Scott Mark Doe (born 6 November 1988) is an English semi-professional

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who plays as a defender. Doe started his career with

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as a youth player before joining

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club Weymouth. In February 2009, he left Weymouth due to financial problems at the club and registered with

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to allow him to join Dagenham & Redbridge on

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until the end of the 2008–09 season. He was refused permission to join Dagenham on a permanent basis by

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as the move was outside the

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. Doe has also represented the England C team, making one appearance against Malta under-21s.

Early career

Doe was born in

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. As a youth player, he played as a

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for AFC Newbury and Newbury and District Schools alongside

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, before the duo signed for

. They played together for four years. He said in one season, that his partnership with Walcott consisted of them scoring about 150 goals. During a tournament in

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, Doe was converted into a

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. Doe was with Swindon Town from the age of 10, until he was deemed surplus to requirements by

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, and he left in July 2007.

Club career

Weymouth

Doe joined

club Weymouth on 1 July 2007, along with

youth teammate

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, where he signed a one-year contract. His debut for Weymouth was in the 3–0 home win during a pre-season friendly against League Two side

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on 17 July. He made his competitive debut for his new club on 15 September in the 3–1 away win at

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, replacing Conal Platt as a substitute in the 65th minute. Doe's first start for Weymouth was against

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on 25 September, in their 3–2 away defeat. His first goal for the club was scored on 26 January 2008, away at

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, as Weymouth were defeated 3–2.

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took a

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in the 25th minute after Stuart Beavon was fouled just outside the

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. Doe scored with a header, which took a slight deflection as the ball crossed the goal line. During Weymouth's 2–1 away defeat on 1 March to

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, Doe was controversially

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three minutes into

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. He was sent off for a tackle on

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, but manager

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claimed "there is no doubt that Scott got the ball". Weymouth finished the

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in 18th position, defying relegation, with Doe ending the 2007–08 season having made 33 appearances in the Conference, scoring once. Doe won the "Supporters Player of The Year" award, describing it as "the best thing in the World". He admitted he did not expect to play more than 15 games during the season, saying "when I first came to the club I thought I might play 15 games throughout the whole season but I have ended up playing over twice that and it has just been fantastic" stated Doe. Along with Anton Robinson, Marcus Browning and Stuart Beavon, Doe signed a new contract with Weymouth in May 2008. His only goal for Weymouth in the 2008–09 season was against

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on 25 August, after scoring the equalizer to make the score 1–1 in the 71st minute, with a tap-in following a cross from Ryan Williams. In September, Doe was transfer listed, alongside James Coutts, Danny Knowles, Josh Webb and

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to generate money and bring new players to the club. He responded to being transfer listed by saying "I do not see it as a big deal. It's not like the club has said to me we are putting you on the transfer list because we do not want you anymore", and suggested it could benefit both parties if a bigger club were willing to "pay a bit of money". On 4 October, Doe was sent off in Weymouth's 3–2 home win over Eastbourne Borough, after he committed a foul on Andy Atkin in the penalty area, which resulted in a

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that was later saved.

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club Farnborough approached Doe on 30 December. He turned the offer down saying; "moving to Farnborough would mean stepping down two levels which is not what I want to do". His last game for Weymouth was against

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on 14 February, in the 3–0 home defeat.

Dagenham & Redbridge

Doe agreed to sign for League Two side

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on a two-and-a-half-year contract in February 2009, initially on

. He was also offered a contract at

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club

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. Financial troubles at Weymouth resulted in a number of first-team players not being paid. Due to the situation at Weymouth,

gave him special dispensation to move anywhere, although

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refused to allow him to join Dagenham as it was outside the

. Subsequently, Doe registered for another Conference Premier team,

, and joined Dagenham on an emergency loan until the end of the 2008–09 season. He signed for Dagenham on a permanent basis on a two-and-a-half-year contract in March. He made his debut on the opening day of the 2009–10 season, after starting in a 2–1 victory over

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. At the end of the season, Doe was runner-up to

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for Dagenham & Redbridge's "Player of the Year" award. In June 2015, Doe rejected a new contract extension and left the club having made 266 appearances, scoring 11 goals.

Boreham Wood

After leaving Dagenham & Redbridge, Doe signed for newly promoted

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side

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in July 2015.

Return to Dagenham and later career

In May 2016, he re-signed for Dagenham & Redbridge after their relegation to the National League along with Luke Howell on a free transfer, re-uniting with former manager John Still. In February 2018, Doe was released by the Daggers and briefly joined Brighton-based

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side

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, before signing once more for

. In July 2018, he signed for Billericay Town. On 8 December 2018, Doe signed for Dover Athletic after leaving Billericay where he made 13 league appearances, scoring one goal. On 23 January 2021, Doe signed for

side

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. In August 2021, Doe joined Hythe Town. In March 2022, Doe left Hythe Town to join Barnstaple Town. Doe was released from Barnstaple however after just two weeks, and subsequently returned to Kent to sign for Whitstable Town. In July 2022, he was training with Sheppey United and has played for them in the pre-season leading up to the 2022–23

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season. Ahead of the new season, Doe returned to Romford. After spells with Saffron Walden Town and

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, Doe moved to

South Central side

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in November 2024. In January 2025, Doe returned to Romford, joining Brentwood Town on dual-registration terms the following month. In March 2025, Doe joined

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on a similar deal, making his debut in a 5-0 win over Benfleet on March 4.

International career

Doe was called up to the England C squad in February 2009, by manager

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, to face the Malta under-21 team. He came on as a second-half substitute in the 4–0 victory at Hibernians Football Ground,

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, on 17 February.

Style of play

Doe is able to play as a centre-back or full-back and is a "strong player" with good positional sense.

Career statistics

Honours

Dagenham & Redbridge *

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References

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