Derby County F.C. season 2008-09

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Derby County
Season 2008–09
Manager Flag of England Paul Jewell
Chairman Flag of the United States Andrew Appleby
League Football League Championship
Final league position
FA Cup
Carling Cup
Top goalscorer

The 2008–09 season will be Derby County's 110th season in the Football League. It is their 41st season in the second division of English football and their first season in the second tier since the 2006-07 season. They were relegated from the Premiership in the 2007/08 season with the lowest points total since the introduction of three points for a win.

Contents

[edit] Current squad

Player Country Squad
Number		 Position Signed From Date Fee Paid Total Derby
Appearances		 Total Derby
Goals
Lewis Price Flag of Wales 1 Goalkeeper Ipswich Town July 27, 2007 Undisclosed[1] 9 (0) 0
Mohammed Camara Flag of Guinea 3 Defender Celtic August 16, 2006 Free[2] 26 (0) 1
James McEveley Flag of Scotland 4 Defender Blackburn Rovers January 29, 2007 £600k, rising to £1m[3] 40 (8) 2
Dean Leacock Flag of England 5 Defender Fulham August 11, 2006 £375k [4] 64 (6) 0
David Jones Flag of Wales 7 Midfielder Manchester United January 4, 2007 £1m[5] 41 (6) 7
Alan Stubbs Flag of England 8 Defender Everton January 31, 2008 Free[6] 8 (0) 0
Emanuel Villa Flag of Argentina 9 Striker UAG Tecos January 4, 2008 £2m[7]. 10 (7) 3
Craig Fagan Flag of England 11 Midfielder Hull City January 09, 2008 £750k, rising to £1m[8] 36 (10) 2
Kenny Miller Flag of Scotland 14 Striker Celtic August 31, 2007[9] £2.25m[10]. 33 (0) 6
Eddie Lewis Flag of the United States 15 Midfielder Leeds United August 20, 2007 Undisclosed[11] 24 (3) 0
Gary Teale Flag of Scotland 16 Midfielder Wigan Athletic January 11, 2007 £600k[12] 23 (16) 1
Andy Todd Flag of England 17 Defender Blackburn Rovers July 7, 2007 £700k[13] 17 (6) 1
Claude Davis Flag of Jamaica 19 Defender Sheffield United July 25, 2007 £3m[14] 21 (0) 0
Mile Sterjovski Flag of Australia 21 Midfielder Gençlerbirliği OFTAŞ January 24, 2008[15] £300k[16] 9 (3) 0
Benny Feilhaber Flag of the United States 22 Midfielder Hamburger SV August 10, 2007[17] £1m[18] 1 (9) 0
Darren Moore Flag of Jamaica 23 Defender West Brom January 26, 2006 £500k[19] 80 (10) 4
Tyrone Mears Flag of England 24 Defender West Ham United July 4, 2007 £1m[20] 35 (8) 2
Stephen Pearson Flag of Scotland 25 Midfielder Celtic January 11, 2007 £750k[21] 35 (4) 1
Giles Barnes Flag of England 28 Midfielder Trainee July 01, 2005 N/A[22] 65 (25) 11
Lewin Nyatanga Flag of Wales 30 Defender Trainee August 24, 2005 N/A[23] 37 (4) 3
Roy Carroll Flag of Northern Ireland 31 Goalkeeper Rangers January 31, 2008 Free[24] 14 (0) 0
Miles Addison Flag of England 32 Defender Trainee July 1, 2005 N/A[25] 3 (0) 0
Mitchell Hanson Flag of England 33 Defender Trainee April 1, 2006 N/A[26] 0 (0) 0
Matthew Richards Flag of England 34 Midfielder Trainee April 1, 2006 N/A[27] 0 (0) 0
Jason Beardsley Flag of England 35 Defender Trainee July 1, 2007 N/A[28] 1 (0) 0
Paris Simmons Flag of England 41 Striker Trainee August 1, 2007 N/A[29] 0 (1) 0
Stephen Bywater Flag of England 43 Goalkeeper West Ham United August 29, 2007 £225k[30] 62 (0) 0
Robbie Savage Flag of Wales 44 Midfielder Blackburn Rovers January 9, 2008 £1.5m[31] 17 (0) 0
Ruben Zadkovich Flag of Australia tba Midfielder Sydney FC April 17, 2008 Free[32] 0 (0) 0
Paul Connolly Flag of England tba Defender Plymouth Argyle May 15, 2008 Free[33] 0 (0) 0
Paul Green Flag of England tba Midfielder Doncaster Rovers July 1, 2008 Free[34] 0 (0) 0
Nathan Ellington Flag of England tba Striker Watford May 30, 2008 loan[35] 0 (0) 0
Jordan Stewart Flag of England tba Defender Unattached May 30, 2008 Free[35] 0 (0) 0
Kris Commons Flag of England tba Midfielder Unattached June 2, 2008 Free[36] 0 (0) 0

