![]() Gaston playing for Arbroath in 2020. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Derek John Gaston | ||
Date of birth | 18 April 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Ballieston U21 | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | Albion Rovers | 78 | (0) |
2012–2019 | Greenock Morton | 180 | (0) |
2019–2024 | Arbroath | 137 | (0) |
2024–2025 | Stirling Albion | 36 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2025 |
Derek Gaston (born 18 April 1987) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Gaston previously played for Albion Rovers before joining Morton in 2012 then was at Arbroath for 5 years. He then spent a season with Stirling Albion.
Gaston began his senior career with Albion Rovers in 2009, signing from local youth side Baillieston under-21s. [1] He won the Scottish Football League player of the month award for September 2009. [2]
He joined Greenock Morton in 2012, making his debut against his former club in the Challenge Cup in July 2012. [3] After playing all but three matches for Morton in his first season, Gaston signed a new one-year contract in May 2013. [4]
In May 2014, he agreed to sign for a further season, [5] followed by signing another one-year deal in May 2015 after winning Scottish League One. [6] Another contract renewal followed in October 2015, to tie him to Morton until 2018. [7]
Gaston signed on for a seventh season at Cappielow in June 2018. [8] He was released by Morton in the summer of 2019, having made over 200 appearances for the club. [9]
On 4 June 2019, Gaston signed for newly promoted Scottish Championship club Arbroath. In his third season, Gaston earned 10 clean sheets in the opening 20 league games. [10]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Albion Rovers | 2009–10 [11] [12] | Scottish Third Division | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
2010–11 [13] [12] [14] | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 [b] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
2011–12 [15] [12] | Scottish Second Division | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 [b] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
Total | 78 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 97 | 0 | ||
Greenock Morton | 2012–13 [16] [12] | Scottish First Division | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 42 | 0 |
2013–14 [17] | Scottish Championship | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
2014–15 [18] | Scottish League One | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
2015–16 [19] | Scottish Championship | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
2016–17 [20] | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
2017–18 [21] | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
2018–19 [22] | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Total | 180 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 219 | 0 | ||
Arbroath | 2019–20 [23] | Scottish Championship | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 26 | 0 |
2020–21 [24] | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 [d] | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
Total | 114 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 140 | 0 | ||
Career total | 372 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 456 | 0 |
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