Greg Docherty
Greg Alexander Docherty (born 10 September 1996)[3] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for League One club Hull City as a midfielder. He has previously played for Hamilton Academical, Rangers, Shrewsbury Town and Hibernian.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Greg Alexander Docherty[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 September 1996 | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hull City | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2012 | Hamilton Academical | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2018 | Hamilton Academical | 94 | (6) |
2018–2020 | Rangers | 11 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 41 | (7) |
2020 | → Hibernian (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2020– | Hull City | 24 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | Scotland U17 | 2 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Scotland U21 | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:37, 6 February 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 March 2019 |
Early and personal life
Docherty is from Milngavie[4] and attended Douglas Academy.[5] He is of Irish heritage, through his grandparents.[6]
Club career
Hamilton
Docherty joined Hamilton Academical at the age of 9 and progressed through all academy levels from u10s to the first team,[4] and turned professional in October 2012.[7] He made his senior debut on 7 December 2013.[8] In April 2015 he signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2017.[9] He scored his first senior career goal on 9 May 2015, an 85th-minute equaliser in a 1–1 home draw against Partick Thistle.[4][10]
On 28 May 2017 he scored the only goal of the two-legged 2016–17 Scottish Premiership playoff tie against Dundee United, ensuring Hamilton would remain in the top division for the next season.[11] He signed a new contract in August 2017, until 2020.[12]
Rangers
On 25 January 2018, Docherty signed for his boyhood club Rangers on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[13] On 8 August 2018, Docherty joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan deal.[14][15] At the end of the 2018–19 season he was voted Shrewsbury's Player of the Year.[16]
Upon his return to Rangers for the 2019–20 season he made 5 appearances, but none after August, and in December 2019 he was linked with a move away from the club in the January transfer window.[17] Docherty was loaned to Hibernian on 31 January, with Florian Kamberi moving in the opposite direction.[18] Docherty had an immediate impact with Hibs, scoring in a 2–1 win at Kilmarnock on 16 February.[19] Following the formal conclusion of the truncated 2019/20 season, Docherty returned to his parent club in May 2020.[20]
International career
Docherty has represented Scotland at under-17 and under-21 youth international levels.[23] After Docherty was left out of the under-21 squad in September 2017, it was suggested in media reports that he may instead play for the Republic of Ireland.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 6 February 2021.
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hamilton Academical | 2013–14[24] | Scottish Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2014–15[25] | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | ||
2015–16[26] | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |||
2016–17[27] | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 37 | 2 | ||
2017–18[28] | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | |||
Total | 94 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 108 | 8 | ||
Rangers | 2017–18[28] | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
2018–19[29] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20[30] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2018–19[29] | EFL League One | 41 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 50 | 10 |
Rangers U20s | 2019–20[30] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Hibernian (loan) | 2019–20[30] | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 3 | |
Hull City | 2020–21[31] | EFL League One | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 28 | 4 |
Career total | 176 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 214 | 25 |
- Appearances in the Premiership play-offs.
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
- Appearance in the EFL Trophy.
- Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 35. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- Greg Docherty at Soccerbase
- "Squad Numbers". Hamilton Academical F.C. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- Kenny Crawford (11 May 2015). "Hamilton Academical: Greg Docherty "over the moon" with goal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- McGilvray, Andy (26 January 2018). "Rangers signing Greg Docherty pays tribute to friend who lost leukaemia battle". Daily Record.
- "Greg Docherty keen to represent Scotland but won't rule out Ireland". BBC Sport. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- "Docherty turns Pro". Hamilton Academical F.C. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- "Hamilton 0–1 Alloa". BBC Sport. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- "Hamilton Academical: Six players sign new deals at Hamilton". BBC Sport. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- "Hamilton Academical 1–1 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- "Docherty: Priceless goal is for Hamilton's youth academy". STV. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- "Greg Docherty Extends Contract to 2020". Hamilton Academical F.C. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- "Greg Docherty: Rangers complete move for Hamilton midfielder". BBC Sport. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- "Greg Heads To Shrewsbury". Rangers F.C. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- "Greg Docherty: Shrewsbury Town sign Rangers midfielder on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- "AWARDS: Greg Docherty". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "Greg Docherty: Rangers' Steven Gerrard says 'I can't stand in his way'". 20 December 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Hibernian: Marc McNulty & Greg Docherty join on loan after Paul McGinn move". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "Hibernian: Rangers loan star Greg Docherty's impact no surprise to boss". BBC Sport. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- "LOAN PLAYER UPDATE". hibernianfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- McMonigle, Ken (20 August 2020). "Greg Docherty Joins Hull City". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- "Greg Docherty: Hull City sign Rangers midfielder". BBC Sport. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- Greg Docherty at the Scottish Football Association
- "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.