Derek Sullivan

Football player infobox
playername = Derek Sullivan


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dateofbirth = birth date|1930|08|10
dateofdeath = 1983
cityofbirth = Newport
countryofbirth = Wales
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position = Defender
youthyears =
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years = 1947-1961
1961-1962
1962-1963
1963-1964
1964-?
clubs = Cardiff City
Exeter City
Newport County
Hereford United
Ebbw Vale
caps(goals) = 276 (18)
044 0(0)
023 0(0)
011 0(?)
00? 0(?)
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nationalteam = Wales
nationalcaps(goals) = 017 (0)
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Derek Sullivan (10 August 1930 in Newport – 1983) was a Wales international football player. A defender, he played his club football for Cardiff City. He was part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.

After coming through the ranks at Cardiff he made his debut in April 1948 against Newcastle United. Sullivan spent more than a decade at Cardiff and played in nearly all outfield positions for the club. He eventually moved to Exeter City and then Newport County before moving into non-league football with Hereford United and Ebbw Vale.