–11 Derby County F.C. season

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| season = 2010–11

| league = Championship

| manager = Nigel Clough

| chairman = Andrew Appleby

| league result = 19th

| league topscorer = Kris Commons (13)

| season topscorer = Kris Commons (13)

| cup1 = FA Cup

| cup1 result = Third round

| cup2 = League Cup

| cup2 result = First round

| cup3 = Jack Stamps Trophy

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| highest attendance = 33,010 v Nottingham Forest, Championship (22 January 2011)

| lowest attendance =23,159 v Ipswich Town, Championship (1 February 2011)

| average attendance = 26,023

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The 2010–11 season was Derby County's 112th season in the Football League. It was their third consecutive season in the second tier following the previous campaign and their 43rd overall. 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.{{cite news| title=Bookies bank on Premier Chances| newspaper=Derby Telegraph| url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Bookies-doubt-Premier-chances/story-11627155-detail/story.html| date=22 June 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525034853/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Bookies-doubt-Premier-chances/story-11627155-detail/story.html| archive-date=25 May 2015| url-status=dead}} In the event of the season, after a slow start The Rams spent five fixtures in the play-off positions after a run of 8 wins from 11 fixtures before collapsing spectacularly post-November and recording just four wins from their remaining 28 fixtures, with Championship safety not guaranteed until the 44th fixture when, despite losing 3–2 at Norwich City other results left the bottom three unable to overtake them. The club's return of 49 points (from a possible 138) was the club's lowest ever return from a 46-game programme{{cite news | title=Derby boss Nigel Clough bemused by Reading defeat| work=BBC Sport| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9478861.stm| date = 7 May 2011 }} and was their lowest points total in the second tier since 1984, when they took just 42 points from 42 fixtures. The Derbyshire evening telegraph summed up the season as being one in which "with a few exceptions, (Derby) have competed in all the games and yet too often they have come out on the wrong end of the result having been the architects of their own downfall. Mistakes, individually and collectively, carelessness and a lack of concentration have all proved costly. As well as they have played in spells, notably in a wonderful purple patch earlier this season, the bottom line is that at other times they have not been good enough, as their position in the table indicates. That is why an influx of new faces is needed in this most important of summers to make sure they move forward next season."{{cite news| title=Rams' season ends on a low note as they make it tough for themselves| newspaper=Derby Telegraph| url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Rams-season-ends-low-note-make-tough/story-11631118-detail/story.html| date=9 May 2011| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525054732/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Rams-season-ends-low-note-make-tough/story-11631118-detail/story.html| archive-date=25 May 2015| url-status=dead}}

The club's reserves proved more successful. Consisting of players returning from injury (Russell Anderson, Miles Addison), players on the fringe of the first-team squad (Ben Pringle, Lee Croft) and academy prospects (Callum Ball, Jeff Hendrick) they retained The Central League Division One Central Section, taking 33 points from a possible 42 and scoring 35 goals in the process. They also won the Derbyshire Senior Cup, scoring 24 goals in their four fixtures including a 14–1 win over Shirebrook Town.

The club recorded an average attendance of 26,023, a figure more than 3,000 down on the previous campaign but still the second highest in the Championship behind Leeds United's 27,299 and the 15th best in the country. It was also higher than the average gate of seven Premier League clubs.{{cite web| title=Rams' early bird boost as 16,200 fans sign up| publisher=thisisderbyshire| url=http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/sport/Rams-early-bird-boost-16-200-fans-sign/article-3566809-detail/article.html| date=18 May 2011}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web |url=http://dcfcfans.co.uk/topic/6496-16200-season-tickets-sold/ |title=Reprint of aforementioned thisisderbyshire article on messageboard, something I added due to the actual article appearing to be neither available online nor archivable |publisher=Derby County Fans Forum |date=18 May 2011|access-date=2 November 2013}}

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",{{cite web| title=buymobiles.net Is New Shirt Sponsor| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2037801,00.html| date=1 May 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013926/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2037801,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}} with sources stating it to be worth around £2m in total.{{cite web | title=Derby County handed end-of-season boost| publisher=Sports Pro Media| url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/derby_county_handed_end-of-season_boost/| date = 10 May 2010 }} 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. The new home kit for the 2010–11 season was revealed at 6pm on 16 July 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.{{cite web| title=Getting Shirty – Pre-Order The New Shirt| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2058059,00.html?| date=25 May 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105014008/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2058059,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}} It was again manufactured by adidas. The away kit was revealed at half-time in a pre-season friendly against Stoke City.{{cite web| title=New Away Shirt Revealed| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2102835,00.html| date=27 July 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013818/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2102835,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}}

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Review

=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{{cite news | title=Keepers agree new Derby deals|publisher=Sky Sports| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_6110549,00.html| date=23 April 2010 }} and Russell Anderson signed a new two-year deal.{{cite web| title=Russ sign for Rams| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2030187,00.html?| date=21 April 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013908/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2030187,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}}

Clough also stated a desire to retain the services of loanees Tomasz Cywka and Michael Tonge for the new campaign.{{cite news| title=Clough in move to keep Key duo| newspaper=Derby Telegraph| url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Clough-key-duo/story-11572645-detail/story.html| date=12 April 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033259/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Clough-key-duo/story-11572645-detail/story.html| archive-date=29 November 2014| url-status=dead}} Cywka agreed a deal to sign on a free transfer from Wigan Athletic on 25 May 2010{{cite web| title=Rams move to bring in Cwyka| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2058217,00.html?| date=24 May 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013915/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2058217,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news| title=Tonge hopes left in balance| newspaper=Derby Telegraph| url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Tonge-hopes-left-balance/story-11628136-detail/story.html| date=21 May 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013436/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Tonge-hopes-left-balance/story-11628136-detail/story.html| archive-date=24 September 2015| url-status=dead}}{{cite news| title=Tonge no longer priority as Rams switch sights| newspaper=Derby Telegraph| url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Undefined-Headline/story-11562831-detail/story.html| archive-url=https://archive.today/20131104101718/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Undefined-Headline/story-11562831-detail/story.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=4 November 2013| date=31 July 2010}} 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,{{cite news | title=Clough pleased with Addison op| publisher=Sky Sports| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_6053550,00.html| date = 25 March 2010 }}{{cite news | title=Addison facing long recovery| publisher=Sky Sports| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_6107606,00.html| date = 21 April 2010 }} was joined by that of Steve Davies, who ruptured cruciate ligaments, ruling him out for the opening six months of the season.{{cite web| title=Davies undergoes op for cruciate injury| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2091738,00.html?| date=15 July 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013810/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2091738,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8835571.stm| work =BBC Sport| title = Robbie Savage retains Derby County captaincy| date = 19 July 2010}}

The first confirmed signing of the summer was out of contract Doncaster Rovers left back Gareth Roberts, who agreed a two-year deal to join the club on the expiration of his Doncaster contract on 1 July 2010.{{cite news | title=Derby County agree two-year deal for Gareth Roberts| work=BBC Sport| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8680344.stm?| date = 13 May 2010 }} 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,{{cite web| title=Crewe Alex: Brayford set for Derby move| publisher=Stoke Sentinel| url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Crewe-Alex-Brayford-set-Derby/story-12526533-detail/story.html| date=4 May 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-date=24 September 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924111843/http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Crewe-Alex-Brayford-set-Derby/story-12526533-detail/story.html| url-status=dead}} though this was denied by Crewe boss Dario Gradi.{{cite news | title=Gradi – No Brayford bids| publisher=Sky Sports| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_6132991,00.html?| date = 4 May 2010 }} 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.{{cite news | title=Derby weigh up move for Crewe's Brayford and Bailey| work=BBC Sport| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8681399.stm?| date = 14 May 2010 }} Crewe confirmed that an offer for the pair had been accepted on 18 May 2010.{{cite web| title=Crewe Duo Set For Derby| publisher=Stoke Sentinel| url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Crewe-Alex-Brayford-Bailey-set-Derby/story-12535118-detail/story.html| date=18 May 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-date=24 September 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924111837/http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Crewe-Alex-Brayford-Bailey-set-Derby/story-12535118-detail/story.html| url-status=dead}} The deal was finalised on 19 May 2010 for an undisclosed fee{{cite web| title=Derby Land Brayford & Bailey| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2053956,00.html?| date=19 May 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013953/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2053956,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}} with the deal believed to total an initial £800k, rising to over £1m with add ons and a 15% sell on clause{{cite web| title=Brayford thanks Crewe for launching Football League career| publisher=Stoke Sentinel| url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Crewe-Alex-Brayford-thanks-Crewe-launching-Football-League-career/story-12552871-detail/story.html| date=19 May 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-date=24 September 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924111850/http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Crewe-Alex-Brayford-thanks-Crewe-launching-Football-League-career/story-12552871-detail/story.html| url-status=dead}}{{cite web | title=Rams complete duel deal| publisher=Derby County-mad| url=http://www.derbycounty-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/rams_complete_duel_deal_527554/index.shtml| date = 19 May 2010 }} The club announced it had agreed a deal to sign ADO Den Haag utility player Danny Buijs once the Dutch football season had finished,{{cite news | title=Rams to bring in Buijs| publisher=Sky Sports| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_6093377,00.html?| date = 14 April 2010 }} though they later pulled out of the deal.{{cite news | title=Rams give up on Buijs| publisher=Sky Sports| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_6172147,00.html?| date = 25 May 2010 }}

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 1 June 2010, signing a two-year deal.{{cite web| title=Martin makes permanent Rams move| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2062906,00.html?| date=1 June 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013802/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2062906,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}} 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"{{cite web| title=Squad taking shape| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2060459,00.html| date=2 June 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013749/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2060459,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web| title=Academy Five sign professional deals| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2087069,00.html?| date=8 July 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013856/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2087069,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}} Kelly was sent out on loan to League of Ireland Premier Division side Bray Wanderers the next day.{{cite web| title=Kelly joins Bray Wanderers on loan| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2088008,00.html?| date=9 July 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013958/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2088008,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}} The club also took on several trialists with Ilkeston Town's Amari Morgan-Smith, American Conor Doyle, Woking striker Joel Ledgister and Australian duo Marc Hatvani and Courtney Chipperfield taking part in the club's pre-season fixtures.{{cite web| title=Team confirmed for Southend| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2095665,00.html?| date=19 July 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013744/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2095665,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}}{{cite news| title=On-trial Chipperfield finds the net but Rams are held in battle with Gladiators| newspaper=Derby Telegraph| url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/trial-Chipperfield-finds-net-Rams-held-battle-Gladiators/story-11562432-detail/story.html| date=24 July 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034020/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/trial-Chipperfield-finds-net-Rams-held-battle-Gladiators/story-11562432-detail/story.html| archive-date=24 September 2015| url-status=dead}} Doyle impressed sufficiently enough for the club to sign him on a two-year deal{{cite news | title=Clough closes on Doyle deal| publisher=Sky Sports| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12874_6281103,00.html| date = 27 July 2010 }} which he signed ahead of the opening day of the season.{{Cite web |title=Doyle Completes Derby Switch |url=http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2113174,00.html |publisher=Derby County F.C. |date=6 August 2010 |access-date=6 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819093839/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10270~2113174%2C00.html |archive-date=19 August 2010 |url-status=dead }} Despite the addition of Doyle, 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,{{cite news | title=Rams out to bolster attack | newspaper=Derby Telegraph | url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Undefined-Headline/story-11581633-detail/story.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20131101220955/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Undefined-Headline/story-11581633-detail/story.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=1 November 2013 | date=16 April 2010 }} though Scunthorpe's fee proved too prohibitive for the club{{cite news | title=Derby County interest in Gary Hooper stalls over fee| work=BBC Sport| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8818996.stm?| date = 14 June 2010 }} and he eventually joined Celtic for £2.4m, with Clough saying the move was not "right for (Derby) at this stage".{{cite news| title=Hooper deal not right for Derby, says boss Clough| newspaper=Derby Telegraph| url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Hooper-deal-right-Derby-says-boss-Clough/story-11629203-detail/story.html| date=27 July 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923231058/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Hooper-deal-right-Derby-says-boss-Clough/story-11629203-detail/story.html| archive-date=23 September 2015| url-status=dead}} Other players to attract attention were West Bromwich Albion's Simon Cox, Everton's James Vaughan, Wigan Athletic's Jason Scotland{{cite news| title =Derby to battle Bristol City and Burnley for Wigan striker Jason Scotland| publisher = Mirror Football| url = http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Transfer-news-Derby-to-battle-Bristol-City-and-Burnley-for-Wigan-striker-Jason-Scotland-article538397.html| date = 28 July 2010 }} and Sheffield United's Billy Sharp,{{cite news | title=Albion braced for Simon Cox interest| newspaper=Express & Star| url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2010/06/08/albion-braced-for-simon-cox-interest/?| date = 8 June 2010 }} though Sharp eventually joined Doncaster Rovers.{{cite web|url=http://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10329~2084288,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306000426/http://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10329~2084288%2C00.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |title=Guess Who's Back? |first=Chris |last=Mortley |publisher=Doncaster Rover's Official Website |date=7 July 2010 |access-date=2 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}

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.{{cite web|title=McEveley and Teale to move on |publisher=dcfc.co.uk |url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2043148,00.html? |date=5 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025094526/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10270~2043148%2C00.html |archive-date=25 October 2014 }}{{cite web| title=Hendrie & Price released| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2050432,00.html?| date=13 May 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710163517/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2050432,00.html| archive-date=10 July 2015| url-status=dead}} Paul Connolly was the first under contract player to leave the club, joining Championship rivals Leeds United on a 3-year deal.{{cite news | title=Leeds United sign Derby right-back Paul Connolly| work=BBC Sport| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8733797.stm| date = 10 June 2010 }}

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.{{cite web | title=Rams ready to cash in on Hulse| publisher=Derby County-mad| url=http://www.derbycounty-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/rams_ready_to_cash_in_on_hulse_527487/index.shtml| date = 18 May 2010 }} Derby coach Gary Crosby stated, "As much as we'd like to keep Rob, financially, we will maybe look to sell him"{{cite news | title=Hulse Exit Suggested By Rams Coach| newspaper=Daily Mirror| url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Hulse-could-move-on-Crosby-article439289.html| date = 25 May 2010 }} though CEO Tom Glick later dismissed any financial need to sell the striker.{{cite news | title=Tom Glick insists Rob Hulse does not need to be sold| work=BBC Sport| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8739039.stm| date = 14 June 2010 }} 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.{{cite web | title=Blackpool close in on record £1m striker deal| publisher=Mirror Sport| url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Blackpool-transfer-news-Ian-Holloway-closes-in-on-record-1m-striker-deal-for-Derby-s-Rob-Hulse-article530007.html| date = 19 July 2010 }} 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."{{cite web| title=Derby tell Celtic: Hands of Green| publisher=STV Sport| url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/celtic/180781-derby-tell-celtic-hands-off-paul-green/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023926/http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/celtic/180781-derby-tell-celtic-hands-off-paul-green/| url-status=dead| archive-date=4 March 2016| date=2 June 2010}} Temporary exits 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.{{cite web| title=Croft heading to Huddersfield| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2080362,00.html?| date=30 June 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013930/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2080362,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}} and youngsters Greg Mills and Ross Atkins joined AFC Telford United and Tamworth respectively.{{cite news| title=Telford are keen to take Mills on loan| newspaper=Derby Telegraph| url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Telford-keen-Mills-loan/story-11626902-detail/story.html| date=5 August 2010| access-date=3 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414013635/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Telford-keen-Mills-loan/story-11626902-detail/story.html| archive-date=14 April 2015| url-status=dead}}{{cite web| title=Atkins Seals Tamworth Loan| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2119158,00.html| date=12 August 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013950/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2119158,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}}

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."{{cite web | title=Rams hail fantastic ST response | publisher=dcfc.co.uk | url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2027195,00.html | date=17 April 2010 | access-date=2 November 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105014012/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2027195,00.html | archive-date=5 November 2013 | url-status=dead }} By close of the club's Early Bird offer (which froze 2010–11 Season Tickets at 2009–10 prices) on 18 April 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.{{cite web | title=Black and white Forever | publisher=dcfc.co.uk | url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2029385,00.html? | date=20 April 2010 | access-date=2 November 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013945/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2029385,00.html | archive-date=5 November 2013 | url-status=dead }} It was also revealed that the club's CEO, Tom Glick, had been elected to The Football League Board.{{cite web| title=Tom Glick Elected To Football League Board| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2078880,00.html?| date=26 June 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013935/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2078880,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}}

