Derek Stillie

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Derek Stillie
Personal information
Full name Derek Daniel Stillie[1]
Date of birth (1973-12-03) 3 December 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1991–1995 Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Aberdeen 22 (0)
1999–2002 Wigan Athletic 44 (0)
2002–2005 Dunfermline Athletic 96 (0)
2005–2007 Dundee United 67 (0)
2007–2008 Gillingham 14 (0)
Total 233 (0)
International career‡
1993–1995 Scotland under-21 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:26, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:26, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Derek Daniel Stillie (born 3 December 1973) is a Scottish retired footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for a number of clubs in Scotland and England. After retiring from football, Stillie pursued a career in English law, and contested the 2019 uK general election as the Conservative candidate for the Central Ayrshire constituency.

Football career

Stillie started his career as a youth player at Aberdeen and signed a professional contract in August 1995, at the age of twenty-one. In his first few months at the club, Stillie was an unused substitute as the "Dons" won the Scottish League Cup. In four years at Pittodrie, Stillie managed only twenty-six appearances and in 1999 moved to Wigan Athletic. At the Lancashire club, Stillie played 57 times, twice helping them reach the Division Two play-offs.

In July 2002, Stillie moved back to Scotland to sign for Fife club Dunfermline Athletic where he was a virtual ever-present for the "Pars", making a total of 117 appearances after replacing first-choice keeper Marco Ruitenbeek in November 2002. During the 2003–04 season, Stillie was part of the "Pars" team that were runners-up to Celtic in the 2004 Scottish Cup Final.

Former Dundee United manager, Gordon Chisholm signed Stillie at the start of the 2005–06 season for the "Terrors" by bringing Stillie to Tannadice for an undisclosed fee from the "Pars",[2] after first-choice keeper Tony Bullock signed for Gillingham.[3]

Stillie was named in two Scotland squads, most recently in October 2003 but never won a cap,[4] although he was an unused substitute in the Future Cup match versus Germany later that month.

In May 2007, Stillie confirmed that he would be leaving the "Terrors" to relocate to England to pursue his English law career. [5] Stillie helped the club to a clean sheet in the final day goalless draw at home to Motherwell. During the 2013 close season, Stillie signed a one-year contract with Gillingham,[6] making his debut in the 4–0 away defeat to Nottingham Forest on 22 September 2007. Stillie announced his retirement at the end of the 2007–08 season to pursue his career as a lawyer.[7]

In May 2012, Stillie gained his first international cap for Sealand, playing alongside Ralf Little versus Chagos Islands, in which he conceded three goals as the match finished 3–1.

After football

After retiring as a footballer, Stillie became a lawyer. He acted in defence of the footballers David Goodwillie and David Robertson, who were accused of rape.[8][9] This legal case made history as the first time a rape victim had successfully sued her attacker for civil damages.[10] As part of the defence of Goodwillie, Stillie as his solicitor lodged court proceedings to seek to revoke legal aid support from the rape victim.[11]

In November 2019, Stillie announced that he would be contesting the general election as the Conservative candidate for the Central Ayrshire constituency.[12] Stillie finished in second place as the incumbent MP, Philippa Whitford, was re-elected.[13]

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1995–96 4 0 N/A N/A N/A 4 0
1996–97 8 0 – – – – – – 8 0
1997–98 2 0 – – 2 0 – – 4 0
1998–99 8 0 1 0 – – – – 9 0
Total 22 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 25 0
Wigan Athletic 1999–00 13 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 19 0
2000–01 18 0 2 0 2 0 – – 22 0
2001–02 13 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 16 0
Total 44 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 57 0
Dunfermline Athletic 2002–03 21 0 6 0 1 0 – – 28 0
2003–04 37 0 7 0 2 0 – – 46 0
2004–05 38 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 44 0
Total 96 0 16 0 5 0 1 0 118 0
Dundee United 2005–06 30 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 34 0
2006–07 37 0 2 0 2 0 – – 41 0
Total 67 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 75 0
Gillingham 2007–08 14 0 – – – – 2 0 16 0
Total 14 0 – – – – 2 0 16 0
Career total 243 0 25 0 14 0 9 0 291 0

Honours

Aberdeen

1995–96

Dunfermline Athletic

2003–04

References

  1. ^ "Derek Stillie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. ^ "BBC Sport website – 'Stillie on move to Dundee United'". BBC News. 7 July 2005.
  3. ^ "BBC Sport website – 'Gillingham capture keeper Bullock'". BBC News. 29 June 2005.
  4. ^ "BBC Sport website – 'Fletcher given Scotland call'". BBC News. 2 October 2003.
  5. ^ "Stillie will make Tannadice exit". BBC Sport website. 8 May 2007.
  6. ^ "Gills Sign Stillie". Gillinghamfootballclub.premiumtv.co.uk. 7 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Stillie hangs up his gloves". BBC Sport. 7 May 2008.
  8. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-38651041
  9. ^ https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/david-goodwillie-fails-overturn-damages-decision-647864
  10. ^ https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/rape-case-appeal-for-disgraced-footballer/
  11. ^ https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/rape-case-appeal-for-disgraced-footballer/
  12. ^ "Former Dundee United and Dunfermline goalkeeper to stand for Tories in general election". The Courier. Press Association. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Ayrshire Central parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

External links

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