Derek Payne

Derek Payne
Personal information
Full name Derek Richard Payne[1]
Date of birth (1967-04-26) 26 April 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Edgware, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kingsbury Town
Burnham
1988 Hayes
1988–1993 Barnet 51 (6)
Cheltenham Town
Fisher Athletic
1993–1994 Southend United 35 (0)
1994–1996 Watford 36 (1)
1996–1999 Peterborough United 82 (4)
Dagenham & Redbridge
Harrow Borough
St Albans City
Egham Town
Flackwell Heath
Total 204 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Derek Richard Payne (born 26 April 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, making over 200 appearances in the Football League.

Career

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Born in Edgware,[1] Payne played for Kingsbury Town, Burnham, Hayes, Barnet, Cheltenham Town, Fisher Athletic, Southend United, Watford, Peterborough United, Dagenham & Redbridge, Harrow Borough, St Albans City, Egham Town and Flackwell Heath.[2]

Since the mid-2000s, he has worked as a match-day summariser on BBC Three Counties Radio commentaries of Watford games.[3]

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "Derek Payne". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. ^ Derek Payne at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Watford Legends: Derek Payne". Watford Legends. 13 August 1994. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  4. ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 149.