Biography
Hard working attacking midfielder Greg Docherty joined Hull City in August 2020 to add pace and creativity to Grant McCann’s new look League One squad. He was a key part of the early season first eleven that propelled the Tigers to the top of the table, though he had to wait until early December for his first goal, a powerful strike that won a hard-earned point against Oxford United. As the season wore on Docherty’s tireless running, his eye for a pass and his habit of contributing key goals all combined to make him a pivotal part of City’s title winning season.
He took this form into the Championship for the 2021/22 season, closing down opposition attacks and posing a threat at the other end of the pitch thanks to his fly-paper ball control skills and metronomic running. However as the season wore on Docherty lost his first team place to the returning Regan Slater and when he did play for the first team he was prone to giving away dangerous free kicks and coughing up possession. He therefore entered the summer of 2022 with some trepidation under new manager Shota Arveladze.
Retaining his place in the City squad for the 2022/23 season, Docherty started the season in an impact substitute role before coming to fore once again when Liam Rosenior was appointed manager, impressing with his close control, tireless running and ability to wriggle out of tight situations. But during the 2023/24 season Docherty was used less regularly, though he was always a safe pair of hands when deployed in any kind of special mission – for instance, man marking and shutting down dangerous Sunderland winner Jack Clarke in a fine January 2024 victory. Greg was an unused substitute at farway Plymouth on the last day of the season and received warm applause from the travelling Tiger Nation for a fine four years at the club.
Greg Alexander Docherty was born in Milngavie, a northern suburb of Glasgow where the West Highland Way begins. He joined the youth system at Scottish Championship side Hamilton Academical before he reached his teenage years and signed his first Accies contract in October 2012. His first team debut came a year later in December 2013 against Alloa Athletic while still 17 years of age and by the 2015/16 season, with Hamilton elevated to the Scottish Premier League, Greg was a first team regular. In January 2018, after eight goals in 108 senior appearances for Hamilton, Greg made his dream move when signing a lengthy contract for Scottish Premier League side Glasgow Rangers, but after 14 first team appearances at the back end of the 2017/18 season, he fell out of favour when Steven Gerrard became the Gers’ manager in the 2018 close serason. In August 2018 Docherty was loaned to English League One side Shrewsbury Town, where he spent an impressive 2018/19 season scoring ten goals in 50 senior appearances.
Greg was involved in domestic and European cup ties during the eraly stages of the 2019/20 season but was unable to break back into League football at Ibrox, in January 2020 he joined SPL rivals Hibernian on a half-season loan and scored three goals in 8 appearances during the rest of the season. Greg left Rangers in the 2020 close season having made 20 senior appearances, to join Hull City.
In July 2024 Docherty signed a two year deal for League One side Charlton Athletic and was immediately appointed club captain for the 2024/25 season.
Docherty played twice for the Scotland under-17 team in 2012 and went on to win 4 under-21 caps between 2016 and 2018.
Details
Nationality: Scotland
Date/Place of Birth: 10 September 1996, Milngavie
Hull City First Game: 5 September 2020, Sunderland A (League Cup First Round), 23 years, 361 days old
Hull City Final Game: 13 April 2024, Queens Park Rangers H (Championship), 27 years, 216 days old
Clubs
Hamilton Academical (2012-2018), Rangers (2018-2020), Shrewsbury Town (2018-2019, loan), Hibernian (2020, loan), Hull City (2020-2024), Charlton Athletic (2024-current)
Hull City Record
Career: 142 apps, 7 goals
Greg Docherty| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 44 (0) | 5 | – | – | 2 (0) | 0 | – | – | 2 (0) | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 31 (9) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022/23 | 18 (17) | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023/24 | 1 (14) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |