Derek William Temple (born 13 November 1938) is an English former

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who played in

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as a forward for Everton and Preston North End in

. He was

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once for

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. Temple was born in

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...

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, and came through Everton's junior sides to make his first-team debut at

centre-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 ...

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 Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot ...

in the

1966 FA Cup Final The 1966 FA Cup Final was a football match played on 14 May 1966. It was contested by Everton and Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley. Everton were the first team since Bury in 1903 to reach an FA Cup Final without conceding a goal, while Sheffield ...

. In his Everton career he made 272 appearances (one as substitute) scoring 82 goals (72 League, 8

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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 Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. 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

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which England won 1–0.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Temple, Derek 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