1 derby county
1.1 2008–09 season
1.2 2009–10 season
1.3 2010–11 season
derby county
after being linked move away motherwell clubs including heart of midlothian, huddersfield town, cardiff city, sheffield united , nottingham forest, porter made move away scottish club , england in championship derby county on 3 february 2009 fee in region of £400,000. became derby manager nigel clough s first signing. signed two-and-a-half year deal county, saying enjoyed time in scotland , difficult decision leave motherwell .
2008–09 season
porter made debut club replacement rob hulse in derby s 3–0 win @ plymouth argyle on 7 february 2009. hoped have part play when derby faced manchester united in fourth round of fa cup on 15 february. porter said: m wigan , support manchester united, more special play against them . porter came on home debut in game, once again replacing hulse, while rams 3–1 down united. manchester united won match 4–1. after making first start club in 2–1 defeat doncaster rovers, porter continued in starting eleven on 3 march in game against swansea city, , selection paid off scoring first 2 goals derby in 2–2 draw. scored third goal derby on 7 march, giving side lead scoring 8 yards after 1 minute of 2–1 win against bristol city. in match, porter withdrawn @ half-time, , subsequently ruled out rest of season hip injury.
2009–10 season
porter s hip injury left him out of action 4 months. returned pre-season duty on 11 july 2009, scoring goal of game in friendly win against burton albion @ pirelli stadium. however, porter s hip problem ruled him out of final stages of 2008–09 season struck once again, player requiring operation again rule him out number of months. made return first-team action first time since march on 8 december, making substitute appearance in derby s 0–0 stalemate preston north end @ deepdale. scored first goal of season 4 days later on 26th birthday, coming off bench give side 1–0 win @ watford.
having featured substitute derby, porter began consistent run in team during march, making 5 consecutive starts, promised club s staff , fans after pre-season , injury-free season see best of me , can . ended season 24 games played , 4 goals scored.
2010–11 season
ahead of 2010–11 season, porter confident , fellow strikers @ derby made 1 of best strike forces in championship , , injuries hindered team s progress last season . missed portion of pre-season after requiring injection troublesome hip, returned 3–3 friendly draw bournemouth on 22 july. in second appearance of season, 1–0 league cup defeat crewe alexandra on 10 august, porter broke down hip injury, having replaced @ half-time. required further scans , specialist treatment overcome injury.
porter returned action first time in 3 months substitute in derby s 2–1 defeat burnley on 27 november. described time out of action worst time in football , not knowing cause of injury. selected start new year s day trip preston, scored 2 goals side 2–1 victory. contract expiring @ end of season, nigel clough challenged porter earn himself contract . on next month, porter regular feature in clough s starting line-up, manager believed porter working hard without reward . despite helping derby county reserve team league title, porter continued find himself in , out of first-team in latter stages of season. on 12 may, revealed porter released club , not offered new contract after deal expired. injury restricted him 50 appearances 25 starts, scoring 9 goals.
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