Derek Adams
Scottish association football manager (born 1975)
Derek Watt Adams (born 25 June 1975) is a Scottish football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Ross County.
![]() Adams as manager of Bradford City in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Derek Watt Adams | ||
Date of birth | 25 June 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
Youth career | |||
1991–1992 | Aberdeen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1995 | Aberdeen | 0 | (0) |
1995–1996 | Burnley | 2 | (0) |
1996–1998 | Ross County | 72 | (41) |
1998–2004 | Motherwell | 159 | (18) |
1999–2000 | → Ayr United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Aberdeen | 20 | (4) |
2005–2006 | Livingston | 25 | (0) |
2006–2009 | Ross County | 36 | (4) |
Total | 318 | (67) | |
Teams managed | |||
2007–2010 | Ross County | ||
2011–2014 | Ross County | ||
2015–2019 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
2019–2021 | Morecambe | ||
2021–2022 | Bradford City | ||
2022–2023 | Morecambe | ||
2023–2024 | Ross County | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Managerial statistics
change- As of match played 6 February 2024[3]
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Ross County | 4 October 2007 | 11 November 2010 | 154 | 70 | 41 | 43 | 45.5 |
Ross County | 15 May 2011 | 28 August 2014 | 131 | 51 | 37 | 43 | 38.9 |
Plymouth Argyle | 11 June 2015 | 28 April 2019 | 213 | 90 | 45 | 78 | 42.3 |
Morecambe | 7 November 2019 | 3 June 2021 | 79 | 34 | 18 | 27 | 43.0 |
Bradford City | 4 June 2021 | 15 February 2022 | 37 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 24.3 |
Morecambe | 24 February 2022 | 20 November 2023 | 88 | 24 | 25 | 39 | 27.3 |
Ross County | 20 November 2023 | 7 February 2024 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16.7 |
Total | 714 | 280 | 184 | 250 | 39.2 |
Honours
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changeRoss County
Manager
changeRoss County
- Scottish First Division: 2011–12
- Scottish Second Division: 2007–08
- Scottish Cup runner-up: 2009–10[source?]
Plymouth Argyle
- League Two runner-up: 2016–17
Morecambe
- League Two play-offs: 2020–21
Individual
- PFA Scotland Manager of the Year: 2011–12[5]
- League One Manager of the Month: February 2018[6]
- League Two Manager of the Month: October 2015,[7] September 2016,[8] December 2020[9]
References
change- ↑ "Derek Adams". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ↑ "Derek Adams". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ Derek Adams management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ "Ross County 1-1 Clyde (aet)". BBC. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ "Celtic defender Charlie Mulgrew named player of the year". BBC Sport. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ↑ "Manager of the Month: Derek Adams - Plymouth Argyle". EFL. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ↑ "Derek Adams named Sky Bet League 2 Manager of the Month". EFL. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ↑ "Derek Adams named Sky Bet League Two Manager of the Month". EFL. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ↑ "Sky Bet League Two: December Manager and Player of the Month winners". EFL. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2022.