The 2015–16 season was Derby County's eighth consecutive season in the Championship in their 132nd year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Transfers
Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee 1 July 2015 DM Chris Baird West Bromwich Albion Free transfer 1 July 2015 CF Darren Bent Aston Villa Free transfer 1 July 2015 GK Scott Carson Wigan Athletic Undisclosed 1 July 2015 CB Alex Pearce Reading Free transfer 1 July 2015 ST Andreas Weimann Aston Villa £2,750,000 3 July 2015 LW Tom Ince Hull City £4,750,000 23 July 2015 CB Jason Shackell Burnley £3,000,000 1 September 2015 CM Jacob Butterfield Huddersfield Town £4,000,000 1 September 2015 CM Bradley Johnson Norwich City £6,000,000 4 January 2016 LW Abdoul Camara Angers £1,250,000 6 January 2016 ST Nick Blackman Reading £2,500,000 20 January 2016 CF Luke Thomas Cheltenham Town Undisclosed 20 January 2016 AM Lewis Walker Ilkeston Undisclosed 20 January 2016 RB Jayden Bogle Swindon Town Free transfer 20 January 2016 CF Jayden Mitchell-Lawson Swindon Town Free transfer 26 January 2016 LB Marcus Olsson Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed
Total spending: £24,250,000
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee 1 July 2015 CB Shaun Barker Free Agent Released 1 July 2015 RB Sam Dryden Dundee Free transfer 1 July 2015 GK Ross Etheridge Accrington Stanley Free transfer 1 July 2015 DM John Eustace Free Agent Released 1 July 2015 CM Luke Hendrie Burnley Released 1 July 2015 CB Josh Lelan Northampton Town Free transfer 1 July 2015 LB Lee Naylor Free Agent Released 1 July 2015 CB Tom Naylor Burton Albion Free transfer 1 July 2015 CB Mark O'Brien Luton Town Free transfer 1 July 2015 LB Rhys Sharpe Notts County Free transfer 1 July 2015 LW Jamie Ward Nottingham Forest Free transfer 1 July 2015 CB Zak Whitbread Free Agent Released 6 January 2016 MF Simon Dawkins San Jose Earthquakes Undisclosed 3 March 2016 DF Isak Ssewankambo Molde FK Undisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until 15 July 2015 CB Farrend Rawson Rotherham United End of Season 15 July 2015 GK Kelle Roos Rotherham United 1 September 2015 21 July 2015 CB Raúl Albentosa Málaga End of season 25 July 2015 CF Conor Sammon Sheffield United End of season 29 July 2015 CF Kwame Thomas Blackpool 2 January 2016 15 January 2016 CF Mason Bennett Burton Albion End of season 28 January 2016 CB Ryan Shotton Birmingham City End of season 1 February 2016 GK Kelle Roos A.F.C. Wimbledon End of season 18 February 2016 DF Chris Baird Fulham End of season 7 March 2016 LB Stephen Warnock Wigan Athletic End of season
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies On 19 May 2015, Derby County announced Benfica would visit as part of their pre-season schedule. Also the club confirmed they would head to Netherlands for a week. Derby County will also play a number of friendlies in England. On 24 May, Derby County confirmed the pre-season match against Benfica originally scheduled has been cancelled due to the Portuguese club being involved in the 2015 International Champions Cup. On 16 June 2015, Derby County announced pre-season friendlies against Nuneaton Town and Alfreton Town have been cancelled and replaced by a trip to Grimsby Town. On 26 June 2015, as part of pre-season preparations Derby County will host Spanish side Villarreal.
Championship
League table
Results by matchday
Matches On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
FA Cup On 16 December 2015, it was confirmed that Derby County would be drawn away against League Two side Hartlepool United after they won their second round replay against Salford City.
League Cup On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Derby County were drawn away against Portsmouth.
Football League play-offs As a result of Derby County finishing in fifth place in the Championship they qualified for the Football League play-offs. In the play-off semi finals Derby County will play against fourth placed team Hull City over two legs.
Top scorers
Last updated: 18 May 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No.NationalityNameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupPlay-offsTotal9Chris Martin150001523Tom Ince120001211Johnny Russell90011018Jacob Butterfield7100815Bradley Johnson5000524Andreas Weimann400044Craig Bryson3000334George Thorne2100310Darren Bent210038Jeff Hendrick2000214Jason Shackell101026Richard Keogh100012Cyrus Christie1000129Marcus Olsson10001Own goals10012TOTAL6631272
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