derek whyte

Central Defender

Profile

Squad Number:	3
Position:	Central Defender
Date of Birth:	Saturday, August 31, 1968
Birthplace:	Glasgow, Scotland

Nationality:	Scottish
Height:	6' 0
Weight:	11st 13lbs
Signed:	19/12/1997

One of Alex Miller's signings, Derek arrived at Pittodrie for £100,000 from Middlesbrough FC, with a good pedigree but in difficult times. The pinnacle of his Aberdeen career came when he captained the team in the Scottish Cup Final in May 2000. Moved to Partick Thistle on a free transfer and became co-player/manager with Gerry Britton. Gave up the playing side of the game in 2004, eventually becoming a TV pundit and newspaper columnist in Dubai.

Aberdeen Debut

All Appearances

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Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Attendance	Age at debut	Type	RedTv	Report
20/12/1997	Kilmarnock 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Premier Division		8,452		Start

Date	Result	Competition	Attendance	Type
12/05/2002	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Celtic	SPL	15,332	Start
27/04/2002	Rangers 2 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	48,878	Sub
23/03/2002	Livingston 0 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	9,449	Start
02/03/2002	Celtic 1 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	59,564	Start
25/02/2002	Aberdeen 0 - 2 Celtic	Scottish Cup	17,082	Start
16/02/2002	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Dundee United	SPL	13,612	Start
09/02/2002	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Kilmarnock	SPL	13,004	Start
02/02/2002	St. Johnstone 0 - 1 Aberdeen	SPL	4,305	Start
29/01/2002	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Dundee	SPL	11,027	Start
26/01/2002	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Livingston	Scottish Cup	10,261	Start
19/01/2002	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Rangers	SPL	17,846	Start
12/01/2002	Heart of Midlothian 3 - 1 Aberdeen	SPL	12,902	Start
08/01/2002	St. Johnstone 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	4,070	Start
02/01/2002	Aberdeen 0 - 3 Livingston	SPL	15,709	Start
22/12/2001	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Celtic	SPL	18,610	Start
15/12/2001	Dundee United 1 - 1 Aberdeen	SPL	9,129	Start
08/12/2001	Kilmarnock 3 - 1 Aberdeen	SPL	7,611	Start
01/12/2001	Aberdeen 1 - 0 St. Johnstone	SPL	17,369	Start
24/11/2001	Motherwell 3 - 2 Aberdeen	SPL	7,302	Start
17/11/2001	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Hibernian	SPL	12,511	Start
10/11/2001	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Motherwell	SPL	11,490	Start
04/11/2001	Rangers 2 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	49,379	Start
27/10/2001	Aberdeen 3 - 2 Heart of Midlothian	SPL	13,883	Start
20/10/2001	Aberdeen 3 - 2 Dunfermline Athletic	SPL	11,195	Start
13/10/2001	Livingston 2 - 2 Aberdeen	SPL	6,393	Start
09/10/2001	Aberdeen 1 - 6 Livingston	League Cup	8,599	Start
29/09/2001	Dundee 1 - 4 Aberdeen	SPL	8,359	Start
25/09/2001	Queen of the South 1 - 2 Aberdeen	League Cup	3,418	Start
22/09/2001	Celtic 2 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	59,197	Start
15/09/2001	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Dundee United	SPL	12,948	Start
08/09/2001	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Kilmarnock	SPL	10,735	Start
25/08/2001	St. Johnstone 1 - 1 Aberdeen	SPL	5,459	Start
18/08/2001	Aberdeen 4 - 2 Motherwell	SPL	10,988	Start
11/08/2001	Hibernian 2 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	13,150	Start
04/08/2001	Heart of Midlothian 1 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	12,696	Start
28/07/2001	Aberdeen 0 - 3 Rangers	SPL	18,838	Start
21/07/2001	Ross County 2 - 3 Aberdeen	Friendly	0	Start
15/07/2001	Brondby 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Friendly	5,666	Start
07/07/2001	Elgin City 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Friendly	1,781	Start
20/05/2001	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Dundee United	SPL	11,633	Start
12/05/2001	St. Mirren 2 - 1 Aberdeen	SPL	5,780	Start
05/05/2001	Motherwell 0 - 2 Aberdeen	SPL	3,905	Start
28/04/2001	St. Johnstone 0 - 3 Aberdeen	SPL	3,611	Start
21/04/2001	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Dunfermline Athletic	SPL	8,613	Start
07/04/2001	Aberdeen 0 - 2 Dundee	SPL	11,400	Start
04/04/2001	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Dundee United	SPL	9,962	Start
01/04/2001	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Celtic	SPL	16,067	Start
27/03/2001	Aberdeen 3 - 3 St. Johnstone	SPL	8,537	Start
17/03/2001	Dundee United 1 - 1 Aberdeen	SPL	8,457	Start
13/03/2001	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Hibernian	SPL	9,357	Start
17/02/2001	Livingston 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	6,289	Start
10/02/2001	Motherwell 0 - 1 Aberdeen	SPL	6,680	Start
31/01/2001	Rangers 1 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	45,621	Start
