“Didn’t expect the season to go quite like it” – Tom Lawrence reveals thoughts on Derby County campaign

Derby County may have been condemned to Championship relegation this season but the Rams would have been much higher up the pyramid had they not been docked points – and Tom Lawrence has admitted to the club’s official website that he has ‘enjoyed’ the season and being captain.

This season in fact, the former Man United man has produced his best goal contribution numbers to date. In 37 league games, he has managed 11 goals so far – the highest tally in his career so far. Add in five assists and it takes the total to 16 in 37 for the forward.

Lawrence has been with the Rams now for five seasons including this one and, at 28-years-old, is now leading the club from the frontline as their captain.

Wayne Rooney has transformed the side’s fortunes drastically over the last year too. They only narrowly avoided a stint in the third tier come the end of last season but this year they have fought hard and looked like, despite losing a substantial amount of points through administration, they could escape the drop zone.

The Rams boss decided to appoint Lawrence as his captain this campaign too to lead the club on the field and he has certainly led by example. It’s led to interest in his services from afar but the forward has so far remained loyal to the club and has helped them to victories over some of the bigger teams in the league this season.

It hasn’t been enough to get Derby out of the relegation zone and they will be playing in League One in the next campaign. Lawrence though has admitted to the club’s official website that he has thrived with the captaincy and has ‘enjoyed’ the season nonetheless.

He said: “When the gaffer asked me to the be the captain, I didn’t expect the season to go quite like it has but I’ve enjoyed it