2017–18 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County
2017–18 season
Chairman	Mel Morris
Manager	Gary Rowett
Stadium	Pride Park Stadium
Championship	6th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Matej Vydra (21); All: Matej Vydra (22)
Average home league attendance	27,175
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 season was Derby County's tenth consecutive season in the Championship in their 134th year in existence.^[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Players

Current squad

As of 3 February 2018^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Scott Carson
3	DF	SCO	Craig Forsyth
6	DF	IRL	Richard Keogh^{[notes 1]} (captain)^[3]
7	MF	ENG	Kasey Palmer (on loan from Chelsea)
8	MF	SCO	Ikechi Anya
10	MF	WAL	Tom Lawrence
12	DF	NIR	Chris Baird
14	DF	ENG	Andre Wisdom
15	MF	ENG	Bradley Johnson
16	DF	IRL	Alex Pearce^{[notes 2]}
17	FW	ENG	Sam Winnall (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)
19	FW	AUT	Andreas Weimann


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	GK	NED	Kelle Roos
23	FW	CZE	Matěj Vydra
26	DF	ENG	Jamie Hanson
28	FW	ENG	David Nugent
29	DF	SWE	Marcus Olsson
33	DF	ENG	Curtis Davies
34	MF	ENG	George Thorne
35	GK	ENG	Jonathan Mitchell
36	MF	WAL	Joe Ledley
44	MF	ENG	Tom Huddlestone
45	MF	ENG	Luke Thomas
47	DF	ENG	Jayden Bogle

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	MF	SCO	Craig Bryson (on loan at Cardiff City)
5	DF	ENG	Jason Shackell (on loan at Millwall)
9	FW	SCO	Chris Martin^{[notes 3]} (on loan at Reading)
11	FW	ENG	Darren Bent (on loan at Burton Albion)
18	MF	ENG	Jacob Butterfield (on loan at Sheffield Wednesday)
20	FW	ENG	Mason Bennett (on loan at Notts County)
22	FW	ENG	Nick Blackman (on loan at Maccabi Tel Aviv)
25	DF	ENG	Max Lowe (on loan at Shrewsbury Town)

Pre-season

Friendlies

On 9 May 2017, Derby County announced they will face two German sides as part of their pre-season preparations.^[4] Three days later The Rams confirmed their pre-season schedule ahead of the new campaign.^[5]

11 July 2017	Kidderminster Harriers	0–4	Derby County	Kidderminster
19:45 BST		Report	Nugent 8' Bryson 17' Martin 31' Bent 72'	Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 1,078

15 July 2017	Macclesfield Town	0–2	Derby County	Macclesfield
15:00 BST		Report	Johnson 71' Bennett 81'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,501

18 July 2017	Port Vale	0–1	Derby County	Burslem
19:45 BST		Report	Bent 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 1,657

18 July 2017	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Derby County	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Rowe 59'	Report	Keogh 14'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 2,618

22 July 2017	Kaiserslautern	0–2	Derby County	Kaiserslautern, Germany
16:00 CEST		Report	Martin 24' Johnson 45'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion

25 July 2017	Northampton Town	1–0	Derby County	Northampton
19:45 BST	Richards 18'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,855

29 July 2017	Derby County	1–2	1899 Hoffenheim	Derby
15:00 BST	Vydra 80'	Report	Rupp 60' Wagner 82'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 11,406

Competitions

Championship

Derby County became the first team to score a goal in the Championship 2017–18 season when Bradley Johnson netted after 11 minutes of their opening match against Sunderland.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Aston Villa	46	24	11	11	72	42	+30	83	Qualification for Championship play-offs^[a]
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	10	14	67	45	+22	76
6	Derby County	46	20	15	11	70	48	+22	75
7	Preston North End	46	19	16	11	57	46	+11	73
8	Millwall	46	19	15	12	56	45	+11	72

Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Result summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	20	15	11	70	48	+22	75	12	5	6	41	22	+19	8	10	5	29	26	+3