27/01/2001	Alloa Athletic 0 - 3 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	2,877	Start
23/01/2001	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Brondby	Friendly	7,306	Start
20/01/2001	1860 Munich 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Friendly	200	Start
16/01/2001	1860 Munich 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Friendly	300	Start
02/01/2001	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Heart of Midlothian	SPL	13,524	Start
26/12/2000	Dunfermline Athletic 3 - 2 Aberdeen	SPL	7,194	Start
23/12/2000	Dundee 2 - 2 Aberdeen	SPL	9,093	Start
28/11/2000	St. Johnstone 0 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	4,896	Start
25/11/2000	Aberdeen 3 - 3 Motherwell	SPL	12,243	Start
18/11/2000	Hibernian 0 - 2 Aberdeen	SPL	10,996	Start
12/11/2000	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Rangers	SPL	18,359	Start
04/11/2000	Heart of Midlothian 3 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	12,744	Start
28/10/2000	St. Mirren 2 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	5,763	Start
21/10/2000	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Dunfermline Athletic	SPL	11,933	Start
14/10/2000	Aberdeen 0 - 2 Dundee	SPL	16,035	Start
01/10/2000	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Celtic	SPL	18,239	Start
23/09/2000	Dundee United 3 - 5 Aberdeen	SPL	7,699	Start
16/09/2000	Kilmarnock 1 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	6,876	Start
09/09/2000	Aberdeen 1 - 1 St. Johnstone	SPL	11,026	Start
06/09/2000	Rangers 4 - 2 Aberdeen	League Cup	37,029	Start
27/08/2000	Motherwell 1 - 1 Aberdeen	SPL	5,541	Start
24/08/2000	Bohemians Dublin 0 - 1 Aberdeen	UEFA Cup	8,000	Start
21/08/2000	Brechin City 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Friendly	0	Start
18/08/2000	Deveronvale 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Aberdeenshire Cup	0	Start
18/08/2000	Deveronvale 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Aberdeenshire Cup	0	Start
08/07/2000	Elgin City 0 - 4 Aberdeen	Friendly	1,602	Start
27/05/2000	Aberdeen 0 - 4 Rangers	Scottish Cup	50,685	Start
14/05/2000	Aberdeen 5 - 1 Kilmarnock	SPL	9,375	Start
06/05/2000	Celtic 5 - 1 Aberdeen	SPL	41,786	Start
02/05/2000	St. Johnstone 2 - 1 Aberdeen	SPL	4,217	Start
29/04/2000	Hibernian 1 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	9,659	Start
18/04/2000	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Dundee	SPL	12,403	Start
15/04/2000	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Heart of Midlothian	SPL	12,626	Start
12/04/2000	Kilmarnock 1 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	11,525	Start
09/04/2000	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Hibernian	Scottish Cup	22,632	Start
03/04/2000	Celtic 2 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL Under 21	0	Start
26/02/2000	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Hibernian	SPL	12,625	Start
23/02/2000	Dundee 1 - 3 Aberdeen	SPL	5,784	Start
20/02/2000	Inverness CT 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	6,290	Start
13/02/2000	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Dundee United	League Cup	9,500	Start
08/02/2000	Aberdeen 2 - 0 St. Mirren	Scottish Cup	12,947	Start
29/01/2000	St. Mirren 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	7,565	Start
26/01/2000	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Motherwell	SPL	10,053	Start
22/01/2000	Rangers 5 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	50,023	Start
27/12/1999	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Dundee United	SPL	16,656	Start
11/12/1999	Aberdeen 0 - 6 Celtic	SPL	16,532	Start
08/12/1999	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Heart of Midlothian	SPL	10,274	Start
01/12/1999	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Rangers	League Cup	12,108	Start
27/11/1999	Hibernian 2 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	11,628	Start
21/11/1999	St. Johnstone 1 - 1 Aberdeen	SPL	6,279	Sub
15/11/1999	Heart of Midlothian 0 - 1 Aberdeen	SPL Under 21	0	Start
08/11/1999	Aberdeen 3 - 2 Dundee United	SPL Under 21	1,500	Start
22/08/1999	Heart of Midlothian 3 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	12,803	Start
17/08/1999	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Livingston	League Cup	6,756	Start
14/08/1999	Aberdeen 0 - 2 Dundee	SPL	8,174	Start
07/08/1999	Kilmarnock 2 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	8,738	Start
01/08/1999	Aberdeen 0 - 5 Celtic	SPL	16,080	Start
27/07/1999	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Coventry City	Friendly	0	Start
24/07/1999	St. Pauli 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Friendly	4,000	Start
21/07/1999	Celle XI 0 - 3 Aberdeen	Friendly	2,000	Start
17/07/1999	Peine Dist. Select 0 - 7 Aberdeen	Friendly	0	Start
13/07/1999	Montrose 0 - 4 Aberdeen	Friendly	1,300	Start
23/05/1999	Aberdeen 2 - 5 Heart of Midlothian	SPL	13,042	Start
08/05/1999	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Dundee	SPL	9,057	Start
01/05/1999	Aberdeen 1 - 0 St. Johnstone	SPL	9,561	Start
25/04/1999	Rangers 3 - 1 Aberdeen	SPL	49,145	Start
17/04/1999	Aberdeen 0 - 4 Dundee United	SPL	11,603	Start
10/04/1999	Kilmarnock 4 - 2 Aberdeen	SPL	9,048	Start
03/04/1999	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Dunfermline Athletic	SPL	11,371	Start
20/03/1999	Motherwell 1 - 1 Aberdeen	SPL	6,963	Start
14/03/1999	Aberdeen 1 - 5 Celtic	SPL	16,825	Start
27/02/1999	Heart of Midlothian 0 - 2 Aberdeen	SPL	13,957	Start
20/02/1999	Dundee United 3 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	8,309	Start
10/02/1999	Raith Rovers 3 - 0 Aberdeen	Friendly	1,121	Start
06/02/1999	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Kilmarnock	SPL	9,299	Start
30/01/1999	Aberdeen 2 - 4 Rangers	SPL	19,537	Start
23/01/1999	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Livingston	Scottish Cup	10,311	Start
18/01/1999	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Manchester United	Testimonial	22,000	Start
02/01/1999	St. Johnstone 4 - 1 Aberdeen	SPL	8,971	Start
29/12/1998	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Motherwell	SPL	15,269	Start
26/12/1998	Dunfermline Athletic 1 - 2 Aberdeen	SPL	7,873	Start
19/12/1998	Dundee 1 - 2 Aberdeen	SPL	6,340	Start
12/12/1998	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Heart of Midlothian	SPL	11,137	Start
05/12/1998	Kilmarnock 4 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	9,785	Start
28/11/1998	Aberdeen 0 - 3 Dundee United	SPL	11,964	Start
21/11/1998	Aberdeen 0 - 1 St. Johnstone	SPL	10,044	Start
14/11/1998	Rangers 2 - 1 Aberdeen	SPL	49,479	Start
07/11/1998	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Dunfermline Athletic	SPL	10,293	Start
31/10/1998	Motherwell 2 - 2 Aberdeen	SPL	8,146	Start
24/10/1998	Celtic 2 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	60,081	Start
17/10/1998	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Dundee	SPL	10,004	Start
04/10/1998	Dundee United 1 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	8,933	Start
27/09/1998	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Kilmarnock	SPL	13,048	Start
23/09/1998	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Rangers	SPL	17,862	Start
19/09/1998	St. Johnstone 2 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	5,814	Start
12/09/1998	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Motherwell	SPL	11,560	Start
29/08/1998	Dunfermline Athletic 1 - 1 Aberdeen	SPL	6,463	Start
22/08/1998	Heart of Midlothian 2 - 0 Aberdeen	SPL	14,592	Start
19/08/1998	Hibernian 1 - 0 Aberdeen	League Cup	8,029	Start
16/08/1998	Aberdeen 3 - 2 Celtic	SPL	16,640	Start
08/08/1998	Inverness CT 0 - 3 Aberdeen	League Cup	5,164	Start
01/08/1998	Dundee 0 - 2 Aberdeen	SPL	7,811	Start
24/07/1998	Bury 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Friendly	0	Start
22/07/1998	Inverness CT 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Friendly	0	Start
18/07/1998	Ross County 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Friendly	0	Start
09/05/1998	Motherwell 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Premier Division	5,861	Start
02/05/1998	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Heart of Midlothian	Premier Division	12,899	Start
25/04/1998	Kilmarnock 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Premier Division	8,212	Start
19/04/1998	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Rangers	Premier Division	17,981	Start
11/04/1998	Dundee United 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Premier Division	9,155	Start
04/04/1998	Aberdeen 0 - 1 St. Johnstone	Premier Division	9,022	Start
28/03/1998	Hibernian 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Premier Division	12,966	Start
21/03/1998	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Celtic	Premier Division	18,009	Start
14/03/1998	Dunfermline Athletic 3 - 3 Aberdeen	Premier Division	5,917	Start
28/02/1998	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Kilmarnock	Premier Division	10,423	Start
25/02/1998	Heart of Midlothian 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Premier Division	17,600	Start
21/02/1998	St. Johnstone 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Premier Division	6,570	Start
07/02/1998	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Hibernian	Premier Division	12,043	Start
02/02/1998	Celtic 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Premier Division	46,606	Start
28/01/1998	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Dunfermline Athletic	Premier Division	8,661	Start
24/01/1998	Dundee United 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	11,488	Start
10/01/1998	Rangers 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Premier Division	49,542	Start
03/01/1998	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Dundee United	Premier Division	17,025	Start
27/12/1997	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Motherwell	Premier Division	13,038	Start
20/12/1997	Kilmarnock 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Premier Division	8,452	Start

