Greg Alexander Docherty (born 10 September 1996)[5] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic. He has previously played for Hamilton Academical, Rangers, Shrewsbury Town, Hibernian and Hull City.
Docherty is from Milngavie[3] and attended Douglas Academy.[6] He is of Irish heritage, through his grandparents.[7]
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]
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]
On 20 August 2020, Docherty signed a three-year deal with Hull City for an undisclosed fee.[22][23] 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.[24] 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.[25] Docherty scored his first goal for the Tigers in a 1–1 away draw with Oxford United on 5 December 2020.[26] 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.[27]
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.[28] His final appearance for the Tigers was their 3–0 win over Queens Park Rangers on 13 April 2024,[29] a game in which Docherty came off the bench, replacing Jean Michaël Seri with five minutes to go.[30]
On 5 July 2024, Docherty joined Charlton Athletic on a three-year deal, with a club option of an additional year.[31][32] He was subsequently named as club captain on 1 August 2024, after taking up the role unofficially during pre-season.[33] 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.[34] His first goal for the Addicks came on 24 August 2024, scoring the opener in their 2–0 win over Bolton Wanderers at the Valley.[35]
Docherty has represented Scotland at under-17 and under-21 youth international levels.[36] 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]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamilton Academical | 2013–14[37] | Scottish Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014–15[38] | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16[39] | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17[40] | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18[41] | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| Total | 94 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 108 | 8 | ||
| Rangers | 2017–18[41] | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018–19[42] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[43] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2018–19[42] | EFL League One | 41 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[e] | 1 | 50 | 10 |
| Rangers U20s | 2019–20[43] | — | — | — | 1[f] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Hibernian (loan) | 2019–20[43] | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 3 | |
| Hull City | 2020–21[44] | EFL League One | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[e] | 1 | 48 | 6 |
| 2021–22[45] | EFL Championship | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[46] | EFL Championship | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| 2023–24[47] | 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[48] | EFL League One | 40 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[g] | 0 | 49 | 4 |
| 2025–26[49] | EFL Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 335 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 386 | 32 | ||
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