1 club career
1.1 carlisle united
1.2 west bromwich albion
1.3 millwall
1.4 nottingham forest
1.5 return carlisle
1.6 st johnstone
1.7 york city
club career
carlisle united
born in workington, cumbria, dobie joined carlisle united apprentice in june 1995, turning professional on 10 may 1997. while @ carlisle, dobie s goalbound header parried path of carlisle goalkeeper jimmy glass, scored last kick of final game of 1998–99 season, preserving carlisle s football league status , relegating scarborough. during 2000–01, dobie attracted interest other clubs, carlisle manager ian atkins claiming player worth as £2 million in transfer market.
west bromwich albion
dobie transferred west bromwich albion on 6 july 2001 initial £150,000 fee, £50,000 being paid once reached 25 appearances new club. made albion début against walsall on 11 august 2001. first goal club came on 22 august 2001 in league cup tie @ cambridge united, when lobbed opposition goalkeeper 30 yards out. enjoyed impressive september, scoring first league goal albion in 4–0 win on manchester city, , commencing scoring streak of 8 goals in 7 games. struggled find net after that, not scoring again until february. nonetheless, finished season club s top scorer 11 league goals, 13 in total. performances helped albion promoted premier league in 2001–02.
in summer handed in transfer request, reportedly because wanted wage increase after breaking scotland national side. albion refused sell player however, , dobie rewarded improved four-year contract. dobie albion s first premier league substitute when replaced danny dichio in opening game against manchester united @ old trafford. scored 5 times in albion s first premiership season, although strike against tottenham hotspur on 8 december 2002 named goal of week bbc sport website. albion relegated, dobie again won promotion them in 2003–04, helping club bounce top-flight @ first attempt.
millwall
with likes of kanu , robert earnshaw ahead of him in west brom pecking order, dobie struggled gain first team action @ start of 2004–05, , on 8 november 2004 moved millwall in deal worth £750,000. owing sell-on clause, former club carlisle received @ least £37,500 deal.
nottingham forest
on 25 february 2005 joined nottingham forest in £525,000 move millwall, signing three-and-a-half-year deal. forest career got off slow start, scored 1 goal in 12 appearances. started find form, series of injuries, including hip injury required ground-breaking surgery in america, checked progress, meaning scored 2 goals in 2005–06 season.
at start of 2006–07 season new manager colin calderwood expressed faith in dobie , said career safe @ forest. injury again slowed progress, after suffering thigh injury on comeback game, forcing him down pecking order behind grant holt, junior agogo , nathan tyson. of dobie s appearances in 2006–07 substitutes bench. goal season came in 2006–07 league 1 play off semi-final against yeovil. header corner, put forest 3–1 in tie, ended losing 5–4 on aggegrate after time.
dobie began 2007–08 campaign lone striker against bournemouth dropped bench, , cut matchday squad altogether, although returned substitute in forest s 2–0 win @ port vale.
return carlisle
on 23 january 2008, dobie returned carlisle united, in league one, signed two-and-a-half-year contract after moving nominal fee. on losing side in play-off semi-final second year running when carlisle defeated 3–2 on aggregate leeds united, team included dobie s half-cousin paul huntington. dobie received first red card of career in 0–0 draw against leyton orient in august 2008.
st johnstone
dobie signed scottish premier league club st johnstone on one-year contract in may 2010. dobie had played alongside saints manager derek mcinnes @ west brom. played 4 games scottish outfit. dobie signed league 2 side bradford city in february 2011 on loan deal until end of season.
york city
after more year without club, dobie signed newly promoted league 2 club york city on three-month contract on 30 august 2012. however, released month later on 28 september 2012 after failing break team.
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