Derek Esplin - Pollok Football Club

Name: Derek Esplin
Position: Midfielder
Current Team: Johnstone Burgh
Past Teams: Cumnock, Pollok, Glencairn
Age: 31

DOB: 17th June 1991 (Cambuslang)

Pollok FC Sponsor: Alan Mackie

Central midfielder Del joined Pollok from Rutherglen Glencairn in the summer of 2019. He began his career with Glasgow outfit Fulham Boys Club and had spells with Eastfield United and Blantyre Victoria YFC before beginning a long-running connection with Rutherglen Glencairn. He initially joined their U21 set-up in June 2010 and following a few loan spells attached to the big Glens, signed for them permanently in 2013. Two years there were followed by three at Cumnock before he returned to the Glens in 2018. 2020-21 was a non-starter for Pollok, but he spent some time on loan at Motherwell side Caledonian Braves during that season. Despite being contracted to Lok until May 2023, Del signed a two-year extension in May 2022 tying him to Lok until June 2025.

Del signed for Johnstone Burgh at the end of season 2022-23 having amassed 112 appearances in his 3 seasons at Newlandsfield.

Competitive debut: 27th July 2019 (Pollok 10 Shettleston 1, West Sectional League Cup)

First goal for Pollok: 27th July 2019 (Pollok 10 Shettleston 1, West Sectional League Cup)

Career history to date
Caledonian Braves FC: November 2020 – June 2021 (on loan from Pollok)
Pollok FC: June 2019 – present
Rutherglen Glencairn FC: June 2018 – June 2019
Cumnock Juniors FC: June 2015 – June 2018
Rutherglen Glencairn FC: June 2013 – June 2015
Rutherglen Glencairn FC: March 2012 – June 2012, March 2013 – June 2013 (on loan from Rutherglen Glencairn YFC)
Rutherglen Glencairn Juniors YFC: June 2010 – June 2013
Blantyre Victoria YFC: August 2009 – June 2010
Eastfield United AFC: August 2008 – March 2009

Youth level (Pre-16):

Fulham BC

West of Scotland Football League Premier Division

Season	Club	Appearances	Goals	Yellow Cards
2020-21	Pollok	0	0	0
2021-22	Pollok	34	2	12
2022-23	Pollok	27	1	13
Total	-	61	3	25

McBookie.com West Region Premiership

Season	Club	Appearances	Goals	Yellow Cards	Red Cards	Own Goals
2019-20	Pollok	21	1	5	0	0
Total	-	21	1	5	0	0

South Challenge Cup

Season	Club	Appearances	Yellow Cards
2020-21	Pollok	0	0
2021-22	Pollok	5	1
2022-23	Pollok	1	0
Total	-	6	1

Scottish Cup

Season	Club	Appearances	Goals	Yellow Cards	Red Cards	Own Goals
2022-23	Pollok	4	0	1	0	0
Total	-	4	0	1	0	0

Scottish Junior Cup

Season	Club	Appearances	Yellow Cards
2019-20	Pollok	5	1
2020-21	Pollok	0	0
2021-22	Pollok	1	0
Total	-	6	1

Kilmarnock Pie WOSFL Cup

Season	Club	Appearances	Yellow Cards
2020-21	Pollok	0	0
2021-22	Pollok	5	1
2022-23	Pollok	1	1
Total	-	6	2

West of Scotland Cup

Season	Club	Appearances
2019-20	Pollok	2
2020-21	Pollok	0
Total	-	2

West Region Sectional Cup

Season	Club	Appearances	Goals	Yellow Cards	Red Cards	Own Goals
2019-20	Pollok	6	2	1	0	0
Total	-	6	2	1	0	0

Career Total (including friendlies)

Season	Appearances	Goals	Yellow Cards
2017-18	2	0	0
2019-20	37	3	8
2020-21	4	0	0
2021-22	50	2	14
2022-23	38	1	15
Total	131	6	37

