C. Forsyth · career
Craig Forsyth
Center Back · Derby · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2024/25
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 1 club — 172 appearances with 19 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Derby — Season rating 35, 3 goals and 2 assists in 26 games. 2022/23 was the leap — Season rating up 15 points at Derby. Form has slipped 25 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 25 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2024/25 (Championship) and kept playing — 39 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Derby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| 2025/26 | Derby | 19 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | Derby | 39 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | Derby | 26 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 35 |
| 2022/23 | Derby | 41 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 34 |
| 2021/22 | Derby | 26 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 19 |
| 2020/21 | Derby | 20 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 14 |
| 2019/20 | Derby | 22 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Derby County U23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Derby | 13 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Derby | 33 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Derby County U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Derby | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Derby | 12 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Derby | 44 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Derby | 49 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | DerbyLoan | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Watford | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | BradfordLoan | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Watford | 20 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Dundee | 33 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009/10 | Dundee | 24 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2016/17 | UEFA European Championship Qualifiers | 1 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014/15 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Challenge Cup×2Championship×2League One×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played9 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17 | Friendlies Clubs | A Alfreton Town | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 24 | Friendlies Clubs | A SC Freiburg | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 28 | Friendlies Clubs | H Valencia | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 31 | Friendlies Clubs | A Mansfield Town | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | A Burton Albion | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 4 | Friendlies Clubs | A Rotherham | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | H Lincoln | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | Championship | A Charlton | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | Championship | H Cardiff | 2-2 | Not in squad | — |