=August=

Derby began the 2010–11 season away to newly promoted Leeds United. John Brayford, Gareth Roberts and James Bailey made their débuts in a 2–1 win, with Rob Hulse and Kris Commons scoring their first goals of the season as Derby inflicted Leeds first opening day defeat for 21 years and recorded only their second win at Elland Road in 35 years.{{cite web | title=Leeds United vs Derby County | publisher=dcfc.co.uk | url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52632,00.html | date=7 August 2010 | access-date=2 November 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013708/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52632,00.html | archive-date=5 November 2013 | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | title=Leeds United vs Derby County |publisher=Footymad| url=http://www.leedsunited-mad.co.uk/head_to_head/derby_county/vs/leeds_united/index.shtml| date = 7 August 2010}} The win was followed by a 1–0 defeat away to League Two side Crewe Alexandra in the League Cup first round, the club's second successive defeat by a lower league side in the competition's opening stage, and saw injuries to Russell Anderson and Chris Porter weaken the Rams squad further.{{cite web | title=Anderson Sidelined By Groin Injury | publisher=dcfc.co.uk | url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2119693,00.html | date=12 August 2010 | access-date=2 November 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013844/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2119693,00.html | archive-date=5 November 2013 | url-status=dead }}{{cite news | title=Rams rocked by fresh injury fear over Chris Porter after cup exit | newspaper=Derby Telegraph | url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Rams-rocked-fresh-injury-fear-Porter/story-11589316-detail/story.html | date=11 August 2010 | access-date=3 November 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212050028/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Rams-rocked-fresh-injury-fear-Porter/story-11589316-detail/story.html | archive-date=12 February 2015 | url-status=dead }} They were later joined by Ryan Connolly, who was ruled out for six months with a cruciate knee ligament injury incurred during an Under-18's friendly.{{cite news | title=Derby youngster Ryan Connolly out for six months |work=BBC Sport| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8927657.stm| date = 19 August 2010}} Luke Varney, who was linked with another loan spell away from the club,{{cite news|title=Three clubs interested in taking out-of-favour Rams forward Luke Varney|url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/clubs-look-favour-Rams-forward/story-11613500-detail/story.html|publisher=dcfc.co.uk|date=13 August 2010|access-date=3 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212051339/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/clubs-look-favour-Rams-forward/story-11613500-detail/story.html|archive-date=12 February 2015|url-status=dead}} made a shock return to the first team line-up after a year when Rob Hulse was ruled out for the home game against Cardiff City, leaving Varney as the only available striker on the books. Although Varney laid on Derby's goal for Tomasz Cwyka, the club fell to a second consecutive defeat as Cardiff ran out 2–1 winners. Despite being the sole forward fully fit and available, Varney was left out of the trip to Coventry City, to prevent a risk of injury ahead of a proposed loan move to an unidentified club. Left-back Dean Moxey was employed as a lone striker and scored his first for the club as it fell to another 2–1 defeat. After the match, it was revealed that Varney had joined Premier League club Blackpool on a season long deal, with a view to a £500k permanent move.{{cite news|title=Varney Joins Blackpool on Loan|url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2134764,00.html|work=Derby Evening Telegraph|date=13 August 2010|access-date=2 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013805/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2134764,00.html|archive-date=5 November 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Varney could be on the move from Blackpool|url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/varney-could-be-move-blackpool-1176331 |publisher=tribalfootball|date= 13 October 2010}} The month's fixtures finished with a visit from league leaders Queens Park Rangers. Derby took a 2–0 lead, with James Bailey scoring his first for the club to add to Kris Commons opener, before QPR scored twice in second half injury time to snatch a 2–2 draw. It was the second consecutive season in which QPR had come from two down to claim a result at Pride Park Stadium, after recovering from two down to win 4–2 at Derby the previous campaign. Bailey's performance say him earn a place in the Football League Championship Team of the Week, the first Derby player to do so in the 2010–11 campaign.{{cite news|title=Bailey named in Team of the Week|url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2140579,00.html|publisher=dcfc.co.uk|date=1 September 2010|access-date=2 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013755/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2140579,00.html|archive-date=5 November 2013|url-status=dead}}File:Clough and Taylor Statue Derby.JPG

With the end of the transfer window approaching, Derby took Adelaide United youngster Alex Sunasky on trial{{cite news|title=Rams Reserves' league title defence gets off on the wrong foot|url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Rams-Reserves-horror-league-title-defence-gets-wrong-foot/story-11562757-detail/story.html|newspaper=Derby Telegraph|date=17 August 2010|access-date=3 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924002353/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Rams-Reserves-horror-league-title-defence-gets-wrong-foot/story-11562757-detail/story.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}} and registered loan bids for W.B.A. striker Chris Wood, Real Valladolid's Alberto Bueno and long term target, Everton forward James Vaughan.{{cite web |url=http://www.therams.co.uk/news/Rams-make-loan-bid-Spanish-forward-Bueno/article-2580492-detail/article.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831034502/http://www.therams.co.uk/news/Rams-make-loan-bid-Spanish-forward-Bueno/article-2580492-detail/article.html |archive-date=31 August 2010 |title=Rams make loan bid for Spanish forward Bueno |publisher=therams.co.uk|date=28 August 2010 |access-date=4 November 2013}} Bueno eventually joined on a season long loan.{{cite news|title=Derby tie up Bueno loan|url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2140636,00.html|publisher=dcfc.co.uk|date=31 August 2010|access-date=2 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013758/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10270~2140636%2C00.html|archive-date=5 November 2013|url-status=dead}} It was also revealed that Clough left the Coventry defeat 5 minutes early to watch Notts County midfielder Ben Davies.{{cite news |title= Derby County monitoring Notts County's Ben Davies |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8943281.stm|publisher=BBC Football|date=25 August 2010}} though he remained at Notts County. Rob Hulse was again linked with a move away from the club, this time to Cardiff City, this time with the possibility of a cash-plus-Ross McCormack deal{{cite news|title=Cardiff City Linked With Derby County's Hulse|url=http://www.cardiff.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=209869#ixzz0x3NvVFLG|publisher=Vital Cardiff|date=19 August 2010|access-date=19 August 2010|archive-date=11 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911185534/http://www.cardiff.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=209869#ixzz0x3NvVFLG|url-status=dead}} (though McCormack later joined Leeds United{{cite news |title=Leeds United sign Cardiff City striker Ross McCormack |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8950047.stm|publisher=BBC Football|date=27 August 2010}}) and Queens Park Rangers.{{cite web| title=QPR in for Hulse as deadline day looms| work=Burton Mail| url=http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Sport/Derby-County-FC/QPR-in-for-Hulse-as-deadline-day-looms.htm| date=31 August 2010| access-date=4 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513012519/http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Sport/Derby-County-FC/QPR-in-for-Hulse-as-deadline-day-looms.htm| archive-date=13 May 2014| url-status=dead}} He eventually joined QPR for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £750k, rising to over £1m after clauses.{{cite news| title=Glick defends club's decision to accept deadline day Hulse offer| newspaper=Derby Telegraph| url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Glicks-defends-club-s-decision-accept-deadline-day-Hulse-offer/story-11563859-detail/story.html| date=2 September 2010| access-date=4 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512232415/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Glicks-defends-club-s-decision-accept-deadline-day-Hulse-offer/story-11563859-detail/story.html| archive-date=12 May 2014| url-status=dead}}{{cite news | title=QPR sign forwards Tommy Smith and Rob Hulse| work=BBC Sport| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/8958635.stm| date = 31 August 2010 }} The only other move saw Arnaud Mendy leave to join Tranmere Rovers on a month-long loan.{{cite web | title=Mendy Joins Tranmere on Loan | publisher=dcfc.co.uk | url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2140089,00.html | date=31 August 2010 | access-date=2 November 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013941/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2140089,00.html | archive-date=5 November 2013 | url-status=dead }}

Financially, the club was revealed to have slashed almost 60% off of its agent's fees for the 2009–10 season in comparison to 2008–09 campaign. They spent £434,350, the ninth highest sum in the division, against the £1 million plus spent the previous year. The fees covered the 60 transactions, the highest in the country, the club committed to over the period between 1 July 2009, and 30 June 2010, which covered 22 loanees, 17 new registrations, 12 cancelled contracts and 9 updated contracts.{{cite news|title=Derby forked out less on agents' fees in 2009–10|url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Derby-forked-agents-fees-2009-10/story-11645474-detail/story.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131104183428/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Derby-forked-agents-fees-2009-10/story-11645474-detail/story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2013|newspaper=Derby Telegraph|date=19 August 2010}}

The month ended with the unveiling of the long proposed Clough/Taylor statue at Pride Park. In 2008 a 9'0 high bronze statue of the pair – who had managed the club between 1967 and 1973 – was commissioned to adorn the north west portion of the ground to be called Unity Plaza. The statue was designed by Andrew Edwards and features both Clough and Taylor holding Football League First Division which they won with the club in the 1972. It was unveiled on 27 August 2010, 24 hours before the 2–2 draw with Queens Park Rangers.{{cite news| url = http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/CloughTaylorMonument/0,,10270~2083075,00.html| publisher = dcfc.co.uk| title = Rams Name The Date For Clough/Taylor Reveal| date = 27 August 2010| access-date = 2 November 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013851/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/CloughTaylorMonument/0,,10270~2083075,00.html| archive-date = 5 November 2013| url-status = dead}}

=September=

Derby entered the September international break with just four points from their opening four games and with no wins in their last four games in all competitions. The club's owners faced recriminations from supporters over the sale of Rob Hulse (top scorer over the last two season) on transfer deadline day leaving no time to recruit an adequate replacement,{{cite news| url =http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/derbycounty/news/9145/ramsweek-36-listen-to-what-the-man-said/on-this-day| publisher =ramzone.net| title =RamsWeek 36: Listen To What the Man Said| date = 6 September 2010}} leading Executive Chairman Tom Glick to defend the club's actions, stating "We presented the offer to the manager and staff and they made the judgement from a footballing standpoint that this is an offer that was right to accept. Rob has been a great contributor and we acknowledge that when a player like Rob goes there will be disappointment. But ultimately I would have them [the fans] look at the squad Nigel has put together, take a look past the temporary injury situation and take a look at what we have in the squad and the style of football we are playing. And I would say have some faith that Nigel has done a very good job with recruitment and the results will be coming very soon. We firmly believe that."{{cite news| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8963926.stm| work =BBC Sport| title =Derby chief Tom Glick defends Rob Hulse departure| date = 2 September 2010}} The squad was again suffering from injuries – Chris Porter (hip), Russell Anderson (groin), Stephen Pearson (knee) were all short term casualties, with Steve Davies (cruciate ligaments) and Miles Addison (foot) out for the season. In addition, Jake Buxton was fit enough only for the bench and Tomasz Cywka playing with a protective mask on after fracturing his cheekbone. Reigning Player of the Year Shaun Barker was also playing with a slight thigh strain.{{cite news| url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/lot-come-Rams-says-defender-Roberts/story-11588707-detail/story.html| newspaper =Derby Telegraph| title =A lot more to come from Rams, says defender Roberts| date =6 September 2010| access-date =4 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140222032338/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/lot-come-Rams-says-defender-Roberts/story-11588707-detail/story.html| archive-date =22 February 2014| url-status =dead}} The club restated its intention to benefit from the loan system, saying "There will be more and better players available on 7 September that were not available in the last window. That has to do Premier League's 25-man squad rule and Premier League sides holding on to guys just in case to make final decision"{{cite news| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8963313.stm|work =BBC Sport|title = Derby County in the market for loan players – Tom Glick|date = 7 September 2010}} The club revealed it had agreed a deal with West Bromwich Albion to sign Chris Wood on loan, but WBA's own injury problems forced them to pull the plug on any deal. Though Derby initially hoped to resurrect it at a later date,{{cite news|url =http://www.derbycounty-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/rams_six_week_wait_for_loan_player_555687/index.shtml|publisher =derbycountymad|title = Rams six-week wait for loan player|date = 7 September 2010}} they instead bought in Swansea City's Shefki Kuqi on a three-month loan{{cite news|url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2151952,00.html|publisher =dcfc.co.uk|title =Derby Land Kuqi on Loan|date =13 September 2010|access-date =2 November 2013|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013900/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2151952,00.html|archive-date =5 November 2013|url-status =dead}} and Wood's West Brom teammate Luke Moore and Sunderland youngster Ryan Noble on 29-day deals.{{cite news|url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2164537,00.html|publisher =dcfc.co.uk|title =Rams Land Moore on Loan|date =25 September 2010|access-date =2 November 2013|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013825/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2164537,00.html|archive-date =5 November 2013|url-status =dead}}{{cite news|url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2166528,00.html|publisher =dcfc.co.uk|title =Rams Land Noble on Loan|date =27 September 2010|access-date =2 November 2013|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013833/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2166528,00.html|archive-date =5 November 2013|url-status =dead}} There was also interest in Leicester City's Matt Fryatt,{{cite news|url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8989180.stm|work =BBC Sport|title = Derby County monitoring Matty Fryatt – Nigel Clough |date = 10 September 2010}} Aston Villa's Shane Lowry{{cite news|url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9017624.stm|work =BBC Sport|title = Derby boss Clough eyes Aston Villa defender Shane Lowry|date = 20 September 2010}} and former England U18 defender Netan Sansara was taken on trial.{{cite news|url =http://www.derbycounty-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/rams_look_at_english_born_indian_international_556569/index.shtml|publisher =Derby County Mad|title = Rams look at English born Indian International|date = 10 September 2010}}

Results on the pitch did not improve, however, as defeats to Sheffield United and Hull City saw the club fall into the bottom three of the division for the first time under Clough's managerial reign, before a 1–1 draw at Barnsley, in which Dean Leacock scored his first professional goal to open the scoring, saw the club escape the relegation zone while extending its winless run to 7 matches in all competitions. The run was ended with a 5–0 thrashing of Crystal Palace on 25 September 2010. Alberto Bueno, who earned a place in the Football League Championship Team of the Week{{cite news|url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2167348,00.html|publisher =dcfc.co.uk|title =Bueno Named in Team of the Week|date =27 September 2010|access-date =2 November 2013|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013923/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2167348,00.html|archive-date =5 November 2013|url-status =dead}} and Shefki Kuqi both scored their first goals for the club as Derby recorded their biggest league win since they beat Tranmere Rovers by the same scoreline on 17 April 1995. Kris Commons also scored in the Palace rout and took his tally to five with a double in a 3–1 win over Middlesbrough three days later, also missing a penalty, as Derby claimed their first consecutive victories of the season and lifted themselves up to 15th with 11 points from their first 9 games.

Rumours again surfaced regarding the club's financial position and from the financial position of investor Jeff Martinovich, though CEO Tom Glick dismissed Martinovich as "a smaller investor who is not on the board, not involved in the operations of the football club and whatever troubles he has had they have not impacted on the bigger picture."{{cite news|url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Glick-hits-talk-financial-trouble-club/story-11631626-detail/story.html|archive-url =https://archive.today/20131104183517/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Glick-hits-talk-financial-trouble-club/story-11631626-detail/story.html|url-status =dead|archive-date =4 November 2013|work =Derbyshire Evening Telegraph|title =Glick hits back at talk of financial trouble at club|date =25 September 2010}} Glick also dismissed a claim that the club has been for sale in the summer, stating "That is categorically untrue. We are baffled by the suggestion. There is nothing in it that is true and our commitment as an ownership group and operating Derby County for the long term remains in place." The rumours had gained credance due to the club missing out on high-profile targets James Vaughan and Chris Wood, though Glick stated this had been to footballing reasons rather than financial ones, with Derby matching or bettering the offers of the clubs the players eventually joined, Crystal Palace and Barnsley respectively.

