| Derek Addison | |
| Birth Date: | 1955 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Dundee, Scotland |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1971–1972 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hibernian |
| Youthyears2: | 1972–1973 |
| Youthclubs2: | Lochee United |
| Years1: | 1973–1981 |
| Caps1: | 106 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Clubs1: | Dundee United |
| Years2: | 1981–1982 |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Clubs2: | Heart of Midlothian |
| Years3: | 1982–1986 |
| Caps3: | 98 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Clubs3: | St Johnstone |
| Years4: | 1986–1987 |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Clubs4: | Brechin City |
| Totalcaps: | 237 |
| Totalgoals: | 16 |
Derek Addison (born 8 July 1955 in Dundee) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder.
A former pupil of Harris Academy, Addison was briefly attached to Hibernian aged 16 before returning to his native Tayside. After a season playing with Junior side Lochee United he signed for Jim McLean's Dundee United. Considered part of the club's move towards home-grown players, he broke into the first team at the same time as John Holt and Ray Stewart and Billy Kirkwood. However, he was unable to establish himself as a regular in the side: in his eight seasons at Tannadice he only once made more than twenty league starts.[1]
Addison signed for recently relegated Hearts in September 1981, along with former international striker Willie Pettigrew, in a deal worth almost £200,000.[1] Although he enjoyed a prominent first team role for the first time, the size of his transfer fee coupled with a failure to gain instant promotion had led to financial problems at Hearts, necessitating his sale after only one season. Fellow First Division side St Johnstone paid £65,000 for his services in 1982 and he made 113 competitive appearances for the Perth side in 4 seasons. He attained a player-coach role with the Saints in 1985 but left the club a year later.[1]