Derek McGill (born 14 October 1975) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward. He enjoyed a five-year professional career in Scotland with Falkirk, Hamilton Academical, Raith Rovers, and Queen's Park; and also briefly played for English club Port Vale.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek McGill[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Lanark, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Falkirk | ||
| 1996 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| 1996–1998 | Raith Rovers | 25 | (4) |
| 1998 | Queen's Park | 4 | (1) |
| 1998 | Port Vale | 3 | (0) |
| 1998 | Hamilton Academical | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editMcGill started his career with Falkirk in 1993, but after three years, he moved on to Hamilton Academical. Four goals for the Second Division club justified a move into the Premier Division with Raith Rovers in 1996. He was forced to move home five times after giving evidence as a prosecution witness at the High Court in Airdrie and was sentenced to 100 hours community service after being caught with a machete he was using as protection.[2] He made eight appearances in the 1996–97 season. Rovers were relegated and the next season McGill was used more frequently in the First Division. He bagged a brace on his return to Douglas Park, as Academicals had achieved promotion the previous season.
In September 1998, McGill completed his Scottish Football League set by dropping into the Third Division with Queen's Park. The next month, he moved south to England, signing for Port Vale in the First Division on a free transfer. He made three substitute appearances away from Vale Park before returning to the Scottish First Division in December 1998 with old club Hamilton. However, he was released before the year was out.
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | Division | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Raith Rovers | 1996–97[3] | Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997–98[4] | First Division | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | |
| Total | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
| Queen's Park | 1998–99[5] | Third Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Port Vale | 1998–99[5] | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hamilton Academical | 1998–99[5] | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
- Notes
- Statistics pre-Raith Rovers are unavailable.
References
edit- ^ "Derek McGill". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Footballer had machete in his trousers 'for protection'". Herald Scotland. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Derek McGill in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Derek McGill in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Derek McGill in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.