Derek Adam Fleming (born 5 December 1973 in
Falkirk
Falkirk ( ; ; ) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow.
Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the ...
) is a Scottish former
football
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defender.
Fleming began his career in 1993 with stokeroo
Meadowbank Thistle
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Livingston, West Lothian and currently plays in the .
Livingston were founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team. The club was admitted to the Scottish Football ...
, where he made a total of 49 appearances before moving to
Dunfermline Athletic
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in 1994. He has also played for
Dundee
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,
Livingston,
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland and currently plays in the . Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not ...
and
Hamilton Academical
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. In the 2006–2007 season with
Hamilton
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injury restricted him to only 19 first team appearances. He signed for
Alloa Athletic
Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They compete in as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League.
According to the official club hist ...
under freedom of contract as manager
Allan Maitland built a new squad for the 2007–08 season. He was released in May 2008.
Flea was an integral part of the Partick Thistle side that won the first division, playing both in midfield and at left back, he will be best remembered by jags fans as scoring the goal at Love Street that secured promotion to the
Scottish Premier League
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. Flea also broke his leg in the process. Derek is now a player/coach for
Linlithgow Rose.
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1973 births
Living people
Footballers from Falkirk
Scottish men's footballers
Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
Dundee F.C. players
Livingston F.C. players
Partick Thistle F.C. players
Hamilton Academical F.C. players
Alloa Athletic F.C. players
Cowdenbeath F.C. players
Bo'ness United F.C. players
Linlithgow Rose F.C. players
Broxburn Athletic F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
Scottish Premier League players
Men's association football defenders
20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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