Derek William Temple (born 13 November 1938) is an English former
footballer
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who played in
the Football League
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as a
forward for
Everton and
Preston North End in
the Football League
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. He was
capped
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once for
England
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.
Temple was born in
Liverpool
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,
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...
,
[ and came through Everton's junior sides to make his first-team debut at ]centre-forward
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on 30 March 1957. He moved to inside forward
Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...
later that year and linked up well with Dave Hickson
David Hickson (30 October 1929 – 8 July 2013) was an English professional footballer who played for Everton, Aston Villa, Huddersfield Town, Liverpool, Cambridge City, Bury and Tranmere Rovers
Club career
Hickson started his football ...
, but the partnership was broken up when Temple was called up for his National Service. Harry Catterick
Harry Catterick (26 November 1919 – 9 March 1985) was an English football player and manager. As a player Catterick played for Everton and Crewe Alexandra, in a career that was interrupted by World War II, but he is most notable as a manager. ...
moved Temple to the left wing in 1961, and during his first season in this position he scored 10 goals in 17 games. He missed out on a league winner's medal the next season, sidelined by a cartilage operation, but recovered to play in the 1963 FA Charity Shield
The 1963 FA Charity Shield was the 41st FA Charity Shield, an annual football match held between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by Everton who had won the 1962–63 Footba ...
. Temple scored the late winner in Everton's 3–2 defeat of Sheffield Wednesday
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in the 1966 FA Cup Final
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. In his Everton career he made 272 appearances (one as substitute) scoring 82 goals (72 League, 8 FA Cup
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and 2 in Europe).
Temple was transferred to Preston North End for in 1967 for a £35,000 fee.[ He made 76 league appearances for Preston, scoring 14 goals.][ He joined ]Wigan Athletic
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Founded in 1932, ...
for £4,000 in the summer of 1970. He made 40 Northern Premier League appearances for the club before deciding to retire.
He played once for the England team, selected by Alf Ramsey for the game on 12 May 1965 against West Germany
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which England won 1–0.
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1938 births
Living people
Footballers from Liverpool
English footballers
England international footballers
Association football forwards
Everton F.C. players
Preston North End F.C. players
Wigan Athletic F.C. players
English Football League players
English Football League representative players
FA Cup Final players