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Profile

Full nameGreg Docherty
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityScotland
Age30
Date of birth10 Sept 1996
BirthplaceGlasgow
Height177 cm
Shirt number#10
ClubCharlton
Defensive midfielder
39
Appearances
1
Goals
3
Assists
2953
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Charlton.

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Defensive midfielder

G. Docherty is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Charlton, rated 38.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 92nd of 150 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (71.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.02 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Docherty.

Judged on this season alone, Docherty graded 36 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 11 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 1 goal, 3 assists and 4.023 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 33 → 36). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, 7th of 11 of the 11 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 30 Docherty is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 13.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2021/22
38.1
Ratingi
7th of 11 defensive midfielders
36.3
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
71.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
4.02
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Charlton finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

39
Apps
4.02
Def. / 90
77
Tackles
27
Interceptions
9
Clean sheets

4.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 39 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 71.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 38.1, Docherty carries the 7th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 11, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Charlton finished 19th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles77
Interceptions27
Blocks28

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.