Career
He made his debut on 9 August 1989 against Street James"s Gate F.C. in the Leinster Senior Cup. Tracey made his League of Ireland debut on the 19th of November 1989 against Dundalk as a substitute. He got his first start following week in Cork.
He was the club"s top goalscorer in 1994/95 with 8 league goals.
He was ever present in seasons 1996-1997 League of Ireland and 1997-1998 League of Ireland. On the 26 May 2006, Tracey announced his retirement.
During his time he made almost 500 senior appearances and as a versatile midfielder played in every position except goalkeeper. He played under 11 managers and scored once in 3 appearances in Europe Derek scored 47 goals in 486 competitive appearances for The Hoops.
Derek was honoured with a Testimonial match in Tallaght Stadium on 5 November 2010.