Jim Docherty

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Jim Docherty
Personal information
Full name	James Docherty
Date of birth	November 8, 1956 (1956-11-08) (age 51)
Place of birth	Broxburn, Scotland
Playing position	Striker
Youth clubs
	Fauldhouse United
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1977–1979 1979 1979 1979–1981 1981–1982 1982–1984 1984 1984	East Stirling Chelsea Dundee United Hearts St Johnstone Partick Thistle → Meadowbank Thistle (loan) Dunfermline Athletic Career	047 (28) 003 0(0) 002 0(0) 005 0(0) 049 (13) 010 0(0) 003 0(0) 002 0(0) 121 (41)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Jim Docherty (born November 8, 1956 in Broxburn) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker.

[edit] 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.^[1] 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 with St 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.

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• Independent profile

Persondata
NAME	Docherty, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	8 November 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH	Broxburn, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH