Dougie Imrie
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Imrie | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger/Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hamilton Accies | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Lanark United | 139 | (79) |
| 2006–2008 | Clyde | 64 | (12) |
| 2008–2010 | Inverness CT | 66 | (7) |
| 2010– | Hamilton Academical | 45 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2011 | |||
Douglas "Dougie" Imrie (born 3 August 1983 in Lanark) is a Scottish football forward currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Accies. Imrie can play as either a forward or a winger, being used to great effect in both positions during his Clyde career. He has played at amateur, junior and senior level.
Club career
Lanark United
Imrie's first club was junior side Lanark United after being released from rangers as a youth player. He made 139 appearances for them, scoring 79 goals. He had previously played locally at boys club, youth and amateur level with Milton and Lesmahagow teams.
Clyde
Imrie stepped up to the senior game when Graham Roberts signed him for Clyde in the January transfer window of 2006. Imrie made his debut in the 5–0 victory over Stranraer in the Scottish First Division. Imrie's first goal for Clyde was one to remember, a spectacular overhead volley from the edge of the area against Queen of the South. His next goal was also one to remember, as he scored the winner against Dundee at Dens Park with a goal from just over 30 yards.
In September 2006, Imrie was involved in a collision with Hamilton Academical player Ross McCabe, in which Imrie jumped out of the way of McCabe's tackle, and landed awkwardly on McCabe's neck.[1] McCabe needed emergency assistance on the pitch, and had to retire from football as a result of an underlying heart condition that doctors discovered whilst treating him for the injury sustained in the accident.[2]
Imrie's last Clyde goal was scored in his final game, in a 3–2 defeat against rivals Hamilton Academical on 26 January 2008. The goal was a free kick from 25 yards out.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
On 31 January 2008 he signed a two and half year deal with Inverness Caledonian Thistle moving for a transfer fee of £45,000, depending on appearances.
Imrie settled in fairly well at Caley Thistle and registered two assists in a game against Gretna and scored his first goal, a free kick in a home game against Kilmarnock. He made his last appearance for Caley in a 1–0 win against Airdrie United.
Hamilton Academical
Imrie signed for Hamilton Academical for close to £25,000 on 1 February 2010 and made his debut in the Lanarkshire Derby with Motherwell on 6 February.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Hamilton player still in hospital BBC Sport
- ^ McCabe forced to give up football BBC Sport
- ^ Accies new boy Dougie Imrie desperate to avoid relegation again Daily Record, 6 February 2010
External links
- Dougie Imrie at Soccerbase