Steven Doris

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Steven James Doris (born 9 August 1988) is a Scottish retired footballer. His clubs include St Johnstone, Montrose, Arbroath, Dundee, Stirling Albion and Forfar Athletic. Although generally regarded as a midfielder, he could also play as a striker.

Full name Steven James Doris
Date of birth (1988-08-09) 9 August 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Perth, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
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Steven Doris
Personal information
Full name Steven James Doris
Date of birth (1988-08-09) 9 August 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Perth, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 St Johnstone 4 (0)
2007–2008 → Montrose (loan) 25 (4)
2008 → Montrose (loan) 5 (0)
2008–2009 → Arbroath (loan) 6 (2)
2009–2012 Arbroath 125 (54)
2013–2014 Dundee 12 (0)
2013–2014 → Arbroath (loan) 2 (1)
2014–2016 Stirling Albion 51 (13)
2016–2020 Arbroath 73 (15)
2020–2022 Forfar Athletic 31 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
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Career

Doris made his league debut on 26 November 2005, as a late substitute for St Johnstone manager Owen Coyle in a 1–1 draw with Stranraer at McDiarmid Park.[2] He joined Montrose on loan in October 2007,[3] where he scored four goals in 25 league appearances.[4] Doris played in five more league matches in a second loan spell with Montrose the following season before joining Arbroath on loan in November 2008.[4][5] He made six league appearances for the club, scoring twice,[6] before returning to St Johnstone, who released him at the end of his contract.[7]

Doris returned to Arbroath on a free transfer in June 2009,[8] and scored six league goals as the club were relegated to the Third Division at the end of the campaign after losing in the play-offs to Forfar Athletic.[9][10] Under the management of former St Johnstone teammate Paul Sheerin, Arbroath won promotion back to the Second Division as champions in April 2011.[11][12] Doris' goal in the 4–1 win against Montrose, that secured the title for Arbroath, was his 16th of the season and he described the victory as "the best feeling of my life".[13]

He signed a 12-month contract extension in June, which pleased Sheerin. "Steven was a great foil for Gavin Swankie last season," he said. "Keeping him at the club is massive for us. It's great news."[14] On 1 December 2012, Doris grabbed a historic equaliser for Arbroath against Celtic in the 87th minute of a Scottish Cup tie at Celtic Park.[15] He went on trial at Birmingham City in early 2013 and was rumoured to be signing at the end of the season,[16] but was also linked with Partick Thistle.

On 9 July 2013, Doris signed for Scottish Championship side Dundee.[17] After only five months at Dens Park, on 6 December 2013, he re-joined Arbroath on loan until 26 January 2014.[18]

Doris was released by Dundee in June 2014 and signed for Stirling Albion.[19]

At the end of the 2015–16 season, Doris departed Forthbank Stadium and returned to his former side Arbroath.[20] On 9 September 2017, Doris was injured during the first half of Arbroath's 4–1 defeat against Albion Rovers,[21] and it was later confirmed he had suffered a cruciate ligament injury.[22] On 20 October 2018, 406 days after his injury, he made his comeback as a substitute at home to Dumbarton, scoring two minutes after entering the field.[23] At the end of the 2018–19 season Arbroath were crowned Scottish League One champions, which meant Doris became the first player in the club's history to win three league title medals.[24]

Ahead of the 2019–20 season in the Scottish Championship, Doris signed a new contract with Arbroath.[24]

On 11 January 2022, Doris announced his retirement from football, and received tributes from former clubs Arbroath and Forfar Athletic.[25]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 January 2022
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
St Johnstone 2005–06[26] Scottish First Division 2000000020
2006–07[27] 0000001[a]010
2007–08[28] 0000000000
2008–09[29] 2000000020
Total 4000001050
Montrose (loan) 2007–08[28][30][31] Scottish Third Division 25430002[b]0304
Montrose (loan) 2008–09[29] Scottish Third Division 5000000050
Arbroath (loan) 2008–09[32] Scottish Second Division 6200000062
Arbroath 2009–10[33][34] Scottish Second Division 30610205[c]0386
2010–11[35][36][37] Scottish Third Division 30162100003217
2011–12[38][34] Scottish Second Division 332120103[d]03921
2012–13[39][34] 321143105[a]14215
Total 12554944013115159
Dundee 2013–14[40][34] Scottish Championship 12000102[a]0150
Arbroath (loan) 2013–14[40] Scottish League One 2100000021
Stirling Albion 2014–15[41] Scottish League One 15432101[a]0206
2015–16[42] Scottish League Two 3695310004212
Total 51138520106218
Arbroath 2016–17[43] Scottish League Two 361221402[a]04413
2017–18[44] Scottish League One 5100421[a]0103
2018–19[45] 20210001[a]0222
2019–20[46] Scottish Championship 12000412[a]0181
Total 731531123609419
Forfar Athletic 2019–20[46] Scottish League One 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
2020–21[47] 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
2021–22[48] Scottish League Two 12 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 15 0
Total 31 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 37 1
Career total 334902610203271407104
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  1. [a]
    Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. [b]
    Appearances in the Second Division play-offs
  3. [c]
    One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Second Division play-offs
  4. [d]
    One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances in the First Division play-offs

Honours

Club

Arbroath

Dundee

Individual

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