| Greg Docherty | |
| Fullname: | Greg Alexander Docherty[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Milngavie, Scotland |
| Height: | 1.77m (05.81feet)[2] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Charlton Athletic |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hamilton Academical |
| Years1: | 2012–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Hamilton Academical |
| Caps1: | 94 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Rangers |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) |
| Caps3: | 41 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Hibernian (loan) |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Hull City |
| Caps5: | 134 |
| Goals5: | 6 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Charlton Athletic |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 13:41, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 16:10, 5 July 2024 (UTC) |
Greg Alexander Docherty (born 10 September 1996)[3] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Charlton Athletic as a midfielder. He has previously played for Hamilton Academical, Rangers, Shrewsbury Town, Hibernian and Hull City.
Docherty is from Milngavie and attended Douglas Academy.[4] He is of Irish heritage, through his grandparents.
Docherty joined Hamilton Academical at the age of 9 and progressed through all academy levels from u10s to the first team, and turned professional in October 2012.[5] He made his senior debut on 7 December 2013.[6] In April 2015 he signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2017.[7] He scored his first senior career goal on 9 May 2015, an 85th-minute equaliser in a 1–1 home draw against Partick Thistle.[8] [9]
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.[10] He signed a new contract in August 2017, until 2020.[11]
On 25 January 2018, Docherty signed for his boyhood club Rangers on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[12] On 8 August 2018, Docherty joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan deal.[13] [14] At the end of the 2018–19 season he was voted Shrewsbury's Player of the Year.[15]
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.[16] Docherty was loaned to Hibernian on 31 January, with Florian Kamberi moving in the opposite direction.[17] Docherty had an immediate impact with Hibs, scoring in a 2–1 win at Kilmarnock on 16 February.[18] Following the formal conclusion of the truncated 2019/20 season, Docherty returned to his parent club in May 2020.[19]
On 20 August 2020, Docherty signed a three-year deal with Hull City for an undisclosed fee.[20] [21] He debuted for the Tigers in their EFL Cup first round tie away at Sunderland on 5 September 2020, with Hull winning via a penalty shoot-out after a 0–0 draw.[22] He then made his league debut the following week, on the opening day of the 2020–21 season, a 2–0 away victory at Gillingham.[23] Docherty scored his first goal for the Tigers in a 1–1 away draw with Oxford United on 5 December 2020.[24] On 2 May 2023, it was announced that Docherty's goal in Hull's 3–1 win away at Blackpool had won the club's Goal of the Season award for the 2022–23 campaign.[25]
Docherty was released by Hull at the end of the 2023–24 season, having made 142 appearances across all competitions during his four years with the club.[26] His final appearance for the Tigers was their 3–0 win over Queens Park Rangers on 13 April 2024,[27] a game in which Docherty came off the bench, replacing Jean Michaël Seri with five minutes to go.[28]
On 5 July 2024, Docherty joined Charlton Athletic on a three-year deal, with a club option of an additional year.[29] [30] He was subsequently named as club captain on 1 August 2024, after taking up the role unofficially during pre-season.[31] On 10 August 2024, Docherty made his competitive debut for Charlton in their 1–0 away win at Wigan Athletic on the opening day of the 2024–25 season.[32]
Docherty has represented Scotland at under-17 and under-21 youth international levels. 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.[33]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hamilton Academical | 2013–14 | Scottish Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 94 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 108 | 8 | |||
| Rangers | 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2018–19 | EFL League One | 41 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 10 | |
| Rangers U20s | 2019–20 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Hibernian (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 3 | ||
| Hull City | 2020–21 | EFL League One | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 6 | |
| 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | EFL Championship | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 134 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 142 | 7 | |||
| Charlton Athletic | 2024–25 | EFL League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 288 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 331 | 28 | |||
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