Derek Lilley
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| Derek Lilley | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Derek Lilley | |
| Date of birth | February 9, 1974 (age 33) | |
| Place of birth |  Paisley, Scotland |
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| Height | 5' 10" | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | St. Johnstone | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1991-97 1997-99 1998-99 1999 1999-00 2000-03 2003-05 2005-07 2007- |
Morton Leeds United → Hearts (loan) → Bury (loan) Oxford United Dundee United Livingston Morton St. Johnstone |
86 (7) 65 (5) 4 (0) 24 (1) 52 (4) 77 (4) 66 (15) 51 (16) 7 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Derek Lilley (born February 9, 1974 in Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a striker for St. Johnstone.
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[edit] Early career
Lilley began his career with Morton and won a move to English Premiership side Leeds United in 1997. His time at Elland Road were disappointing, with only four starts from twenty-one appearances, and only a solitary goal when he replaced Lee Bowyer to score the winner in a 3-2 away win at Barnsley. He spent three months on loan, at Hearts and Bury, where again he managed a goal for each club.
A move to Oxford United in 1999-00 helped kick-start his career and his return of 9 goals from 63 appearances prompted interest from Dundee United.
[edit] Back to Scotland
A move in December 2000 saw him head north to United and a debut goal salvaged a point at home to Rangers, although he would be sent off in his second game against former club Hearts. Ultimately, it was Lilley's last-minute winner at St Johnstone which saved United from relegation and his six goals in the half-season would cement his status with the fans. The following season, Lilley would manage just six goals, despite a hat-trick against St Johnstone and only two league goals in 2002-03 spelled the end of his time at Tannadice.
A move to Livingston followed in 2003-04 and a rejuvenated Lilley scored 12 league goals, plus four in the Scottish League Cup - including one in the final win against Hibernian - and a hat-trick in the Scottish Cup. 2004-05 was a different story, however and Lilley's three goals were not enough to earn him a new contract.
Lilley returned to first club Morton for 2005-06 and managed twelve league goals as Morton narrowly lost in the play-off semi-finals. In 2006-07, he had managed four league goals by the turn of the year.
On January 26, 2007, his contract was terminated by Morton, and he signed for St. Johnstone.
[edit] Honours
- League Cup: 1
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| St. Johnstone F.C. - Current Squad |
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GK Cuthbert | GK Halliwell | GK O'Brien | DF Anderson | DF Dyer | DF Gallagher | DF James | DF Lawrie | DF McManus | DF Mensing | DF Rutkiewicz | DF Stanić | MF Barr | MF Hardie | MF McInnes | MF McLaren | MF Morais | MF Sheerin | FW Coyle | FW Doris | FW Jackson | FW Lilley | FW MacDonald | FW Milne | FW Scotland | Manager: Coyle |
