Derek Adams
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek Watt Adams | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1975 (aged 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | 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
- As of match played 6 February 2024[3]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Player
Ross County
Manager
Ross 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]
Derek Adams Media
Derek Adams (middle) posed with Richard Brittain and the Young Player of the Year award winner Alex Cooper.
References
- ↑ Derek Adams. 11v11.comAFS Enterprises. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ↑ Derek Adams. Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ Derek Adams management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Ross County 1-1 Clyde (aet) (12 November 2006)BBC. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ Celtic defender Charlie Mulgrew named player of the year (6 May 2012)BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ↑ Manager of the Month: Derek Adams - Plymouth Argyle. EFL. 9 March 2018. https://www.efl.com/news/2018/march/manager-of-the-month-derek-adams---plymouth-argyle/. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ↑ Derek Adams named Sky Bet League 2 Manager of the Month. EFL. 6 November 2015. https://www.efl.com/news/2015/november/derek-adams-named-sky-bet-league-2-manager-of-the-month/. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ↑ Derek Adams named Sky Bet League Two Manager of the Month. EFL. 7 October 2016. https://www.efl.com/news/2016/october/derek-adams-named-sky-bet-league-two-manager-of-the-month/. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ↑ Sky Bet League Two: December Manager and Player of the Month winners. EFL. 8 January 2021. https://www.efl.com/news/2021/january/sky-bet-league-two-december-manager-and-player-of-the-month-winners/. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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