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Profile

Full nameGreg Docherty
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityScotland
Age29
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 29-year-old defensive midfielder at Charlton, rated 43.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 104th of 171 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 27% of the 15 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 43, 11th of 15 of the 15 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 29 Docherty is in his prime years, and a market index of 15.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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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
43.2
Ratingi
11th of 15 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 43.2, Docherty carries the 11th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 15, 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 (1.1× now → 0.8× 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.