Derby County — FIFA Soccer Manager 97

Newly promoted to the Premier League in 1996 under Jim Smith, Derby County played their final season at the historic Baseball Ground before moving to the purpose-built Pride Park in 1997. Finished a respectable 12th in their first top-flight season for eight years.

The Rams

Nickname

English Premier League

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Baseball Ground

Stadium · 25,000 capacity

Jim Smith

Manager

68.0

Squad avg · 26 players

Best XI — 4-4-2

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Full Squad

#	Position	Player	Nationality	Age	Rating
1	GK	Russell Hoult Skills Move Speed 55 Agility 83 Acceleration 70 Stamina 68 Strength 64 Fitness 60 Skill Shooting 12 Passing 66 Heading 35 Control 60 Dribbling 27 Tack Tackling Determination 29 Tackling Skill 29 GK GK Kick 81 GK Throw 74 GK Handling 80 Other Cool 78 Awareness 74 Flair 21 Throw-in 22 Leadership 73 Consistency 75 Determination 49 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 77 RB 45 LB 45 CD 41 RWB 43 LWB 43 SW 49 DM 54 RM 51 LM 51 AM 53 RW 49 LW 49 FR 48 FOR 37 SS 40	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	23	77
2	CD	Gary Rowett Skills Move Speed 51 Agility 49 Acceleration 49 Stamina 60 Strength 78 Fitness 68 Skill Shooting 39 Passing 49 Heading 66 Control 60 Dribbling 40 Tack Tackling Determination 53 Tackling Skill 66 GK GK Kick 38 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 66 Awareness 70 Flair 32 Throw-in 46 Leadership 54 Consistency 69 Determination 76 Greed 48 Position ratings GK 42 RB 63 LB 63 CD 63 RWB 51 LWB 51 SW 57 DM 58 RM 52 LM 52 AM 51 RW 46 LW 46 FR 48 FOR 47 SS 47	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	22	63
3	LB	Chris Powell Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 49 Acceleration 68 Stamina 63 Strength 71 Fitness 66 Skill Shooting 26 Passing 34 Heading 55 Control 52 Dribbling 51 Tack Tackling Determination 75 Tackling Skill 76 GK GK Kick 42 GK Throw 29 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 71 Awareness 66 Flair 37 Throw-in 49 Leadership 41 Consistency 69 Determination 78 Greed 43 Position ratings GK 42 RB 68 LB 68 CD 69 RWB 59 LWB 59 SW 61 DM 55 RM 50 LM 50 AM 48 RW 48 LW 48 FR 51 FOR 44 SS 42	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	26	68
4	AM	Darryl Powell Skills Move Speed 63 Agility 53 Acceleration 66 Stamina 82 Strength 67 Fitness 72 Skill Shooting 68 Passing 70 Heading 57 Control 67 Dribbling 69 Tack Tackling Determination 36 Tackling Skill 44 GK GK Kick 32 GK Throw 26 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 71 Awareness 75 Flair 66 Throw-in 50 Leadership 43 Consistency 60 Determination 57 Greed 64 Position ratings GK 44 RB 54 LB 54 CD 51 RWB 60 LWB 60 SW 61 DM 61 RM 63 LM 63 AM 65 RW 67 LW 67 FR 67 FOR 66 SS 66	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	24	65
5	CD	Dean Yates Skills Move Speed 49 Agility 51 Acceleration 50 Stamina 62 Strength 81 Fitness 64 Skill Shooting 23 Passing 27 Heading 70 Control 52 Dribbling 32 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 74 GK GK Kick 39 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 66 Awareness 64 Flair 24 Throw-in 45 Leadership 58 Consistency 61 Determination 81 Greed 34 Position ratings GK 41 RB 66 LB 66 CD 68 RWB 48 LWB 48 SW 53 DM 51 RM 42 LM 42 AM 39 RW 36 LW 36 FR 40 FOR 39 SS 37	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	28	68
6	CD	Igor Stimac Skills Move Speed 66 Agility 57 Acceleration 62 Stamina 63 Strength 92 Fitness 77 Skill Shooting 35 Passing 31 Heading 77 Control 54 Dribbling 38 Tack Tackling Determination 75 Tackling Skill 82 GK GK Kick 36 GK Throw 28 GK Handling 24 Other Cool 67 Awareness 72 Flair 23 Throw-in 44 Leadership 53 Consistency 69 Determination 80 Greed 42 Position ratings GK 46 RB 73 LB 73 CD 75 RWB 56 LWB 56 SW 62 DM 58 RM 49 LM 49 AM 46 RW 43 LW 43 FR 47 FOR 48 SS 44	🇭🇷 Croatian	28	75
