Greg Docherty

Greg Docherty
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Shrewsbury Town
(on loan from Rangers)
Number 8
Youth career
2005–2012 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Hamilton Academical 94 (6)
2018– Rangers 11 (0)
2018– → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 8 (2)
National team‡
2012 Scotland U17 2 (0)
2016– Scotland U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:43, 1 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:32, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

Greg Docherty (born 10 September 1996)[1] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Shrewsbury Town, on loan from Rangers, as a midfielder.

Early and personal life

Docherty is from Milngavie[2] and attended Douglas Academy.[3] He is of Irish heritage.[4]

Club career

Hamilton

Docherty joined Hamilton Academical at the age of 9,[2] 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.[2][8]

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.[9] He signed a new contract in August 2017, until 2020.[10]

Rangers

On 25 January 2018, Docherty signed for his boyhood club Rangers on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[11] On 8 August 2018, Docherty joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan deal.[12][13]

International career

Docherty has represented Scotland at under-17 and under-21 youth international levels.[14] 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.[4]

Career statistics

As of 9 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical 2013–14[15] Scottish Championship 3000000030
2014–15[16] Scottish Premiership 710000—71
2015–16[17] 3411110—362
2016–17[9] 29110502[lower-alpha 1]1372
2017–18[18] 2130040—253
Total 94621100211088
Rangers 2017–18[18] Scottish Premiership 110300000140
2018–19[19] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
Total 110300000140
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2018–19[19] EFL League One 8200101[lower-alpha 2]>1103
Career total 1138511103213211
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Premiership play-offs.
  2. ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ "Squad Numbers". Hamilton Academical F.C. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Kenny Crawford (11 May 2015). "Hamilton Academical: Greg Docherty "over the moon" with goal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. ↑ McGilvray, Andy (26 January 2018). "Rangers signing Greg Docherty pays tribute to friend who lost leukaemia battle". Daily Record.
  4. 1 2 "Greg Docherty keen to represent Scotland but won't rule out Ireland". BBC Sport. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Docherty turns Pro". Hamilton Academical F.C. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Hamilton 0–1 Alloa". BBC Sport. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Hamilton Academical: Six players sign new deals at Hamilton". BBC Sport. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Hamilton Academical 1–1 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Docherty: Priceless goal is for Hamilton's youth academy". STV. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Greg Docherty Extends Contract to 2020". Hamilton Academical F.C. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Greg Docherty: Rangers complete move for Hamilton midfielder". BBC Sport. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Greg Heads To Shrewsbury". Rangers F.C. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Greg Docherty: Shrewsbury Town sign Rangers midfielder on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  14. ↑ Greg Docherty at the Scottish Football Association
  15. ↑ "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2018.


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