=October=

With injuries continuing to bite into the squad, with five centrebacks in Dean Leacock, Russell Anderson, Jake Buxton, Miles Addison and Mitchell Hanson unavailable, forcing rightback John Brayford to deputise at centrehalf and midfielder Paul Green to move rightback, Derby revealed they had made a loan approach for an unnamed 21-year-old Premier League defender ahead of the trip to Swansea City.{{cite news|url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Clough-asks-young-Premier-League-defender/story-11631207-detail/story.html|work =Derbyshire Evening Telegraph|title =Clough asks about young Premier League defender|date =2 October 2010|access-date =4 November 2013|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150923214609/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Clough-asks-young-Premier-League-defender/story-11631207-detail/story.html|archive-date =23 September 2015|url-status =dead}} though it was rebuffed. It was also announced that Arnaud Mendy's loan spell at Tranmere Rovers had been extended for another two months.{{cite news|url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9047779.stm|work =BBC Sport|title = Tranmere Rovers sign Manchester United's Wootton |date = 30 September 2010}} They also took Euan Holden on trial.{{cite news|url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/RAMS-RUN-RULE-DEFENDER-HOLDEN/story-11566848-detail/story.html|work =Derby Evening Telegraph|title =Rams run rule over defender Holden|date =13 October 2010|access-date =4 November 2013|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150924002342/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/RAMS-RUN-RULE-DEFENDER-HOLDEN/story-11566848-detail/story.html|archive-date =24 September 2015|url-status =dead}} Of the loanees at the club, Luke Moore's spell at the club was extended to a second month,{{cite news|url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2198811,00.html|publisher =dcfc.co.uk|title =Moore extends his Derby stay|date =28 October 2010|access-date =2 November 2013|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013904/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2198811,00.html|archive-date =5 November 2013|url-status =dead}} though Ryan Noble returned to Sunderland at the end of his 29-day loan after a back injury restricted him to just one substitute appearance, though Clough suggested a desire to bring him back when he regained full fitness.{{cite news|url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2197134,00.html|publisher =dcfc.co.uk|title =Noble Returns To Sunderland|date =26 October 2010|access-date =2 November 2013|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013821/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2197134,00.html|archive-date =5 November 2013|url-status =dead}}

The club entered into the second international break of the season with a 0–0 draw at Swansea City which took the club's unbeaten run to four games, ending The Swans 100% home record in the process. During the international break, Russell Anderson, Mitchell Hanson and Gareth Roberts returned to action with roles in a reserve defeat against Rotherham United{{cite news|url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Anderson-Roberts-return/story-11624771-detail/story.html|newspaper =Derby Telegraph|title =Anderson and Roberts to return|date =12 October 2010|access-date =4 November 2013|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140222032352/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Anderson-Roberts-return/story-11624771-detail/story.html|archive-date =22 February 2014|url-status =dead}} Addison was later pencilled in to play a reserve game against Sheffield Wednesday{{cite news| title=Reserves chance for Miles Addison against the Owls today| newspaper=Derby Telegraph| url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Reserves-chance-Miles-Owls/story-11625293-detail/story.html| date=26 October 2010| access-date=4 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013146/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Reserves-chance-Miles-Owls/story-11625293-detail/story.html| archive-date=24 September 2015| url-status=dead}} but was later withdrawn as a precaution after admitting he felt "a bit stiff".{{cite web| title=Addison Not Risked in Reserve Game| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2196577,00.html| date=26 October 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013919/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2196577,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}} The promise of the imminent return of the defensive trio was dampened by the news first-choice goalkeeper Stephen Bywater has been ruled out for four weeks with a wrist injury sustained in training.{{cite news|url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Clough-quest-bring-loan-keeper/story-11566221-detail/story.html|newspaper =Derby Telegraph|title =Clough on quest to bring in a loan keeper|date =12 October 2010|access-date =4 November 2013|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033310/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Clough-quest-bring-loan-keeper/story-11566221-detail/story.html|archive-date =29 November 2014|url-status =dead}} The club moved to bring in a loan keeper, as they had the previous campaign while Bywater was suspended, and were linked with former number one Lee Grant and former target, Blackburn Rovers stopper Frank Fielding. Fielding eventually joined ahead of the Preston North End game on an emergency four-week deal.{{cite news|url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2183328,00.html|publisher =dcfc.co.uk|title =Derby Move To Bring in Fielding|date =15 October 2010|access-date =2 November 2013|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013813/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2183328,00.html|archive-date =5 November 2013|url-status =dead}} Saul Deeney was then ruled out of contention due to being placed on compassionate leave due to a serious family illness, leading to a recall for Ross Atkins from his loan spell at Tamworth, with James Severn instead sent to the club as a compensatory replacement.{{cite news|url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2185183,00.html|publisher =dcfc.co.uk|title =Atkins Recalled, Severn Goes Out on Loan|date =15 October 2010|access-date =2 November 2013|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105014105/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2185183,00.html|archive-date =5 November 2013|url-status =dead}} Fielding kept a clean sheet on his debut, a 3–0 victory over Preston North End and then helped The Rams to a second consecutive win as they beat Doncaster Rovers 3–2 at Keepmoat Stadium to reach 7th in the table, the club's highest league position since the opening day of the 2009–10 season. The run ended with a 2–0 reverse at Millwall, though a 4–1 home win over Watford saw The Rams end the month with 10 points from a possible 15. Tomasz Cywka grabbed a brace in the win, which earned him a place in the Championship Team of the Week.{{cite news| url = http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2204315,00.html| title = Cywka Named in Team of the Week| date = 30 October 2010| work = dcfc.co.uk| access-date = 2 November 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015630/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2204315,00.html| archive-date = 5 November 2013| url-status = dead}}

Chief Executive Tom Glick also answered fan questions in the local newspaper, the Derby Evening Telegraph. In a two part interview over the course of the 9/10 weekend international break, Glick revealed that the £15-million interest only loan against the Pride Park Stadium which was considered serviceable through the club's current operations and due to be repaid in 2016, with the club's wage bill operating at between £9m-£10m{{cite news| title=Glick insists owners have a long-term goal as he answers fans' questions on Rams future| newspaper=Derby Telegraph| url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Glick-insists-owners-long-term-goal-answers-fans-questions-Rams-future/story-11608260-detail/story.html| date=11 October 2010| access-date=4 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230911/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Glick-insists-owners-long-term-goal-answers-fans-questions-Rams-future/story-11608260-detail/story.html| archive-date=23 September 2015| url-status=dead}} or just below 60% of the club's turnover.{{cite news| title=Glick tells fans that US owners are determined to get balance right at Rams| newspaper=Derby Telegraph| url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Glick-tells-fans-owners-determined-balance-right-Rams/story-11584057-detail/story.html| archive-url=https://archive.today/20131104183427/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Glick-tells-fans-owners-determined-balance-right-Rams/story-11584057-detail/story.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=4 November 2013| date=12 October 2010}} He added that the club had not turned a profit in the previous years of GSE's involvement and would be unlikely to in the current campaign, with the group's investors covering losses to ensure that losses did not add to the clubs debt. He also revealed that the club expected to be challenging for promotion to the Premier League within the next two years and back in the top flight within the next five with the aim for the 2010–11 campaign a top-half finish.

=November=

November opened with a fifth straight home win of the campaign, when Portsmouth were beaten 2–0 in front of the Sky Sports cameras and a season record crowd of 29,086. The win lifted Derby into 4th in the table with the further boost of the return of Miles Addison for his first appearance in 10 months.{{cite news| title=Addison's return to squad a massive boost, says Nigel| newspaper=Derby Telegraph| url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Addison-s-return-squad-massive-boost-says-Clough/story-11603523-detail/story.html| date=8 November 2010| access-date=4 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001142051/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Addison-s-return-squad-massive-boost-says-Clough/story-11603523-detail/story.html| archive-date=1 October 2015| url-status=dead}} Dean Moxey also earned a place in the Championship Team of the Week.{{cite news| url = http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2212427,00.html| title = Moxey Named in Team of the Week| date = 8 November 2010| work = dcfc.co.uk| access-date = 2 November 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015634/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2212427,00.html| archive-date = 5 November 2013| url-status = dead}} The result was followed up with a third straight victory; 2–0 at Ipswich Town, which ended a run of seven straight defeats at Portman Road stretching back to 2002, as Kris Commons took his season tally to nine with a second-half brace. A 2–0 defeat at Leicester City was followed by a 3–2 win over Scunthorpe United, despite being reduced to 10-man after Gareth Roberts became the first Derby player of the season to be sent off. The victory was the club's sixth consecutive home win, with 20 goals scored in the process, setting a record at Pride Park and was the club's best run of home form for over 15 years.{{cite news| url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/s-home-Pride-Rams-best-run-Jim/story-11566386-detail/story.html| title =It's home Pride for Rams on best run since Jim Smith| date =22 November 2010| work =Derby Telegraph| access-date =4 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140222032329/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/s-home-Pride-Rams-best-run-Jim/story-11566386-detail/story.html| archive-date =22 February 2014| url-status =dead}} It also saw Robbie Savage and Kris Commons named in the division's Team of the Week.{{cite news| url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2227682,00.html| title =Commo & Sav in Team of the Week| date =22 November 2010| work =dcfc.co.uk| access-date =2 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015648/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2227682,00.html| archive-date =5 November 2013| url-status =dead}} The month ended with a 2–1 defeat away to Burnley, though Savage was again named in the team of the Week.{{cite news| url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2233755,00.html| title =Team of the Week Nod For Sav| date =3 December 2010| work =dcfc.co.uk| access-date =2 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105014032/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2233755,00.html| archive-date =5 November 2013| url-status =dead}}

In terms of playing staff, Stephen Bywater and Saul Deeney returned to availability after six weeks out, though Frank Fielding's loan from Blackburn Rovers was still extended after his seven appearances had reaped three clean sheet and 15 points from a possible 21.{{cite news| url = http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Keeper-Fielding-stay-extra-month/story-11627720-detail/story.html| title = Keeper Fielding to stay on for an extra month at Derby County| date = 13 November 2010| work = Derby Telegraph| access-date = 4 November 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033312/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Keeper-Fielding-stay-extra-month/story-11627720-detail/story.html| archive-date = 29 November 2014| url-status = dead}} Luke Moore's loan was also extended to a third and final month.{{cite news| url = http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2228481,00.html| title = Moore Extends Rams Stay| date = 24 November 2010| work = dcfc.co.uk| access-date = 2 November 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105014040/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2228481,00.html| archive-date = 5 November 2013| url-status = dead}} The return of Deeney and Bywater took Derby's available goalkeepers to four, meaning Ross Atkins was able to return to Tamworth on loan, with James Severn returning to Derby after six appearances for the non-league outfit.{{cite news| url = http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2218074,00.html| title = Atkins Rejoins Tamworth on Loan| date = 12 November 2010| work = dcfc.co.uk| access-date = 2 November 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105014019/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2218074,00.html| archive-date = 5 November 2013| url-status = dead}} The club was also linked with a move for Bryne striker Geir André Herrem.{{cite news| url = http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/derbycounty/news/10086/rams-chasing-norwegian-striker| title =Rams Chasing Norwegian Striker?| date = 18 November 2010 | work =Ramzone.net}} It was revealed that Blackpool intended to complete a deal for on-loan Luke Varney, who had notched four goals in his loan spell at the Premier League team.{{cite news |last1=Gibson |first1=Richard |title=Blackpool get more than they bargained for with Luke Varney |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/nov/22/blackpool-wolverhampton-wanderers-premier-league |access-date=29 September 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=22 November 2010}} Blackpool, manager Ian Holloway claimed that Blackpool had a "massive clause" in the loan deal which meant they could sign Varney for just £250k in the January 2011 transfer window, though Derby denied this saying Varney could be sold to any club and that no deal is in place with Blackpool.{{cite news| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9223668.stm| title =Luke Varney move to Blackpool not done deal – Derby | date = 24 November 2010 | work =BBC Sport}} This alerted West Bromwich Albion to the striker's availability.{{cite news| url = http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/west-brom-challenge-blackpool-derby-striker-varney-1275991| title =West Brom challenge Blackpool for Derby striker Varney | date = 24 November 2010 | work =Tribal Football}}

=December=

Derby entered December fourth in the table but two consecutive defeats, at home to Norwich City (a first home defeat in over two months) and away to Bristol City (in a match marred by the controversial decision not to send off Bristol City keeper David James with the scores at 0–0{{cite news| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9282642.stm| title =Kris Commons fury at referee Darren Sheldrake | date = 13 December 2010 | work =BBC Sport}}), saw The Rams drop to seventh place. The defeats continued throughout the month, with a 2–1 defeat at home to Reading, the postponement due to snow of a home fixture against Doncaster Rovers and a 5–2 humbling away to local rivals Nottingham Forest meant Derby failed to take a solitary point from December's four fixtures and dropped to 12th in the table on the back of their worst sequence of results for three years. The Forest result saw Clough's patience snap with his playing staff, singling out Dean Leacock and Paul Green as "offering nothing", saying "We get to the stage where we give the players every opportunity but at some point you have to move on to the next group. You've either got it or you go back to League Two or Poland or wherever you're from. We can't afford to have nights like this."{{cite news| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9326949.stm| title =Nigel Clough lashes out at Dean Leacock and Paul Green | date = 29 December 2010 | work =BBC Sport}}

The return of Stephen Bywater and the continuing presence of Luke Moore as first choice loan striker saw Frank Fielding and Shefki Kuqi return to their parent clubs on completion of their loan deals.{{cite news| url =http://www.derbycounty-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/kuqi_and_fielding_leave_derby_608253/index.shtml| title =Kuqi and Fielding leave Derby | date = 13 December 2010 | work =DerbyCountyMad}} It was also announced that reigning Player of the Year Shaun Barker had signed a new 3{{fraction|1|2}} deal with the club.{{cite news| url =http://www.derbycounty-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/barker_to_stay_with_the_rams_for_another_three_and_a_half_years_608727/index.shtml| title =Barker to stay with the Rams for another three and a half years| date = 14 December 2010 | work =DerbyCountyMad}} At the end of his loan, Moore decided against staying with the club for the rest of the season, preferring to return to W.B.A. and "keep his options open" going into the January transfer window.{{cite news| url =http://www.football.co.uk/derby_county/moore_back_at_baggies_rss1549055.shtml| title =Moore makes return to Albion| date = 1 January 2011 | work =Football.co.uk}} The playing staff was bolstered by the return of Steve Davies and Chris Porter from long-term injuries{{cite news| url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Striker-Steve-hoping-play-bigger-year-injury-blues/story-11625890-detail/story.html| title =Striker Steve is hoping to play a bigger part this year after his injury blues| date =1 January 2011| work =Derby Telegraph| access-date =4 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140222032346/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Striker-Steve-hoping-play-bigger-year-injury-blues/story-11625890-detail/story.html| archive-date =22 February 2014| url-status =dead}} though Clough still stated his intention to reshape his playing staff over the January transfer window, stating that Lee Croft in particular had no future at the club.

=January=

The Rams started 2011 with a New Year's Day fixture away to Preston North End, just as they had opened 2007 in the 2006–07 promotion campaign. Clough made five changes to the side humiliated at Nottingham Forest just three days before. Dean Leacock, heavily criticised as "offering nothing" the previous game, was dropped to the bench, and Stephen Pearson, Conor Doyle and a returning Robbie Savage introduced into the midfield. Two enforced changes came with Gareth Roberts replacing the suspended Dean Moxey and Chris Porter making his first start of the league campaign as a replacement for Luke Moore, who returned to W.B.A. on the completion of his three-month loan.{{cite news| url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2254911,00.html| title =Today's Teams Confirmed| date =1 January 2011| work =dcfc.co.uk| access-date =2 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015703/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2254911,00.html| archive-date =5 November 2013| url-status =dead}} In the event, the changes earned Derby a first win in 6 as a Porter double sealed a 2–1 win at the division's bottom club. The result was followed by a 0–0 home draw with Millwall, Clough's 100th match in charge. The return of just seven points from the last nine fixtures was beginning to affect attendances, with just 24,239 attending the Millwall draw, the lowest attendance for a league match at Pride Park Stadium for almost four years, when just 23,122 attended an evening kick-off victory against Burnley on Tuesday 30 January. It was the third time in the 2010–11 campaign that attendances had dipped below 25,000 for a league fixture, something which had previously nor occurred since the said fixture against Burnley. The numbers, plus the nature of the support, led captain Robbie Savage to criticise the club's support, saying "What you want them to do when we are not playing well is get behind us. It's as if they're waiting for a mistake to get on our backs."{{cite news| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9337442.stm| title =Robbie Savage critical of Derby support | date = 3 January 2011 | work =BBC Sport}} However, the club's slight revival was undermined by a giant killing at the hands of non-league Crawley in the FA Cup third round, described by reporters as one of the "biggest FA Cup shocks of all time"{{cite news| url =http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/sport/crawley-town-fc/crawley-town-boss-evans-we-deserved-to-beat-derby-1-2288055| title =Crawley Town boss Evans 'We deserved to beat Derby'| date = 13 January 2011 | work =Crawley Observer}} and others as the most "humiliating result in Derby County's history".{{cite news| url =http://www.derbycounty-mad.co.uk/rprt/mtch/is_this_the_lowest_point_in_rams_history_618534/index.shtml| title =Is this the lowest point in Rams history? | date = 13 January 2011 | work =Derby County Mad}} The result saw Clough's job at the club reportedly come under threat{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/clough-set-for-axe-as-posh-talk-to-ferguson-2181998.html| title=Clough set for axe as Posh talk to Ferguson| date=12 January 2011| work=The Independent| location=London| first=Glenn| last=Moore| access-date=19 September 2017| archive-date=29 January 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129080555/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/clough-set-for-axe-as-posh-talk-to-ferguson-2181998.html| url-status=dead}} as he issued an apology to the club's supporters,{{cite news| url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2264019,00.html| title =Clough Apologises To Supporters| date =12 January 2011| work =dcfc.co.uk| access-date =2 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015653/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2264019,00.html| archive-date =5 November 2013| url-status =dead}} many of whom responded with demands for his dismissal{{cite news| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9357230.stm| title =Derby County fans' fury at shock FA Cup exit| date = 11 January 2011 | work =BBC Sport}} Derby's Chief Executive Tom Glick answered fan's concerns by reiterating the club's support for Clough, saying "Nigel is absolutely our guy. We have been clear about that continuously"{{cite news| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9359060.stm| title =Derby chief Tom Glick says Nigel Clough's job is safe| date = 12 January 2011 | work =BBC Sport}} and promising investment in the playing staff in the current transfer window. The last result of the month saw Derby crash 1–0 at home to Nottingham Forest in front of a season-high crowd of 33,010. It was their first loss to their rivals at the Pride Park Stadium.

