Derek Gaston

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Derek Gaston
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Gaston playing for Arbroath in 2020.
Personal information
Full name Derek John Gaston
Date of birth (1987-04-18) 18 April 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Ballieston U21
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 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.

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Career

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]

Career statistics

As of 5 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Albion Rovers 2009–10 [11] [12] Scottish Third Division 21030201 [a] 0270
2010–11 [13] [12] [14] 26010105 [b] 0330
2011–12 [15] [12] Scottish Second Division 31010005 [b] 0370
Total7805030110970
Greenock Morton 2012–13 [16] [12] Scottish First Division 33050202 [a] 0420
2013–14 [17] Scottish Championship 180001000190
2014–15 [18] Scottish League One 31020001 [a] 0340
2015–16 [19] Scottish Championship 26030301 [a] 0330
2016–17 [20] 30030201 [c] 0360
2017–18 [21] 32030401 [a] 0400
2018–19 [22] 10030101 [a] 0150
Total1800190130702190
Arbroath 2019–20 [23] Scottish Championship 19030202 [a] 0260
2020–21 [24] 270105000330
2021–22 33030302 [d] 0410
2022–23 350104000400
Total114080140401400
Career total37203203002204560
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. 1 2 One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances in the Second Division play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance in the Premiership play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in the Premiership play-offs

Honours

Morton

Individual

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Goalie Gaston grabs player prize". News.bbc.co.uk. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Goalie Gaston grabs player prize". BBC Sport. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Ramsdens Cup: Morton 2-0 Albion Rovers". BBC Sport. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (8 May 2013). "Gaston and O'Brien staying with Ton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (28 May 2014). "Keeper decides to stay". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Gaston signs up". Greenock Morton F.C. 21 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (13 October 2015). "Contract joy for Ton keeper Gaston". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (7 June 2018). "Derek Gaston signs new one-year deal". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (21 May 2019). "PLAYER CONTRACT UPDATES". Greenock Morton FC.
  10. ↑ "GASTON & STEWART JOIN ARBROATH". Scottish Professional Football League. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Derek Gaston at Soccerway . Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  14. ↑ Paterson, Colin (25 October 2010). "Match review: Albion Rovers 0 Sunnybank 1". Daily Record. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  25. ↑ "Greenock Morton claim League 1 title after 3–1 win against Peterhead". Scottish Television. 2 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  26. ↑ Fowler, Craig (3 June 2015). "SPFL Team of the Year". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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