Mark Docherty

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Mark Docherty
Personal information
Full name Mark John Docherty
Date of birth (1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s) Defender/Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 East Stirlingshire
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008 St Mirren 1 (0)
2007 → Montrose (loan) 9 (1)
2008–2009 Stirling Albion 29 (3)
2009–2011 Brechin City 45 (4)
2011 → Annan Athletic (loan) 18 (0)
2011–2013 Alloa Athletic 58 (4)
2013–2014 Stranraer 33 (0)
2014–2015 Alloa Athletic 32 (2)
2015–2017 Dumbarton 63 (6)
2017–2019 East Fife 47 (7)
2019–2020 Forfar Athletic 21 (2)
2020–22 Annan Athletic 22 (0)
2021–22 Clyde 27 (0)
2022-2023 Edinburgh City 2 (0)
2022-2023 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
2023-2024 Arthurlie 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:26, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Mark John Docherty (born 15 May 1988) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for West of Scotland Football League side Arthurlie. Docherty, who started his career with St Mirren, has since played for Stirling Albion, Brechin City, Alloa Athletic (twice), Stranraer, Dumbarton, East Fife, Montrose, Forfar Athletic (twice), Annan Athletic (twice), Clyde and Edinburgh City.

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Career

Born in Bellshill, Docherty began his career with St Mirren and had a loan spell with Montrose in 2007. [1] He made his St Mirren début coming on as a substitute in the 2–0 win over Gretna on 29 March 2008. [2]

He joined Stirling Albion in August 2008, [3] but was released at the end of the 2008–09 season. He then joined Brechin City on a short-term contract [4] and in January 2010 his deal with the club was extended by a further 18-months. [5] On 31 January 2011, he moved to Annan Athletic on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season. [6]

Docherty joined Alloa Athletic in July 2011, [7] helping the club to consecutive promotions before being released in May 2013. [8] He then signed for Stranraer in the summer of 2013. [9] On 29 May 2014, Docherty rejoined Alloa Athletic. [10] [11]

Docherty joined Scottish Championship side Dumbarton in June 2015. [12] He scored his first goal for the club direct from a corner against former club Alloa His second also came direct from a corner in a 1–0 win over Livingston. He renewed his contract in June 2016 for another season [13] He scored the winner from the penalty spot in a 1–0 victory over Dundee United for the Sons in August 2016, his third penalty conversion for the club in two games. [14] He left the club in May 2017 [15]

After leaving Dumbarton, Docherty subsequently signed for Scottish League One club East Fife on 13 June 2017. [16] After making over fifty appearances for East Fife, Docherty signed a two-year deal with Forfar Athletic in May 2019. [17] Docherty was released by Forfar in January 2020 and moved to Annan Athletic. He joined Clyde in the summer of 2021, playing 33 times before leaving the club after one season. [18]

Career statistics

[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montrose (loan) 2006–07 [20] Third Division 9100000091
St Mirren 2007–08 [21] Premier League 1000000010
Stirling Albion 2008–09 [22] Second Division 293100000303
Brechin City 2009–10 [23] Second Division 35421204 [lower-alpha 1] 0435
2010–11 [24] 10030201 [lower-alpha 2] 0160
Brechin City total454514050595
Annan Athletic (loan) 2010–11 [24] Third Division 181——4 [lower-alpha 3] 0221
Alloa Athletic 2011–12 [25] Third Division 30400101 [lower-alpha 2] 0324
2012–13 [26] Second Division 28010103 [lower-alpha 4] 0330
Alloa Athletic total584102040654
Stranraer 2013–14 [27] League One 32060204 [lower-alpha 5] 0440
Alloa Athletic 2014–15 [28] Championship 32232209 [lower-alpha 6] 0464
Dumbarton 2015–16 [29] Championship 34240001 [lower-alpha 2] 0392
2016–17 [30] 29420401 [lower-alpha 2] 0364
Dumbarton total636604020756
East Fife 2017–18 [31] League One23710411 [lower-alpha 2] 0298
2018–19 [32] 24030002 [lower-alpha 2] 0290
East Fife total477404130588
Forfar Athletic 2019–20 [33] League One212104010273
Annan Athletic 2019–20 League Two5000000 [lower-alpha 2] 050
2020–21 17010310 [lower-alpha 2] 0211
Annan Athletic total (both spells)401103140482
Clyde 2021–22 League One270104010330
Career total4043029329233049535
  1. ↑ Appearances in the First Division play-offs
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Second Division play-offs
  4. ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the First Division play-offs
  5. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs
  6. ↑ Five appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Championship play-offs

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