Going into the January transfer window, Clough stated his desire to add three players, saying "in an absolute ideal world a defender, a midfielder and a forward would bolster the squad at the moment."{{cite news| url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Clough-hopes-sign-January-window/story-11587184-detail/story.html| title =Clough hopes to sign three in the January window| date =3 January 2011| work =Derby Telegraph| access-date =4 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140222032332/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Clough-hopes-sign-January-window/story-11587184-detail/story.html| archive-date =22 February 2014| url-status =dead}} Over the month club's principal targets were revealed as Liverpool defender Daniel Ayala, Notts County midfielder Ben Davies, Leicester City striker Martyn Waghorn and Kilmarnock forward Conor Sammon. Of the set, only long term target Davies joined the club before the closing of the transfer window, in a deal worth £350,000 after two lower bids were initially rejected.{{cite news| url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Rams-step-attempt-land-Magpies-midfield-star/story-11563007-detail/story.html| title =Rams step up attempt to land Magpies midfield star| date =13 January 2011| work =Derby Telegraph| access-date =4 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140222032322/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Rams-step-attempt-land-Magpies-midfield-star/story-11563007-detail/story.html| archive-date =22 February 2014| url-status =dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.teamtalk.com/notts-county/6673926/Magpies-reject-Davies-offer |title=Magpies reject Davies offer |date=19 January 2011 |work=Team Talk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328121931/http://www.teamtalk.com/notts-county/6673926/Magpies-reject-Davies-offer |archive-date=28 March 2012 }}{{cite web| title=Derby sign midfielder Davies| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2271348,00.html| date=20 January 2011| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105014058/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2271348,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}}

A season long loan deal for Ayala was delayed after he failed to recover in time from injury,{{cite news| url = http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Rams-beaten-Latics-pursuit-Sammon/story-11625512-detail/story.html| title = Rams are beaten by Latics in pursuit of Sammon| date = 2 February 2011| work = Derby Telegraph| access-date = 4 November 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140222033858/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Rams-beaten-Latics-pursuit-Sammon/story-11625512-detail/story.html| archive-date = 22 February 2014| url-status = dead}} loan target Waghorn decided to remain at Leicester and Sammon opted to join Wigan Athletic, despite a bid of around £600,000 being accepted by Kilmarnock. New one-year contract extensions were awarded to young duo Ryan Connolly and Jeff Hendrick{{cite web | title=Hendrick and Connolly agree new Derby deals|publisher=Football Association of Ireland| url=http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=101495%3Ahendrick-and-connolly-agree-new-derby-deals&catid=4%3Aunder-19&Itemid=12| date = 20 January 2011}} and Lee Croft returned from his loan spell at Huddersfield Town, after just three appearances in five months.{{cite news| url =http://www.huddersfield.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=226801#ixzz19zdgojmr| title =HTFC – Garner and Croft – Head home| date =3 January 2011| work =Vital Football| access-date =3 January 2011| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110519235612/http://www.huddersfield.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=226801#ixzz19zdgojmr| archive-date =19 May 2011| url-status =dead}}

In terms of departures, two players left for transfer fees. Contract-rebel Kris Commons joined Celtic for a fee of around £300k, turning down a £500k overture from Celtic's Old Firm rivals who failed to match his wage demands.{{cite news| url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Scottish-giants-table-bids-battle-sign-Commons/story-11647477-detail/story.html| title =Scottish giants table bids in their battle to sign Commons| date =26 January 2011| work =Derby Telegraph| access-date =4 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140222032342/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Scottish-giants-table-bids-battle-sign-Commons/story-11647477-detail/story.html| archive-date =22 February 2014| url-status =dead}}{{cite news | title=Celtic secure Derby County winger Kris Commons| work=BBC Sport| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9373191.stm| date = 28 January 2011 }} Left back Dean Moxey was the subject of a £400,000 bid from Crystal Palace, which was accepted by Derby. Clough stated the bid's acceptance was football, rather than financially related, explaining "He (Moxey) has not really progressed this season as much as we hoped. We just thought it was a good offer. We have got another good left back in Gareth Roberts and we can always get cover in on loan if we need it." Other departures saw Medi Abalimba, whose contract at Derby was terminated but the club held onto his registration, join Oldham Athletic on a free and the young trio of Graham Kelly, Mitchell Hanson and Kallum Keane had their contracts canceled five months early by mutual consent.{{cite web| title=Young Trio Leave By Mutual Consent| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2276263,00.html| date=27 January 2011| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105014016/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2276263,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}} Temporary departures saw Ross Atkins extend his stay at Tamworth{{cite news| url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2264427,00.html| title =Atkins Extends Tamworth Loan| date =12 January 2011| work =dcfc.co.uk| access-date =2 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105014045/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2264427,00.html| archive-date =5 November 2013| url-status =dead}} and Greg Mills rejoin Telford on season long deals.{{cite news | title=AFC Telford re-sign winger Greg Mills from Derby County| work=BBC Sport| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_conf/9382939.stm| date = 31 January 2011}} Dave Martin moved on a month-long loan to League One side Notts County.{{cite news | title=Derby County winger David Martin moves to Notts on loan| work=BBC Sport| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9370030.stm| date = 21 January 2011}}

Rumoured departures saw Dean Leacock and Paul Green linked with moves to the Premier League; Leacock with West Bromwich Albion{{cite news| url =http://ramzone.fansnetwork.co.uk/news/10637/leacock-packing-his-baggies-and-new-signings-return!| title =Leacock Packing His Baggies? And New Signings Return!| date = 1 January 2011 | work =Fans network}} and Green with Wolverhampton Wanderers{{cite news| url =http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/wolves-hope-close-deal-derby-midfielder-green-1360771| title =Wolves hope to close deal for Derby midfielder Green| date = 3 January 2011 | work =tribal Football}} and Blackpool,{{cite news| url =http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Transfer-news-Blackpool-have-told-Liverpool-Charlie-Adam-will-cost-them-12million-and-the-proposed-move-could-now-collapse-article681935.html| title =Blackpool slap £12m pricetag on Adam| date = 26 January 2011 | work =Daily Mirror}} though both ultimately remained with the club. It was also revealed that club captain Robbie Savage was considering leaving the club for a move to Vancouver Whitecaps, Savage stating "One thing is for sure, I will be leaving Derby County at the end of the season, if not before, even if they offer me a new contract. My time is up here. I've thoroughly enjoyed my time with Derby and I want to walk away with my head held high."{{cite news|url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Savage-ponders-Vancouver-s-offer-MLS/story-11601976-detail/story.html |title=Savage ponders Vancouver's offer to move to MLS |date=13 January 2011 |work=Derby Telegraph |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222032326/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Savage-ponders-Vancouver-s-offer-MLS/story-11601976-detail/story.html |archive-date=22 February 2014 }} One fan responded by telephoning Savage during an interview on BBC Radio 5 Live and telling him to "leave the club now" and "take young Mr. Clough with him."{{cite news| url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00d8068| title =Derby fan tells Savage to leave the club now| date = 13 January 2011 | work =BBC}} Savage eventually rejected the move, stating it was too big a move for his family.{{cite news| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9359949.stm| title =Savage turns down Vancouver move| date = 23 January 2011 | work =BBC Sport}} Savage eventually announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2010–11 campaign via. his Twitter account on 31 January 2011.{{cite news|url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2281476,00.html|title =Savage Announces Retirement Date|date =1 February 2011|work =dcfc.co.uk|access-date =2 November 2013|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105014049/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2281476,00.html|archive-date =5 November 2013|url-status =dead}}

=February=

With the January exits of Kris Commons and Dean Moxey, coupled with the suspension of Dean Leacock, Clough made four changes from the defeat by Nottingham Forest for a home visit from Ipswich Town but the result remained the same – despite Alberto Bueno opening the scoring in the seventh minute, with his first goal in four months, Ipswich claimed a 2–1 victory at Pride Park to make it four consecutive home defeats for Derby. A season low of just 23,159 attended the game, and protests came from supporters over the perceived lack of investment from the board in the form of a "Sack the Board" banner unfurled prior to kick-off, a spectator streaking on the pitch during the second half, the booing off of the players at full-time and post-game protests by the main entrance to Pride Park, attended by some 2,000 supporters.{{cite news| url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Confidence-rock-defeat-met-rumble-discontent/story-11560487-detail/story.html| title =Confidence at rock bottom as defeat is met by rumble of discontent| date =2 February 2011| work =Derby County| access-date =4 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140222032319/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Confidence-rock-defeat-met-rumble-discontent/story-11560487-detail/story.html| archive-date =22 February 2014| url-status =dead}} There was also pressure on Clough, who was criticised by PFA Chief Gordon Taylor after comments he made about Tomasz Cwyka following a 1–1 draw at Portsmouth. Of Cywka, Clough said "He's an extremely inexperienced and not very bright footballer ... he can go back to Wigan or wherever he came from – I'm not really bothered – until he learns the game." This led Taylor to state that "It cannot be appropriate to criticise your team in such a way in public. We'll sort things out ... otherwise it looks an untenable situation."{{cite news| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9390909.stm| title =Nigel Clough wrong to slam Tomasz Cywka – Gordon Taylor| date = 8 February 2011 | work =BBC Sport}} Home defeats to Leicester City and Hull City and a 0–0 draw at Scunthorpe United stretched the club's winless run to eight games, with just one from the last fourteen, before a 1–0 away win at relegation rivals Sheffield United took the club 8 points clear of relegation with 13 games to play. The win saw Championship Team of the Week performances from John Brayford and goalscorer Theo Robinson.{{cite news| url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2304611,00.html?| title =Derby Duo In 'Team of the Week'| date =28 February 2011| work =dcfc.co.uk| access-date =2 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015712/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2304611,00.html| archive-date =5 November 2013| url-status =dead}}

With the re-opening of the loan window, Derby signed Liverpool's Daniel Ayala, Sheffield United's Jamie Ward and Millwall's Theo Robinson on loan deals until the end of the season.{{cite news| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9371969.stm| title =Derby County sign Liverpool's Daniel Ayala in loan deal| date = 11 February 2011 | work =BBC Sport}}{{cite news| url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2294600,00.html| title =Ward Makes Derby Switch| date =16 February 2011| work =dcfc.co.uk| access-date =2 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105014025/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2294600,00.html| archive-date =5 November 2013| url-status =dead}}{{cite news| url =http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/8867973.Ram_raid_for_Millwall_striker_on_cards/| title =Theo makes shock Derby loan switch| date = 22 February 2011 | work =Newshopper}} Injuries to goalkeepers Stephen Bywater and Saul Deeney also led to the return of Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Frank Fielding, who had been at the club earlier in the campaign, on loan until the end of the season and the recall of Ross Atkins from his loan spell at Tamworth.{{cite news| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9404338.stm| title =Derby County sign Frank Fielding and Michael Boulding| date =25 February 2011 | work =BBC Sport}}{{cite news| url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2300553,00.html?| title =Atkins Recalled From Tamworth| date =23 February 2011| work =dcfc.co.uk| access-date =2 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105014029/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2300553,00.html| archive-date =5 November 2013| url-status =dead}} They were also unsuccessful loan bids for Swansea City forward Craig Beattie, Ipswich Town defender Damien Delaney, Blackpool's Rob Edwards, who had spent half-a-season at Pride Park in the 2003–04 season, and Preston North End's Paul Hayes.{{cite news| url =http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/derby-get-blackpool-s-edwards-loan-1456731| title =Derby to get Blackpool's Edwards on loan| date = 17 February 2011 | work =tribal football}}{{cite news| url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Hayes-target-quest-reinforcements-goes/story-11647830-detail/story.html| title =Hayes next target as quest for reinforcements goes on| date =17 February 2011| work =Derby Telegraph| access-date =4 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140222032335/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Hayes-target-quest-reinforcements-goes/story-11647830-detail/story.html| archive-date =22 February 2014| url-status =dead}}{{cite news| url =http://ramzone.fansnetwork.co.uk/news/11403/clough-enters-emergency-ward-as-beattie-and-delaney-dismiss-derby!| title =Clough Enters Emergency Ward As Beattie & Delaney Dismiss Derby!| date = 16 February 2011 | work =Fans Network}}

Thirty-four-year-old former-Barnsley striker Michael Boulding also signed for the club on a non-contract basis for the remainder of the campaign. The club also awarded new contracts to Steve Davies and Ben Pringle, with both deals being for an initial year with the option of a one-year extension.{{cite news| url =http://www.derby.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=231400| title =Davies Gets Another Year| date =10 February 2011| work =Vital Football| access-date =11 February 2011| archive-date =28 July 2011| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110728065947/http://www.derby.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=231400| url-status =dead}}{{cite news| url =http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_6744073,00.html| title =Rams reward Pringle| date = 10 February 2011 | work =SkySports}}

The home defeat by Leicester City was followed by more protests from supporters towards the board,{{cite news| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9397179.stm| title =Furious Derby County fans demand board step down| date = 14 February 2011 | work =BBC Sport}} leading Clough to request that the fans "stick with the team and owners", claiming "This season we are going to survive and next season we will be better for these experiences."{{cite news| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9397174.stm| title =Nigel Clough urges Derby County fans to stay patient| date = 14 February 2011 | work =BBC Sport}} In the light of the protest, former owner Peter Gadsby launched a new takeover bid for the club, stating he wanted to be "involved with the club again."{{cite news| url =http://www.derbycounty-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/peter_gadsby_launches_bid_for_the_club_646511/index.shtml| title =Peter Gadsby launches bid for the club | date = 14 February 2011 | work =Derby County Mad}} Derby County later released an official statement denying Gadsby's claims, saying "Mr. Gadsby has not, as is being reported, made an offer to buy the Club. The ownership group can confirm it recently received a letter from a third party, acting as a representative of Mr. Gadsby. There was no offer made in this letter. In addition, this letter did not specify how Mr. Gadsby intends to involve himself with the Club. The Club's ownership group has responded in writing and has had no subsequent contact with either Mr Gadsby or this third party, prior to today's public comments made through the media."{{cite news| url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2293429,00.html| title =Derby County Football Club Statement| date =14 February 2011| work =dcfc.co.uk| access-date =2 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015640/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2293429,00.html| archive-date =5 November 2013| url-status =dead}} The increasing sense of distrust between GSE and the Derby support led to various accusations being aimed at the club, including one that The Rams were being set up as a feeder club for MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps.{{cite news| url =http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/derbycounty/news/11436/gse-to-use-dcfc-as-feeder-club-for-vancouver-whitecaps| title =GSE To Use Rams As Feeder Club For Whitecaps?| date = 17 February 2011 | work =RamZone.net}}

=March=

Derby went into a their re-arranged home fixture against Doncaster Rovers with renewed confidence following their victory at Sheffield United, but turned out a performance described as captain Robbie Savage as "absolute disgrace"{{cite news| url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Savage-blasts-performance-absolute-disgrace/story-11629792-detail/story.html| title =Savage blasts performance as 'absolute disgrace'| date =2 March 2011| work =Derby Telegraph| access-date =4 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140222032349/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Savage-blasts-performance-absolute-disgrace/story-11629792-detail/story.html| archive-date =22 February 2014| url-status =dead}} as they crashed to a 3–1 defeat. The crowd booed the players at full-time and accorded manager Nigel Clough with chants of "You don't know what you're doing" following the substitution of Theo Robinson. Clough responded that "I thought they (the fans) should have booed a little bit louder" and indicated he had no issues with the criticism of his substitution, admitting "They are entitled to do that."{{cite news| url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Clough-fans-given-stick/story-11649244-detail/story.html| title =Clough: The fans should have given us more stick| date =2 March 2011| work =Derby Telegraph| access-date =4 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150212050716/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Clough-fans-given-stick/story-11649244-detail/story.html| archive-date =12 February 2015| url-status =dead}} The result was followed with five points from the next four games, as a win over 2nd placed Swansea City and draws with Barnsley and Crystal Palace left the club 9 points clear of relegation, with nine to play, going into the international break. Jamie Ward, who hit a stunning 35-yard strike in the 2–2 draw at Crystal Palace, was named in the Championship Team of the Week for 19/20 March.{{cite news| url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2322003,00.html?| title =Ward Named in Team of the Week| date =22 March 2011| work =dcfc.co.uk| access-date =2 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105014112/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2322003,00.html| archive-date =5 November 2013| url-status =dead}}

