Derek Addison (born 8 July 1955 in

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) is a Scottish former

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who played as a

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. A former pupil of

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, Addison was briefly attached to Hibernian aged 16 before returning to his native

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. After a season playing with

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side Lochee United he signed for

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. Considered part of the club's move towards home-grown players, he broke into the first team at the same time as John Holt and Ray Stewart and

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. However, he was unable to establish himself as a regular in the side: in his eight seasons at

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he only once made more than twenty league starts. Addison signed for recently relegated Hearts in September 1981, along with former international striker

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, in a deal worth almost £200,000. Although he enjoyed a prominent first team role for the first time, the size of his transfer fee coupled with a failure to gain instant promotion had led to financial problems at Hearts, necessitating his sale after only one season. Fellow First Division side

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paid £65,000 for his services in 1982 and he made 113 competitive appearances for the

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side in 4 seasons. He attained a player-coach role with the ''Saints'' in 1985 but left the club a year later.

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at londonhearts.com 1955 births Men's association football midfielders Brechin City F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Living people Lochee United F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish men's footballers Scottish Junior Football Association players Footballers from Dundee St Johnstone F.C. players People educated at Harris Academy {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub