Ross Docherty

Ross Docherty
Personal information
Full name Ross Docherty
Date of birth (1993-01-23) 23 January 1993
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ayr United
Number 23
Youth career
Hillwood Swifts
2010–2011 Livingston
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Livingston 30 (0)
2014–2015 Airdrieonians 21 (0)
2015– Ayr United 65 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2017

Ross Docherty (born 23 January 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship side Ayr United.

He has previously played for Livingston and Airdrieonians.

Career

Docherty was a youth player at Hillwood Swifts Boys Club, before joining Livingston at youth level in 2010.[1] A member of the Under-19 team,[2] Docherty made his first-team debut from the start on 7 May 2011, in Livingston's 3–1 win against Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Second Division.[3] His next appearance was in the following season on 23 July 2011, as a substitute in Livingston's 5–0 win against Airdrie United in the Challenge Cup.[4] He was released in May 2014.[5]

On 22 November 2014, Docherty played as a trialist for Airdrieonians in a 1–0 defeat against Stranraer.[6] He then signed for the club permanently in December 2014.[7] Docherty left The Diamonds in June 2015, signing for Scottish League One rivals Ayr United.[8] He scored his first goal for the club in the 1–1 draw in the League One play off final; the ball dropped at the edge of the box and he rifled it into the bottom corner earning Ayr a draw in the 94th minute.

Career statistics

As of match played 28 October 2017 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Livingston 2010–11[10] Second Division 1000000010
2011–12[11] First Division 11000002[lower-alpha 1]0130
2012–13[12] 100003000130
2013–14[13] Championship 8000201[lower-alpha 1]0110
Total 300005030380
Airdrieonians 2014–15[14] League One 210000000210
Total 210000000210
Ayr United 2015–16[15] League One 26010206[lower-alpha 2]1351
2016–17[16] Championship 29260403[lower-alpha 1]0422
2017–18[17] League One 10000511[lower-alpha 1]0161
Total 65270111101934
Career total 1162701611311524
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and a goal in the Championship play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Ross Docherty profile". Livingston F.C. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Under 19 Squad 2010–11". Livingston Fc. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Alloa Athletic 1–3 Livingston". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Airdrie United 0–5 Livingston". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Squad Ins & Outs". Livingston F.C. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  6. ↑ O'Brien, John (22 November 2014). "STRANRAER 1:0 AIRDRIEONIANS". Airdrieonians F.C. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "ROSS DOCHERTY SIGNS". Airdrieonians F.C. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Docherty next to sign". ayrunitedfc.co.uk. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  9. ↑ Ross Docherty at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Ross Docherty in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Ross Docherty in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Ross Docherty in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Ross Docherty in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Ross Docherty in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Ross Docherty in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Ross Docherty in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Ross Docherty in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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