Derek Atkins (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 April 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bridgeton Waverley Amateurscalton athletic,, | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1983 | Queen's Park | 166 | (0) |
| 1983–1990 | Clyde | 168 | (0) |
| 1989 | → East Fife (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Stranraer | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 337 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Derek Atkins (born 8 April 1961 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former football goalkeeper.
Atkins started his career with junior club Bridgeton Waverley before moving to Queens Park in 1978. He made 166 league appearances for the club before joining Clyde in 1983, where he stayed for 7 years.
He had short stints at East Fife and Stranraer before retiring from the senior game. He then moved to Beith Juniors where he is recognised as one of their greatest ever goalkeepers in his spell from 1990 to 1994 and was known as a penalty save specialist. He had 41 clean sheets from 140 appearances with Beith Juniors.
External links[]
- Derek Atkins at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
Categories:
- Living people
- 1961 births
- Scottish footballers
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Clyde F.C. players
- Bridgeton Waverley F.C. players
- East Fife F.C. players
- Stranraer F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Footballers from Glasgow