[edit] Transfers

[edit] In

Player Country Squad
number		 Position Signed From Date Fee Paid
Paul Connolly Flag of England TBA Defender Plymouth Argyle May 15, 2008 Free[33]
Paul Green Flag of England TBA Midfielder Doncaster Rovers July 1, 2008 Free[34]
Nathan Ellington Flag of England TBA Striker Watford May 30, 2008 Loan[35]
Jordan Stewart Flag of England TBA Defender Unattached May 30, 2008 Free[35]
Kris Commons Flag of England TBA Midfielder Unattached June 2, 2008 Free[36]

[edit] Out

Player Country Squad
number		 Position Signed From Date Fee Paid Total Derby
Appearances		 Total Derby
Goals		 Sold To Date Fee Received
Marc Edworthy Flag of England 2 Defender Norwich City July 6, 2005 Free[37] 80 (4) 0 End Of Contract May 13, 2008 N/A[38]
Michael Johnson Flag of Jamaica 6 Defender Birmingham City August 2003 Free 137 (13) 5 End Of Contract May 13, 2008 N/A[38]
Lee Holmes Flag of England 16 Midfielder Trainee December 25, 2002 N/A 29 (23) 2 End Of Contract May 13, 2008 N/A[38]
Ben Hinchliffe Flag of England 29 Goalkeeper Preston North End July 10, 2007 Free[39] 0 0 Released May 13, 2008 N/A[38]
Rob Earnshaw Flag of Wales 10 Striker Norwich June 29, 2007 £3.5m[40] 8 (17) 2 Nottingham Forest May 30, 2008 £2.65m [41]

[edit] Results

[edit] Pre Season

Date Opponents Home/

Away

 Result

F - A

 Scorers Attendance
16 July 2008 Burton Albion A
19 July 2008 Rotherham United A
23 July 2008 Oldham Athletic A
26 July 2008 Lincoln City A
29 July 2008 Rushden And Diamonds A
TBA 2008 Matlock Town A
2 August 2008 FC Utrecht H

[edit] Football League Championship

The full fixture list for the 2008-09 Championship season will be announced on Monday June 16, 2008 at 10 a.m.[42]

[edit] FA Cup

As Derby are a Championship club, they will join the FA Cup in the Third Round, which will be drawn in December 2008 following the completion of the 8 previous rounds of the competition (made up of two preliminary rounds, four qualifying rounds and then rounds one and two proper.)