The club was active in the emergency loan market, letting Stephen Bywater and Ben Pringle move out on loan, to Cardiff City and Torquay United respectively.{{cite news| url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2308175,00.html?| title =Goalkeeper Duke Signs on Loan| date =4 March 2011| work =dcfc.co.uk| access-date =2 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015659/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2308175,00.html| archive-date =5 November 2013| url-status =dead}}{{cite news| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9414280.stm| title =Torquay sign Derby midfielder Ben Pringle on loan| date = 5 March 2011 | work =BBC Sport}} However, Pringle spent just 19 days of the loan at Torquay, playing five days, returning to Derby after expressing a desire to fight for a place in the Derby first team rather than remain at Plainmoor.{{cite news| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9433561.stm?| publisher =bbc.co.uk/sport| title = Derby County's Ben Pringle ends Torquay loan stint| date = 23 March 2011 }} A loan deal which would have seen Dean Leacock move to Hull City for the remainder of the campaign also fell through.{{cite news| url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Leacock-stays-Hull-change-heart/story-11649860-detail/story.html| title =Leacock stays put as Hull have change of heart| date =25 March 2011| work =Derby Telegraph| access-date =4 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140222033910/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Leacock-stays-Hull-change-heart/story-11649860-detail/story.html| archive-date =22 February 2014| url-status =dead}} In terms of incoming deals, Matt Duke arrived on a season long loan from Hull City. The move for Duke proved to be a preemptive measure, as Frank Fielding's loan from Blackburn Rovers, which the club revealed was with a view to a permanent deal, would run out at the end of March, and not the end of the campaign as previously suggested, due to the 93-day emergency loan rule.{{cite news| url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Fielding-head-March-Derby-eye-summer-deal/story-11603038-detail/story.html| title =Fielding to head back after March but Derby still eye a summer deal| date =8 March 2011| work =Derby Telegraph| access-date =4 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033307/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Fielding-head-March-Derby-eye-summer-deal/story-11603038-detail/story.html| archive-date =29 November 2014| url-status =dead}} However, Duke was recalled by Hull City before he was able to make a competitive appearance,{{cite news| url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/12850470| title =Hull City recall goalkeeper Matt Duke from Derby County| date = 24 March 2011 | work =BBC Sport}} who reacted by bringing in Liverpool's Brad Jones until the end of the campaign.{{cite news| url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2322959,00.html?| title =Liverpool Stopper Jones Arrives on Loan| date =24 March 2011| work =dcfc.co.uk| access-date =2 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015644/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2322959,00.html| archive-date =5 November 2013| url-status =dead}}

Going into the final two months of the season, the board made several announcements regarding its intentions for the 2011–12 campaign. Regarding season tickets, the club announced its early-bird initiative would be extended until 15 May to ensure supporters knew which division the club would be in the following campaign and also offered season ticket holders a money-back guarantee if they are upset about the club's transfer activity during the close season, Tom Glick saying "It's about holding us to account and supporters judging us by our actions."{{cite news| url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Cashback-offer-table-Rams-fans/story-11564984-detail/story.html| title =Cashback offer on table for Rams fans not happy with first-team squad| date =24 March 2011| work =Derby Telegraph| access-date =4 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140222033904/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Cashback-offer-table-Rams-fans/story-11564984-detail/story.html| archive-date =22 February 2014| url-status =dead}} Glick also stated his disappointment with the lack of progress made during the game, stating there would be extra investment to bring in several "established" Championship "name" players to excite the support and his expectation that the club would at least occupy a top six position in the upcoming campaign.{{cite news| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9435023.stm?| title =Tom Glick expects Derby to challenge for promotion| date = 24 March 2011 | work =BBC Sport}} The club also published its accounts up to May 2010, showing a loss of £2.16m, compared to a loss of £14.93m for the previous 12 months. The figures showed the club's debt reduced from £22.3m to £19.1m, with Glick stating it currently stood at £15m after season ticket income was used to pay back part of the sum in June 2010. Turnover was marginally down £1.5m from £31.3m to £29.8m, mainly as a result of the club's 2008–09 domestic cup success (when it reached the League Cup semi finals and the FA Cup 5th Round) was not repeated. The wage bill for players was also reduced from £15.5m to £10.5m – and is said to currently stand at just over £9m after the departure of high-earners Rob Hulse and Kris Commons.

=April and May=

The first game of April saw a 4–1 reverse at Cardiff City, which also saw Paul Green sustain a cruciate and medial ligaments injury which ruled him out for between six and nine months.{{cite news| url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/12988228| title =Derby County's Paul Green ruled out for nine months| date = 6 April 2011 | work =BBC Sport}} Derby bounced back by taking five points from their next three games, a 2–2 draw at Coventry City, in which they fought back from 2–0 down, a 2–1 victory over Leeds United and a 0–0 draw away to top of the table Queens Park Rangers to leave themselves 9 points clear of relegation with just four games to play. Despite losing their next two games (Burnley and Norwich City) safety was confirmed on Easter Monday 2011, when results elsewhere assured The Rams could not be caught by their relegation rivals in the bottom three. With safety assured, Shaun Barker had surgery on a knee problem which had been an issue throughout most of his two years at Derby and had prevented him from training for the majority of the end of the 2010–11 season.{{cite news| url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Barker-Fans-best-form-Rams/story-11565443-detail/story.html| title =Barker: Fans yet to see my best form for Rams| date =27 April 2011| work =Derby Telegraph| access-date =4 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140222033913/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Barker-Fans-best-form-Rams/story-11565443-detail/story.html| archive-date =22 February 2014| url-status =dead}} Barker took to the pitch prior to the start of the last home game of the season against Bristol City to hand over his 2009–10 Jack Stamps Trophy to John Brayford. The match ended in a 0–2 defeat and meant that Derby lost 11 of their 23 home games throughout the campaign. In a post-match interview Clough stated that whilst talking with the fellow management staff during the game he had wondered "How many of those players out who started today we want out there on 6 August (and the answer is) not too many" and that he intended to bring in "6, 8, maybe 10" new players in the close season.{{cite news| url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13174355| title =Derby County 0 – 2 Bristol City| date =30 April 2011 | work =BBC Sport}} Flying in the face of such talk of Clough restructuring was press speculation that Clough, fearing interference, would quit his position at Derby to return to Burton Albion.{{cite news| url =http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Transfer-news-Derby-Nigel-Clough-considering-returning-to-Burton-Albion-in-summer-article730158.html#ixzz1L3NDTSTP| title =Clough considering return to Burton Albion in summer| date = 1 May 2011 | work =Mirror.co.uk}} The final fixture of the season saw Ross Atkins and Callum Ball given their first professional starts in a 2–1 defeat at Reading which saw The Rams end the season in 19th, their lowest position on the league ladder in 5 years. The final tally of 49 points was the club's lowest ever from a 46-game season and their lowest in the second tier since 1984.

Following the completion of the 2010–11 season, Derby announced their retained list for the 2011–12 campaign. Goalkeeping trio Saul Deeney, Ross Atkins and James Severn were all given new deals to their expiring contracts, while Callum Ball, Alex Witham, Aaron Cole and Chris Jones become first-year professionals after completing their scholarship programmes.{{cite news| url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2357692,00.html?| publisher =dcfc.co.uk| title =Derby Confirm Retained List| date =11 May 2011| access-date =2 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231437/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2357692,00.html| archive-date =4 November 2013| url-status =dead}} The club also quickly entered into the transfer market, tying up permanent deals for loanees Frank Fielding, Jamie Ward and Theo Robinson within 48 hours of the end of the season, with the three signing for undisclosed fees, rumoured to total £900k.{{cite news| url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13338390| title = Derby County swoop for Fielding, Ward & Robinson| date = 9 May 2011 | work =BBC Sport}}{{cite news| url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Trio-trigger-start-busy-summer-Rams/story-11631115-detail/story.html| title =Trio to trigger start of busy summer at Rams| date =9 May 2011| work =Derby Telegraph| access-date =4 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140222033901/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Trio-trigger-start-busy-summer-Rams/story-11631115-detail/story.html| archive-date =22 February 2014| url-status =dead}} They also made a £700k bid for Barnsley defender Jason Shackell,{{cite news| url =http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11696/6946975| title =Derby in bid for Shackell| date = 23 May 2011 | work =Sky Sports}} a £1.25m move for Leicester City player Martyn Waghorn{{cite news| url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13362447| title =Derby County chase John Eustace and Martyn Waghorn| date =12 May 2011 | work =BBC Sport}} and a £300k move for Kilmarnock's Craig Bryson{{cite news| url =http://www.kfcsa.org.uk/?p=4741| title =Killie Reject Derby Bid| date =24 May 2011| work =Kilmarnock Football Club Supporters Association| access-date =4 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131103161809/http://www.kfcsa.org.uk/?p=4741| archive-date =3 November 2013| url-status =dead}} – all of which were rejected. The club also agreed terms with out-of-contract Aberdeen striker Chris Maguire, though the two clubs struggled to agree over the £400,000 compensation fee.{{cite news|url=http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/2287912?UserKey= |title=Aberdeen FC will take Maguire fight to FIFA |date=30 May 2011 |work=Evening Express |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726220515/http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/2287912?UserKey= |archive-date=26 July 2011 }} There was also confirmation of a formal bid for Burton Albion goalkeeper Adam Legzdins.{{cite news| url =http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Sport/Burton-Albion-FC/Rams-chase-hots-up-for-keeper-Legzdins-30052011.htm?| title =Rams chase hots up for keeper Legzdins| date =30 May 2011| work =Burton Mail| access-date =30 May 2011| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110622084032/https://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Sport/Burton-Albion-FC/Rams-chase-hots-up-for-keeper-Legzdins-30052011.htm| archive-date =22 June 2011| url-status =dead}} Speculated targets for the club included Watford midfielder John Eustace, who had had a loan spell at the club in 2009, Birmingham City's Kevin Phillips{{cite news| url =http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/derby-chasing-birmingham-veteran-phillips-1594241?| title = Derby chasing Birmingham veteran Phillips| date = 26 April 2011 | work =Tribal Football}} and Lee Bowyer,{{cite news| url =http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Transfer-News-Derby-County-will-offer-out-of-favour-Birmingham-midfielder-Lee-Bowyer-a-home-in-summer-article717521.html| title = Derby offer out of favour Bowyer new home| date = 26 March 2011 | work =Mirror Football}} Adam Rooney of Inverness Caledonian Thistle.{{cite news| url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Robinson-learning-curve-Pride-Park-Rams-look-smooth-raw-edges/story-11605411-detail/story.html| title =Robinson on a learning curve at Pride Park as Rams look to smooth over his raw edges| date =17 May 2011| work =Derby Telegraph| access-date =4 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140222033908/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Robinson-learning-curve-Pride-Park-Rams-look-smooth-raw-edges/story-11605411-detail/story.html| archive-date =22 February 2014| url-status =dead}} and Nottingham Forest's Nathan Tyson.{{cite news| url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13439869| title = Derby County eye Nottingham Forest striker Nathan Tyson| date = 18 May 2011 | work =BBC Sport}} There was also rumours of an audacious swoop for Manchester United and England striker Michael Owen,{{cite news| url =http://metro.co.uk/2011/05/03/michael-owen-set-for-derby-move-despite-interest-from-premier-league-654360/| title =Michael Owen 'set for Derby move' despite interest from Premier League | date = 4 May 2011 | work =Metro}} which Clough himself later dismissed as "silly season" speculation.

The club confirmed the departures of Chris Porter, Greg Mills and Arnaud Mendy, alongside the retiring Robbie Savage, as they would not be offered new deals. It also confirmed that loanees Brad Jones, Daniel Ayala and Alberto Bueno would all return to their parent clubs. Ben Pringle was also told he was free to find another club, despite being handed a new 18-month contract just 3 months earlier{{cite news| url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13518532| publisher =bbc.co.uk/sport| title = Midfielder Ben Pringle free to leave Derby County| date = 23 May 2011 }} and he later agreed personal terms with Rotherham United.{{cite news| url =http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/PRINGLE-SET-ROTHERHAM-SWITCH/story-12703163-detail/story.html| newspaper =Derby Telegraph| title =Midfielder Pringle looks set to leave Derby County| date =3 June 2011| access-date =4 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150626133744/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/PRINGLE-SET-ROTHERHAM-SWITCH/story-12703163-detail/story.html| archive-date =26 June 2015| url-status =dead}} It was also reported that Aberdeen had a move for Russell Anderson accepted but the player rejected the chance of a move, preferring to remain at Pride Park Stadium.{{cite news| url =http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/russell-anderson-rejects-move-back-1104124| newspaper =Daily Record| title = Russell Anderson rejects move back to Aberdeen to stay with Derby| date = 28 May 2011 }}

At the end of May, the club announced it had sold 16,200 Early Bird Season tickets for the following campaign, just 500 down from the same point last season.

End of Season squad

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!Player

!Country

!Squad
number

!Position

!Signed from

!Date

!Fee paid

!Total Derby
appearances

!Total Derby
goals

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!Stephen Bywater

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!1

!Goalkeeper

!West Ham United

!29 August 2006

!£225k{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4786901.stm| work = BBC Sport| title =Derby capture goalkeeper Bywater | date = 12 August 2006}}

!166/1

!0

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!John Brayford

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!2

!Defender

!Crewe Alexandra

!19 May 2010

!Undisclosed

!48

!1

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!Gareth Roberts

!{{Flagicon|WAL}}

!3

!Defender

!Doncaster Rovers

!1 July 2010

!Free

!25/3

!0

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!Paul Green

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

!4

!Midfielder

!Doncaster Rovers

!1 July 2008

!Free{{cite news|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7426415.stm| work = BBC Sport| title = Rovers' Green set to join Derby| date = 29 May 2009}}

!111/3

!10

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!Shaun Barker

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!5

!Defender

!Blackpool

!15 July 2009

!£900k{{cite news | title=Barker joy at Derby deal| publisher=Sky Sports| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11696_5434966,00.html| date = 15 July 2009 }}

!79/4

!6

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!Dean Leacock

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!6

!Defender

!Fulham

!11 August 2006

!£375k{{cite news| url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11681_2386293,00.html| publisher = SKY Sports| title = Rams capture Leacock| date = 11 August 2006}}

!112/14

!1

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!Steve Davies

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!7

!Forward

!Tranmere Rovers

!12 June 2008

!£275k, rising to £725k{{cite news| url = http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1327183,00.html| publisher = dcfc.co.uk| title = Davies Joins Jewell Revolution| date = 12 June 2008| access-date = 2 November 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131104132956/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1327183,00.html| archive-date = 4 November 2013| url-status = dead}}

!34/33

!11

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!Robbie Savage

!{{Flagicon|WAL}}

!8

!Midfielder

!Blackburn Rovers

!9 January 2008

!£1.5m{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7166114.stm|work=BBC Sport|title=Savage completes switch to Derby|date=9 January 2008}}

!129/8

!7

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!Theo Robinson

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}Robinson was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in February 2013.

!9

!Forward

!Millwall

!22 February 2011

!Loan

!8/5

!2

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!Jamie Ward

!{{Flagicon|NIR}}Ward was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in August 2011.

!10

!Forward

!Sheffield United

!16 February 2011

!Loan

!13

!5

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!Stephen Pearson

!{{Flagicon|SCO}}

!11

!Midfielder

!Celtic

!11 January 2007

!£750k{{cite news| title=Derby complete Pearson transfer| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6238769.stm| work = BBC Sport

| date = 11 January 2007}}

!103/22

!4

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!Chris Porter

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!12

!Forward

!Motherwell

!1 February 2009

!£400k{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_4880799,00.html|publisher=Sky Sports|title=Porter happy with Rams move|date=31 January 2009}}

!25/25

!9

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!Saul Deeney

!{{Flagicon|Ireland}}Deeney was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

!13

!Goalkeeper

!Unattached

!31 July 2009

!Free{{cite news | title=Deeney off to Derby| publisher=Sky Sports| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5465623,00.html| date = 1 August 2009 }}

!2/1

!0

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!Russell Anderson

!{{Flagicon|SCO}}

!14

!Defender

!Unattached

!15 January 2010

!Free{{cite news| url = http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1933311,00.html| publisher = dcfc.co.uk| title = Anderson Ready for the Challenge| date = 15 January 2010| access-date = 2 November 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015656/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1933311,00.html| archive-date = 5 November 2013| url-status = dead}}

!13/13

!1

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!Dave Martin

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!15

!Midfielder

!Millwall

!1 June 2010

!Free

!2/11

!1

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!James Bailey

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!16

!Midfielder

!Crewe Alexandra

!19 May 2010

!Undisclosed

!34/4

!1

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!Jake Buxton

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!17

!Defender

!Burton Albion

!1 July 2009

!Free{{cite news | title=Buxton pens Derby deal| publisher=Sky Sports | url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11696_5314268,00.html| date = 11 May 2009 }}

!24/1

!1

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!Ben Pringle

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!18

!Midfielder

!Ilkeston Town

!1 July 2009

!Free{{cite news | title=Rams agree Pringle deal| publisher=Sky Sports| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_5340170,00.html| date = 21 May 2009 }}

!7/16

!0

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!Tomasz Cywka

!{{Flagicon|POL}}

!19

!Forward

!Wigan Athletic

!1 July 2010

!Free

!26/12

!4

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!Miles Addison

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!20

!Defender

!Trainee

!1 July 2005

!N/A{{cite web|url=http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~36386,00.html |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 |title=Miles Addison |publisher=dcfc.co.uk. |date=7 May 2008 |access-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}

!64/13

!5

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!Daniel Ayala

!{{Flagicon|ESP}}

!21

!Defender

!Liverpool

!11 February 2010

!Loan

!16/1

!0

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!Luke Varney

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!22

!Forward

!Charlton Athletic

!27 November 2008

!£1m+{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7751952.stm|work=BBC Sport|title=Rams seal deal for striker Varney|date=27 November 2008}}

!11/4

!1

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!Conor Doyle

!{{Flagicon|USA}}Doyle was born in McKinney, Texas, United States, and represented them at U-20 and U-23 level, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before pledging his international allegiance to the United States.

