Chris Doig

Who is this?

Christopher Ross Doig (born 13 February 1981) is a Scottish former professional footballer who became a coach when he retired as a player. He is currently assistant manager of Boston United. 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, where he later became assistant to Paul Hurst. He later followed Hurst to Shrewsbury Town and Ipswich Town to continue as his assistant.

Career

1. 1981
   Born
2. 1996
   Joined Queen of the South F.C.
3. 1997
   Joined Nottingham Forest F.C.
4. 2000
   Joined Scotland national under-21 football team
5. 2003
   Joined Northampton Town F.C.
6. 2005
   Joined Northampton Town F.C.
7. 2009
   Joined Central Coast Mariners FC
8. 2011
   Joined Aldershot Town F.C.
9. 2011
   Joined Madura United F.C.
10. 2012
    Joined York City F.C.
11. 2013
    Joined Grimsby Town F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Dumfries
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football