Date	Home	Results	Away	Time	Ground
2023-05-13 14:00:06May 13, 2023	Largs Th	5 - 1	Pollok	14:00:0614:00	N/A
2023-04-22 14:00:58April 22, 2023	Pollok	1 - 0	Cambuslang	14:00:5814:00	N/A
2023-04-15 14:00:41April 15, 2023	Darvel	1 - 1	Pollok	14:00:4114:00	N/A
2023-04-01 14:00:00April 1, 2023	Pollok	5 - 3	Troon	14:00:0014:00	N/A
2023-03-24 19:45:29March 24, 2023	Pollok	2 - 3	Darvel	19:45:2919:45	N/A
2023-03-21 19:45:58March 21, 2023	Clydebank	4 - 2	Pollok	19:45:5819:45	N/A
2023-03-04 14:00:19March 4, 2023	Pollok	6 - 2	Rob Roy	14:00:1914:00	N/A
2023-02-25 14:00:15February 25, 2023	Pollok	3 - 0	Cumnock	14:00:1514:00	N/A
2023-02-22 19:30:33February 22, 2023	Troon	1 - 0	Pollok	19:30:3319:30	N/A
2023-02-18 14:00:17February 18, 2023	Pollok	3 - 0	Kilwinning	14:00:1714:00	N/A
2023-02-11 14:00:45February 11, 2023	Auchinleck	2 - 1	Pollok	14:00:4514:00	N/A
2023-02-04 13:30:06February 4, 2023	Hurlford Utd	0 - 4	Pollok	13:30:0613:30	N/A
2023-01-28 13:30:57January 28, 2023	Beith	1 - 0	Pollok	13:30:5713:30	N/A
2023-01-25 19:30:48January 25, 2023	Pollok	2 - 4	Hurlford Utd	19:30:4819:30	N/A
2023-01-14 13:30:14January 14, 2023	Glenafton	0 - 2	Pollok	13:30:1413:30	N/A
2023-01-07 13:30:22January 7, 2023	Arthurlie	0 - 0	Pollok	13:30:2213:30	N/A
2023-01-03 19:45:42January 3, 2023	Dunipace	1 - 11	Pollok	19:45:4219:45	N/A
2022-12-31 13:30:10December 31, 2022	Rob Roy	0 - 2	Pollok	13:30:1013:30	N/A
2022-12-27 15:00:45December 27, 2022	Petershill	0 - 3	Pollok	15:00:4515:00	N/A
2022-11-28 19:45:58November 28, 2022	Ayr Utd	1 - 0	Pollok	19:45:5819:45	N/A
2022-11-19 13:30:52November 19, 2022	Pollok	2 - 0	Petershill	13:30:5213:30	N/A
2022-11-12 13:30:33November 12, 2022	Pollok	1 - 3	St. Cadoc’s	13:30:3313:30	N/A
2022-11-09 20:00:11November 9, 2022	Cumnock	2 - 2	Pollok	20:00:1120:00	N/A
2022-11-05 14:00:07November 5, 2022	Pollok	0 - 2	Irvine Meadow XI	14:00:0714:00	N/A
2022-10-24 19:45:01October 24, 2022	Pollok	4 - 3	Annan	19:45:0119:45	N/A
2022-10-15 14:00:18October 15, 2022	Pollok	2 - 4	Clydebank	14:00:1814:00	N/A
2022-10-08 14:00:23October 8, 2022	Kilwinning	1 - 1	Pollok	14:00:2314:00	N/A
2022-10-01 14:00:29October 1, 2022	Pollok	1 - 1	Auchinleck	14:00:2914:00	N/A
2022-09-24 14:00:47September 24, 2022	Pollok	4 - 1	Clydebank	14:00:4714:00	N/A
2022-09-16 19:45:22September 16, 2022	Pollok	6 - 0	Huntly	19:45:2219:45	N/A
2022-09-02 19:45:47September 2, 2022	Pollok	2 - 3	Beith	19:45:4719:45	N/A
2022-08-27 15:00:23August 27, 2022	Pollok	6 - 0	Girvan	15:00:2315:00	N/A
2022-08-20 14:00:25August 20, 2022	Pollok	6 - 0	Eglinton	14:00:2514:00	N/A
