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 39)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Ballieston U21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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.

Career

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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

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As of 5 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Albion Rovers 2009–10[11][12] Scottish Third Division 21 0 3 0 2 0 1[a] 0 27 0
2010–11[13][12][14] 26 0 1 0 1 0 5[b] 0 33 0
2011–12[15][12] Scottish Second Division 31 0 1 0 0 0 5[b] 0 37 0
Total 78 0 5 0 3 0 11 0 97 0
Greenock Morton 2012–13[16][12] Scottish First Division 33 0 5 0 2 0 2[a] 0 42 0
2013–14[17] Scottish Championship 18 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 0
2014–15[18] Scottish League One 31 0 2 0 0 0 1[a] 0 34 0
2015–16[19] Scottish Championship 26 0 3 0 3 0 1[a] 0 33 0
2016–17[20] 30 0 3 0 2 0 1[c] 0 36 0
2017–18[21] 32 0 3 0 4 0 1[a] 0 40 0
2018–19[22] 10 0 3 0 1 0 1[a] 0 15 0
Total 180 0 19 0 13 0 7 0 219 0
Arbroath 2019–20[23] Scottish Championship 19 0 3 0 2 0 2[a] 0 26 0
2020–21[24] 27 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 33 0
2021–22 33 0 3 0 3 0 2[d] 0 41 0
2022–23 35 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 40 0
Total 114 0 8 0 14 0 4 0 140 0
Career total 372 0 32 0 30 0 22 0 456 0
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ a b 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

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Morton

Individual

See also

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References

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