!23

!Forward

!Creighton University

!6 August 2010

!Free

!5/10

!0

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!Arnaud Mendy

!{{Flagicon|GNB}}Mendy was born in Évreux, France, but also qualifies to represent Guinea-Bissau internationally and made his international debut for Guinea-Bissau in 2011.

!24

!Midfielder

!Trainee

!1 July 2009

!N/A{{cite web|url=http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~48100,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122071004/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10270~48100%2C00.html |archive-date=22 January 2011 |title=Arnaud Mendy |publisher=dcfc.co.uk. |date=9 November 2009 |access-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}

!0/1

!0

bgcolor=""

!Mark O'Brien

!{{Flagicon|Ireland}}

!25

!Defender

!Trainee

!1 July 2009

!N/A{{cite web|url=http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~47097,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923164337/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10270~47097%2C00.html |archive-date=23 September 2010 |title=Mark O'Brien |publisher=dcfc.co.uk. |date=4 May 2009 |access-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}

!0/3

!0

bgcolor=""

!Callum Ball

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!26

!Forward

!Trainee

!2 January 2009

!N/A{{cite web|url=http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~50382,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228004920/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10270~50382%2C00.html |archive-date=28 December 2010 |title=Callum Ball |publisher=dcfc.co.uk. |date=2 January 2010 |access-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}

!1/5

!0

bgcolor=""

!Alberto Bueno

!{{Flagicon|ESP}}

!27

!Striker

!Real Valladolid

!31 August 2010

!Loan

!25/4

!5

bgcolor=""

!Ben Davies

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!28

!Midfielder

!Notts County

!20 January 2011

!£350k

!10/3

!1

bgcolor=""

!Jeff Hendrick

!{{Flagicon|IRL}}

!29

!Midfielder

!Trainee

!2 May 2010

!N/A{{cite web|url=http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~51283,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024225813/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10270~51283%2C00.html |archive-date=24 October 2010 |title=Jeff Hendrick |publisher=dcfc.co.uk. |date=2 May 2010 |access-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}

!0/4

!0

bgcolor=""

!Ross Atkins

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!30

!Goalkeeper

!Trainee

!1 July 2009

!N/A{{cite web|url=http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~49460,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122071143/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10270~49460%2C00.html |archive-date=22 January 2011 |title=Ross Atkins |publisher=dcfc.co.uk. |date=9 November 2009 |access-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}

!1

!0

bgcolor=""

!James Severn

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!31

!Goalkeeper

!Trainee

!1 July 2009

!N/A{{cite web|url=http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~50968,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123201841/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10270~50968%2C00.html |archive-date=23 January 2011 |title=James Severn |publisher=dcfc.co.uk. |access-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}

!0/1

!0

bgcolor=""

!Brad Jones

!{{Flagicon|AUS}}

!33

!Goalkeeper

!Liverpool

!24 March 2011

!Loan

!7

!0

bgcolor=""

!Michael Boulding

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!36

!Forward

!Unattached

!25 February 2011

!Free

!0

!0

Transfers

=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=""

!John Brayford

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!2

!Defender

!Crewe Alexandra

!19 May 2010

!Undisclosed

bgcolor=""

!James Bailey

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!16

!Midfielder

!Crewe Alexandra

!19 May 2010

!Undisclosed

bgcolor=""

!Dave Martin

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!15

!Midfielder

!Millwall

!1 June 2010

!Free

bgcolor=""

!Gareth Roberts

!{{Flagicon|WAL}}

!3

!Defender

!Doncaster Rovers

!1 July 2010

!Free

bgcolor=""

!Tomasz Cywka

!{{Flagicon|POL}}

!19

!Forward

!Wigan Athletic

!1 July 2010

!Free

Conor Doyle

!{{Flagicon|USA}}

!23

!Forward

!Creighton University

!6 August 2010

!Free

Ben Davies

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!28

!Midfielder

!Notts County

!20 January 2011

!£350k

bgcolor=""

!Michael Boulding

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!36

!Forward

!Unattached

!25 February 2011

!Free

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

Alberto Bueno

!{{Flagicon|ESP}}

!27

!Forward

!Real Valladolid

!31 August 2010

!Season Long

Shefki Kuqi

!{{Flagicon|FIN}}Kuqi was born in Vushtrri, Yugoslavia (now part of Kosovo), but was raised in Finland and made his international debut for Finland in August 1999.

!9

!Forward

!Swansea City

!13 September 2010

!Three Months

Luke Moore

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!28

!Striker

!West Bromwich Albion

!24 September 2010

!Three Months

bgcolor=""

!Ryan Noble

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!29

!Striker

!Sunderland

!27 September 2010

!One Month

bgcolor=""

!Frank Fielding

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!34

!Goalkeeper

!Blackburn Rovers

!15 October 2010

!Two Months

bgcolor=""

!Daniel Sánchez Ayala

!{{Flagicon|ESP}}

!21

!Defender

!Liverpool

!11 February 2011

!Three Months

bgcolor=""

!Jamie Ward

!{{Flagicon|NIR}}

!10

!Forward

!Sheffield United

!16 February 2011

!Three Months

bgcolor=""

!Theo Robinson

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!9

!Forward

!Millwall

!22 February 2011

!Three Months

bgcolor=""

!Frank Fielding

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!34

!Goalkeeper

!Blackburn Rovers

!25 February 2011

!One Month{{Ref|Fielding|[I]}}

bgcolor=""

!Matt Duke

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!33

!Goalkeeper

!Hull City

!4 March 2011

!17 Days{{Ref|Duke|[II]}}

bgcolor=""

!Brad Jones

!{{Flagicon|AUS}}

!-

!Goalkeeper

!Liverpool

!24 March 2011

!Six weeks


Notes

{{note|Fielding|}} I Fielding was originally signed until the end of the 2010–11 season (ten weeks), though it was later revealed that the F.A.'s 93-emergency loan transfer rule limited his stay to just four weeks.

{{note|Duke|}} II Duke was originally signed on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season (nine weeks), but was later recalled by parent club Hull City, effective from 31 March.

=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

bgcolor=""

!Paul Connolly

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!2

!Defender

!Plymouth Argyle

!15 May 2008

!Free{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7400064.stm|work=BBC Sport|title=Derby snap up Plymouth defender|date=5 May 2008}}

!68/5

!1

!Leeds United

!10 June 2010

!Free

bgcolor=""

!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.

!3

!Defender

!Blackburn Rovers

!29 January 2007

! £600k, rising to £1m{{cite news| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6309201.stm| work = BBC Sport| title = Rams sign McEveley from Blackburn| date = 29 January 2007}}

!84/17

!6

!End of Contract

!30 June 2010

!N/A

bgcolor=""

!Gary Teale

!{{Flagicon|SCO}}

!11

!Midfielder

!Wigan Athletic

!11 January 2007

!£600k{{cite news| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6251933.stm| work = BBC Sport| title = Teale leaves Wigan to join Derby| date = 11 January 2007}}

!75/29

!5

!End of Contract

!30 June 2010

!N/A

bgcolor=""

!Lee Hendrie

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!26

!Midfielder

!Sheffield United

!1 September 2009

!P/Ex{{cite news | title= Blades swap Hendrie for Stewart | work=BBC Sport| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8231157.stm| date = 1 September 2009 }}

!5/5

!0

!End of Contract

!30 June 2010

!N/A

bgcolor=""

!Mark Dudley

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!33

!Defender

!Trainee

!1 July 2008

!N/A{{cite web|url=http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~47096,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301150235/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10270~47096%2C00.html |archive-date=1 March 2010 |title=Mark Dudley |publisher=dcfc.co.uk. |date=4 May 2009 |access-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}

!0/1

!0

!End of Contract

!30 June 2010

!N/A

bgcolor=""

!Alex Forde

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!—

!Defender

!Trainee

!1 July 2009

!N/A{{cite web|url=http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~49424,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301145509/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10270~49424%2C00.html |archive-date=1 March 2010 |title=Alex Forde |publisher=dcfc.co.uk. |date=1 July 2009 |access-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}

!0

!0

!End of Contract

!30 June 2010

!N/A

bgcolor=""

!Jermaine Johnson

!{{flagicon|ENG}}

!—

!Defender

!Trainee

!1 July 2009

!N/A{{cite web|url=http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~49423,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421090304/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10270~49423%2C00.html |archive-date=21 April 2010 |title=Jermaine Johnson |publisher=dcfc.co.uk. |date=1 July 2009 |access-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}

!0

!0

!End of Contract

!30 June 2010

!N/A

bgcolor=""

!Henrik Ojamaa

!{{flagicon|EST}}

!—

!Striker

!Trainee

!1 July 2009

!N/A{{cite web|url=http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~49426,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301144612/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10270~49426%2C00.html |archive-date=1 March 2010 |title=Henrik Ojamaa |publisher=dcfc.co.uk. |date=1 July 2009 |access-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}

!0

!0

!End of Contract

!30 June 2010

!N/A

bgcolor=""

!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.

!—

!Goalkeeper

!Ipswich Town

!27 July 2007

!Undisclosed{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6918622.stm|work=BBC Sport|title=Price completes transfer to Derby|date=27 July 2008}}

!9

!0

!End of Contract

!30 June 2010

!N/A

bgcolor=""

!Rob Hulse

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!9

!Forward

!Sheffield United

!21 July 2008

!£1.75m{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7511320.stm| work=BBC Sport| title=Derby complete £1.75m Hulse deal | date=21 July 2008}}

!85/12

!31

!Queens Park Rangers

!31 August 2010

!£750k, rising
to £1m

bgcolor=""

!Kallum Keane

!{{Flagicon|IRL}}

!36

!Defender

!Trainee

!8 July 2010

!Free

!0

!0

!Contract Cancelled

!27 January 2011

!N/A

bgcolor=""

!Mitchell Hanson

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!39

!Defender

!Trainee

!1 July 2007

!N/A{{cite web|url=http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10270~36355,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122071123/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10270~36355%2C00.html |archive-date=22 January 2011 |title=Mitchell Hanson |publisher=dcfc.co.uk. |date=4 November 2008 |access-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}

!0/1

!0

!Contract Cancelled

!27 January 2011

!N/A

bgcolor=""

!Graham Kelly

!{{Flagicon|IRL}}

!40

!Midfielder

!Trainee

!8 July 2010

!N/A

!0

!0

!Contract Cancelled

!27 January 2011

!N/A

bgcolor=""

!Kris Commons

!{{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.

!10

!Midfielder

!Unattached

!2 June 2008

!Free{{cite news|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7414281.stm|work = BBC Sport|title = Derby complete deal for Commons|date = 2 June 2008}}

!82/16

!24

!Celtic

!28 January 2011

!£300k

bgcolor=""

!Dean Moxey

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!21

!Defender

!Exeter City

!26 June 2009

!£300k, rising to £500k{{cite news | title=Moxey agrees Rams move| publisher=Sky Sports| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11696_5402709,00.html| date = 26 June 2009 }}

!52/6

!2

!Crystal Palace

!31 January 2011

!£400k

bgcolor=""

!Medi Abalimba

!{{Flagicon|COG}}

!38

!Midfielder

!Southend United

!20 August 2009

!Undisclosed{{cite web| title=RAMS SNAP UP SOUTHEND YOUNGSTER| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1762260,00.html| date=20 August 2009| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104015611/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1762260,00.html| archive-date=4 November 2013| url-status=dead}}

!0

!0

!Oldham Athletic

!31 January 2011

!Free

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=""

!Lee Croft

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!—

!Midfielder

!Huddersfield Town

!30 June 2010

!Six Months

bgcolor=""

!Graham Kelly

!{{Flagicon|Republic of Ireland}}

!40

!Midfielder

!Bray Wanderers

!9 July 2010

!18 Weeks

bgcolor=""

!Greg Mills

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!--

!Forward

!AFC Telford United

!5 Aug 2010

!5 Months{{Ref|Mills|[I]}}

bgcolor=""

!Ross Atkins

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!30

!Goalkeeper

!Tamworth

!12 Aug 2010

!9 weeks{{Ref|Atkins|[II]}}

bgcolor=""

!Luke Varney

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!22

!Forward

!Blackpool

!27 Aug 2010

!Season Long

bgcolor=""

!Arnaud Mendy

!{{Flagicon|FRA}}

!24

!Midfield

!Tranmere Rovers

!31 Aug 2010

!Three Months{{Ref|Mendy|[III]}}

bgcolor=""

!James Severn

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!31

!Goalkeeper

!Tamworth

!15 Oct 2010

!4 weeks

bgcolor=""

!Ross Atkins

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!30

!Goalkeeper

!Tamworth

!12 Nov 2010

!Three months{{Ref|Atkins2|[IV]}}

bgcolor=""

!Dave Martin

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!16

!Midfielder

!Notts County

!21 January 2011

!Three month{{Ref|Martin|[V]}}

bgcolor=""

!Greg Mills

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!--

!Forward

!AFC Telford United

!31 January 2011

!3 Months

bgcolor=""

!Stephen Bywater

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!1

!Goalkeeper

!Cardiff City

!4 March 2011

!Ten weeks

bgcolor=""

!Ben Pringle

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!18

!Midfielder

!Torquay United

!4 March 2011

!19 Days{{Ref|Pringle|[VI]}}


Notes

{{note|Mills|}} I Mills originally joined Telford for four weeks, but this was later extended.

{{note|Atkins|}} II Atkins originally joined Tamworth for four weeks, but this was later extended to five months. However, the absence of Stephen Bywater and Saul Deeney led to Atkins early recall.

{{note|Mendy|}} III Mendy originally joined Tranmere for four weeks, but this was later extended.

{{note|Atkins2|}} IV Atkins originally joined Tamworth until the end of the campaign, but injuries to Stephen Bywater and Saul Deeney again led to an early recall.

{{note|Martin|}} IV Martin originally moved on a one-month deal, but this was extended for a further two months on 24 February 2011.{{cite news| url =http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2300997,00.html?| title =Martin Staying on at Notts County| date =24 February 2011| work =dcfc.co.uk| access-date =2 November 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000218/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2300997,00.html| archive-date =5 November 2013| url-status =dead}}

{{note|Pringle|}} VI Pringle originally signed a one-month deal with Torquay, but it was cancelled by mutual consent after 19 days.

Results

class="wikitable"

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

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

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

=Friendlies=

On 12 February 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.{{cite web | title=Rams v Fiorentina star pre-season game|publisher=football.co.uk| url=http://www.football.co.uk/derby_county/rams_v_fiorentina_star_pre-season_friendly_game_rss404176.shtml| date = 12 February 2010 }} However, the game was cancelled due to "unforeseen circumstances" and replaced with a match against Birmingham City.{{cite web| title=Fiorentina game cancelled| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2040423,00.html?| date=3 May 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000506/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2040423,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}} The club announced additional matches in the final week of April 2010{{cite web| title=Watch Stoke Friendly For Free| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2036351,00.html| date=28 April 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013623/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2036351,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}}{{cite web| title=More pre-season games confirmed| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2037354,00.html?| date=28 April 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000420/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2037354,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}} before completing its itinerary with the announcement of its participation in the first match at Chesterfield's new ground, B2net Stadium, on 20 May 2010.{{cite web| title=Chesterfield Pre-Season Game Confirmed| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2056430,00.html?| date=20 May 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000452/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2056430,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}}

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

!Date!!Competition!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Scorers!!Attendance'

bgcolor="d0ffe3"

|17 July 2010

|Friendly

|Burton Albion

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20120305014223/http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10950~2094805%2C00.html 1–0]

|Leacock {{goal|26}}

|Unknown

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|19 July 2010

|Friendly

|Southend United

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000254/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2095663,00.html 1–1]

|Hulse {{goal|10}}

|1,050

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|21 July 2010

|Friendly

|AFC Bournemouth

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105005034/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2098551,00.html 3–3]

|Commons {{goal|24}}, Green {{goal|37}}, Bailey {{goal|67}}

|Unknown

bgcolor="d0ffe3"

|24 July 2010

|Friendly

|Chesterfield

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013558/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2100823,00.html 5–4]

|Commons {{goal|12, 63 pen}}, Doyle {{goal|36}}, Porter {{goal|50}}, Brayford {{goal|61}}

|7, 550 (1,500 away fans)

bgcolor="d0ffe3"

|27 July 2010

|Friendly

|Stoke City

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000352/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2103452,00.html 1–0]

|Porter {{goal|7}}

|10,386

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|31 July 2010

|Friendly

|Birmingham City

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013659/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2105013,00.html 1–2]

|Roberts {{goal|57}}

|4,458

=Football League Championship=

The fixtures for the 2010–11 Football League Championship season was announced on 17 June 2010, with the season beginning on 7 August 2010 and ending on 8 May 2011.{{cite web| title=Next Season's Key Dates| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2042732,00.html?| date=4 May 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000348/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2042732,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}} The season opened with an away trip to Leeds United, a fixture which kicked off The Rams' 2004–05 season, and ends away to Reading.

