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Derek Daniel Stillie (born 3 December 1973) is a
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retired
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who played as a
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for a number of clubs in Scotland and England. After retiring from football, Stillie pursued a career in law and politics, and contested the
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as the
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candidate for the
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constituency. He is currently on the coaching staff at Ayr United.


Football career


Club

Raised in
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, Stillie started his career as a youth player at
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and signed a professional contract in August 1995 at the age of 21; by that time he had already made his senior debut during the 1993–94 season due to an injury crisis. He was an unused substitute as the ''Dons'' won the 1995–96 Scottish League Cup, but did not make any appearances that season with
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and Michael Watt ahead of him; he remained a back-up as Nicky Walker came in as first choice for a short period, and then the veteran Jim Leighton took the place. In six years at Pittodrie, Stillie managed only 25 appearances in all competitions and in 1999 he moved to
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. At the
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club he played 57 times, twice helping them reach the Division Two play-offs. In July 2002, Stillie moved back to Scotland to sign for
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club
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and became 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 Dunfermline team that were runners-up to
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in the 2004 Scottish Cup Final.
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manager Gordon Chisholm signed Stillie at the start of the 2005–06 season, bringing him to
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for an undisclosed fee after first-choice keeper Tony Bullock signed for Gillingham. In May 2007, Stillie confirmed that he would be leaving Dundee United to relocate to England to pursue his
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career, for which he had begun studying during his time with Wigan. He helped the ''Terrors'' to a clean sheet in the final day goalless draw at home to
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. During the 2007 close season, Stillie signed a one-year contract with Gillingham, making his debut in the 4–0 away defeat to
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on 22 September 2007. Stillie announced his retirement at the end of the 2007–08 season to pursue his career as a lawyer.


International

Having played more often for the Under-21s (14 appearances across two seasons) than he had for Aberdeen at club level in the same period in the mid-1990s, Stillie was named in two senior Scotland national squads, latterly in October 2003, but never won a full
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; he was an unused substitute in the
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match versus
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, also in 2003. On 5 May 2012, Stillie gained his first international cap for Sealand, playing alongside Ralf Little in a game against the
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, conceding 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. This legal case made history as the first time a rape complainant had successfully sued the accused for civil damages. In November 2019, Stillie announced that he would be contesting the
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as the
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candidate for the
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constituency. Stillie finished in second place as the incumbent MP,
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, was re-elected. At the
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, Stillie was nominated on the
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list for the West Scotland region. However, as he was placed seventh on the list, he was not one of those elected. He then stood in the
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ward of
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at the
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, finishing sixth and failing to get elected.


Career statistics


Honours

Aberdeen *
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: 1995–96 Dunfermline Athletic *