Derek Collins

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Derek Collins (born 15 April 1969, in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional footballer currently Assistant Manager at Greenock Morton.

Collins started his playing career with Greenock Morton where he spent over a decade after making his debut in 1987. In 1997 Collins joined Hibernian and returned to Greenock Morton via loan spells at Preston North End, Partick Thistle and Valletta of Malta^{[citation needed]}.

In his second spell with Greenock Morton Collins established himself as the holder of the record number of appearances for the club.

In January 2005 Collins signed for Gretna where he combined his playing role with coaching duties before becoming a coach full-time for the 2006-07 season.

Derek Collins also has the honour of being the only player to play in all four of Scotland's senior leagues with the same club (Greenock Morton) a feat he achieved when he captained Morton against Gretna in Gretna's first ever Scottish League game