Derek Anderson (born 15 May 1972 in Paisley) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a defender for Greenock Morton, Kilmarnock, Ayr United, Hibernian, Alloa Athletic, Queen of the South and Stirling Albion.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1972-05-15) 15 May 1972 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Greenock Morton (Head of Youth Development and Interim Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ferguslie United | |||
| 1991–1992 | Greenock Morton | ||
| 1992–1994 | Kilwinning Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1998 | Kilmarnock | 66 | (1) |
| 1998 | Ayr United | 12 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Hibernian | 6 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Greenock Morton | 74 | (5) |
| 2001–2002 | Alloa Athletic | 10 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Queen of the South | 39 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Stirling Albion | 28 | (0) |
| Auchinleck Talbot | |||
| Total | 235 | (7) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013 | Greenock Morton (Interim Manager) | ||
| 2018 | Greenock Morton (Interim Manager) | ||
| 2021 | Greenock Morton (Interim Manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Anderson was appointed director of Greenock Morton's youth academy in March 2012. In November 2013, he and David Hopkin took interim charge at Morton after Allan Moore was relieved of his role as manager.[2] He again took caretaker charge of the first team in September 2018, along with John Sutton.[3] In December 2021, following the release of manager Gus MacPherson, Anderson once again took the reins as caretaker manager of Morton.[4][5]