Derek Gaston

Derek Gaston
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
Team information
Current team
 East Fife
Number 1
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)
2024–2026 Stirling Albion 67 (0)
2026– East Fife 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 August 2026

Derek Gaston (born 18 April 1987) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for East Fife. Gaston previously played for Albion Rovers before lengthy stints with Greenock Morton and Arbroath. He then spent two seasons with Stirling Albion.

Career

Gaston began his senior career with Albion Rovers in 2009, signing from local youth side Baillieston under-21s. He won the Scottish Football League player of the month award for September 2009.

He joined Greenock Morton in 2012, making his debut against his former club in the Challenge Cup in July 2012. After playing all but three matches for Morton in his first season, Gaston signed a new one-year contract in May 2013.

In May 2014, he agreed to sign for a further season, followed by signing another one-year deal in May 2015 after winning Scottish League One. Another contract renewal followed in October 2015, to tie him to Morton until 2018.

Gaston signed on for a seventh season at Cappielow in June 2018. He was released by Morton in the summer of 2019, having made over 200 appearances for the club.

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.

Career statistics

As of 5 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Albion Rovers 2009–10 Scottish Third Division 210302010270
2010–11 260101050330
2011–12 Scottish Second Division 310100050370
Total 7805030110970
Greenock Morton 2012–13 Scottish First Division 330502020420
2013–14 Scottish Championship 180001000190
2014–15 Scottish League One 310200010340
2015–16 Scottish Championship 260303010330
2016–17 300302010360
2017–18 320304010400
2018–19 100301010150
Total 1800190130702190
Arbroath 2019–20 Scottish Championship 190302020260
2020–21 270105000330
2021–22 33 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 41 0
2022–23 35 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 40 0
Total 114080140401400
Career total 37203203002204560
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. 1 2 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

Morton

Individual

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Goalie Gaston grabs player prize". News.bbc.co.uk. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Goalie Gaston grabs player prize". BBC Sport. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Ramsdens Cup: Morton 2-0 Albion Rovers". BBC Sport. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (8 May 2013). "Gaston and O'Brien staying with Ton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (28 May 2014). "Keeper decides to stay". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Gaston signs up". Greenock Morton F.C. 21 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (13 October 2015). "Contract joy for Ton keeper Gaston". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (7 June 2018). "Derek Gaston signs new one-year deal". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (21 May 2019). "PLAYER CONTRACT UPDATES". Greenock Morton FC.
  10. ↑ "GASTON & STEWART JOIN ARBROATH". Scottish Professional Football League. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Derek Gaston at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  14. ↑ Paterson, Colin (25 October 2010). "Match review: Albion Rovers 0 Sunnybank 1". Daily Record. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Derek Gaston in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  25. ↑ "Greenock Morton claim League 1 title after 3–1 win against Peterhead". Scottish Television. 2 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  26. ↑ Fowler, Craig (3 June 2015). "SPFL Team of the Year". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 3 June 2015.