[edit] Carling Cup

As Derby are a Championship club, they will join the Carling Cup in the first round. This will be drawn on Friday June 13, 2008 at 10 a.m.[42]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Price completes transfer to Derby", BBC Sport, 2007-07-27. 
  2. ^ "Derby snap up Camara from Celtic", BBC Sport, 2006-08-16. 
  3. ^ "Rams sign McEveley from Blackburn", BBC Sport, 2007-01-29. 
  4. ^ "Rams capture Leacock", SKY Sports, 2006-08-11. 
  5. ^ "Rams bag Man Utd midfielder Jones", BBC Sport, 2007-01-04. 
  6. ^ "Stubbs Brings Steel", dcfc.co.uk, 2008-01-31. 
  7. ^ "Rams sign Argentine striker Villa", BBC Sport, 2008-01-04. 
  8. ^ "Derby complete signing of Fagan", BBC Sport, 2007-09-01. 
  9. ^ "Derby sign Celtic striker Miller", BBC Sport, 2007-08-31. 
  10. ^ "Jewell Demands Fair Miller Price", BBC Sport, 2008-03-18. 
  11. ^ "Derby recruit Leeds winger Lewis", BBC Sport, 2007-08-20. 
  12. ^ "Derby complete signing of Fagan", BBC Sport, 2007-01-11. 
  13. ^ "Derby sign Todd from Blackburn", Eurosport, 2007-07-07. 
  14. ^ "Davis agrees £3m switch to Derby, BBC Sport, July 6, 2007.
  15. ^ "Derby complete Sterjovski signing", BBC Sport, January 24, 2007. 
  16. ^ "Hossam Ghaly recruited for Derby’s rescue effort", Timesonline.co.uk, 2007-11-01. 
  17. ^ "Feilhaber completes Rams move", SKYSports, 2007-08-10. 
  18. ^ "Player Profile", dcfc.co.uk, 2007-12-28. 
  19. ^ "Derby sign Baggies defender Moore", BBC Sport, 2006-01-26. 
  20. ^ "Derby complete signing of Mears", BBC Sport, 2007-07-04. 
  21. ^ "Derby complete Pearson transfer", BBC Sport, 2007-01-11. 
  22. ^ "Barnes Player Profile", dcfc.co.uk, 2008-04-23. 
  23. ^ "“Nyatanga Player Profile”", dcfc.co.uk, 2008-05-08. 
  24. ^ "Carroll Extends Derby Stay", BBC Sport, 22 February, 2008. 
  25. ^ "“Addison Player Profile”", dcfc.co.uk, 2008-05-07. 
  26. ^ "“Hanson Player Profile”", dcfc.co.uk, 2008-05-08. 
  27. ^ "“RichardsPlayer Profile”", dcfc.co.uk, 2007-08-08. 
  28. ^ "“Beardsley Player Profile”", dcfc.co.uk, March 31, 2008. 
  29. ^ "“Simmons Player Profile”", dcfc.co.uk, 2008-05-12. 
  30. ^ ""Derby capture goalkeeper Bywater"", BBC Sport, 2005-08-12. 
  31. ^ "Savage completes switch to Derby". BBC Sport (January 9, 2008).
  32. ^ "Derby complete Zadkovich signing". BBC Sport (April 17, 2008).
  33. ^ a b "Derby snap up Plymouth defender, BBC Sport, May 5, 2008.
  34. ^ a b "Rovers' Green set to join Derby, BBC Sport, May 29, 2008.
  35. ^ a b c d "Trio Make A Famous Five, dcfc.co.uk, May 30, 2008.
  36. ^ a b "Derby complete deal for Commons", BBC Sport, June 02, 2008.
  37. ^ "Derby swoop for defender Edworthy", BBC Sport, 2005-07-06. 
  38. ^ a b c d "Derby Will Let Four Go", dcfc.co.uk, May 13, 2008.
  39. ^ "Keeper nets Rams move", Sky Sports, July 10, 2007. 
  40. ^ "Derby sign £3.5m striker Earnshaw", BBC Sport, 2007-06-29. 
  41. ^ "Forest Seal Earnshaw Capture", nffc.co.uk, May 30, 2008. 
  42. ^ a b "Two dates for your fixture diary, dcfc.co.uk, June 4, 2008.

[edit] External links

Preceded by
2007-08		 Derby County seasons
2008-09		 Succeeded by
2009-10
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