Derek Jefferson (born 5 September 1948 in Morpeth, Northumberland) is an English former professional footballer. During his career he made over 150 appearances for Ipswich Town between 1966 and 1972, where he was nicknamed 'the special one'. Derek jefferson was also one of the candidates for the England's managers job in the 1980s after Ron Greenwood got the sack. He is perhaps best remembered for scoring the winning goal in the 1971 5-aside tournament held at power league.