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Greg Docherty

Greg Docherty

Scottish footballer

Greg Alexander Docherty (born 10 September 1996)[5] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Hull City as a midfielder. He has previously played for Hamilton Academical, Rangers, Shrewsbury Town and Hibernian.

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Early and personal life

Docherty is from Milngavie[3] and attended Douglas Academy.[6] He is of Irish heritage, through his grandparents.[7]

Club career

Hamilton

Docherty joined Hamilton Academical at the age of 9 and progressed through all academy levels from u10s to the first team,[3] and turned professional in October 2012.[8] He made his senior debut on 7 December 2013.[9] In April 2015 he signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2017.[10] He scored his first senior career goal on 9 May 2015, an 85th-minute equaliser in a 1–1 home draw against Partick Thistle.[3][11]

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.[12] He signed a new contract in August 2017, until 2020.[13]

Rangers

On 25 January 2018, Docherty signed for his boyhood club Rangers on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[14] On 8 August 2018, Docherty joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan deal.[15][16] At the end of the 2018–19 season he was voted Shrewsbury's Player of the Year.[17]

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.[18] Docherty was loaned to Hibernian on 31 January, with Florian Kamberi moving in the opposite direction.[19] Docherty had an immediate impact with Hibs, scoring in a 2–1 win at Kilmarnock on 16 February.[20] Following the formal conclusion of the truncated 2019/20 season, Docherty returned to his parent club in May 2020.[21]

Hull City

On 20 August 2020, Docherty signed for Hull City on a three-year deal.[22][23] He scored his first goal for the Tigers in a 1–1 draw away at Oxford United on 5 December 2020.[24] On 2 May 2023, it was announced that Docherty's goal in Hull's 3–1 win over Blackpool had won the club's Goal of the Season award for the 2022–23 campaign.[25]

International career

Docherty has represented Scotland at under-17 and under-21 youth international levels.[26] 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.[7]

Career statistics

As of 13 April 2024.
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  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.

Honours

Hull City

Individual

References

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    "Notification of shirt numbers: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 35. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. [2]
    Greg Docherty at Soccerbase
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    Kenny Crawford (11 May 2015). "Hamilton Academical: Greg Docherty "over the moon" with goal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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    "Greg Docherty". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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    "Squad Numbers". Hamilton Academical F.C. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
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    McGilvray, Andy (26 January 2018). "Rangers signing Greg Docherty pays tribute to friend who lost leukaemia battle". Daily Record.
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    "Greg Docherty keen to represent Scotland but won't rule out Ireland". BBC Sport. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
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    "Docherty turns Pro". Hamilton Academical F.C. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  9. [9]
    "Hamilton 0–1 Alloa". BBC Sport. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  10. [10]
    "Hamilton Academical: Six players sign new deals at Hamilton". BBC Sport. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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    "Hamilton Academical 1–1 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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    "Docherty: Priceless goal is for Hamilton's youth academy". STV. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  13. [13]
    "Greg Docherty Extends Contract to 2020". Hamilton Academical F.C. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  14. [14]
    "Greg Docherty: Rangers complete move for Hamilton midfielder". BBC Sport. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  15. [15]
    "Greg Heads To Shrewsbury". Rangers F.C. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  16. [16]
    "Greg Docherty: Shrewsbury Town sign Rangers midfielder on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  17. [17]
    "AWARDS: Greg Docherty". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  18. [18]
    "Greg Docherty: Rangers' Steven Gerrard says 'I can't stand in his way'". 20 December 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  19. [19]
    "Hibernian: Marc McNulty & Greg Docherty join on loan after Paul McGinn move". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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    "Hibernian: Rangers loan star Greg Docherty's impact no surprise to boss". BBC Sport. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  21. [21]
    "LOAN PLAYER UPDATE". hibernianfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  22. [22]
    McMonigle, Ken (20 August 2020). "Greg Docherty Joins Hull City". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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    "Greg Docherty: Hull City sign Rangers midfielder". BBC Sport. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  24. [24]
    "Oxford United 1–1 Hull City". BBC Sport. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  25. [25]
    "Slater wins duo of awards". Hull City A.F.C. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  26. [26]
    Greg Docherty at the Scottish Football Association
  27. [27]
    "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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    "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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    "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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    "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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    "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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    "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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    "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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    "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  35. [35]
    "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  36. [36]
    "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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    "Games played by Greg Docherty in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  38. [38]
    "Hull City 3–1 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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