Last updated: 23 May 2018.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	W	D	L	D	D	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	D	W
Position	11	19	14	8	12	7	15	15	15	14	13	8	7	5	6	8	6	6	6	6	4	4	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^[6]^[7]

4 August 2017 1	Sunderland	1–1	Derby County	Sunderland
19:45 BST	Grabban 42' (pen.) Vaughan 89'	Report	Johnson 11'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,578 Referee: Oliver Langford

12 August 2017 2	Derby County	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Derby
15:00 BST		Report	Douglas 32' Cavaleiro 76'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,757 Referee: Lee Probert

15 August 2017 3	Derby County	1–0	Preston North End	Derby
19:45 BST	Johnson 45' Vydra 58' (pen.) Weimann 90+2'	Report	Robinson 36' Huntington 57' Browne 74'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 24,371 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

19 August 2017 4	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Derby County	Horwich
15:00 BST	Karacan 35' Beevers 57' Madine 90+1'	Report	Nugent 8', 21' Wisdom 79'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 15,175 Referee: Steve Martin

26 August 2017 5	Sheffield United	3–1	Derby County	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Sharp 4', 90+7' 89' O'Connell 32' Russell 39' (o.g.) Blackman 90+6'	Report	Lawrence 59' Johnson 71' Keogh 89' Bryson 90+1'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,202 Referee: Andy Madley

8 September 2017 6	Derby County	5–0	Hull City	Derby
19:45 BST	Vydra 15', 34' Davies 38' Johnson 45', 58'	Report	Larsson 27'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,107 Referee: Darren Bond

12 September 2017 P	Derby County	P–P	Ipswich Town	Derby
19:45 BST				Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Note: Match postponed on 31 August due to second round EFL Cup match against Barnsley being moved to the same date.^[8]

16 September 2017 7	Bristol City	4–1	Derby County	Ashton Gate
15:00 BST	Woodrow 50' Reid 55 pen.' Pack 66' Paterson 83' Diedhiou 90+1'	Report	Johnson 4' Vydra 27 pen.' Davies 82'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 19,473 Referee: Martin Atkinsom

23 September 2017 8	Derby County	1–1	Birmingham City	Derby
15:00 BST	Winnall 67'	Report	Jutkiewicz 64'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,392 Referee: Roger East

26 September 2017 9	Brentford	1–1	Derby County	Brentford
19:45 BST	Woods 30' Dalsgaard 36' Watkins 45+5' 86'	Report	Ledley 15' Forsyth 25' Wisdom 30' Johnson 30' Winnall 37' Keogh 76'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 8,679 Referee: Andy Davies

30 September 2017 10	Cardiff City	0–0	Derby County	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Damour 66' Bennett 79'	Report	Johnson 87'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,840 Referee: James Linington

15 October 2017 11	Derby County	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Derby
13:15 BST	Vydra 1' Nugent 50'	Report	Fox 66'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 31,196 Referee: Andy Madley

21 October 2017 12	Derby County	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Derby
15:00 BST	Vydra 5' (pen.) Nugent 45+1' Russell 48' Johnson 86'	Report	Loovens 4' Lee 21' Reach 64'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,426 Referee: Scott Duncan

28 October 2017 13	Norwich City	1–2	Derby County	Norwich
15:00 BST	Klose 60' 71'	Report	Nugent 45+1' 74' Johnson 66' Forsyth 69' Winnall 83'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,048 Referee: Peter Bankes

31 October 2017 14	Leeds United	1–2	Derby County	Leeds
19:45 GMT	Lasogga 7' Sáiz 82' Jansson 83'	Report	Keogh 45' Winnall 72', 80' (pen.) Huddlestone 87'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 28,565 Referee: Simon Hooper

4 November 2017 15	Derby County	2–4	Reading	Derby
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Winnall 23' Nugent 60' Russell 71' Johnson 81' Martin 84' 90+1'	Report	Moore 9' Aluko 13' Gunter 32' Beerens 54' Barrow 67' 75' Mannone 84'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,938 Referee: Keith Stroud

