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Upon joining Derby, Fagan quickly worked his way into the first team and made his debut in a 1–0 win over [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] on 13 January 2007; he had made his final appearance for Hull against the same opponents 12 days previously, a game which Fagan was also on the winning side. Fagan was mostly employed as a wide player whilst at Derby, rather than his preferred role as striker, with boss [[Billy Davies]] preferring to employ [[Steve Howard]] in the lone striker role. He made 17 league and one cup appearances, scoring only once, in the 1–1 draw away to [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Leicester City vs Derby County |publisher=Derby County F.C. |url=http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10270~34021,00.html |date=6 April 2007 |accessdate=4 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809101807/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10270~34021%2C00.html |archivedate=9 August 2011}}</ref> as Derby's form faltered and they fell into the [[Football League play-offs|playoff]] positions, finishing in third. Fagan then went on to play in all three matches in Derby's successful playoff campaign, including the 1–0 win over [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] in the [[2007 Football League Championship play-off Final|2007 Championship play-off Final]].
Whilst Derby's return to the Premiership proved to be a difficult one, as they found themselves bottom of the table for the majority of the season, Fagan himself was consistently involved in the first team and, alongside [[Stephen Pearson]], was top of the club's appearance chart on 1 March 2008 with 25 league and cup appearances, scoring once in the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] against [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6963495.stm |title=Derby 2–2 Blackpool |website=BBC Sport |date=28 August 2007 |accessdate=17 January 2010}}</ref> although he was mainly used on the wing rather than striker. It may have been more had he not been banned twice, once for four matches for a stamp on [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]'s [[Álvaro Arbeloa]] in a 6–0 defeat at [[Anfield]] and then for one match after reaching five yellow cards. It may have also been more if he was not embarrassingly nutmegged by [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. | Tottenham Hotspur]]’s [[Adel Taarabt]]. As part of new manager [[Paul Jewell]]'s clearout upon his arrival at the club following the departure of Billy Davies, Fagan moved on loan to Hull City on 7 March 2008, with a view to a permanent deal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Derby striker Fagan rejoins Hull |website=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/7283385.stm |accessdate=8 March 2008 |date=8 March 2008}}</ref>
===Return to Hull City===
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