Ross Docherty

Ross Docherty (born 23 January 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle, of which he is also the club captain.

Ross Docherty
Personal information
Full name Ross Docherty
Date of birth (1993-01-23) 23 January 1993
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Partick Thistle
Number 23
Youth career
Hillwood Swifts
2010–2011 Livingston
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Livingston 30 (0)
2014–2015 Airdrieonians 22 (0)
2015–2020 Ayr United 112 (4)
2020– Partick Thistle 79 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:50, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

He has previously played for Livingston, Airdrieonians and Ayr United.

Career

Docherty was a youth player at Hillwood Swifts Boys Club, before joining Livingston at youth level in 2010.[1] A member of the Under-19 team,[2] Docherty made his first-team debut from the start on 7 May 2011, in Livingston's 3–1 win against Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Second Division.[3] His next appearance was in the following season on 23 July 2011, as a substitute in Livingston's 5–0 win against Airdrie United in the Challenge Cup.[4] He was released in May 2014.[5]

On 22 November 2014, Docherty played as a trialist for Airdrieonians in a 1–0 defeat against Stranraer.[6] He then signed for the club permanently in December 2014.[7]

Ayr United

Docherty left The Diamonds in June 2015, signing for Scottish League One rivals Ayr United.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 11 May 2016, in a 1–1 draw against Stranraer in the first leg of the Scottish Championship play off final; the ball dropped at the edge of the box and he rifled it into the bottom corner earning Ayr a draw in the 94th minute.[9] Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Docherty signed a new contract with Ayr and was named club captain.[10]

Partick Thistle

In December 2019 it was announced in the press that Docherty had signed a pre-contract agreement to join former Ayr United manager Ian McCall at Partick Thistle for the start of the 2020/21 season, signing a two-year deal.[11] In June 2020, following Thistle's relegation to Scottish League One, after the season was called early due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Docherty was officially announced as a Partick Thistle player.[12] Docherty scored his first goal for Thistle scoring the second in a 2–0 away win in League One over Forfar Athletic.[13] After winning League One with Thistle, Docherty signed a new contract adding an extra year to his deal, extending it until 2023.[14] Docherty scored his first goal of the 2021–22 season for Thistle, scoring a header from a corner in a 3–0 away win against Dunfermline.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 11 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Livingston 2010–11[16] Scottish Second Division 1000000010
2011–12[17] Scottish First Division 11000002[lower-alpha 1]0130
2012–13[18] 100003000130
2013–14[19] Scottish Championship 8000201[lower-alpha 1]0110
Total 300005030380
Airdrieonians 2014–15[20] Scottish League One 220000000220
Ayr United 2015–16[21] Scottish League One 26010206[lower-alpha 2]1351
2016–17[22] Scottish Championship 29260403[lower-alpha 1]0422
2017–18[23] Scottish League One 16010511[lower-alpha 1]0231
2018–19[24] Scottish Championship 19021002[lower-alpha 3]0231
Total 9021011111211235
Career total 14221011611511835
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and a goal in the Championship play-offs
  3. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; One appearance in the Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

Club
Ayr United
Partick Thistle

References
  1. "Ross Docherty profile". Livingston F.C. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  2. "Under 19 Squad 2010–11". Livingston Fc. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. "Alloa Athletic 1–3 Livingston". BBC Sport. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  4. "Airdrie United 0–5 Livingston". BBC Sport. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  5. "Squad Ins & Outs". Livingston F.C. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  6. O'Brien, John (22 November 2014). "STRANRAER 1:0 AIRDRIEONIANS". Airdrieonians F.C. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  7. "ROSS DOCHERTY SIGNS". Airdrieonians F.C. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  8. "Docherty next to sign". ayrunitedfc.co.uk. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  9. Young, Chick (11 May 2016). "Stranraer 1–1 Ayr United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  10. "Doc signs as new club captain". Ayr United F.C. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  11. Wilson, Stuart (18 December 2019). "EXCLUSIVE: Ayr skipper agrees deal with Partick Thistle". Daily Record. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  12. "Ross Docherty joins the Jags". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  13. "Forfar Athletic 0-2 Partick Thistle". BBC. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  14. "ROSS DOCHERTY EXTENDS CONTRACT UNTIL 2023". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  15. "Dunfermline 0-3 Partick Thistle". BBC. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  16. "Games played by Ross Docherty in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  17. "Games played by Ross Docherty in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  18. "Games played by Ross Docherty in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  19. "Games played by Ross Docherty in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  20. Ross Docherty at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  21. "Games played by Ross Docherty in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  22. "Games played by Ross Docherty in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  23. "Games played by Ross Docherty in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  24. "Games played by Ross Docherty in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  25. "Ayr pip Raith to League One title". BBC. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  26. "Partick Thistle seal League 1 title". BBC. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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