18 November 2017 16	Fulham	1–1	Derby County	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Norwood 30' Odoi 53'	Report	Vydra 50'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 18,192 Referee: Darren Bond

21 November 2017 17	Derby County	2–0	Queens Park Rangers	Derby
19:45 GMT	Huddlestone 26' Forsyth 37' Vydra 45+3' Lawrence 53'	Report	Baptiste 23' Freeman 59' Bidwell 64'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 23,296 Referee: Paul Tierney

25 November 2017 18	Middlesbrough	0–3	Derby County	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Ayala 15' 60' Fábio 53'	Report	Vydra 13', 47' (pen.), 63' Huddlestone 53' Ledley 77'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,607 Referee: Simon Hooper

28 November 2017 19	Derby County	0–1	Ipswich Town	Derby
19:45 GMT	Lawrence 33' Russell 90' Baird 90+5'	Report	Connolly 5' Chambers 58' Webster 64' Downes 82'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 24,475 Referee: Scott Duncan

2 December 2017 20	Derby County	1–0	Burton Albion	Derby
15:00 GMT	Russell 81'	Report	Naylor 14' Flanagan 65'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,761 Referee: David Coote

9 December 2017 21	Barnsley	0–3	Derby County	Barnsley
15:00 GMT		Report	Lawrence 39' Vydra 44' Weimann 63' 78'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 13,973 Referee: Tim Robinson

16 December 2017 22	Derby County	2–0	Aston Villa	Derby
15:00 GMT	Weimann 24' Russell 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 28,118 Referee: Lee Probert

23 December 2017 23	Derby County	3–0	Millwall	Derby
15:00 GMT	Nugent 23', 28' Vydra 25'	Report	Cooper 54'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,813 Referee: Darren England

26 December 2017 24	Hull City	0–0	Derby County	Kingston-upon-Hull
15:00 GMT	Hector 28' Larsson 35'	Report	Johnson 11' Ledley 72' Baird 90'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 18,026 Referee: Tony Harrington

30 December 2017 25	Ipswich Town	1–2	Derby County	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Garner 66'	Report	Winnall 13', 49'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,267 Referee: Oliver Langford

1 January 2018 26	Derby County	1–1	Sheffield United	Derby
15:00 GMT	Vydra 24' (pen.)	Report	Clarke 57'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 30,003 Referee: Darren Bond

13 January 2018 27	Birmingham City	0–3	Derby County	Bordesley
15:00 GMT		Report	Russell 19' Vydra 56' Weimann 89'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 22,121 Referee: Lee Probert

19 January 2018 28	Derby County	0–0	Bristol City	Derby
19:45 GMT	Jerome 87'	Report	Bryan 29'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,525 Referee: Darren England

30 January 2018 29	Millwall	0–0	Derby County	Bermondsey
19:45 GMT	Elliott 71' McLaughlin 90'	Report	Wisdom 85'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 10,931 Referee: Oliver Langford

3 February 2018 30	Derby County	3–0	Brentford	Derby
15:00 GMT	Huddlestone 30' Jerome 34' 63' Vydra 90' (pen.) Olsson 90'	Report	Canós 21' Woods 37' Bjelland 71'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,938 Referee: Peter Bankes

10 February 2018 31	Derby County	1–1	Norwich City	Derby
15:00 GMT	Vydra 12' Carson 39' Weimann 90'	Report	Tettey 30' Reed 53' Maddison 72' (pen.) Srbeny 90+1'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,171 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

13 February 2018 32	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Derby County	Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT	João 18', 47' Hunt 25' Loovens 81' Pudil 90'	Report	Ledley 58' Vydra 68' Forsyth 90+4'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 24,180 Referee: David Coote

21 February 2018 33	Derby County	2–2	Leeds United	Derby
19:45 GMT	Weimann 45+2' Palmer 90+2'	Report	Lasogga 34' Vieira 39' Alioski 79'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,934 Referee: Keith Stroud

24 February 2018 34	Reading	3–3	Derby County	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Kelly 16' Barrow 32' Richards 49' Böðvarsson 80' Moore 83'	Report	Palmer 6' 50' Olsson 20' Keogh 35' 83' Lawrence 46' Weimann 83' Baird 85' Carson 86'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 17,647 Referee: Tony Harrington

3 March 2018 35	Derby County	1–2	Fulham	Derby
15:00 GMT	Lawrence 36' Palmer 60' Huddlestone 68' Weimann 70'	Report	Mitrovic 10', 74' R Sessegnon 22' Johansen 60'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,138 Referee: Lee Mason

6 March 2018 36	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Derby County	Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 GMT	Luongo 87' Scowen 90+3'	Report	Forsyth 16' Weimann 38', 82' Lawrence 87'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,488 Referee: Simon Hooper

11 March 2018 37	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Derby County	Nottingham
14:30 GMT	Colback 33' Watson 75' Figueiredo 80' Darikwa 90+3'	Report	Lawrence 28' Huddlestone 78' 81'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,106 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

18 March 2018 P	Derby County	P–P	Cardiff City	Derby
12:00 GMT				Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to a frozen pitch and heavy snow.^[9]

30 March 2018 38	Derby County	1–4	Sunderland	Derby
12:00 BST	Vydra 42', 84' Johnson 90'	Report	Honeyman 10' Fletcher 36' McGeady 50' (pen) Koné 59' Love 63' Cattermole 67' O'Shea 72', 76'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,890 Referee: James Linington

2 April 2018 39	Preston North End	0–1	Derby County	Preston
19:45 BST	Pearson 43' Fisher 88'	Report	Lawrence 52' Nugent 68'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,520 Referee: Tony Harrington

7 April 2018 40	Derby County	3–0	Bolton Wanderers	Derby
15:00 BST	Pearce 6' Vydra 33' Lawrence 54' Baird 80'	Report	le Fondre 78'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 25,723 Referee: Darren England

11 April 2018 41	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Derby County	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Jota 6' Neves 51' Bennett 61'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 28,503 Referee: Tim Robinson

14 April 2018 42	Burton Albion	3–1	Derby County	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Boyce 24' Buxton 39' Murphy 44' Brayford 63' Akins 68' Akpan 77'	Report	Nugent 29' Huddlestone 49'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,563 Referee: James Linington

21 April 2018 43	Derby County	1–2	Middlesbrough	Derby
15:00 BST	Huddlestone 36' Hanson 84' Nugent 90+2' (pen)	Report	Clayton 1' Bešić 20' Traoré 32' Assombalonga 70'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 28,096 Referee: Lee Probert

24 April 2018 44	Derby County	3–1	Cardiff City	Derby
19:45 BST	Jerome 69', 90' Vydra 82'	Report	Paterson 11', 28' Manga 53' Bennett 66' Ralls 70'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 30,294 Referee: Andrew Madley (Huddersfield)
Note: Live on Sky TV

28 April 2018 45	Aston Villa	1–1	Derby County	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Chester 84'	Report	Jerome 14', 87'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,745 Referee: Scott Duncan

6 May 2018 46	Derby County	4–1	Barnsley	Derby
12:30 BST	Jerome 14', Vydra 55', Nugent 68', Lawrence 71'	Report	Moncur 80'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 30,682 Referee: Simon Hooper

Football League play-offs

11 May 2018 Semi final (1st leg)	Derby County	1–0	Fulham	Derby
19:45 BST	Jerome 34' Weimann 78' Johnson 86'	Report	Johansen 85'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,163 Referee: Roger East

14 May 2018 Semi final (2nd leg)	Fulham	2–0 (2–1 agg.)	Derby County	Fulham
19:45 BST	R Sessegnon 47' Johansen 62' Odoi 66' Kamara 74' McDonald 78' Bettinelli 90'	Report	Huddlestone 77' Palmer 78'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 23,529 Referee: Christopher Kavanagh

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Derby County entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Manchester United.^[10]

