What happened to the last Derby County side to beat Portsmouth at home

Derby County haven’t beat Portsmouth at Pride Park since October 2011 in the Championship when the Rams had Nigel Clough at the helm and finished 12th in the league. The Rams won 3-1 in front of 24,000 at Pride Park. Here’s where the Rams that played that day are now:

Goalkeeper: Frank Fielding

Frank Fielding is currently at Stoke City as a backup goalkeeper. The 35-year-old spent three years with the Rams making 80 apperances and keeping 22 clean sheets. He has since played for Millwall and Bristol Rovers before joining Stoke City.

Fielding’s contract runs out at the end of the season when he will become a free agent again.

Defender: Russell Anderson

Unsuprisingly Russell Anderson is retired. The 44-year-old had played for Aberdeen, Sunderland and Burnley before he joined the Rams in 2010. He only spent one year at Pride Park, but he did make 34 appearances for Derby.

The Scotsman then returned to Aberdeen where he spent the last three years of his career.

He also created a foundation for underpriveliged children in Aberdeen which he also helps to run.

Defender: Mark O’Brien

Mark O’Brien retired in 2020 after finishing his career at Newport County. The Irishman was a Derby academy product who ended up spending five years at the club where he made 35 appearances.

He has since played for Luton Town, Motherwell and Southport.

Defender: Jason Shackell

This game took place during Jason Shackell’s first stint at Pride Park. The 39 year-old is now retired, but joined the Rams in 2011 where he spent a year at Pride Park. He was then sold to Burnley for just over £1 million.

Since then, he returned to Pride Park in 2015 making 54 appearances until he left again in 2018. He has since played for Millwall and Lincoln City where he ended his career in 2020.

Defender: Gareth Roberts

Gareth Roberts played for Derby for three years making 96 appearances including a goal. The former Welsh international was Derby’s first choice left back for these three seasons before he left to join Bury.

Since then, he has played at a number of lower league clubs including Notts County, Chester and Stockport County.

Midfielder: Craig Bryson

We all know what happened to Craig Bryson. Somewhat of a Derby legend, the Scottish midfielder is now a fitness coach with East Kilbride, but he’ll be remebered for playing in black and white.

Bryson spent eight years with the Rams making over 270 appearances and scoring 42 goals. After he left the Rams in 2019, he has since had spells at Aberdeen, St Johnstone and Stenhousemuir.

Midfielder: Ben Davies

Ben Davies was a Ram for three years. The midfielder made 75 Derby appearances in that time scoring six goals.

Following Nigel Clough’s sacking, he struggled to return to the first team and left the Rams in 2014 for Clough’s new team Sheffield United.

He has now embarked on a coaching career at Grimsby Town where he had to be interim manager briefly when they were looking for Ian Holloway’s replacement. The Birmingham native is now first team coach at Grimsby.

Midfielder: Jeff Hendrick

Jeff Hendrick was one of the Rams who managed to break into the Premier League following a very sucessful career at Pride Park. He was a Ram for five years in which time he made over 200 appearances scoring 26 goals.

He left the Rams in 2016 to join Burnley for nearly £12 million. Following that he joined Newcastle in 2020 and remains at St James’ Park now although he is currently on loan at Championship outfit Sheffield Wednesday.

Forward: Chris Maguire

Chris Maguire joined non-league Eastleigh this summer following a spell at League One Lincoln City. The 34 year-old spent one season at Derby making seven appearances and scoring one goal.

He also made two international appearances for Scotland back in 2011.

Forward: Jamie Ward

Jamie Ward is one of the few players who made the move from Derby County to Nottingham Forest. The striker had a very successful spell with the Rams which spanned over four years. He contributed 29 goals in 125 games before he left for Forest in 2015.

He most recently was player manager at Ilkeston Town.

Forward: Theo Robinson

Finally Theo Robinson. The Jamaican international made over 80 appearances for Derby scoring 20 goals over three years. He has since played for Doncaster, Southend and Bradford City.

Most recently the 34 year-old has been playing for Brackley Town where he has made 11 appearances including a goal.