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

!Date!!Match No.!!Time!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Scorers!!Attendance!!Referee!!{{Abbr|Pos.|League position}}

bgcolor="d0ffe3"

|7 August 2010

|1

|5.15pm

|Leeds United

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013708/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52632,00.html 2–1]

| Hulse {{goal|13}}, Commons {{goal|27 pen}}

| 26,761 (1,662 away fans)

|N. Swarbrick (Lancashire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000221/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20100807,00.html 9]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|14 August 2010

|2

|3.00pm

|Cardiff City

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231557/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52672,00.html 1–2]

|Cwyka {{goal|25}}

|25,103 (896 away fans)

|N. Miller (Co. Durham)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105110349/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20100814,00.html 11]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|21 August 2010

|3

|12.15pm

|Coventry City

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105110332/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52720,00.html 1–2]

|Moxey {{goal|52}}

|13,169 (773 away fans)

|E. Ilderton (Tyne and Wear)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013631/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20100821,00.html 14]

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|28 August 2010

|4

|3.00pm

|Queens Park Rangers

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231602/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52763,00.html 2–2]

|Commons {{goal|40}}, Bailey {{goal|69}}

|25,874 (1,655 away fans)

|M. Haywood (Yorkshire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000343/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20100828,00.html 15]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|11 September 2010

|5

|1.00pm

|Sheffield United

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000404/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52833,00.html 0–1]

|

|25,749 (1,775 away fans)

|P. Crossley (Kent)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231537/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20100911,00.html 18]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|14 September 2010

|6

|7.45pm

|Hull City

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105005024/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52870,00.html 0–2]

|

|19,714 (793 away fans)

|D. Whitestone (Northampton)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013712/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20100914,00.html 22]

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|18 September 2010

|7

|3.00pm

|Barnsley

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231542/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52888,00.html 1–1]

|Leacock {{goal|14}}

|12,089 (1,179 away fans)

|D. Webb (County Durham)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000448/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20100918,00.html 20]

bgcolor="d0ffe3"

|25 September 2010

|8

|3.00pm

|Crystal Palace

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231618/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52071,00.html 5–0]

| Bueno {{goal|14, 62}}, Commons {{goal|41}}, Green {{goal|68}}, Kuqi {{goal|73}},

| 25,258 (936 away fans)

| A. Bates (Staffordshire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000226/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20100925,00.html 19]

bgcolor="d0ffe3"

|28 September 2010

|9

|7.45pm

|Middlesbrough

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000510/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52105,00.html 3–1]

| Barker {{goal|45+3}}, Commons {{goal|51, 60}}

| 24,739 (710 away fans)

| C. Pawson (South Yorkshire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000240/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20100928,00.html 15]

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|2 October 2010

|10

|3.00pm

|Swansea City

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231607/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~51525,00.html 0–0]

|

|15,071 (592 away fans)

|P. Gibbs (West Midlands)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231533/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20101002,00.html 14]

bgcolor="d0ffe3"

|16 October 2010

|11

|3.00pm

|Preston North End

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000212/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~51587,00.html 3–0]

|Moxey {{goal|21}}, Bueno {{goal|32}}, Savage {{goal|90+3, pen}}

|26,117 (919 away fans)

|A. D'urso (Essex)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013724/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20101016,00.html 13]

bgcolor="d0ffe3"

|19 October 2010

|12

|7.45pm

|Doncaster Rovers

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000401/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~51623,00.html 3–2]

|Moore {{goal|19}}, Commons {{goal|59, 72}},

|9,741 (1,733 away fans)

|K. Evans(Lancashire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000329/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20101019,00.html 7]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|23 October 2010

|13

|3.00pm

|Millwall

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231525/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~51648,00.html 0–2]

|

|12,024 (1,090 away fans)

|G. Salisbury (Lancashire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013641/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20101023,00.html 12]

bgcolor="d0ffe3"

|30 October 2010

|14

|3.00pm

|Watford

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104234700/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~51691,00.html 4–1]

|Brayford {{goal|14}}, Cwyka{{goal|36, 81}}, Kuqi {{goal|65}}

|27,119 (1,078 away fans)

|P. Tierney (Lancashire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000339/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20101030,00.html 7]

bgcolor="d0ffe3"

|6 November 2010

|15

|5.20pm

|Portsmouth

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013648/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~51762,00.html 2–0]

|Savage {{goal|23, pen}}, Green {{goal|58}}

|29,086 (1,023 away fans)

|C. Webster (Tyne & Wear)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000408/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20101106,00.html 4]

bgcolor="d0ffe3"

|9 November 2010

|16

|7.45pm

|Ipswich Town

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000229/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~51777,00.html 2–0]

|Commons {{goal|58, 76}}

|17,572 (491 away fans)

|R. East (Wiltshire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231521/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20101109,00.html 4]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|13 November 2010

|17

|3.00pm

|Leicester City

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231552/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~51806,00.html 0–2]

|

|25,930 (3,321 away fans)

|S. Tanner (Somerset)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231611/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20101113,00.html 4]

bgcolor="d0ffe3"

|20 November 2010

|18

|3.00pm

|Scunthorpe United

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000438/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~51850,00.html 3–2]

|Cwyka {{goal|3}}, Commons {{goal|37, pen}}, Moore {{goal|59}}

|25,189 (739 away fans)

|J. Linington (Isle of Wight)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231517/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20101120,00.html 4]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|27 November 2010

|19

|5.45pm

|Burnley

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013652/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52141,00.html 1–2]

|Moore {{goal|19}}

|13,790 (640 away fans)

|M. Haywood (W. Yorkshire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000309/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20101127,00.html 4]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|4 December 2010

|20

|3.00pm

|Norwich City

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013554/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52163,00.html 1–2]

|Commons {{goal|17}}

|26,134 (2,228 away fans)

|K. Stroud (Hampshire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000320/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20101204,00.html 7]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|11 December 2010

|21

|3.00pm

|Bristol City

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105005039/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52208,00.html 0–2]

|

|14,029 (1,052 away fans)

|D. Sheldrake (Surrey)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105005031/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20101211,00.html 7]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|18 December 2010

|22

|3.00pm

|Reading

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104234646/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52253,00.html 1–2]

|Commons {{goal|61}}

|24,514 (467 away fans)

|D. Deadman (Cheshunt)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000306/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20101218,00.html 9]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|29 December 2010

|23

|19.45pm

|Nottingham Forest

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013716/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52026,00.html 2–5]

|Moore {{goal|14}}, Commons {{goal|55}}

|29,490 (4,285 away fans)

|A. Bates (Staffordshire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013608/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20101229,00.html 12]

bgcolor="d0ffe3"

|1 January 2011

|24

|3.00pm

|Preston North End

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000443/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~53199,00.html 2–1]

|Porter {{goal|70, 84}}

|11,198 (1,090 away fans)

|R. Madley (W. Yorkshire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000415/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110101,00.html 12]

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|3 January 2011

|25

|3.00pm

|Millwall

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000245/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~53229,00.html 0–0]

|

|24,239 (609 away fans)

|K. Wright (Cambridgeshire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231530/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110103,00.html 13]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|15 January 2011

|26

|3.00pm

|Watford

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104234656/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~53317,00.html 0–3]

|

|12,917 (1,165 away fans)

|G. Ward (Surrey)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000355/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110115,00.html 14]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|22 January 2011

|27

|1.00pm

|Nottingham Forest

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000333/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~53354,00.html 0–1]

|

|33,010 (4,196 away fans)

|G. Salisbury (Lancashire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013645/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110122,00.html 14]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|1 February 2011

|28

|7.45pm

|Ipswich Town

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000234/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~53421,00.html 1–2]

|Bueno {{goal|7}}

|23,159 (587 away fans)

|C. Boyeson (East Yorkshire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013729/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110201,00.html 16]

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|5 February 2011

|29

|3.00pm

|Portsmouth

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000423/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~53496,00.html 1–1]

|S.Davies {{goal|34}}

|14,555 (983 away fans)

|N. Swarbrick (Lancashire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000249/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110205,00.html 17]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|12 February 2011

|30

|5.20pm

|Leicester City

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231548/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52972,00.html 0–2]

|

|26,142 (2,724 away fans)

|C. Webster (Tyne & Wear)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000313/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110212,00.html 17]

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|19 February 2011

|31

|3.00pm

|Scunthorpe United

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013613/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~53012,00.html 0–0]

|

|5,696 (1,332 away fans)

|S. Mathieson (Cheshire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104234651/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110219,00.html 18]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|22 February 2011

|32

|7.45pm

|Hull City

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013734/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~53041,00.html 0–1]

|

|24,533 (1,576 away fans)

|K. Woolmer (Northamptonshire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000428/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110222,00.html 19]

bgcolor="d0ffe3"

|26 February 2011

|33

|3.00pm

|Sheffield United

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013627/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~53046,00.html 1–0]

|Robinson {{goal|27}}

|21,084 (2,546 away fans)

|R. East (Wiltshire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104233125/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110226,00.html 18]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|1 March 2011

|34

|7.45pm

|Doncaster Rovers

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104234634/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~51976,00.html 1–3]

|S. Davies{{goal|90}}

|24,239 (623 away fans)

|K.Hill (Hertfordshire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013602/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110301,00.html 19]

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|5 March 2011

|35

|3.00pm

|Barnsley

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000457/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~53085,00.html 0–0]

|

|26,251 (1,204 away fans)

|D. Deadman (Cheshunt)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000324/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110305,00.html 18]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|8 March 2011

|36

|7.45pm

|Middlesbrough

| A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000259/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~53125,00.html 1–2]

| Ward{{goal|32, pen}}

|13,712 (312 away fans)

|K. Evans (Lancashire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105110344/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110308,00.html 19]

bgcolor="d0ffe3"

|12 March 2011

|37

|3.00pm

|Swansea City

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000501/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~53156,00.html 2–1]

|Williams (O.G.) {{goal|7}}, S.Davies {{goal|54}}

|25,341 (1,190 away fans)

|G. Scott (Oxfordshire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104234641/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110312,00.html 18]

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|12 March 2011

|38

|3.00pm

|Crystal Palace

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013635/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~51878,00.html 2–2]

|Pearson {{goal|7}}, Ward {{goal|63}}

|14,686 (920 away fans)

|J. Moss (W. Yorkshire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000303/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110319,00.html 17]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|2 April 2011

|39

|3.00pm

|Cardiff City

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000412/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~51913,00.html 1-4]

|Savage {{goal|90, pen}}

|22,254 (834 away fans)

|J. Linington (Isle of Wight)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013617/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110402,00.html 19]

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|9 April 2011

|40

|3.00pm

|Coventry City

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013703/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52282,00.html 2–2]

|S.Davies {{goal|41}}, Savage {{goal|45, pen}}

|25,546 (955 away fans)

|R.Booth (Nottinghamshire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013740/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110409,00.html 19]

bgcolor="d0ffe3"

|12 April 2011

|41

|7.45pm

|Leeds United

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000207/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52355,00.html 2–1]

|Ward {{goal|60}}, B.Davies {{goal|63}}

|27,252 (3,815 away fans)

|G. Salisbury (Lancashire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015835/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110412,00.html 19]

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|18 April 2011

|42

|7.45pm

|Q.P.R.

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015819/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52386,00.html 0–0]

|

|16,745 (537 away fans)

|D. Deadman (Cheshunt)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015921/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110418,00.html 19]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|23 April 2011

|43

|3.00pm

|Burnley

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105110353/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52424,00.html 2-4]

|Robinson {{goal|6}}, Ward {{goal|31}}

|25,187 (1,093 away fans)

|M. Russell (South Gloucestershire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105110337/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110423,00.html 19]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|25 April 2011

|44

|7.45pm

|Norwich City

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015748/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52464,00.html 2-3]

|S.Davies {{goal|54}}, Bueno {{goal|63}}

|26,078

|A.Haines (London)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015732/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110425,00.html 19]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|30 April 2011

|45

|3.00pm

|Bristol City

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015915/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52500,00.html 0-2]

|

|25,745 (946 away fans)

|I. Williamson (Berkshire)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015847/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110430,00.html 19]

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|7 May 2011

|46

|12.45pm

|Reading

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015901/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~52576,00.html 1-2]

|Ward {{goal|32}}

|21,902 (1,943 away fans)

|P. Miller Bedfordshire

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015727/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10270~20110507,00.html 19]

=FA Cup=

As a Football League Championship club, Derby joined the FA Cup at the third round stage in January 2011. They were given a draw away to non-league opposition for the second time in three years when they played the ESPN-televised tie away to Blue Square Premier team Crawley Town.{{cite web| title=Crawley Cup tie live on ESPN| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2240391,00.html| date=12 December 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015824/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2240391,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}} Derby lost 2–1 in a result described as one of the "biggest shocks" in FA Cup history and the "most humiliating" result in "Derby County's history".

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

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

bgcolor="ffd0e3"

|10 January 2011

|3rd Round

|8.00pm

|Crawley Town

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105110328/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~54917,00.html 1–2]

|Addison {{goal|63}}

|4,145 (651 away fans)

|M. Haywood (W.Yorkshire)

=Football League Cup=

As a Football League Championship club, Derby entered the Football League Cup at the first round stage, which commenced the week starting 9 August 2010. The seeded and regionalised draw was made on 16 June 2010{{cite web| title=Carling Cup draw date set| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2060609,00.html?| date=27 May 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015744/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2060609,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}} with Derby, one of the Northern region's seeded teams,{{cite news | title=League clubs await Carling Cup first round draw| work=BBC Sport| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8742947.stm?| date = 16 June 2010 }} drawn against League Two side Crewe Alexandra,{{cite web| title=Rams draw Crewe in Carling Cup| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2071740,00.html?| date=16 June 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015808/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2071740,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web | title=Crewe Alexandra vs. Derby County – All Time Results| publisher=Soccerbase| url=http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=652&team2_id=747| date = 16 June 2010 }} The 2008–09 semi-finalists crashed out in the first round for the second successive season after a 46th minute Shaun Barker own goal condemned the Rams to a 1–0 defeat.

