Derek Addison

Derek Addison (born 8 July 1955 in Dundee) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Derek Addison
Personal information
Full name Derek Addison
Date of birth (1955-07-08) 8 July 1955
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1971–1972 Hibernian
1972–1973 Lochee United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1981 Dundee United 106 (9)
1981–1982 Heart of Midlothian 32 (4)
1982–1986 St Johnstone 98 (3)
1986–1987 Brechin City 1 (0)
Total 237 (16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

A former pupil of Harris Academy, Addison was briefly attached to Hibernian aged 16 before returning to his native Tayside. After a season playing with Junior side Lochee United he signed for Jim McLean's Dundee United. Considered part of the club's move towards home-grown players, he broke into the first team at the same time as John Holt and Ray Stewart and Billy Kirkwood. However, he was unable to establish himself as a regular in the side: in his eight seasons at Tannadice he only once made more than twenty league starts.[1]

Addison signed for recently relegated Hearts in September 1981, along with former international striker Willie Pettigrew, in a deal worth almost £200,000.[1] Although he enjoyed a prominent first team role for the first time, the size of his transfer fee coupled with a failure to gain instant promotion had led to financial problems at Hearts, necessitating his sale after only one season. Fellow First Division side St Johnstone paid £65,000 for his services in 1982 and he made 113 competitive appearances for the Perth side in 4 seasons. He attained a player-coach role with the Saints in 1985 but left the club a year later.[1]

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