Stephen Dobbie

Who is this?

Stephen Dobbie (born 5 December 1982) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He is currently first-team coach of Blackpool. He started his career in the 2002–03 season at Rangers, followed by spells at Hibernian and St Johnstone. His career was revived by a loan spell at Dumbarton in 2006, and he then scored 55 goals in 105 appearances for Queen of the South in his first spell at Palmerston Park, playing in the club's first-ever appearance in the Scottish Cup final in 2008. Dobbie moved to Swansea City in 2009. The following year, he was loaned to Blackpool, with whom he won promotion to the Premier League via the 2010 play-offs. He achieved the same feat with Swansea, winning promotion to the Premier League via the 2011 play-offs. Dobbie was again loaned to Blackpool in 2012, and played in a third successive play-off final, this time as a runner-up. In 2012, he signed for Brighton & Hove Albion, before joining Crystal Palace, initially on loan, where he helped the Eagles to win promotion in 2013 to the Premier League. Dobbie had a third spell on loan at Blackpool, and also played for Fleetwood Town and Bolton Wanderers, before returning to Scotland in August 2016 to sign for Queen of the South for a second spell. With the Doonhamers he scored a further 111 goals in 178 appearances. Overall, Dobbie scored 166 goals in 283 appearances. Dobbie is Queen of the South's second-highest goalscorer of all time and the club's record scorer for a single season (43 goals in the 2018–19 season). In 2021, after his release by Queen of the South, he made his return to Lancashire, signing for AFC Fylde in the National League North.

Career

1. 1982
   Born
2. 2002
   Joined Northern Spirit FC
3. 2002
   Joined Rangers F.C.
4. 2003
   Joined Hibernian F.C.
5. 2005
   Joined St Johnstone F.C.
6. 2005
   Joined St Johnstone F.C.
7. 2006
   Joined Dumbarton F.C.
8. 2007
   Joined Queen of the South F.C.
9. 2009
   Joined Swansea City A.F.C.
10. 2010
    Joined Blackpool F.C.
11. 2012
    Joined Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
12. 2012
    Joined Blackpool F.C.
13. 2013
    Joined Crystal Palace F.C.
14. 2013
    Joined Crystal Palace F.C.
15. 2013
    Joined Blackpool F.C.
16. 2014
    Joined Blackpool F.C.
17. 2014
    Joined Fleetwood Town F.C.
18. 2015
    Joined Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Trivia

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