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

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

bgcolor="#ffd0e3"

|10 August 2010

|1st Round

|7.45pm

|Crewe Alexandra

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015839/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~53923,00.html 0–1]

|

|3,778 (1,361 away fans)

|C. Boyeson (East Yorkshire)

Squad statistics

=Appearances, goals and cards=

Last Updated – 7 May 2011

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

!colspan="2" width="85"|Discipline

Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!13px

!13px

align="left"|1align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Bywater

|22

0101024000
align="left"|2align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} John Brayford

|46

1101048140
align="left"|3align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|WAL}} Gareth Roberts

|24/2

0100/1025/3041
align="left"|4align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|IRL}} Paul Green

|36

2100037240
align="left"|5align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Barker

|42/1

1101044/1190
align="left"|6align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Dean Leacock

|22/3

1001023/31100
align="left"|7align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davies

|14/6

50/100014/7510
align="left"|8align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|WAL}} Robbie Savage

|37/3

4101039/34130
align="left"|9align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Rob Hulse

|1

1000/101/1110
align="left"|9align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|FIN}} Shefki Kuqi

|8/4

200008/4200
align="left"|9align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Theo Robinson

|8/5

200008/5200
align="left"|10align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Kris Commons

|25/1

13101027/11340
align="left"|10align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|NIR}} Jamie Ward

|13

5000013511
align="left"|11align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Pearson

|21/9

1000021/9130
align="left"|12align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Chris Porter

|6/12

210108/12210
align="left"|13align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{Flagicon|IRL}} Saul Deeney

|0

000000000
align="left"|14align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Russell Anderson

|4/7

000004/7010
align="left"|15align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Dave Martin

|0/2

000000/2000
align="left"|16align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} James Bailey

|33/3

1101035/3140
align="left"|17align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Jake Buxton

|0/1

000000/1000
align="left"|18align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Ben Pringle

|3/12

010105/12000
align="left"|19align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|POL}} Tomasz Cywka

|21/10

40/101022/11420
align="left"|20align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Miles Addison

|10/11

0110011/11110
align="left"|21align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Dean Moxey

|20/2

20/101021/3261
align="left"|21align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Ayala

|16/1

0000016/1050
align="left"|22align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Luke Varney

|1

000001000
align="left"|23align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|USA}} Conor Doyle

|5/8

0000/105/9000
align="left"|24align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|GNB}} Arnaud Mendy

|0

000000000
align="left"|25align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|IRL}} Mark O'Brien

|0/2

000000/2000
align="left"|26align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Callum Ball

|1/4

000001/4000
align="left"|27align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ESP}} Alberto Bueno

|25/4

5000025/5440
align="left"|28align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Luke Moore

|9/4

400009/4410
align="left"|28align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Ben Davies

|10/3

1000010/3110
align="left"|29align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|IRL}} Jeff Hendrick

|0/4

000000/4000
align="left"|29align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Noble

|0/1

000000/1000
align="left"|30align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Ross Atkins

|1

000001000
align="left"|31align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} James Severn

|0/1

000000/1000
align="left"|33align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Matt Duke

|0

000000000
align="left"|33align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{Flagicon|AUS}} Brad Jones

|7

000007000
align="left"|34align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Frank Fielding

|16

0000016000
align="left"|36align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Michael Boulding

|0

000000000
align="left"|36align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|IRL}} Kallum Keane

|0

000000000
align="left"|37align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|IRL}} Ryan Connolly

|0

000000000
align="left"|38align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|CGO}} Medi Abalimba

|0

000000000
align="left"|39align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Mitchell Hanson

|0

000000000
align="left"|40align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|IRL}}Graham Kelly

|0

000000000

Records

=Club=

border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size:smaller;"
style="background:#f0f6ff;"

!Record

!Statistic

!Dates(s)

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!Biggest Win

!5–0 v Crystal Palace

!18 September 2010

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!Biggest Defeat

!2–5 v Nottingham Forest

!29 December 2010

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!Consecutive Victories

!3

!31 October 2010 – 13 November 2010

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!Unbeaten Run

!6

!18 September 2010 – 23 October 2010

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!Consecutive Defeats

!5

!27 November 2010 – 1 January 2011

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!Winless Run

!8

!3 January 2011 – 26 February 2011

(The above statistics refer to league matches only)

=Individuals=

League

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-2}}

Most league appearances:

border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size:smaller;"
style="background:#f0f6ff;"

!Pos

!Player

!Country

!Apps (Subs)

bgcolor=""

!1

!John Brayford

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!46

bgcolor=""

!2

!Shaun Barker

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!42/1

bgcolor=""

!3

!Robbie Savage

!{{Flagicon|WAL}}

!37/3

bgcolor=""

!4

!Paul Green

!{{Flagicon|IRE}}

!36

bgcolor=""

!5

!James Bailey

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!33/3

{{Col-2}}

Most league Goals:

border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size:smaller;"
style="background:#f0f6ff;"

!Pos

!Player

!Country

!Goals

bgcolor=""

!1

!Kris Commons

!{{Flagicon|SCO}}

!13

bgcolor=""

!2

!Alberto Bueno

!{{Flagicon|ESP}}

!5

bgcolor=""

!=

!Steve Davies

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!5

bgcolor=""

!=

!Jamie Ward

!{{Flagicon|NIR}}

!5

bgcolor=""

!4

!Tomasz Cywka

!{{Flagicon|POL}}

!4

{{Col-2}}

{{Col-end}}


All competitions

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-2}}

Most appearances:

border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size:smaller;"
style="background:#f0f6ff;"

!Pos

!Player

!Country

!Apps (Subs)

bgcolor=""

!1

!John Brayford

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!48

bgcolor=""

!2

!Shaun Barker

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!44/1

bgcolor=""

!3

!Robbie Savage

!{{Flagicon|WAL}}

!39/3

bgcolor=""

!4

!James Bailey

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!35/3

bgcolor=""

!5

!Paul Green

!{{Flagicon|Ireland}}

!37

{{Col-2}}

border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size:smaller;"
style="background:#f0f6ff;"

!Pos

!Player

!Country

!Goals

bgcolor=""

!1

!Kris Commons

!{{Flagicon|SCO}}

!13

bgcolor=""

!2

!Alberto Bueno

!{{Flagicon|ESP}}

!5

bgcolor=""

!=

!Steve Davies

!{{Flagicon|ENG}}

!5

bgcolor=""

!=

!Jamie Ward

!{{Flagicon|NIR}}

!5

bgcolor=""

!4

!Tomasz Cywka

!{{Flagicon|POL}}

!4

{{Col-2}}

{{Col-end}}

Season Awards

border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:Left; font-size:smaller;"
style="background:#f0f6ff;"

!Award

!Player

bgcolor=""

!Jack Stamps Player of the Year

!John Brayford

bgcolor=""

!Club Player of the Year

!John Brayford{{cite web| title=Brayford Named Star Man at Awards Night| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2353857,00.html?| date=6 May 2011| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015925/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2353857,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}}

bgcolor=""

!Supporter's Club Player of the Year

!John Brayford{{cite web| title=Brayford Claims Supporters Club Award| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2342694,00.html?| date=19 April 2011| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015856/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2342694,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}}

bgcolor=""

!Sammy Crooks Young Player of the Year

!James Bailey

bgcolor=""

!Academy Player of the Year

!Callum Ball

bgcolor=""

!Scholar of the Year

!Kwame Thomas

bgcolor=""

!Goal of the Season

!Ben Davies v Leeds United

bgcolor=""

!Special Achievement

!Robbie Savage

Reserves

The fixtures for the 2010–11 The Central League Division One Central Section were announced on 9 July 2010, with the season beginning on 17 August 2010 and ending on 20 April 2011.{{cite web| title=Reserves Fixtures Announced| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2087420,00.html?| date=8 July 2010| access-date=2 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015832/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2087420,00.html| archive-date=5 November 2013| url-status=dead}} The season opened with an away trip to Port Vale and will end at home to Barnsley. The reserve side will attempt to defend the title won the previous season, and moved to Belper Town's Christchurch Meadow ground, rather than Alfreton Town's Impact Arena where they had spent the previous two years, in an attempt to take the reserve team out across Derbyshire.{{cite news | title=Derby County reserves to play at Belper Town |work=BBC Sport| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8920724.stm| date = 19 August 2010}}

=Results=

{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#FFFFFF|Upcoming fixture|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

==Pre-season==

border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size:smaller;"
style="background:#f0f6ff;"

!Date

!Competition

!Opponents

!Home/
Away

!Result
F – A

!Scorers

!Attendance

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|23 July 2010

|Friendly

|Matlock Town

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015720/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2100820,00.html 2–2]

|Hendrick {{goal|49}}, Chipperfield {{goal|53}}

|378

bgcolor="ddffdd"

|28 July 2010

|Bass Charity Vase

|Burton Albion

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015724/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2104903,00.html 3–1]

|Varney {{goal|61, 64}}, Martin {{goal|68}}

|1,018

bgcolor="ddffdd"

|30 July 2010

|Friendly

|Solihull Moors

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015741/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2106981,00.html 2–0]

|Varney {{goal|45}}, Doyle {{goal|50}}

|Unknown

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|3 August 2010

|Friendly

|Belper Town

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015911/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2110194,00.html 1–1]

|Hulse {{goal|25}}

|810

==Division One Central==

border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size:smaller;"
style="background:#f0f6ff;"

!Date

!Match
No.

!K.O.

!Opponents

!Home/
Away

!Full Time
F – A

!Derby Scorers

!Att.

!Pos

bgcolor="ffdddd"

|17 August 2010

|1

|7.00pm

|Port Vale

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015757/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2125641,00.html 1–5]

|Hendrick {{goal|51}}

|??

|[http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/b1/54/0,,10794~152753,00.pdf 7]

bgcolor="ddffdd"

|25 August 2010

|2

|7.00pm

|Sheffield United

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015904/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2134761,00.html 2–1]

|Ball {{goal|39}}, Doyle {{goal|55}}

|350

|[http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/ff/54/0,,10794~152831,00.pdf 5]

bgcolor="ddffdd"

|8 September 2010

|3

|7.00pm

|Barnsley

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015828/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2147953,00.html 6–2]

|Ball {{goal|7}}, Hendrick {{goal|25, 49}}, Doyle {{goal|30}}, Pringle {{goal|73}}, Richards {{goal|88}}

|??

|[http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/e2/55/0,,10794~153058,00.pdf 3]

bgcolor="ddffdd"

|22 September 2010

|4

|2.00pm

|Bradford City

|H

|[https://archive.today/20131105173620/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Doyle-target-Rams-reserves-winning-sequence/story-11630277-detail/story.html 1–0]

|Doyle {{goal|43}}

|??

|[http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/eb/57/0,,10794~153579,00.pdf 2]

bgcolor="ffdddd"

|12 October 2010

|5

|7.00pm

|Rotherham United

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015930/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2182204,00.html 1–3]

|Ball {{goal|12}}

|??

|[http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/69/5b/0,,10794~154473,00.pdf 4]

bgcolor="ddffdd"

|26 October 2010

|6

|7.00pm

|Sheffield Wednesday

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015843/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2197587,00.html 1–0]

|Doyle {{goal|30}}

|??

|[http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/3a/5f/0,,10794~155450,00.pdf 3]

bgcolor="ffdddd"

|17 November 2010

|7

|7.00pm

|Nottingham Forest

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015753/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2223443,00.html 1–2]

|Pearson {{goal|30}}

|??

|[http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/f5/63/0,,10794~156661,00.pdf 5]

bgcolor="ddffdd"

|12 January 2011

|8

|7.00pm

|Rotherham United

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015908/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2264881,00.html 2–0]

|Mills {{goal|21}}, Ball {{goal|75}}

|150

|[http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/a6/66/0,,10794~157350,00.pdf 4]

bgcolor="ddffdd"

|2 March 2011

|9

|7.00pm

|Sheffield Wednesday

|H

|[https://archive.today/20131105173616/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Porter-Doyle-hit-target-Reserves-waste-chances-increase-misery-Wednesday/story-11569119-detail/story.html 2–0]

|Porter {{goal|9}}, Doyle {{goal|53}}

|174

|[http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/c5/6d/0,,10794~159173,00.pdf 3]

bgcolor="ddffdd"

|16 March 2011

|10

|7.00pm

|Port Vale

|H

|[https://archive.today/20120912072044/http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/sport/Rams-hit-late-double-notch-victory/article-3342295-detail/article.html 2–1]

|Croft {{goal|78}}, B.Davies {{goal|83}}

|235

|[http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/a6/6e/0,,10794~159398,00.pdf 3]

bgcolor="ddffdd"

|22 March 2011

|11

|7.00pm

|Bradford City

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015816/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2322225,00.html 2–1]

|B. Davies {{goal|14}}, Porter {{goal|33}}

|??

|[http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/3c/6f/0,,10794~159548,00.pdf 1]

bgcolor="ddffdd"

|29 March 2011

|12

|2.00pm

|Nottingham Forest

|A

|[https://archive.today/20131105173643/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Triallist-bags-hat-trick-Reserves-cruise-easy-victory-Forest/story-11569829-detail/story.html 7-1]

|Halpin {{goal|??, 38, 77}}, Robinson {{goal|38, 77}}, Ball {{goal|54}}, Cwyka {{goal|67}}

|705

|[http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/91/6f/0,,10794~159633,00.pdf 1]

bgcolor="ddffdd"

|13 April 2011

|13

|7.00pm

|Barnsley

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015716/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2333964,00.html 3-0]

|Porter {{goal|4,60}}, Doyle {{goal|36}}

|??

|[http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/ca/70/0,,10794~159946,00.pdf 1]

bgcolor="ddffdd"

|3 May 2011

|14

|7.00pm

|Sheffield United

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015853/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2351778,00.html 4-0]

|Porter {{goal|7, 47, 63}}, Croft {{goal|20}}

|??

|1

==Totesport Cup==

border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size:smaller;"
style="background:#f0f6ff;"

!Date

!Round

!K.O.

!Opponents

!Home/
Away

!Result
F – A

!Scorers

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|20 October 2010

|Group Stage

|2.00pm

|Rotherham United

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015812/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2190949,00.html 3–3]

|Doyle {{goal|6}}, Ball {{goal|20,69}}

bgcolor="ffdddd"

|10 November 2010

|Group Stage

|7.00pm

|Lincoln City

|A

|[https://archive.today/20131105173521/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Young-Rams-rocked-early-blast-cup-progress-takes-knock/story-11584026-detail/story.html 1–4]

|Dillon {{goal|51}}

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|9 February 2011

|Group Stage

|7.00pm

|Walsall

|A

|[https://archive.today/20131105173643/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Pringle-Boulding-target-Reserves-victory/story-11560471-detail/story.html 2–0]

|Pringle {{goal|22}}, Boulding {{goal|71}}

==Derbyshire Senior Cup==

Derby entered the 2011 Derbyshire Senior Cup for the first time in 25 years and were given a bye to the 3rd round of the competition. A 14–1 thrashings of Shirebrook Town set the tone for Derby's role in the competition, as they scored 24 goals on their way to victory in the competition to earn the reserves second piece of silverware in two seasons.

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!Date

!Round

!K.O.

!Opponents

!Home/
Away

!Result
F – A

!Scorers

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|5 January 2011

|3rd Round

|7.45pm

|Shirebrook Town

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015736/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2259230,00.html 14–1]

|Pringle {{goal|18, ??}}, Martin {{goal|21}}, Hendrick {{goal|??, 69, 73}}, Cywka {{goal|??, ??}}, Addison {{goal|??}}, Davies {{goal|??}},
Davey (O.G.) {{goal|??}}, Ball {{goal|??, ??}}, Witham {{goal|??}}

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|19 January 2011

|Quarter-finals

|7.45pm

|Chesterfield

|H{{Ref|Ground|[I]}}

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015805/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2270993,00.html 3–3] (a.e.t.)
4–1 (Pens)

|Cole {{goal|85}}, Hendrick {{goal|87}}, Cwyka {{goal|110, pen}}

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|16 February 2011

|Semi-finals

|7.45pm

|Glapwell

|A

|[https://archive.today/20131105173641/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Boulding-Ayala-target-Cup-quest/story-11647832-detail/story.html 2–0]

|Boulding {{goal|19}}, Ayala {{goal|37}}

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|20 April 2011

|Final

|7.45pm

|Buxton

|N

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105015801/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2343232,00.html 5-0]

|Ball {{goal|2}}, Hendrick {{goal|15, 90}}, Doyle {{goal|30}}, Cole {{goal|73}}

=Player statistics=

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{{Col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"|Pos.

!rowspan="2"|Name

!colspan="2" width="85"|League

!colspan="2" width="85"|Tote Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|DS Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|Total

Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|CGO}} Abalimba

|1

0000010
|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Addison

|4

0002161
|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Anderson

|6

0101080
|GKalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Atkins

|5

0101070
|DKalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ESP}} Ayala

|0

0001111
|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Bailey

|3

0000030
|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Ball

|10/4

5322/2315/610
|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Bennett

|0/1

000000/10
|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Boulding

|4

0111162
|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ESP}} Bueno

|1

0101030
|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Buxton

|2

0002040
|GKalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Bywater

|1

0000010
|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Cole

|6/5

02/102/1210/72
|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|IRL}} Connolly

|0/1

000000/10
|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Cowan-Hall

|1

0000010
|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Croft

|7

21030112
|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|POL}} Cwyka

|2

1002344
|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} B. Davies

|3

2000032
|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} S. Davies

|0

0002121
|GKalign="left"|{{Flagicon|IRL}} Deeney

|5

02030100
|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|IRL}} Dillon

|0/1

011102/11
|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|USA}} Doyle

|9

62131148
|GKalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Duke

|2

0000020
|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|WAL}} Evans

|0/1

010203/10
|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|POL}} Galinski

|4/4

0200/106/50
|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Garton

|1

0000010
|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Hanson

|2

0100030
|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Halpin

|1

3000013

{{Col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"|Pos.

!rowspan="2"|Name

!colspan="2" width="85"|League

!colspan="2" width="85"|Tote Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|DS Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|Total

Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|IRL}} Hegarty

|0/3

00/10000/40
|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|IRL}} Hendrick

|11

33046189
|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|USA}} Holden

|1

0100020
|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Jones

|4/4

01/100/105/60
|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|IRL}} Keane

|3/2

010105/20
|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|IRL}} Kelly

|0/1

000000/10
|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Leacock

|6

01030100
|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Martin

|7

0101191
|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} McElroy

|0

00/20000/20
|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|GNB}} Mendy

|2

0001030
|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Mills

|1

1001021
|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Moxey

|2

0000020
|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Noble

|1

0000010
|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|IRL}} O'Brien

|5/1

0200/107/20
|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Okai

|0/1

000000/10
|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Porter

|5

7101077
|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Pearson

|2

1000021
|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Pringle

|9

12142154
|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Richards

|0/6

10/10000/71
|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Robinson

|2

2000022
|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|WAL}} Roberts

|3

0001040
|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|WAL}} Rowe-Turner

|1

0000010
|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Sansara

|1

0000010
|GKalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Severn

|1

0000010
|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|AUS}} Sunasky

|1

0000010
|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Victor

|1

0000010
|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Witham

|4/6

01/200/415/121

{{Col-2}}

{{Col-end}}

References

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