2022-08-13 14:00:43August 13, 2022	Pollok	3 - 2	Glenafton	14:00:4314:00	N/A
2022-08-06 14:00:33August 6, 2022	Pollok	0 - 0	Largs Th	14:00:3314:00	N/A
2022-07-30 14:00:20July 30, 2022	Petershill	1 - 3	Pollok	14:00:2014:00	N/A
2022-07-23 14:00:26July 23, 2022	Linlithgow Rose	1 - 3	Pollok	14:00:2614:00	N/A
2022-07-16 14:00:57July 16, 2022	Shotts BA	0 - 3	Pollok	14:00:5714:00	N/A
2022-07-12 19:30:52July 12, 2022	Johnstone Burgh	0 - 0	Pollok	19:30:5219:30	N/A
2022-06-04 14:00:56June 4, 2022	Hurlford Utd	2 - 0	Pollok	14:00:5614:00	N/A
2022-05-16 19:45:44May 16, 2022	Pollok	1 - 0	Clydebank	19:45:4419:45	N/A
2022-05-14 14:00:04May 14, 2022	Pollok	1 - 1	Glencairn	14:00:0414:00	N/A
2022-05-07 14:00:04May 7, 2022	Cumbernauld	1 - 2	Pollok	14:00:0414:00	N/A
2022-04-20 18:30:30April 20, 2022	Pollok	1 - 2	Clydebank	18:30:3018:30	N/A
2022-04-16 14:00:51April 16, 2022	Lanark Utd	1 - 5	Pollok	14:00:5114:00	N/A
2022-04-09 14:00:55April 9, 2022	Pollok	0 - 1	Irvine Meadow XI	14:00:5514:00	N/A
2022-04-02 14:00:51April 2, 2022	Auchinleck	2 - 1	Pollok	14:00:5114:00	N/A
2022-03-19 14:00:30March 19, 2022	Kilwinning	2 - 0	Pollok	14:00:3014:00	N/A
2022-03-12 14:00:24March 12, 2022	Pollok	3 - 1	Kilbirnie	14:00:2414:00	N/A
2022-03-05 15:00:17March 5, 2022	Stirling U.	1 - 3	Pollok	15:00:1715:00	N/A
2022-02-26 14:00:44February 26, 2022	Darvel	2 - 1	Pollok	14:00:4414:00	N/A
2022-02-19 14:00:54February 19, 2022	Maryhill	0 - 3	Pollok	14:00:5414:00	N/A
2022-02-12 14:00:56February 12, 2022	Auchinleck	1 - 0	Pollok	14:00:5614:00	N/A
2022-02-05 14:00:45February 5, 2022	Clydebank	1 - 2	Pollok	14:00:4514:00	N/A
2022-01-29 13:30:04January 29, 2022	Pollok	1 - 0	Benburb	13:30:0413:30	N/A
2022-01-22 13:30:33January 22, 2022	Largs Th	0 - 2	Pollok	13:30:3313:30	N/A
2022-01-15 13:30:48January 15, 2022	Blantyre Vics	0 - 1	Pollok	13:30:4813:30	N/A
2022-01-08 13:30:57January 8, 2022	Pollok	6 - 0	Bonnyton	13:30:5713:30	N/A
2021-12-18 13:30:00December 18, 2021	Beith	0 - 1	Pollok	13:30:0013:30	N/A
2021-12-11 13:30:03December 11, 2021	Pollok	6 - 0	Campbeltown	13:30:0313:30	N/A
2021-12-04 13:30:54December 4, 2021	Pollok	4 - 0	Cumnock	13:30:5413:30	N/A
2021-11-20 13:30:42November 20, 2021	Pollok	2 - 1	Harthill	13:30:4213:30	N/A
2021-11-13 13:30:27November 13, 2021	Glenafton	1 - 1	Pollok	13:30:2713:30	N/A
2021-11-06 14:00:03November 6, 2021	Benburb	3 - 3	Pollok	14:00:0314:00	N/A
2021-10-30 14:00:02October 30, 2021	Kilbirnie	0 - 2	Pollok	14:00:0214:00	N/A
2021-10-16 14:00:44October 16, 2021	Vale of Clyde	0 - 4	Pollok	14:00:4414:00	N/A
