Derek Whyte

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Derek Whyte
Personal information
Full name Derek Whyte [1]
Date of birth (1968-08-31) 31 August 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1992 Celtic 216 (7)
1992–1997 Middlesbrough 159 (2)
1997–2002 Aberdeen 134 (0)
2002–2004 Partick Thistle 40 (0)
Total549(9)
International career
1986–1989 Scotland U21 9 (0)
1990–1996 Scotland B 4 (0)
1987–1999 Scotland 12 (0)
Managerial career
2003–2004 Partick Thistle (joint manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Derek Whyte (born 31 August 1968) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Celtic, Middlesbrough, Aberdeen and Partick Thistle. He also won twelve caps for Scotland during his 18-year playing career. He participated at Euro 1992, Euro 1996 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

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Whyte joined Celtic on 14 May 1985 as a 16-year-old from the Celtic Boys Club. A defender with the greatest of promise, described as the new Billy McNeill, his form slumped towards the end of his time at the club. He left at the end of the 1991–92 season when an agreeable new contract was not forthcoming. He was sold to Middlesbrough for £900,000 where he returned to the early good form he had shown at Celtic.

After 5 seasons on Teesside, Whyte left Middlesbrough to return to Scotland, joining Aberdeen for an undisclosed fee and a four-and-a-half-year contract in December 1997. He was appointed team captain at Pittodrie and remained there until 2002, when he joined Partick Thistle on a free transfer.

Along with Gerry Britton, Whyte was appointed joint player-manager of the Jags after Gerry Collins was sacked in November 2003. [2] In March 2004 he decided to hang up his playing boots to concentrate on management. [3] Whyte and Britton were sacked by Thistle in December 2004. [4] Soon afterwards he moved to the United Arab Emirates. He is now a pundit on ShowSports, the sports channel on the Showtime Arabia network, based in Dubai, and writes a weekly column for the UAE's leading daily newspaper 7DAYS. [5]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [6] [7] [8] [9]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic 1985–86 Scottish Premier Division 110000000110
1986–87 420405030540
1987–88 413502021504
1988–89 220203040310
1989–90 351603020461
1990–91 242504000332
1991–92 401403040511
1992–93 1000000010
Total21672602001512778
Middlesbrough 1992–93 Premier League 350002000370
1993–94 First Division 4211030--461
1994–95 3611030--401
1995–96 Premier League 250003000280
1996–97 210404100291
1997–98 First Division 000010--10
Total159260161001813
Aberdeen 1997–98 Scottish Premier Division 190100000200
1998–99 SPL 350102000380
1999–00 200503000280
2000–01 290201010330
2001–02 310302000360
Total134012080101550
Partick Thistle 2002–03 SPL 250003000310
2003–04 150002000170
Total400005000450
Career total549944049116165811

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 198720
1988—
198910
1990—
1991—
199230
1993—
1994—
199520
199620
1997—
199810
199910
Total120

Managerial record

[11]

TeamFromToRecord
PWLDWin %
Aberdeen 30 November 200320 December 20045216261030.77%

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References

  1. ↑ "Derek Whyte". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Britton and Whyte keep Jags role". BBC Sport. 23 December 2003. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Whyte gives up playing". BBC Sport. 1 March 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Forsyth, Roddy (20 December 2004). "Legend Lambie makes comeback at Partick". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "It's Showtime for the Premier League starting August 11 | Showtime". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  6. ↑ "Celtic Player Derek Whyte Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "11v11".
  8. ↑ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Derek Whyte | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2002/2003 | 1985-2004 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Derek Whyte | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Partick Thistle Manager Derek Whyte Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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