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.

Derek Adams

Adams as manager of Bradford City in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Derek Watt Adams
Date of birth	(1975-06-25) 25 June 1975 (age 50)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s)	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)
Managerial career
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial statistics

As of match played 6 February 2024^[3]

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Ross County	4 October 2007	11 November 2010	154	70	41	43	045.5
Ross County	15 May 2011	28 August 2014	131	51	37	43	038.9
Plymouth Argyle	11 June 2015	28 April 2019	213	90	45	78	042.3
Morecambe	7 November 2019	3 June 2021	79	34	18	27	043.0
Bradford City	4 June 2021	15 February 2022	37	9	15	13	024.3
Morecambe	24 February 2022	20 November 2023	88	24	25	39	027.3
Ross County	20 November 2023	7 February 2024	12	2	3	7	016.7
Total			714	280	184	250	039.2

Honours

Player

Ross County

• Scottish Challenge Cup: 2006–07^[4]

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]