Craig Forsyth, Left-Back at Derby County

Left-Back · Defender

#3 Craig Forsyth

Derby County Championship · England

Date of birth / Age: 24 Feb 1989 (37)
Height · Weight: 1.89 m · 83 kg
Foot: Left
Main position: Left-Back
Citizenship: Scotland
Joined club: 1 Jul 2013
Contract until: 2027
International: Scotland · 4 caps

Date of birth / Age: 24 Feb 1989 (37)
Height · Weight: 1.89 m · 83 kg
Foot: Left
Main position: Left-Back
Citizenship: Scotland
Joined club: 1 Jul 2013
Contract until: 2027
International: Scotland · 4 caps

Season 2026/27

Appearances: 3
Starting eleven: 2
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Yellow cards: 0
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 190

Starting eleven67%

2 of 3 appearances

Minutes played190

63 per appearance

Goal involvement0

0 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

210 matches · since 2014/15

RBCBLB

Position	Apps	G	A
Left-Back	169	5	14
Centre-Back	40	3	1
Right-Back	1	0	0

How he compares

TSH benchmarks · full-backs with 900+ minutes

World rank: #2237; full-back in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #606; among full-backs aged 30+
In his league: 43%; of Championship full-backs rank below him

Career stats

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Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/27	Championship	Derby County	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	164
2026/27	Carabao Cup	Derby County	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	26
2025/26	Championship	Derby County	19	12	1	0	2	0	0	1,136
2025/26	Carabao Cup	Derby County	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	210
2025/26	FA Cup	Derby County	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2024/25	Championship	Derby County	39	26	3	3	4	0	0	2,549
2024/25	Carabao Cup	Derby County	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	210
2023/24	League One	Derby County	26	25	3	–	6	–	0	2,071
2023/24	EFL Vertu Trophy	Derby County	3	2	0	–	1	–	0	177
2023/24	FA Cup	Derby County	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	68
2023/24	Carabao Cup	Derby County	1	0	0	–	1	–	0	44
2022/23	League One	Derby County	41	32	0	–	6	–	0	2,986
2022/23	FA Cup	Derby County	5	4	0	–	0	–	0	406
2022/23	Carabao Cup	Derby County	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	300
2022/23	EFL Vertu Trophy	Derby County	3	3	0	–	1	–	0	300
2021/22	Championship	Derby County	26	23	3	1	3	0	0	1,940
2021/22	Carabao Cup	Derby County	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	210
2021/22	FA Cup	Derby County	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	85
2020/21	Championship	Derby County	20	19	0	0	1	0	0	1,629
2020/21	Carabao Cup	Derby County	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2019/20	Championship	Derby County	22	20	0	2	2	0	0	1,749
2019/20	Premier League 2	Derby County U23	5	5	0	–	1	–	0	380
2019/20	FA Cup	Derby County	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	270
2019/20	Premier League International Cup	Derby County U23	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	90
2018/19	Championship	Derby County	13	10	0	4	0	0	0	962
2018/19	Carabao Cup	Derby County	2	1	0	–	1	–	0	128
2017/18	Championship	Derby County	33	33	0	2	5	0	0	2,970
2017/18	Premier League 2	Derby County U23	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2017/18	Carabao Cup	Derby County	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2016/17	Championship	Derby County	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	246
2016/17	Carabao Cup	Derby County	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2015/16	Championship	Derby County	12	10	0	1	0	0	0	853
2015/16	Carabao Cup	Derby County	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2014/15	Championship	Derby County	44	44	1	2	5	0	0	3,960
2014/15	Carabao Cup	Derby County	5	5	0	–	0	–	0	450
2014/15	FA Cup	Derby County	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	136
2016	UEFA European Championship Qualifiers	Scotland	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2013/14	Championship	Derby County	49	49	2	–	10	–	0	4,390
2013/14	Carabao Cup	Derby County	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	270
2013/14	FA Cup	Derby County	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2012/13	Championship	Derby County	10	10	0	–	2	–	0	880
2012/13	League Two	Bradford City	7	5	0	–	0	–	0	404
2012/13	Championship	Watford	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	103
2012/13	Carabao Cup	Watford	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	133
2012/13	EFL Vertu Trophy	Bradford City	1	1	1	–	0	–	0	90
2011/12	Championship	Watford	20	15	3	–	5	–	0	1,386
2011/12	Carabao Cup	Watford	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2011/12	FA Cup	Watford	1	1	2	–	0	–	0	90
2010/11	Championship	Dundee	33	26	8	–	2	–	0	2,487
2010/11	Challenge Cup	Dundee	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2010/11	League Cup	Dundee	2	2	0	–	1	–	1	210
2010/11	FA Cup	Dundee	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2009/10	Championship	Dundee	24	21	2	–	2	–	0	1,910
2009/10	Challenge Cup	Dundee	4	3	2	–	0	–	0	282
2009/10	League Cup	Dundee	3	3	1	–	0	–	0	300
2009/10	FA Cup	Dundee	3	3	1	–	0	–	0	270

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			520	453	34	15^*	62	0^*	1	41,230

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Championship	371	24	15
League One	67	3	–
Carabao Cup	29	0	–
FA Cup	19	3	–
EFL Vertu Trophy	7	1	–
League Two	7	0	–
Premier League 2	7	0	–
Challenge Cup	6	2	–
League Cup	5	1	–
Premier League International Cup	1	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jul 2013 Jul 2013 · Transfer Watford Derby County Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Mar 2013 Mar 2013 · Loan Watford Derby County Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Dec 2012 Dec 2012 · Unknown Bradford City Watford Unknown
Oct 2012 Oct 2012 · Loan Watford Bradford City Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2011 Jul 2011 · Transfer Dundee Watford Transfer Fee in TSH subscription

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