Mark Docherty

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Mark John Docherty (born 15 May 1988) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Lowland League side East Stirlingshire. 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.

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
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender/Midfielder
Team information
Current team	East Stirlingshire
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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	Annan Athletic	22	(0)
2021–2022	Clyde	27	(0)
2022–2023	Edinburgh City	2	(0)
2022–2023	→ Forfar Athletic (loan)	24	(1)
2023–2024	Arthurlie
2024–	East Stirlingshire	15	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024

Career

Born in Bellshill, Docherty began his career with St Mirren and had a loan spell with Montrose in 2007.^[2] He made his St Mirren début coming on as a substitute in the 2–0 win over Gretna on 29 March 2008.^[3]

He joined Stirling Albion in August 2008,^[4] but was released at the end of the 2008–09 season. He then joined Brechin City on a short-term contract^[5] and in January 2010 his deal with the club was extended by a further 18-months.^[6] On 31 January 2011, he moved to Annan Athletic on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season.^[7]

Docherty joined Alloa Athletic in July 2011,^[8] helping the club to consecutive promotions before being released in May 2013.^[9] He then signed for Stranraer in the summer of 2013.^[10] On 29 May 2014, Docherty rejoined Alloa Athletic.^[11][12]

Docherty joined Scottish Championship side Dumbarton in June 2015.^[13] 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^[14] 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.^[15] He left the club in May 2017^[16]

After leaving Dumbarton, Docherty subsequently signed for Scottish League One club East Fife on 13 June 2017.^[17] After making over fifty appearances for East Fife, Docherty signed a two-year deal with Forfar Athletic in May 2019.^[18] 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.^[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2022 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Montrose (loan)	2006–07[20]	Third Division	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
St Mirren	2007–08[21]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Stirling Albion	2008–09[22]	Second Division	29	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	30	3
Brechin City	2009–10[23]	Second Division	35	4	2	1	2	0	4[a]	0	43	5
	2010–11[24]		10	0	3	0	2	0	1[b]	0	16	0
	Brechin City total		45	4	5	1	4	0	5	0	59	5
Annan Athletic (loan)	2010–11[24]	Third Division	18	1	—		—		4[c]	0	22	1
Alloa Athletic	2011–12[25]	Third Division	30	4	0	0	1	0	1[b]	0	32	4
	2012–13[26]	Second Division	28	0	1	0	1	0	3[d]	0	33	0
	Alloa Athletic total		58	4	1	0	2	0	4	0	65	4
Stranraer	2013–14[27]	League One	32	0	6	0	2	0	4[e]	0	44	0
Alloa Athletic	2014–15[28]	Championship	32	2	3	2	2	0	9[f]	0	46	4
Dumbarton	2015–16[29]	Championship	34	2	4	0	0	0	1[b]	0	39	2
	2016–17[30]		29	4	2	0	4	0	1[b]	0	36	4
	Dumbarton total		63	6	6	0	4	0	2	0	75	6
East Fife	2017–18[31]	League One	23	7	1	0	4	1	1[b]	0	29	8
	2018–19[32]		24	0	3	0	0	0	2[b]	0	29	0
	East Fife total		47	7	4	0	4	1	3	0	58	8
Forfar Athletic	2019–20[33]	League One	21	2	1	0	4	0	1	0	27	3
Annan Athletic	2019–20	League Two	5	0	0	0	0	0	0[b]	0	5	0
	2020–21		17	0	1	0	3	1	0[b]	0	21	1
	Annan Athletic total (both spells)		40	1	1	0	3	1	4	0	48	2
Clyde	2021–22	League One	27	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	33	0
Career total			404	30	29	3	29	2	33	0	495	35

1. Appearances in the First Division play-offs
2. 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

References

1. Mark Docherty at Soccerway
2. "Buddies duo head out to Montrose". BBC Sport. 3 March 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
3. "Former boxer Docherty makes St Mirren debut". Paisley Daily Express. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
4. "Stirling secure three new faces". BBC Sport. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
5. "Harty one of four Brechin deals". BBC Sport. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
6. "Hughes desperate to keep Hibernian vice-captain Murray at Easter Road". The Press & Journal. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
7. "Latest News". Annan Athletic FC. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
8. "Hartley adds two squad". Alloa Athletic F.C. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
9. "Player Availability - Mark Docherty - the Scottish Football League". www.scottishfootballleague.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
10. Lindsay, Clive. "Scottish League One ins and outs summer 2013". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
11. "Manager adds 4 more". Alloa Athletic F.C. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
12. "Docherty departs with heavy heart". Scottish Professional Football League. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
13. "Keen to make his Mark at the Sons". dumbertonfootballclub.com. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
14. Findlay, Alan. "SPARKY AGREES NEW DEAL". Retrieved 9 June 2016.
15. Crawford, Kenny. "Dumbarton 1-0 Dundee United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
16. Findlay, Alan. "SQUAD UPDATE : PLAYER DEPARTURES". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
17. "New signing at Bayview". East Fife FC. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
18. "Double Signing Boost for 'Loons'". forfarathletic.co.uk. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
19. "Squad Update | 3 May 2022 | News | Official Mobile Website | Clyde FC". m.clydefc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
20. "Games played by Mark Docherty in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
21. "Games played by Mark Docherty in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
22. "Games played by Mark Docherty in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
23. "Games played by Mark Docherty in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
24. "Games played by Mark Docherty in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
25. "Games played by Mark Docherty in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
26. "Games played by Mark Docherty in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
27. "Games played by Mark Docherty in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
28. "Games played by Mark Docherty in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
29. "Games played by Mark Docherty in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
30. "Games played by Mark Docherty in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
31. "Games played by Mark Docherty in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
32. "Games played by Mark Docherty in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
33. "Games played by Mark Docherty in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

External links

• Mark Docherty at Soccerbase