Derek Whyte(born 31 August 1968) is a Scottish formerfootballer,who played forCeltic,Middlesbrough,AberdeenandPartick Thistle.He also won twelvecapsforScotlandduring his 18-year playing career. He participated atEuro 1992,Euro 1996and the1998 FIFA World Cup.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek Whyte[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow,Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1992 | Celtic | 216 | (7) |
| 1992–1997 | Middlesbrough | 159 | (2) |
| 1997–2002 | Aberdeen | 134 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Partick Thistle | 40 | (0) |
| Total | 549 | (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 | |||
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 newBilly McNeill,his form slumped towards the end of his time at the club. He left at the end of the1991–92 seasonwhen 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 onTeesside,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 teamcaptainatPittodrieand remained there until 2002, when he joinedPartick Thistleon a free transfer.
Along withGerry 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 onShowSports,the sports channel on theShowtime Arabianetwork, based inDubai,and writes a weekly column for the UAE's leading daily newspaper 7DAYS.[5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic | 1985–86 | Scottish Premier Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986–87 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 4 | ||
| 1988–89 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
| 1990–91 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
| 1992–93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 216 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 277 | 8 | ||
| Middlesbrough | 1992–93 | Premier League | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 1993–94 | First Division | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 46 | 1 | |
| 1994–95 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 40 | 1 | ||
| 1995–96 | Premier League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 1996–97 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 1997–98 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 159 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 3 | ||
| Aberdeen | 1997–98 | Scottish Premier Division | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | SPL | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1999–00 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Total | 134 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 0 | ||
| Partick Thistle | 2002–03 | SPL | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 549 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 658 | 11 | ||
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | — | ||
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1990 | — | ||
| 1991 | — | ||
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1993 | — | ||
| 1994 | — | ||
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1997 | — | ||
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | |
Managerial record
edit| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Aberdeen | 30 November 2003 | 20 December 2004 | 52 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 30.77% |
References
edit- ^"Derek Whyte".Barry Hugman's Footballers.Retrieved13 March2017.
- ^"Britton and Whyte keep Jags role".BBC Sport. 23 December 2003.Retrieved24 October2018.
- ^"Whyte gives up playing".BBC Sport. 1 March 2004.Retrieved24 October2018.
- ^Forsyth, Roddy (20 December 2004)."Legend Lambie makes comeback at Partick".The Daily Telegraph.Retrieved24 October2018.
- ^"It's Showtime for the Premier League starting August 11 | Showtime".Archived fromthe originalon 9 May 2008.Retrieved21 December2008.
- ^"Celtic Player Derek Whyte Details".www.fitbastats.com.Retrieved12 April2023.
- ^"11v11".
- ^"Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile".afcheritage.org.Retrieved12 April2023.
- ^"Derek Whyte | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2002/2003 | 1985-2004 | Soccer Base".www.soccerbase.com.Retrieved12 April2023.
- ^"Derek Whyte | Scotland | Scottish FA".www.scottishfa.co.uk.Retrieved12 April2023.
- ^"Partick Thistle Manager Derek Whyte Details".www.fitbastats.com.Retrieved12 April2023.
External links
edit- Derek Whyteat theScottish Football Association
- Derek Whyteat Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Scotland U21 statsat Scottish FA
