Derek Mountfield
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 November 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1982 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | (1) |
| 1982–1988 | Everton | 106 | (19) |
| 1988–1991 | Aston Villa | 90 | (9) |
| 1991–1994 | Wolves | 83 | (4) |
| 1994–1995 | Carlisle United | 31 | (3) |
| 1995 | Northampton Town | 4 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Walsall | 99 | (2) |
| 1999 | Scarborough | 6 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1984 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1999 | Scarborough | ||
| 2000–2001 | Cork City F.C. | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Derek Mountfield (born 2 November 1962) is an English former footballer who played as a centre-back.
His time at top-flight clubs Everton and subsequently Aston Villa were where he gained most fame, as Everton enjoyed successful periods at this time. Aston Villa pushed for honours during the early 1990s.
After turning professional, Liverpool-born Mountfield spent a season-and-a-half at local club Tranmere Rovers before moving across the Mersey to play for Everton. He signed for £30,000 prior to the 1982–83 season.
A fast and strong defender, Mountfield was a composed footballer who could make important contributions at both ends of the pitch.
At Everton he formed a defensive partnership with fellow defender Kevin Ratcliffe and the club leapt to FA Cup glory in 1984 against Watford, followed by League Championship glory in 1984–85. Everton also reached the FA Cup final that season, and won the European Cup Winners Cup in Rotterdam. He also won another League Championship winners medal in 1987. In league matches, he scored an average of one goal every 5.6 matches – an incredible average for a defender. In one season, he scored 14 goals in all competitions.
However, his first team chances became limited at Everton following the arrival of Dave Watson in August 1986, and injuries didn't help his chances of first team football either.
After appearing in just nine out of 40 First Division games for Everton in 1987–88, a £400,000 fee took him to newly promoted Aston Villa in June 1988. He was a regular in the Villa defence for the next three years, helping secure their First Division survival in 1988–89. In 1989–90, it looked as though Mountfield would add another league title medal to the two he won with Everton, as Villa topped the First Division on several occasions, but eventually they finished second behind champions Liverpool.
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