7	FOR	Robin van der Laan Skills Move Speed 78 Agility 70 Acceleration 83 Stamina 74 Strength 67 Fitness 67 Skill Shooting 78 Passing 33 Heading 73 Control 72 Dribbling 68 Tack Tackling Determination 36 Tackling Skill 39 GK GK Kick 36 GK Throw 24 GK Handling 13 Other Cool 71 Awareness 75 Flair 74 Throw-in 43 Leadership 52 Consistency 68 Determination 58 Greed 85 Position ratings GK 47 RB 51 LB 51 CD 50 RWB 58 LWB 58 SW 57 DM 47 RM 50 LM 50 AM 50 RW 59 LW 59 FR 67 FOR 74 SS 68	🇳🇱 Dutch	27	74
8	FOR	Dean Sturridge Skills Move Speed 82 Agility 72 Acceleration 79 Stamina 72 Strength 68 Fitness 66 Skill Shooting 79 Passing 57 Heading 71 Control 68 Dribbling 69 Tack Tackling Determination 30 Tackling Skill 37 GK GK Kick 33 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 74 Awareness 79 Flair 74 Throw-in 45 Leadership 41 Consistency 68 Determination 56 Greed 84 Position ratings GK 50 RB 52 LB 52 CD 49 RWB 61 LWB 61 SW 61 DM 57 RM 60 LM 60 AM 62 RW 67 LW 67 FR 71 FOR 75 SS 72	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	23	75
10	AM	Alijosa Asanovic Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 76 Acceleration 68 Stamina 71 Strength 66 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 81 Passing 84 Heading 55 Control 81 Dribbling 79 Tack Tackling Determination 38 Tackling Skill 43 GK GK Kick 32 GK Throw 23 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 76 Awareness 85 Flair 83 Throw-in 46 Leadership 51 Consistency 56 Determination 62 Greed 57 Position ratings GK 52 RB 56 LB 56 CD 52 RWB 67 LWB 67 SW 67 DM 69 RM 73 LM 73 AM 75 RW 77 LW 77 FR 78 FOR 76 SS 78	🇭🇷 Croatian	30	75
11	AM	Ron Willems Skills Move Speed 60 Agility 50 Acceleration 62 Stamina 74 Strength 66 Fitness 74 Skill Shooting 72 Passing 75 Heading 57 Control 62 Dribbling 64 Tack Tackling Determination 33 Tackling Skill 48 GK GK Kick 34 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 60 Awareness 73 Flair 61 Throw-in 47 Leadership 39 Consistency 71 Determination 54 Greed 65 Position ratings GK 42 RB 55 LB 55 CD 51 RWB 59 LWB 59 SW 61 DM 64 RM 65 LM 65 AM 66 RW 66 LW 66 FR 65 FOR 65 SS 66	🇨🇭 Swiss	29	66
12	FOR	Ashley Ward Skills Move Speed 74 Agility 67 Acceleration 81 Stamina 65 Strength 63 Fitness 69 Skill Shooting 75 Passing 54 Heading 61 Control 68 Dribbling 63 Tack Tackling Determination 39 Tackling Skill 33 GK GK Kick 38 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 71 Awareness 82 Flair 79 Throw-in 40 Leadership 43 Consistency 60 Determination 54 Greed 74 Position ratings GK 48 RB 50 LB 50 CD 46 RWB 58 LWB 58 SW 59 DM 54 RM 57 LM 57 AM 59 RW 64 LW 64 FR 69 FOR 72 SS 69	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	25	72
13	GK	Martin Taylor Skills Move Speed 58 Agility 70 Acceleration 59 Stamina 67 Strength 62 Fitness 64 Skill Shooting 8 Passing 67 Heading 37 Control 65 Dribbling 17 Tack Tackling Determination 37 Tackling Skill 17 GK GK Kick 60 GK Throw 52 GK Handling 75 Other Cool 73 Awareness 75 Flair 18 Throw-in 23 Leadership 72 Consistency 69 Determination 51 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 69 RB 40 LB 40 CD 35 RWB 36 LWB 36 SW 44 DM 52 RM 49 LM 49 AM 51 RW 45 LW 45 FR 45 FOR 35 SS 39	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	29	69
14	AM	Paul Simpson Skills Move Speed 73 Agility 60 Acceleration 66 Stamina 82 Strength 63 Fitness 81 Skill Shooting 69 Passing 70 Heading 55 Control 67 Dribbling 66 Tack Tackling Determination 40 Tackling Skill 42 GK GK Kick 40 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 24 Other Cool 64 Awareness 76 Flair 63 Throw-in 42 Leadership 42 Consistency 63 Determination 59 Greed 74 Position ratings GK 48 RB 53 LB 53 CD 50 RWB 60 LWB 60 SW 62 DM 62 RM 64 LM 64 AM 65 RW 67 LW 67 FR 68 FOR 66 SS 67	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	30	65
15	DM	Paul Trollope Skills Move Speed 60 Agility 53 Acceleration 67 Stamina 67 Strength 66 Fitness 67 Skill Shooting 64 Passing 54 Heading 50 Control 57 Dribbling 63 Tack Tackling Determination 60 Tackling Skill 67 GK GK Kick 15 GK Throw 27 GK Handling 14 Other Cool 66 Awareness 68 Flair 59 Throw-in 42 Leadership 44 Consistency 42 Determination 52 Greed 66 Position ratings GK 38 RB 62 LB 62 CD 62 RWB 62 LWB 62 SW 63 DM 60 RM 59 LM 59 AM 59 RW 59 LW 59 FR 61 FOR 60 SS 59	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	24	60
16	RB	Jacob Laursen Skills Move Speed 71 Agility 53 Acceleration 62 Stamina 57 Strength 87 Fitness 62 Skill Shooting 28 Passing 42 Heading 60 Control 47 Dribbling 34 Tack Tackling Determination 75 Tackling Skill 71 GK GK Kick 47 GK Throw 20 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 67 Awareness 57 Flair 20 Throw-in 44 Leadership 58 Consistency 60 Determination 80 Greed 39 Position ratings GK 40 RB 65 LB 65 CD 66 RWB 52 LWB 52 SW 57 DM 56 RM 50 LM 50 AM 48 RW 44 LW 44 FR 44 FOR 43 SS 41	🇩🇰 Danish	24	65
17	CD	Matthew Carbon Skills Move Speed 69 Agility 57 Acceleration 63 Stamina 67 Strength 80 Fitness 77 Skill Shooting 36 Passing 32 Heading 68 Control 47 Dribbling 37 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 65 GK GK Kick 20 GK Throw 17 GK Handling 29 Other Cool 63 Awareness 63 Flair 25 Throw-in 39 Leadership 54 Consistency 55 Determination 65 Greed 45 Position ratings GK 43 RB 62 LB 62 CD 64 RWB 51 LWB 51 SW 56 DM 51 RM 46 LM 46 AM 44 RW 42 LW 42 FR 45 FOR 47 SS 43	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	21	64
18	DM	Lee Carsley Skills Move Speed 58 Agility 37 Acceleration 38 Stamina 67 Strength 68 Fitness 59 Skill Shooting 42 Passing 55 Heading 59 Control 53 Dribbling 38 Tack Tackling Determination 47 Tackling Skill 67 GK GK Kick 38 GK Throw 17 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 60 Awareness 67 Flair 29 Throw-in 44 Leadership 52 Consistency 62 Determination 69 Greed 48 Position ratings GK 37 RB 62 LB 62 CD 62 RWB 50 LWB 50 SW 57 DM 60 RM 54 LM 54 AM 53 RW 46 LW 46 FR 47 FOR 46 SS 46	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	22	60
19	RM	Sean Flynn Skills Move Speed 60 Agility 46 Acceleration 46 Stamina 71 Strength 82 Fitness 69 Skill Shooting 48 Passing 58 Heading 57 Control 51 Dribbling 45 Tack Tackling Determination 50 Tackling Skill 63 GK GK Kick 33 GK Throw 26 GK Handling 13 Other Cool 68 Awareness 72 Flair 33 Throw-in 41 Leadership 58 Consistency 66 Determination 72 Greed 47 Position ratings GK 39 RB 62 LB 62 CD 61 RWB 53 LWB 53 SW 59 DM 61 RM 56 LM 56 AM 56 RW 51 LW 51 FR 51 FOR 50 SS 50	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	28	56
20	CD	Darren Wassell Skills Move Speed 60 Agility 58 Acceleration 60 Stamina 68 Strength 87 Fitness 74 Skill Shooting 34 Passing 34 Heading 66 Control 56 Dribbling 32 Tack Tackling Determination 73 Tackling Skill 70 GK GK Kick 45 GK Throw 24 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 69 Awareness 72 Flair 27 Throw-in 43 Leadership 54 Consistency 66 Determination 83 Greed 43 Position ratings GK 44 RB 67 LB 67 CD 67 RWB 51 LWB 51 SW 57 DM 55 RM 47 LM 47 AM 45 RW 41 LW 41 FR 45 FOR 46 SS 43	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	28	67
