- Jim Docherty
Football player infobox| playername= Jim Docherty
fullname = James Docherty
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1956|11|8
cityofbirth =Broxburn
countryofbirth =Scotland
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currentclub =
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position =Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Fauldhouse United
years = 1977–1979
1979
1979
1979–1981
1981–1982
1982–1984
1984
1984
clubs = East Stirling
Chelsea
Dundee United
Hearts
St Johnstone
Partick Thistle
→ Meadowbank Thistle (loan)
Dunfermline Athletic
Career
caps(goals) = 047 (28)
003 0(0)
002 0(0)
005 0(0)
049 (13)
010 0(0)
003 0(0)
002 0(0)
121 (41)
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ntupdate =Jim Docherty (born
November 8 ,1956 inBroxburn ) is a Scottish former footballer who played as astriker .Career
Docherty began his short professional career with East Stirling, where a prolific spell saw him sign for Chelsea in a club record £35,000 deal.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/football_focus/4536099.stm|title=East Stirling's cult heroes|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=
2005-05-14 ] Just three games into his Chelsea career, Docherty left to join Dundee United on a free transfer, but then subsequently left after playing only two matches for "The Terrors". A further short time with Hearts preceded a spell withSt Johnstone , where Docherty played just under fifty league matches. After leaving Perth, Docherty had short spells with Partick Thistle, Meadowbank Thistle (on loan) and Dunfermline Athletic. His professional career, which ended in his late twenties, lasted seven years.References
External links
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/jimdocherty.htm Independent profile]
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NAME=Docherty, James
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=8 November ,1956
PLACE OF BIRTH=Broxburn ,Scotland
DATE OF DEATH=
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