Doig with the victory parade that followed York City's victory in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off Final
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Ross Doig | ||
Date of birth | 13 February 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Shrewsbury Town (assistant manager) |
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Youth career | |||
–1996 | Queen of the South | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | Queen of the South | 4 | (0) |
1997–2005 | Nottingham Forest | 77 | (1) |
2003 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2005–2009 | Northampton Town | 120 | (4) |
2009–2011 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | (0) |
2011 | Pelita Jaya | 12 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Aldershot Town | 2 | (0) |
2012–2013 | York City | 24 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Grimsby Town | 26 | (2) |
Total | 300 | (7) | |
National team | |||
1999 | Scotland U18 | 2 | (0) |
2000–2003 | Scotland U21 | 14 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:23, 19 May 2015 (UTC). |
Christopher Ross "Chris" Doig (born 13 February 1981) is a Scottish former professional footballer who is first team assistant manager of Shrewsbury Town.
As a player, he was a defender who played from 1996 until 2015. He started his career with Queen of the South, where he made four appearances before being signed by Nottingham Forest in 1997. Having made 93 appearances for Forest, he was released in 2005. He joined Northampton Town, who he had previously played for on loan. In his first permanent season with Northampton, Doig won promotion to League One before being released by the club in 2009. After spells abroad with Central Coast Mariners in Australia and Pelita Jaya in Indonesia, he returned to England with Aldershot Town in 2011. He then moved to York City, with whom he won promotion to League Two after playing in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off Final. He was released in 2013 before signing for Grimsby Town. On 24 October 2016 he followed Grimsby manager Paul Hurst to Shrewsbury Town as Assistant Manager, a position he had been in for The Mariners.
Born in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Doig started his career with hometown club Queen of the South as an Associated Schoolboy. Graduating from Queen's youth programme, he played four league games for the side.