Ross Docherty

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Ross Docherty
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Personal information
Date of birth (1993-01-23) 23 January 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ross County
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)
2020–2023 Partick Thistle 79 (7)
2023–2025 Dundee United 42 (3)
2025– Ross County 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:06, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

Ross Docherty (born 23 January 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ross County.

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

Career

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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

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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

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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]

During his third season with Thistle, Docherty was part of the squad that made it to the Scottish Premiership promotion play off final, which Thistle eventually lost on penalties to Ross County, meaning the club remained in the Scottish Championship. Following this Docherty left the club.[16]

Dundee United

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On 19 June 2023, Ross Docherty signed for Dundee United on a two-year deal.[17]

Ross County

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Following two years with Dundee United, Docherty joined Scottish Championship club Ross County in June 2025, on a two year deal.[18]

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 November 2025
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
Livingston 2010–11[19] Scottish Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2011–12[20] Scottish First Division 11 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 13 0
2012–13[21] Scottish First Division 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13 0
2013–14[22] Scottish Championship 8 0 0 0 2 0 1[a] 0 11 0
Total 30 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 38 0
Airdrieonians 2014–15[23] Scottish League One 21 0 — — — 21 0
Ayr United 2015–16[24] Scottish League One 26 0 1 0 2 0 6[b] 1 35 1
2016–17[25] Scottish Championship 29 2 6 0 4 0 3[a] 0 42 2
2017–18[26] Scottish League One 16 0 1 0 5 1 1[a] 0 23 1
2018–19[27] Scottish Championship 19 0 2 1 0 0 2[c] 0 23 1
2019–20[28] Scottish Championship 22 2 1 0 2 0 1[a] 0 26 2
Total 112 4 11 1 13 1 13 1 149 8
Partick Thistle 2020–21[29] Scottish League One 19 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 23 1
2021–22[30] Scottish Championship 34 6 3 1 4 0 4[d] 0 45 7
2022–23[31] Scottish Championship 26 1 2 0 6 0 6[e] 0 40 1
Total 79 8 6 1 13 0 10 0 108 9
Dundee United 2023–24[32] Scottish Championship 20 3 1 0 4 0 1[a] 0 26 3
2024–25[33] Scottish Premiership 22 0 0 0 2 0 — 24 0
Total 42 3 1 0 6 0 1 0 50 3
Ross County 2025–26[34] Scottish Championship 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 0
Career total 293 15 18 2 41 1 27 1 379 19
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Two appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup; Four appearances, one goal in Scottish Championship play-offs
  3. ^ One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup; One appearance in Scottish Premiership play-offs
  4. ^ Two appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup; Two appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

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Club

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Ayr United
Partick Thistle
Dundee United

References

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