1. Christopher Ross Doig was born on 13 February 1981 and is a Scottish former professional footballer who became a coach when he retired as a player.
25 Facts About Chris Doig
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Chris Doig started his career with Queen of the South, where he made four appearances before being signed by Nottingham Forest in 1997.
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Chris Doig joined Northampton Town, who he had previously played for on loan.
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Chris Doig then moved to York City, with whom he won promotion to League Two after playing in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off final.
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Chris Doig was released in 2013 before signing for Grimsby Town, where he later became assistant to Paul Hurst.
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Chris Doig later followed Hurst to Shrewsbury Town and Ipswich Town to continue as his assistant.
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On 26 June 1997, Chris Doig joined Nottingham Forest in the club's youth system, going on to sign a professional contract on 7 March 1998.
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At Forest, Chris Doig played 92 games scoring one goal against Rotherham United.
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Chris Doig enjoyed a successful spell on loan in 2003 at Northampton Town.
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Chris Doig signed for former club Northampton on 30 June 2005 and finished his first season with 45 appearances and three goals, as the side earned promotion to League One as League Two runners-up.
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Chris Doig was retained as club captain by Stuart Gray when he took charge on 2 January 2007, due to Scott McGleish, former club captain, being transfer listed.
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Shortly before the match against Huddersfield Town in April 2007, Chris Doig came third in the club's Player of the Year awards, behind Jason Crowe and Mark Bunn.
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Chris Doig penned a two-year contract that would expire in 2009.
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On 9 June 2009, Chris Doig signed a two-year contract with the Central Coast Mariners of the Australian A-League.
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Since joining Central Coast Mariners, Chris Doig formed a centre-back partnership with Alex Wilkinson.
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Chris Doig then signed with Indonesia Super League side Pelita Jaya in February 2011.
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Chris Doig finished the season with 16 appearances, before being released by York on 30 April 2013.
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Chris Doig signed for Conference Premier side Grimsby Town a one-year contract on 1 August 2013 as a player-coach, following a trial with the club.
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Chris Doig signed a new contract as Grimsby's new player-assistant manager.
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Chris Doig later combined this role with managing the club's Reserve Team after he announced his retirement in the summer of 2015.
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When Hurst moved to League One side Shrewsbury Town in October 2016, Chris Doig was named as his assistant.
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Chris Doig later claimed he had no say on him or Hurst's departure from Grimsby to join The Shrews.
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On 30 May 2018, Chris Doig joined Paul Hurst as assistant manager at Ipswich Town.
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In May 2019 Chris Doig followed Hurst once more to Scunthorpe United, but the pair were dismissed on 30 January 2020 with the club struggling in EFL League Two.
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On 30 December 2020, Hurst and Chris Doig returned to Grimsby, signing 18 month contracts and replacing Ian Holloway who had resigned seven days earlier.