Greg Docherty

Greg Docherty (born 10 September 1996)[1] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Rangers as a midfielder. He has previously played for Hamilton Academical, Shrewsbury Town and Hibernian.

Greg Docherty
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Rangers
Youth career
2005–2012 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Hamilton Academical 94 (6)
2018– Rangers 11 (0)
2018–2019 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 41 (7)
2020 → Hibernian (loan) 6 (1)
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 11:23, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 March 2019

Early and personal life

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

Club career

Hamilton

Docherty joined Hamilton Academical at the age of 9 and was mentored by Chris McKean who developed him into a strong gifted player,[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] At the end of the 2018–19 season he was voted Shrewsbury's Player of the Year.[14]

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.[15] Docherty was loaned to Hibernian on 31 January, with Florian Kamberi moving in the opposite direction.[16] Docherty had an immediate impact with Hibs, scoring in a 2–1 win at Kilmarnock on 16 February.[17] Following the formal conclusion of the truncated 2019/20 season, Docherty returned to his parent club in May 2020.[18]

International career

Docherty has represented Scotland at under-17 and under-21 youth international levels.[19] 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 match played 7 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical 2013–14[20] Scottish Championship 3000000030
2014–15[21] Scottish Premiership 710000—71
2015–16[22] 3411110—362
2016–17[23] 29110502[lower-alpha 1]1372
2017–18[24] 2130040—253
Total 94621100211088
Rangers 2017–18[24] Scottish Premiership 110300000140
2018–19[25] 0000000000
2019–20[26] 0000104[lower-alpha 2]050
Total 110301040190
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2018–19[25] EFL League One 41772101[lower-alpha 3]15010
Rangers U20s 2019–20[26] ———1[lower-alpha 4]010
Hibernian (loan) 2019–20[26] Scottish Premiership 612200—83
Career total 152141451208218621
  1. Appearances in the Premiership play-offs.
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
  3. Appearance in the EFL Trophy.
  4. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

References
  1. "Squad Numbers". Hamilton Academical F.C. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  2. 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. "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. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. 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. "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. "AWARDS: Greg Docherty". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  15. "Greg Docherty: Rangers' Steven Gerrard says 'I can't stand in his way'". 20 December 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  16. "Hibernian: Marc McNulty & Greg Docherty join on loan after Paul McGinn move". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  17. "Hibernian: Rangers loan star Greg Docherty's impact no surprise to boss". BBC Sport. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  18. "LOAN PLAYER UPDATE". hibernianfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  19. Greg Docherty at the Scottish Football Association
  20. "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  21. "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  22. "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  23. "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  24. "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  25. "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  26. "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2019.


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