Appearances

Season	League			League Cup			Scottish Cup			Europe			Total			Other
	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals
2001-02	30	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	35	1	0	3	0	0
2000-01	29	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	33	0	0	5	0	0
1999-00	19	1	0	3	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	27	1	0	5	0	1
1998-99	35	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	38	0	0	5	0	0
1997-98	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0
Totals:	132	2	0	8	0	0	12	0	0	1	0	0	153	2	0	18	0	1
Total Appearances/Goals:														155	0

Scottish International Caps

Total Appearances:

Season	Date	Match	Tournament
1998-99	28/04/1999	Germany v Scotland	Friendly
1997-98	22/04/1998	Scotland v Finland	Friendly
1996-97	05/10/1996	Latvia v Scotland	World Cup Qualifier
1994-95	26/05/1996	Usa v Scotland	Friendly
1994-95	24/05/1995	Ecuador v Scotland	Kirin Cup
1994-95	21/05/1995	Japan v Scotland	Kirin Cup
1992-93	18/11/1992	Scotland v Italy	World Cup Qualifier
1992-93	14/10/1992	Scotland v Portugal	World Cup Qualifier
1991-92	17/05/1992	Usa v Scotland	Friendly
1998-99	30/05/1989	Scotland v Chile	Rous Cup
1987-88	02/12/1987	Luxembourg v Scotland	Euro Championship Qualifier
1987-88	14/10/1987	Scotland v Belgium	Euro Championship Qualifier

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