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Douglas Imrie (born 3 August 1983) is a
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coach and former player, who is the manager of
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. Imrie played as either a forward or a winger in the professional leagues for Clyde,
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, St Mirren,
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and
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, having previously played in the Junior league for
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.


Club career


Lanark United

Imrie was born in
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and came to prominence with local side
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side
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. He made 138 appearances for them, scoring 77 goals. He had previously played for amateur clubs Kirkfield United, Lanark Thistle and Symington Tinto.


Clyde

Imrie stepped up to the senior game when
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signed him for Clyde in the January transfer window of 2006. He made his debut in the 5–0 victory over
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in the
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on 11 February 2006. Imrie's first goal for Clyde was a spectacular overhead volley from the edge of the area against Queen of the South in a 2–1 defeat on 4 March 2006. His next goal was also one to remember, as he scored the winner against
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at
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when his cross was deflected into the net. On 5 August 2006, Imrie signed a new contract, keeping him at Clyde until 2008. In September 2006, Imrie was involved in a collision with
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player Ross McCabe, in which Imrie jumped out of the way of McCabe's tackle and landed awkwardly on McCabe's neck. 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. 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
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moving for a transfer fee of £45,000, depending on appearances. He made his debut for the club on 9 February 2008 in a 1–1 draw with St Mirren. Imrie settled in fairly well at Caley Thistle and registered two assists in a game against Gretna on 5 April 2008. and scored his first goal in the following match, a free kick in a 3–0 home win against
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on 19 April 2008. He made his last appearance for Caley Thistle in a 1–0 win against
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.


Hamilton Academical

Imrie signed for
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The club he reportedly supported in childhood, for close to £25,000 on 1 February 2010 and he made his debut in the
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with
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on 6 February. He signed a new two-year contract on 13 July 2010. He won the
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Player of the Year in 2009–10 for accumulating the most man-of-the-matches performances throughout the SPL season, despite only joining Accies in February. In the first month after Hamilton's relegation from the
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, Imrie won the SFL Player of the Month award for August 2011. On 12 January 2012,
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made an offer of £25,000 to Hamilton for Imrie, which was rejected.


St Mirren

St Mirren had a bid accepted for the player on 19 January 2012 of £35,000 and Imrie signed for the Paisley club on a two-and-a-half-year contract. His first appearance came two days later, in a 2–0 home defeat against
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. He scored his first goal for the club on 24 November 2012, as St Mirren beat Dundee 3–1. On 29 May 2013, Imrie's contract with St Mirren was terminated by mutual consent.


Morton

Imrie left "Saints" to sign for local rivals
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in July 2013. He scored his first goal for Morton in a 6–2
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win over East Fife. He scored again in the League Cup, against Celtic in the 3rd round, from the penalty spot on 24 September 2013, as Morton won 1–0 at
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. He left Morton after they were relegated to
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despite an offer of a contract extension.


Hamilton Academical (second spell)

Imrie re-signed with Hamilton in June 2014. He scored on his second debut for the club as Hamilton beat
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2–1 in the first round of the League Cup on 2 August 2014. In January 2015, when teammate Martin Canning became ''Accies''
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, Imrie was invited to take up a role coaching the club's youth teams. In April 2015, he signed a new contract with the club until summer 2016, and in January 2016 he agreed another new contract until summer 2017. In December 2017, Imrie signed a contract extension with Hamilton until May 2019. In June 2018, the Under-17 team he coached (along with Darian MacKinnon) became Scottish champions in the age group, qualifying for the
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. In July 2018, he became the club captain. Imrie retired from playing football at the end of the 2018/19 season.


Coaching career

In May 2021, Imrie was announced as the first-team coach and Head of Professional Programmes for
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Greenock Morton

Imrie was appointed manager of
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in December 2021. Imrie only lost three games out of his opening 12 and in his first two full months as manager he won Championship manager of the month for January and February. After a dramatic last couple of months in the 2021–2022 season, Imrie managed to steer Morton to safety, finishing in 7th place on 40 points, losing 3–0 in the last game of the season against
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. For the 2022–2023 season Imrie was given a small budget to work with, as Morton and many other clubs were facing financial difficulty. This, however, was eventually alleviated as the club managed to secure further funding. Imrie again managed to lead Morton into a successful run of form, going unbeaten from 1 October 2022 until 7 January 2023. He also was awarded Manager of the Month for September/October 2022 and February 2023. Having mounted a playoff challenge for the majority of the season, Morton fell just short, losing out on the playoffs on the last day due to goal difference, as well as finishing 6 points behind Champions Dundee. Much of Imrie's squad from the largely successful 22/23 season was retained for 23/24, including players such as
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, George Oakley, Robbie Crawford and Grant Gillespie. Having successfully made it out of the league cup group stages after finishing 2nd in the group, following a 4-1 home victory against Edinburgh City, Imrie's Morton side were to face
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. Despite an apparent injury crisis, so much so that Morton were only able to field 4 substitutes, the game was a tight affair, with captain Grant Gillespie taking the lead through a penalty kick following a VAR check. Rangers would eventually go on to win the game 2-1. In terms of the League season, Imrie's side endured a tough opening couple of months, sitting at the foot of the Championship with just 8 points from 12 games. However, following a defeat on penalties against
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in the SPFL Trust Trophy on 18 November 2023, Morton would go on to go 16 matches unbeaten, including a 2-1 Scottish Cup victory at home to Motherwell, as well as reviving Morton's aspirations to reach the promotion playoffs. However, Morton would finish the season in 5th place, 7 points short of 4th placed Airdrieonians.


Career statistics


Managerial statistics

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Honours

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: 2009–10 *
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Greenock Morton *
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: 2013–14 Hamilton Academical *
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Play-offs: 2016–17


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