Derek Anderson (born 15 May 1972 in Paisley) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a defender for Greenock Morton, Kilmarnock, Ayr United, Hibernian, Alloa Athletic, Queen of the South and Stirling Albion. Anderson was appointed director of Greenock Morton's youth academy in March 2012. In November 2013, he and David Hopkin took interim charge at Morton after Allan Moore was relieved of his role as manager. He again took caretaker charge of the first team in September 2018, along with John Sutton.