Debut: 1-2 loss vs Everton (as sub), May 10th 1989
League Record: 2 games, both as sub
Sold to: Cardiff City (£85,000), August 1992
Someone I have absolutely no recall of, which isn't too surprising given the brevity of his time on the pitch. What is surprising is how long he spent at the club - six years - despite an almost complete lack of first team action.
Which isn't much of a surprise - he always had the likes of Kevin Moran (initially), Paul McGrath and Steve Bruce ahead of him, while Mike Duxbury, Clayton Blackmore and Billy Garton were capable of filling in when needed. Poor Derek never had much of a chance, outside of an outbreak of the Ebola Virus at the club. Given he had trials with West Ham, City, Spurs and Chelsea, I wonder if he felt he made the right decision in joining us?
Not much more I can say - Cardiff City fans may have more of an insight given he played over 100 league games for them. Wiki sez he's still living in the area (managing some local teams, in which capacity I've nicked the picture) and also that he played as part of a United team in a "Legends" tournament - paying spectators may have had a case under the Trade Descriptions Act, though I'm sure he was much preferable to Alan Brazil.
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