2021-10-09 13:30:21October 9, 2021	Rob Roy	1 - 4	Pollok	13:30:2113:30	N/A
2021-10-02 14:00:45October 2, 2021	Pollok	3 - 3	Auchinleck	14:00:4514:00	N/A
2021-09-29 19:30:07September 29, 2021	Irvine Meadow XI	1 - 2	Pollok	19:30:0719:30	N/A
2021-09-18 14:00:08September 18, 2021	Pollok	2 - 1	Kilwinning	14:00:0814:00	N/A
2021-09-11 14:00:09September 11, 2021	Pollok	1 - 0	Rossvale	14:00:0914:00	N/A
2021-09-04 14:00:21September 4, 2021	Clydebank	0 - 2	Pollok	14:00:2114:00	N/A
2021-08-28 14:00:11August 28, 2021	Pollok	1 - 0	Darvel	14:00:1114:00	N/A
2021-08-21 14:30:05August 21, 2021	Pollok	7 - 0	Maybole	14:30:0514:30	N/A
2021-08-18 19:00:09August 18, 2021	Pollok	1 - 1	Largs Th	19:00:0919:00	N/A
2021-08-14 14:00:58August 14, 2021	Cumnock	1 - 0	Pollok	14:00:5814:00	N/A
2021-08-11 19:15:57August 11, 2021	Pollok	5 - 1	Cumbernauld	19:15:5719:15	N/A
2021-08-07 14:00:58August 7, 2021	Rossvale	1 - 6	Pollok	14:00:5814:00	N/A
2021-08-04 19:30:02August 4, 2021	Hurlford Utd	0 - 0	Pollok	19:30:0219:30	N/A
2021-07-31 14:00:04July 31, 2021	Pollok	5 - 1	Beith	14:00:0414:00	N/A
2021-07-28 19:30:12July 28, 2021	Glencairn	1 - 2	Pollok	19:30:1219:30	N/A
2021-07-24 14:00:37July 24, 2021	Pollok	2 - 0	Glenafton	14:00:3714:00	N/A
2021-07-21 19:30:21July 21, 2021	Bonnyton	3 - 1	Pollok	19:30:2119:30	N/A
2021-07-17 14:00:50July 17, 2021	Pollok	5 - 1	Blantyre Vics	14:00:5014:00	N/A
2021-07-07 19:00:57July 7, 2021	Glasgow Utd	0 - 7	Pollok	19:00:5719:00	N/A
2021-07-03 14:00:01July 3, 2021	Pollok	1 - 1	Cowdenbeath	14:00:0114:00	N/A
2021-06-30 19:45:21June 30, 2021	Yoker	1 - 0	Pollok	19:45:2119:45	N/A
2021-06-26 14:30:13June 26, 2021	Pollok	3 - 0	Arthurlie	14:30:1314:30	N/A
2021-06-19 14:00:03June 19, 2021	Pollok	0 - 4	Auchinleck	14:00:0314:00	N/A
2020-10-10 12:00:03October 10, 2020	St. Roch’s	3 - 1	Pollok	12:00:0312:00	N/A
2020-10-03 14:00:01October 3, 2020	Pollok	6 - 1	Shettleston	14:00:0114:00	N/A
2020-09-26 14:00:26September 26, 2020	Pollok	2 - 1	Ashfield	14:00:2614:00	N/A
2020-09-19 14:00:12September 19, 2020	Pollok	5 - 2	Maryhill	14:00:1214:00	N/A
2020-03-07 14:00:13March 7, 2020	Dalry Thistle	1 - 2	Pollok	14:00:1314:00	N/A
2020-03-04 19:30:35March 4, 2020	Clydebank	1 - 4	Pollok	19:30:3519:30	N/A
2020-02-29 14:15:24February 29, 2020	Neilston	1 - 4	Pollok	14:15:2414:15	N/A
2020-02-08 14:00:16February 8, 2020	Pollok	0 - 1	Cumnock	14:00:1614:00	N/A
2020-01-25 13:45:48January 25, 2020	Pollok	4 - 0	Fauldhouse	13:45:4813:45	N/A
2020-01-18 13:45:15January 18, 2020	Pollok	2 - 0	Hurlford Utd	13:45:1513:45	N/A
2020-01-04 13:45:59January 4, 2020	Benburb	1 - 1	Pollok	13:45:5913:45	N/A