5 January 2018 Third round	Manchester United	2–0	Derby County	Manchester
20:00 GMT	Lingard 84' Lukaku 90'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,899 Referee: Kevin Friend

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, the first round draw took place with a trip to Grimsby Town announced.^[11] Following the abandonment off the first round tie, the fixture was rescheduled for 22 August 2017.^[12] Victory against Grimsby Town in the rescheduled match set up a second round tie against Barnsley.^[13]

8 August 2017 First round	Grimsby Town	A–A	Derby County	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST		^[12]		Stadium: Blundell Park

22 August 2017 First round	Grimsby Town	0–1	Derby County	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST	Berrett 28' Davies 55' 63'	Report	Lawrence 38' Pearce 47' Vydra 53' (pen.) Bryson 69'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,033 Referee: Trevor Kettle

12 September 2017 Second round	Barnsley	3–2	Derby County	Barnsley
19:45 BST	Jackson 18' Bradshaw 73' McCarthy 76' Hammill 89'	Report	Russell 7' Bennett 39' 79'	Stadium: Oakwell Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		FA Cup		Play-offs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Scott Carson	49	0	46	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
35	GK	ENG	Jonathan Mitchell	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	SCO	Craig Forsyth	35	0	31	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
6	DF	IRL	Richard Keogh	45	1	42	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
12	DF	NIR	Chris Baird	23	0	21+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	ENG	Andre Wisdom	34	0	29+1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
16	DF	IRL	Alex Pearce	10	1	5+2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
29	DF	SWE	Marcus Olsson	16	0	14+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
33	DF	ENG	Curtis Davies	48	1	46	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
Midfielders
7	MF	ENG	Kasey Palmer	16	2	2+13	2	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
8	MF	SCO	Ikechi Anya	11	0	3+4	0	1+1	0	0	0	1+1	0
15	MF	ENG	Bradley Johnson	35	4	25+8	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
26	MF	ENG	Jamie Hanson	8	0	0+6	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
34	MF	ENG	George Thorne	22	0	9+11	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
36	MF	WAL	Joe Ledley	26	1	23+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF	ENG	Callum Guy	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	ENG	Max Bird	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF	ENG	Tom Huddlestone	47	2	44	2	0	0	1	0	2	0
45	MF	ENG	Luke Thomas	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
10	FW	WAL	Tom Lawrence	44	6	36+3	6	1+1	0	1	0	2	0
17	FW	ENG	Sam Winnall	18	6	6+11	6	0	0	1	0	0	0
19	FW	AUT	Andreas Weimann	43	5	32+8	5	0	0	1	0	2	0
23	FW	CZE	Matěj Vydra	44	22	34+6	21	1	1	0+1	0	1+1	0
28	FW	ENG	David Nugent	39	9	29+8	9	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
32	FW	ENG	Cameron Jerome	20	6	8+10	5	0	0	0	0	2	1
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
4	MF	SCO	Craig Bryson	5	1	0+4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	ENG	Jason Shackell	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	SCO	Johnny Russell	25	5	13+10	4	1	1	1	0	0	0
9	FW	SCO	Chris Martin	25	1	5+18	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	ENG	Darren Bent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Jacob Butterfield	4	0	2+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	ENG	Mason Bennett	6	1	1+2	0	2	1	0+1	0	0	0
25	DF	ENG	Max Lowe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF	ENG	Kellan Gordon	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 14 May 2018
Source: ^[14]

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Notes

^ Keogh was born in Harlow, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 2013.
^ Pearce was born in Wallingford, England, but also qualifies to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and the Republic of Ireland through playing for them at schoolboy level and represented Scotland at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in September 2012.
^ Martin was born in Beccles, England, and represented them at U-19 level, but also qualifies to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2014.

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[3] Keogh was born in Harlow, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 2013.

[5] Pearce was born in Wallingford, England, but also qualifies to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and the Republic of Ireland through playing for them at schoolboy level and represented Scotland at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in September 2012.

[6] Martin was born in Beccles, England, and represented them at U-19 level, but also qualifies to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2014.

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