21	GK	Mart Poom Skills Move Speed 52 Agility 79 Acceleration 65 Stamina 70 Strength 69 Fitness 62 Skill Shooting 12 Passing 66 Heading 36 Control 69 Dribbling 25 Tack Tackling Determination 36 Tackling Skill 27 GK GK Kick 71 GK Throw 71 GK Handling 78 Other Cool 76 Awareness 73 Flair 26 Throw-in 27 Leadership 58 Consistency 50 Determination 51 Greed 45 Position ratings GK 73 RB 43 LB 43 CD 39 RWB 42 LWB 42 SW 47 DM 53 RM 51 LM 51 AM 52 RW 48 LW 48 FR 48 FOR 38 SS 41	🇪🇪 Estonian	24	73
22	DM	Christian Dailly Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 59 Acceleration 61 Stamina 68 Strength 91 Fitness 63 Skill Shooting 31 Passing 62 Heading 69 Control 59 Dribbling 33 Tack Tackling Determination 79 Tackling Skill 63 GK GK Kick 44 GK Throw 24 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 65 Awareness 69 Flair 24 Throw-in 45 Leadership 54 Consistency 74 Determination 80 Greed 38 Position ratings GK 46 RB 67 LB 67 CD 66 RWB 54 LWB 54 SW 60 DM 64 RM 58 LM 58 AM 58 RW 51 LW 51 FR 50 FOR 47 SS 48	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish	22	64
24	DM	Christopher Boden Skills Move Speed 55 Agility 48 Acceleration 44 Stamina 64 Strength 70 Fitness 59 Skill Shooting 37 Passing 63 Heading 63 Control 55 Dribbling 39 Tack Tackling Determination 47 Tackling Skill 64 GK GK Kick 35 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 12 Other Cool 62 Awareness 70 Flair 29 Throw-in 48 Leadership 50 Consistency 62 Determination 73 Greed 38 Position ratings GK 39 RB 62 LB 62 CD 61 RWB 52 LWB 52 SW 58 DM 63 RM 57 LM 57 AM 57 RW 50 LW 50 FR 49 FOR 46 SS 47	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	22	63
26	FOR	Paulo Wanchope Skills Move Speed 74 Agility 64 Acceleration 63 Stamina 70 Strength 74 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 77 Passing 52 Heading 63 Control 70 Dribbling 70 Tack Tackling Determination 37 Tackling Skill 35 GK GK Kick 32 GK Throw 27 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 69 Awareness 73 Flair 74 Throw-in 47 Leadership 49 Consistency 67 Determination 54 Greed 48 Position ratings GK 47 RB 49 LB 49 CD 47 RWB 57 LWB 57 SW 57 DM 52 RM 56 LM 56 AM 57 RW 63 LW 63 FR 68 FOR 71 SS 68	🇨🇷 Costa Rican	20	71
27	CD	Paul McGrath Skills Move Speed 60 Agility 79 Acceleration 52 Stamina 80 Strength 77 Fitness 78 Skill Shooting 26 Passing 34 Heading 84 Control 53 Dribbling 32 Tack Tackling Determination 73 Tackling Skill 79 GK GK Kick 26 GK Throw 19 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 61 Awareness 85 Flair 21 Throw-in 37 Leadership 75 Consistency 81 Determination 89 Greed 28 Position ratings GK 50 RB 75 LB 75 CD 76 RWB 54 LWB 54 SW 62 DM 61 RM 49 LM 49 AM 46 RW 41 LW 41 FR 45 FOR 44 SS 41	🇮🇪 Irish	36	76
28	FOR	Marco Gabbiadini Skills Move Speed 74 Agility 70 Acceleration 76 Stamina 69 Strength 73 Fitness 70 Skill Shooting 70 Passing 33 Heading 63 Control 67 Dribbling 64 Tack Tackling Determination 34 Tackling Skill 34 GK GK Kick 36 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 70 Awareness 84 Flair 83 Throw-in 42 Leadership 46 Consistency 72 Determination 61 Greed 85 Position ratings GK 50 RB 49 LB 49 CD 46 RWB 55 LWB 55 SW 56 DM 47 RM 48 LM 48 AM 49 RW 58 LW 58 FR 66 FOR 70 SS 65	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	28	70
30	DM	Mauricio Solis Skills Move Speed 69 Agility 67 Acceleration 55 Stamina 65 Strength 64 Fitness 73 Skill Shooting 59 Passing 69 Heading 52 Control 53 Dribbling 59 Tack Tackling Determination 63 Tackling Skill 65 GK GK Kick 30 GK Throw 23 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 70 Awareness 69 Flair 59 Throw-in 46 Leadership 50 Consistency 51 Determination 63 Greed 57 Position ratings GK 44 RB 64 LB 64 CD 63 RWB 63 LWB 63 SW 64 DM 66 RM 65 LM 65 AM 65 RW 63 LW 63 FR 61 FOR 59 SS 60	🇨🇷 Costa Rican	20	66