2019-12-28 13:45:09December 28, 2019	Cumnock	1 - 3	Pollok	13:45:0913:45	N/A
2019-12-21 13:45:08December 21, 2019	Pollok	4 - 0	Largs Th	13:45:0813:45	N/A
2019-12-07 13:45:38December 7, 2019	Pollok	1 - 1	Rossvale	13:45:3813:45	N/A
2019-11-23 13:45:00November 23, 2019	Pollok	2 - 1	Troon	13:45:0013:45	N/A
2019-11-16 13:45:29November 16, 2019	Beith	2 - 5	Pollok	13:45:2913:45	N/A
2019-11-09 14:00:35November 9, 2019	Pollok	4 - 1	Ashfield	14:00:3514:00	N/A
2019-11-02 14:00:34November 2, 2019	Pollok	0 - 1	Kilwinning	14:00:3414:00	N/A
2019-10-26 14:30:04October 26, 2019	Linlithgow RCFC	0 - 2	Pollok	14:30:0414:30	N/A
2019-10-19 14:00:59October 19, 2019	Hurlford Utd	1 - 0	Pollok	14:00:5914:00	N/A
2019-10-12 14:00:33October 12, 2019	Irvine Meadow XI	3 - 3	Pollok	14:00:3314:00	N/A
2019-10-05 14:00:48October 5, 2019	Auchinleck	3 - 1	Pollok	14:00:4814:00	N/A
2019-09-28 14:30:47September 28, 2019	Forres Thistle	0 - 3	Pollok	14:30:4714:30	N/A
2019-09-21 14:00:22September 21, 2019	Pollok	2 - 1	Clydebank	14:00:2214:00	N/A
2019-09-14 14:00:16September 14, 2019	Pollok	1 - 0	Kilbirnie	14:00:1614:00	N/A
2019-09-07 14:00:41September 7, 2019	Kilwinning	0 - 3	Pollok	14:00:4114:00	N/A
2019-08-31 14:00:15August 31, 2019	Pollok	2 - 3	Glenafton	14:00:1514:00	N/A
2019-08-28 18:30:16August 28, 2019	Pollok	2 - 3	Lanark Utd	18:30:1618:30	N/A
2019-08-24 14:00:25August 24, 2019	Largs Th	1 - 2	Pollok	14:00:2514:00	N/A
2019-08-21 18:45:34August 21, 2019	Pollok	5 - 1	Rob Roy	18:45:3418:45	N/A
2019-08-17 14:00:58August 17, 2019	Kilbirnie	1 - 0	Pollok	14:00:5814:00	N/A
2019-08-14 18:45:16August 14, 2019	Pollok	5 - 1	Kilsyth R.	18:45:1618:45	N/A
2019-08-12 18:45:53August 12, 2019	Pollok	1 - 1	Clydebank	18:45:5318:45	N/A
2019-08-10 14:00:39August 10, 2019	Pollok	4 - 0	Troon	14:00:3914:00	N/A
2019-08-07 19:00:46August 7, 2019	Rossvale	0 - 3	Pollok	19:00:4619:00	N/A
2019-08-03 14:00:27August 3, 2019	Pollok	2 - 0	Beith	14:00:2714:00	N/A
2019-07-31 19:00:49July 31, 2019	Maryhill	0 - 8	Pollok	19:00:4919:00	N/A
2019-07-29 19:00:04July 29, 2019	Rossvale	0 - 2	Pollok	19:00:0419:00	N/A
2019-07-27 14:00:11July 27, 2019	Pollok	10 - 1	Shettleston	14:00:1114:00	N/A
2019-07-20 14:00:43July 20, 2019	Pollok	3 - 1	Linlithgow Rose	14:00:4314:00	N/A
2019-07-17 19:15:06July 17, 2019	Arthurlie	2 - 2	Pollok	19:15:0619:15	N/A
2019-07-13 14:00:25July 13, 2019	Petershill	0 - 6	Pollok	14:00:2514:00	N/A
2018-03-24 14:00:13March 24, 2018	Pollok	1 - 1	Cumnock	14:00:1314:00	N/A
2017-08-26 14:00:06August 26, 2017	Cumnock	1 - 0	Pollok	14:00:0614:00	N/A