Derek Possee
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Derek Possee
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Derek James Possee{{Hugman|15937|access-date=9 April 2024}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|2|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Southwark, England
| position = Winger
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1963
| youthclubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur
| years1 = 1963–1967
| clubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur
| caps1 = 19
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 1967–1973
| clubs2 = Millwall
| caps2 = 223
| goals2 = 79
| years3 = 1973–1974
| clubs3 = Crystal Palace
| caps3 = 53
| goals3 = 13
| years4 = 1974–1977
| clubs4 = Leyton Orient
| caps4 = 80
| goals4 = 11
| years5 = 1977
| clubs5 = St Patrick's Athletic
| caps5 =
| goals5 =
| years6 = 1977–1979
| clubs6 = Vancouver Whitecaps
| caps6 = 53
| goals6 = 17
| totalcaps = 428
| totalgoals = 124
}}
Derek James Possee (born 14 February 1946) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. In a professional career which lasted from 1963 to 1979, Possee made over 400 league appearances, scoring over 100 league goals. He is Millwall's third all-time leading scorer, with 87 goals in all competitions.{{Cite book|title=Millwall: The Complete Record|last=Tarrant |page=534 }}
Career
Born in Southwark, Possee began his career as an apprentice at Tottenham Hotspur, before becoming a professional there. In January 1964 he scored on his debut in a 3–1 victory over Aston Villa at White Hart Lane. {{Cite web|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2020/february/debut-goalscorers/ | title=Tottenham Football/ Premier League debut scorers}}
Possee also played in the Football League for Millwall, Crystal Palace and Leyton Orient.
He signed for St Patrick's Athletic in October 1977 under Barry Bridges and scored twice on his debut on the 16th.
Possee then spent three seasons in the North American Soccer League with the Vancouver Whitecaps, helping them to win the Soccer Bowl in 1979.
Possee suffered tragedy in his post playing career life. His son Danny, aged 22, was shot and killed by police in 1992 whilst they were executing a warrant for a narcotics arrest.[http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=4593c357-5e9c-4bea-a7b4-63470f33d4fd&k=92020 Vancouver Sun news report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108211716/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=4593c357-5e9c-4bea-a7b4-63470f33d4fd&k=92020 |date=8 November 2012 }} Retrieved 21 June 2010
Honours
References
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External links
- {{NeilBrownPlayers|player2/derekpossee}}
- [http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/P/Possee.Derek.htm NASL career stats]
- [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=42919 Sporting Heroes]
- [http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/HallOfFame/0,,10367~160570,00.html Millwall Hall of Fame]
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Category:Millwall F.C. players
Category:Crystal Palace F.C. players
Category:Leyton Orient F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players
Category:League of Ireland players
Category:Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984) players
Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Canada
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
Category:English expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland